AeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Autonomous Systems; and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy. The company provides uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), which include small and medium UAS, and kinesis command and control software; and counter-UAS and precision strike, a loitering munitions solution that deliver actionable intelligence and precision firepower modern warfighters, including precision strike, radio frequency and kinetic C-UAS, and electronic warfare systems. It also offers autonomy, AI, and platform technologies; unmanned maritime; uncrewed ground systems; and high-altitude pseudo-satellites. The company provides digital beamforming technology, a multi-band/beam software defined antenna tile that allows simultaneous communication with multiple satellites; laser communications, a data transmission systems for space operations; space-qualified hardware for line of sight stabilization and control electronics in low, medium, and geostationary earth orbit, as well as cislunar orbits; phased array antenna technology to supports hypersonic telemetry and tracking, and other missile testing; and directed energy solution. It also offers cyber solution for national security and defense operations; and HaloCortex OSINT, an AI-powered OSINT analysis platform to provide insights and solve department of defense and commercial challenges. AeroVironment, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
Analyst Optimism | Discover why analysts maintain bullish outlooks, with price targets ranging from $200 to $255, reflecting confidence in AeroVironment's growth strategy |
Market Dominance | Explore how a $990M Army contract and expansion plans to increase TAM from $12B to $30B position AeroVironment as a leader in defense technology |
Financial Momentum | Q1 2025 saw 24% YoY sales growth to $189M, with analysts projecting FY2027 pro forma revenues of $2.1B and adjusted EBITDA of $409M |
Strategic Expansion | AeroVironment's acquisition of BlueHalo for $4.1B broadens its defense tech portfolio, targeting high-growth areas like unmanned systems and electronic warfare |
Metrics to compare | AVAV | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Industrials sector companies | Relationship RelationshipAVAVPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | 314.1x | 30.9x | 12.4x | |
PEG Ratio | −10.87 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
Price / Book | 15.5x | 2.6x | 1.4x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 16.7x | 5.0x | 1.2x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 4.1% | 18.0% | 15.1% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 0.0% | 6.2% | Unlock |