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AeroVironment, Inc. uses SEC filings to document material events, executive leadership changes, compensation arrangements, operating results and public-company security information. Form 8-K disclosures identify the company's Nasdaq-listed common stock and report appointments for senior finance and operating roles, retirement-transition arrangements and adoption of a nonqualified deferred compensation plan.
Other filings furnish financial results and Regulation FD materials, and disclose government program matters involving BADGER phased array antenna systems for the SCAR program. The filing record also covers governance items, material agreements and capital-structure disclosures relevant to AeroVironment's defense technology operations.
AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) reported fiscal Q1 2027 revenue of $480.5 million, up from $454.7 million a year earlier, driven by growth in product sales and contract services across its AxS and SCDE segments. Loss from operations narrowed sharply to $10.9 million from $69.3 million, and net loss improved to $5.1 million compared with $67.4 million.
Total assets were $5.73 billion, including $278.4 million of cash and cash equivalents and $396.6 million in short- and long-term investments. The company carries $747.5 million of 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 and stockholders’ equity of $4.40 billion. Operating cash flow turned positive at $13.5 million versus a use of $123.7 million in the prior-year quarter.
AeroVironment closed the acquisition of Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) in March 2026 for preliminary consideration of $177.9 million, adding to its AxS segment, and continues integrating the larger BlueHalo acquisition completed in May 2025. Funded backlog was $1.46 billion as of August 1, 2026, with about 78% expected to convert to revenue in fiscal 2027. Subsequent to quarter-end, the company purchased a new Southern California campus for $29.3 million for research, engineering, manufacturing and administrative use.
AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) reported fiscal 2027 first quarter revenue of $480.5 million, up 6% from $454.7 million a year earlier, driven by higher product and service sales. Gross margin rose to $124.6 million, or 26% of revenue, compared with $95.1 million, or 21%, mainly due to lower non-cash purchase accounting expenses.
Loss from operations narrowed sharply to $10.9 million from $69.3 million, and net loss improved to $5.1 million, or $(0.10) per diluted share, from $67.4 million, or $(1.44). Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was $53.4 million versus $56.6 million, while non-GAAP EPS increased to $0.59 from $0.32.
Funded backlog reached a record $1.5 billion as of August 1, 2026, up from $1.2 billion at April 30, 2026. For fiscal 2027, the company continues to expect revenue of $2.125–$2.225 billion, net income of $10–$27 million, non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $305–$325 million, GAAP EPS of $0.21–$0.53, and non-GAAP EPS of $3.02–$3.34.
AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) director Stephen F. Page reported an indirect open-market sale of 250 shares of common stock on 2026-08-17 at $191.98 per share, effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Stephen F. Page Living Trust on 2025-09-30. After this transaction, the trust held 48,503 indirect shares, and Mr. Page also reported 2,882 shares held directly. Mr. Page disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities in which he does not have a pecuniary interest.
AeroVironment Inc director Michael Ruppert filed an initial Form 3, which serves as his first statement of beneficial ownership as a reporting person of the company. The submission lists no reportable transactions or derivative positions in AeroVironment securities as of the reporting date.
AeroVironment Inc senior vice president and chief accounting officer Brian Charles Shackley reported a sale of 205 shares of common stock on August 14, 2026 at $201.86 per share in an open-market or private transaction. Following this sale, he directly holds 7,888 shares of AeroVironment common stock. The transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on September 30, 2025.
AeroVironment insider Brian Shackley filed to sell common stock, with brokerage Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC handling 205 shares valued at $38,833.15, expected to trade on NASDAQ on 08/14/2026. The planned sales relate to restricted stock units and performance stock units, and follow a prior 300-share sale for $42,900.00 on 07/15/2026 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
AeroVironment, Inc. presents matters for its 2026 annual stockholders meeting, to be held virtually on September 24, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. Stockholders will vote on electing five directors for one-year terms, ratifying Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor for the year ending April 30, 2027, and approving a non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation.
The company highlights a transformational fiscal 2026, more than doubling revenue and reporting record sales of nearly $2 billion, $2.7 billion in bookings, and a funded backlog of $1.2 billion. Organic revenue grew 26%, driven by multi-mission ISR and strike programs, supplemented by acquisitions in space technologies and counter‑UAS. It also secured a $96 million contract for its FE‑1 kinetic counter‑UAS solution and continued investing in expanded manufacturing capacity.
The board emphasizes strong governance practices, including a majority of independent directors (9 of 10), independent key committees, majority voting for uncontested director elections, proxy access, anti‑hedging and clawback policies, and share ownership guidelines for directors and executives. There were 50,822,615 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the August 7, 2026 record date.
AeroVironment, Inc. reported board changes, with long-serving director Charles Thomas Burbage notifying the board on August 3, 2026 of his decision to retire and not stand for re-election. He will continue serving, including on the Nominating and Corporate Governance, Compensation, and Executive Committees, until his current term ends at the start of the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, anticipated for September 24, 2026. The company states his decision was not due to any disagreement regarding its operations, policies, or practices.
On August 5, 2026, the board, following a committee recommendation, increased its size from nine to ten directors and appointed Michael D. Ruppert as a Class II director, effective immediately. Class II terms, including Mr. Ruppert’s, expire at the 2026 annual meeting or upon election and qualification of successors. The company notes there are no selection arrangements, family relationships, or related-party transactions involving Mr. Ruppert, and his compensation will match that of other non-employee directors. He entered into an indemnification agreement in the same form used for existing directors.
AeroVironment, Inc. reported that director Stephen F. Page has decided to retire from its Board of Directors and will not stand for re-election at the company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.
He will continue serving on the Board, Audit Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee until his term ends at the start of the 2026 annual meeting, anticipated for September 24, 2026. The company states that his decision is not due to any disagreement with AeroVironment, its auditors, or advisors regarding operations, policies, or practices. AeroVironment also furnished, under Regulation FD, a press release describing his planned retirement and highlighting his 13 years of service to the company.