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AeroVironment (AVAV) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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AeroVironment (AVAV - Free Report) reported $472.51 million in revenue for the quarter ended October 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 150.7%. EPS of $0.44 for the same period compares to $0.47 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.03% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $477.43 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.85, the EPS surprise was -48.24%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how AeroVironment performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenue- Contract Services: $147.47 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $152.12 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +296.1%.
  • Revenue- Product Sales: $325.04 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $308.97 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +114.9%.
  • Gross margin- Contract services: $20.47 million compared to the $27 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Gross margin- Product sales: $83.64 million versus $89.94 million estimated by two analysts on average.

View all Key Company Metrics for AeroVironment here>>>

Shares of AeroVironment have returned -15.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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