Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -26.08 | — | 39.00 | — | — | — | 64.20 | — | 204.54 | 57.94 | 181.58 | 61.05 | 43.16 | 28.28 | — | — | — | — | 182.55 | 33612.50 | 222.77 |
| — | — | -39.2% | — | — | — | -64.6% | — | +374.0% | +104.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +191.1% | +1071.5% | +5.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 3.60 | 3.87 | 3.73 | 8.32 | 9.73 | 6.70 | 3.89 | 7.54 | 8.25 | 6.49 | 5.70 | 4.59 | 4.25 | 4.08 | 3.44 | 4.12 | 5.03 | 4.95 | 3.78 | 3.71 | 4.54 |
| — | -42.2% | -4.2% | +10.3% | +18.0% | +3.4% | -31.7% | +64.3% | +94.2% | +58.9% | +65.5% | +11.3% | -15.6% | -17.5% | -8.8% | +11.0% | +10.7% | -19.6% | -24.9% | -58.0% | -8.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.57 | 1.69 | 2.18 | 3.18 | 4.16 | 2.75 | 4.83 | 5.87 | 7.24 | 5.81 | 5.46 | 4.21 | 3.87 | 4.33 | 4.65 | 3.57 | 3.69 | 3.58 | 3.29 | 2.22 | 3.69 |
| — | -38.5% | -55.0% | -45.9% | -42.5% | -52.6% | -11.5% | +39.4% | +87.2% | +34.3% | +17.3% | +18.1% | +4.7% | +20.9% | +41.2% | +60.6% | +0.0% | -13.9% | -26.3% | -58.1% | +4.7% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | 32.88 | — | — | — | — | — | 869.32 | 53.62 | — | 17.57 | — | — | — | — | 40.51 | 51.20 | 60.09 | — | 130.72 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -69.0% | — | -58.0% | — | +742.4% | |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | 104.40 | 130.58 | 146.99 | 38.90 | 204.26 | 96.81 | 38.25 | 66.91 | 35.40 | 22.92 | 19.05 | — | 28.55 | 147.46 | 52.88 | 20.29 | 111.84 | 29.61 |
| — | — | — | -48.9% | +34.9% | +284.3% | -41.9% | +477.0% | +322.4% | +100.8% | — | +24.0% | -84.5% | -64.0% | — | -74.5% | +398.0% | -87.6% | -18.0% | -58.1% | +25.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.50 | — | 222.11 | 53.00 | 141.52 | 59.18 | 30.63 | 24.09 | 17.70 | 125.70 | — | — | 40.12 | — | 142.33 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | -79.2% | — | +625.1% | +120.0% | +699.4% | -52.9% | — | — | -55.9% | — | — | — | +19.4% | — | +400.5% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 25.3% | 25.9% | 39.6% | 17.1% | 17.4% | 20.9% | 38.0% | 37.7% | 39.1% | 43.0% | 38.4% | 36.1% | 41.7% | 43.1% | 42.9% | 33.9% | 23.2% | 31.1% | 36.7% | 23.8% | 34.8% |
| — | +24.0% | +4.0% | -54.8% | -55.6% | -51.3% | -0.9% | +4.5% | -6.2% | -0.2% | -10.6% | +6.5% | +79.6% | +38.7% | +17.1% | +42.3% | -33.3% | +9.3% | -16.4% | -34.6% | -21.1% | |
| Operating Margin | -15.7% | -2.3% | -31.0% | -5.1% | -4.6% | -15.2% | 5.0% | -1.8% | 3.7% | 12.2% | 3.0% | 7.7% | 13.9% | 17.3% | -89.1% | 3.4% | -12.8% | -3.0% | 9.8% | -15.7% | 2.7% |
| — | +85.1% | -717.1% | -177.4% | -225.1% | -225.2% | +66.4% | -124.0% | -73.3% | -29.7% | +103.4% | +124.1% | +208.5% | +673.6% | -1007.6% | +121.9% | -568.7% | +74.8% | -24.9% | -1824.1% | -81.8% | |
| Net Margin | -13.4% | -1.1% | -3.8% | -38.4% | -3.6% | -14.8% | 6.1% | -1.0% | 4.0% | 11.2% | 3.1% | 7.4% | 9.9% | 14.4% | -86.3% | -0.5% | -6.0% | -7.7% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| — | +92.9% | -162.0% | -3566.8% | -190.4% | -232.6% | +97.4% | -114.1% | -59.4% | -22.3% | +103.6% | +1579.5% | +265.1% | +285.8% | -1676.1% | -4631.5% | -388.8% | +44.1% | -32.0% | -95.9% | -8.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -10.0% | -0.1% | -0.6% | -3.6% | -0.4% | -2.5% | 1.9% | -0.2% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 3.9% | -27.4% | -0.1% | -1.1% | -1.4% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| — | +95.5% | -129.1% | -1666.1% | -143.7% | -199.9% | +158.0% | -111.8% | -66.0% | -34.8% | +102.7% | +1671.3% | +336.1% | +380.0% | -2383.4% | -6570.6% | -362.1% | +39.9% | -37.7% | -95.8% | +5.0% | |
| ROA | -7.8% | -0.1% | -0.4% | -2.8% | -0.3% | -2.0% | 1.5% | -0.2% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 2.7% | -18.4% | -0.1% | -0.7% | -0.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| — | +95.6% | -128.1% | -1563.3% | -140.6% | -195.1% | +153.7% | -112.1% | -61.6% | -20.8% | +103.3% | +1973.5% | +361.1% | +386.1% | -2404.3% | -6881.8% | -370.8% | +39.1% | -44.6% | -96.9% | -23.3% | |
| ROIC | -8.1% | -0.2% | -3.1% | -0.3% | -0.3% | -1.9% | 1.2% | -0.3% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 3.3% | -18.8% | 0.5% | -1.5% | -0.3% | 1.3% | -1.5% | 0.3% |
| — | +91.2% | -365.6% | -19.3% | -154.8% | -188.8% | +106.5% | -119.9% | -75.9% | -34.9% | +103.0% | +183.5% | +274.7% | +1079.9% | -1531.9% | +133.0% | -536.7% | +73.9% | -55.6% | -612.4% | -90.9% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.37 |
| — | +3.3% | +161.6% | +181.3% | +219.2% | +235.0% | -0.0% | -19.8% | -58.2% | -79.4% | -75.5% | -72.8% | -55.9% | -23.3% | -17.0% | -12.4% | -13.6% | -5.7% | -2.2% | +1375.4% | +1333.0% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | 24.44 | 22.87 | 39.54 | 2.32 | 9.54 | 3.14 | 1.48 | 3.57 | 2.91 | 3.31 | 4.69 | — | 9.60 | 48.78 | 19.85 | 8.20 | 65.99 | 11.21 |
| — | — | — | +156.2% | +628.3% | +2567.7% | -34.9% | +227.4% | -5.1% | -68.4% | — | -69.6% | -93.2% | -76.4% | — | -85.5% | +335.2% | -86.4% | +4.5% | +1090.7% | +1300.9% | |
| Current Ratio | 4.30 | 4.26 | 4.30 | 5.51 | 5.08 | 5.96 | 3.52 | 4.22 | 4.61 | 4.26 | 3.56 | 4.66 | 4.79 | 4.49 | 3.93 | 3.36 | 3.44 | 3.73 | 3.64 | 4.05 | 3.59 |
| — | -28.6% | +22.2% | +30.6% | +10.1% | +39.9% | -1.0% | -9.4% | -3.8% | -5.1% | -9.5% | +38.7% | +39.3% | +20.6% | +8.0% | -17.1% | -4.1% | -10.7% | -12.9% | -56.4% | -62.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 3.59 | 3.33 | 3.59 | 4.54 | 4.29 | 5.12 | 2.69 | 3.07 | 3.36 | 3.04 | 2.52 | 3.16 | 3.13 | 2.86 | 2.79 | 2.28 | 2.39 | 2.70 | 2.74 | 3.03 | 2.78 |
| — | -34.9% | +33.7% | +47.9% | +27.6% | +68.4% | +6.5% | -2.7% | +7.3% | +6.3% | -9.5% | +38.6% | +31.3% | +5.9% | +1.6% | -24.8% | -14.2% | -14.2% | -20.0% | -63.7% | -67.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | -55.41 | — | -3.82 | — | — | -3.98 | 36.10 | -12.56 | 10.11 | 96.36 | 53.43 | 125.47 | 12.90 | 13.12 | 13.84 | 1.65 | -5.95 | -2.18 | 10.46 | -9.29 | 2.97 |
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AeroVironment, Inc.'s current P/E is -26.1x. The average P/E over the last 1 quarters is 39.0x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
AeroVironment, Inc.'s current operating margin is -15.7%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking AeroVironment, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.