For the quarter ended July 2025, AeroVironment (AVAV) reported revenue of $454.68 million, up 140% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.32, compared to $0.89 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $453.5 million, representing a surprise of +0.26%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -5.88%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.34.
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: $141.14 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $100.37 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +370.8%.
- Revenue- Product Sales: $313.53 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $250.07 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +96.6%.
- Gross margin- Contract services: $12.27 million compared to the $25.08 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Gross margin- Product sales: $82.85 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $95.43 million.
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Shares of AeroVironment have returned -7.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% 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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