AeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces, supports and operates a portfolio of products and services for government agencies and businesses. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
| Revenue (TTM) | $2.00B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $530.12M |
| EBITDA | $218.81M |
| Operating Margin | -2.27% |
| Return on Equity | -4.60% |
| Return on Assets | -0.13% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $40.20 |
| Book Value | $86.82 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.18 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 2.86 |
| EV/Revenue | 2.726 |
| EV/EBITDA | 69.62 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 175.70% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.70% |
| Shares Outstanding | $50.82M |
| Float | $38.07M |
| % Insiders | 0.90% |
| % Institutions | 88.97% |
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