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How AeroVironment, Inc. stacks up
AVAV · against 431 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
7/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #423 of 432 · scores higher than 2% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including AVAV · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 7?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Industrials peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 93% of peers. Operating margin: -12.6% vs peer median 7.7%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 93% of peers. Return on assets: -3.5% vs peer median 3.1%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 90% of peers. Return on invested capital: -4.1% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = AVAV, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | AVAV | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 408 reported | -4.1% | 10.2% | 2% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 434 reported | -12.6% | 10.3% | 2% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 410 reported | -3.5% | 4.5% | 2% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 409 reported | -4.6% | 11.8% | 5% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 438 reported | 26.5% | 30.0% | 41% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AVAV| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 69.3B CNY (≈$9.7B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1 | 1.71T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 100 | 75 | |
| 4 | 26.9B CNY (≈$3.8B) | 99 | 72 | |
| 4 | 7.8B USD | 99 | 82 | |
| 419 | 12.1B USD | 11 | 48 | |
| 419 | 4.7B USD | 11 | 28 | |
| 421 | 6.4B USD | 10 | 43 | |
| 422 | 5.4B AUD (≈$3.6B) | 9 | 30 | |
| 423 | 6.3B USD | 7 | 47 | |
| 424 | 4.39T KRW (≈$3.2B) | 6 | 8 | |
| 424 | 6.4B USD | 6 | 17 | |
| 426 | 3.4B USD | 5 | 16 | |
| 427 | 5.41T KRW (≈$3.9B) | 0 | 17 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score