SuperworthAeroVironment profit margin AVAV
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −10.1%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −12.6%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −6.0 pts
- Peer median
- 5.3%
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, AeroVironment kept −10.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −12.6% and a gross margin of 26.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −0.2%.
The median for 10 aerospace and defense stocks of a similar size is 5.3%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | −13.4% | −15.7% | 25.3% |
| FY2025 | 5.3% | 5.0% | 38.8% |
| FY2023 | −32.6% | −33.1% | 32.1% |
| FY2022 | −0.9% | −2.2% | 31.7% |
| FY2021 | 5.9% | 11.0% | 41.7% |
| FY2020 | 11.2% | 12.8% | 41.7% |
| FY2019 | 15.1% | 10.8% | 40.9% |
| FY2018 | 6.5% | 11.2% | 40.1% |
| FY2017 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 41.6% |
| FY2016 | 3.4% | 3.7% | 42.4% |
| FY2015 | 1.1% | 0.8% | 40.2% |
| FY2014 | 5.5% | 4.9% | 37.2% |
| FY2013 | 4.3% | 1.6% | 38.5% |
| FY2012 | 9.4% | 13.3% | 39.8% |
| FY2011 | 8.9% | 11.6% | 40.1% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | −10.1% | −6.0 pts | −12.6% | |
| Q4 FY26 | −13.4% | −18.7 pts | −15.7% | |
| Q3 FY26 | −19.4% | n/a | −22.0% | |
| Q2 FY26 | −5.1% | n/a | −6.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −4.1% | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 5.3% | n/a | 5.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | n/a | n/a | 4.4% | |
| Q2 FY25 | n/a | n/a | 6.6% | |
| Q1 FY25 | n/a | n/a | 9.1% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −32.6% | −31.7 pts | −33.1% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −1.8% | −1.7 pts | 0.0% | |
| Q2 FY23 | −1.8% | −1.8 pts | −4.2% |
Against its peers
Companies in Aerospace & Defense nearest AeroVironment's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| AVAVAeroVironment | −10.1% |
| LOARLoar | 11.6% |
| SAROStandardAero | 5.1% |
| KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions | 2.0% |
| KRMNKarman | 6.3% |
| DRSLeonardo DRS | 8.5% |
| AIRAAR | 5.5% |
| HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries | 5.0% |
| THOThor Industries | 1.8% |
| HOGHarley-Davidson | 4.8% |
| TXTTextron | 6.1% |
| Peer median | 5.3% |
Where AeroVironment ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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