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How AeroVironment, Inc. stacks up
AVAV · against 2,439 other Industrials companies
Profitability
7/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #2,258 of 2,440 · scores higher than 7% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score232 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 · 2,323 reported | -4.1% | 7.1% | 10% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 2,434 reported | -12.6% | 7.7% | 7% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 2,336 reported | -3.5% | 3.1% | 7% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 2,300 reported | -4.6% | 8.0% | 14% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 2,460 reported | 26.5% | 25.8% | 52% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AVAV| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14.9B CNY (≈$2.1B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 5.5B CNY (≈$769M) | 100 | 83 | |
| 1 | 13.8B HKD (≈$1.8B) | 100 | 89 | |
| 1 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 51M MYR (≈$11M) | 100 | 71 | |
| 2,258 | 3.0B CNY (≈$421M) |
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