AVAV Stock — AeroVironment, Inc.

AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV)

AVAV is a Stock. Total return is 515.2% over the past 19.6 years, 159.0 points behind SPY at 674.2%.

AeroVironment is a defense technology company that designs, develops, and produces unmanned aircraft systems, loitering munitions, counter-drone systems, and directed energy solutions for U.S. and allied government customers. The company operates through two segments—Autonomous Systems and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy—serving national security and defense operations with platforms ranging from small unmanned aircraft to space-qualified hardware and laser communication systems. AeroVironment does not currently pay distributions.

AVAV performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 515.2% over the past 19.6 years, 159.0 points behind SPY at 674.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 66.6%.

AVAV key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/23/2007

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$147.21

Market cap

$7,481,597,154

Average volume

2382184.0

Beta

1.412

Payout ratio

0.0

Forward P/E

48.5437

EPS

$-5.40

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AVAV risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 66.6%.

Who may consider AVAV — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AVAV does not currently distribute); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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