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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 Chair, President and CEO Wahid Nawabi reported two stock-based compensation acquisitions of common stock. On July 2, he received 15,709 restricted stock awards, which vest in three equal installments on July 11 of 2027, 2028 and 2029. On June 30, he also acquired 97 shares under the company’s 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan at $140.31 per share in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. Following these awards, Nawabi directly holds 167,349 common shares, reflecting routine equity compensation and employee plan participation rather than open-market buying or selling.
AeroVironment Inc CFO Sean Thomas Woodward reported routine equity compensation activity involving performance-based stock units. On the vesting of Performance Restricted Stock Units (PRSUs), he received 2,382 shares of common stock, as described in the footnotes.
To cover related tax withholding obligations, 855 shares of common stock were disposed of through a net share settlement at $139.00 per share, a non-market, tax-withholding transaction rather than an open-market sale. Following these events, he directly owned 3,898 shares of AeroVironment common stock. All PRSUs reflected in this filing were fully converted into common shares, with no remaining derivative balance from this award.
AeroVironment Inc President, Autonomous Systems Trace E. Stevenson reported equity compensation activity involving Performance Restricted Stock Units (PRSUs). On 2026-06-29, PRSUs converted into 4,765 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.00 per share, as described in the footnotes.
To cover tax withholding tied to this vesting, 1,710 shares of common stock were disposed of through a net share settlement at $139.00 per share, which is characterized as a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. Following these transactions, Stevenson directly holds 7,962 shares of AeroVironment common stock.
AeroVironment Inc SVP and Chief Accounting Officer Brian Charles Shackley reported compensation-related stock activity. On June 29, 2026, performance-based restricted stock units vested and were converted into 2,382 shares of common stock, reflecting achievement of pre-approved performance metrics over a three-year period.
To cover tax withholding obligations from this vesting, 855 shares of common stock were disposed of via a net share settlement at a reported value of $139.00 per share. After these transactions, Shackley directly holds 8,028 shares of AeroVironment common stock, indicating a net increase in his equity position.
AeroVironment Inc Chair, President and CEO Wahid Nawabi reported compensation-related stock activity involving performance-based awards. He exercised performance restricted stock units that converted into 57,672 shares of common stock, then a portion of these shares was used to cover tax withholding obligations through a share disposition.
The filing shows a tax-withholding disposition of 28,265 common shares at $139.00 per share, made via net settlement in connection with vested performance restricted stock units. After these transactions, Nawabi directly holds 151,640 shares of AeroVironment common stock.
AeroVironment Inc EVP and Chief Legal Officer Melissa Ann Brown reported routine equity compensation activity. She acquired 9,175 shares of common stock upon conversion of performance restricted stock units and 3,670 performance restricted stock awards vested into common stock. In connection with vesting, 3,590 shares were tendered at $139.00 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations through a net settlement. Following these transactions, she holds 25,154 shares of AeroVironment common stock directly.
AeroVironment, Inc. files its annual report outlining a diversified defense technology business across autonomous systems, space, cyber and directed energy. Following the BlueHalo acquisition in May 2025, it now reports two segments: Autonomous Systems and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy.
The company serves primarily the U.S. Department of Defense and other U.S. agencies, with government-related sales representing about 85% of revenue for the year ended April 30, 2026; the U.S. Army accounted for roughly 25% and other U.S. government customers 47%, while foreign customers contributed 28%. Funded backlog was approximately $1,183.0 million as of April 30, 2026, with about 85% expected to convert to revenue in fiscal 2027.
AeroVironment invests heavily in innovation, spending $127.7 million, or 6% of revenue, on internal R&D in fiscal 2026 and holding 407 U.S. patents and 64 pending applications as of April 30, 2026. The company employed 3,991 full-time and 100 part-time staff at that date. It highlights significant dependence on U.S. government budgets, evolving AI regulation, supply chain and rare earth risks, and intensifying competition across UAS, precision strike, C‑UAS, space, cyber and mission solutions markets.
AeroVironment, Inc. reported a huge jump in results for its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and full year, driven by major acquisitions and strong demand across its defense technology portfolio. Fourth quarter revenue reached $641.6 million, up 133% from $275.1 million a year earlier, with product sales of $499.0 million and contract services of $142.7 million. Q4 gross margin rose to $202.6 million, though margin percentage slipped to 32% from 36% as service revenue and non-cash purchase accounting costs increased. Q4 net income was $63.2 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, and non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was $140.1 million.
For fiscal 2026, revenue nearly doubled to $2.0 billion, but the company reported a net loss of $265.1 million, or $5.40 per share, mainly due to $240.7 million of goodwill impairment and heavy amortization from acquisitions. Full-year non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was $286.1 million, and funded backlog grew to $1.2 billion as of April 30, 2026, compared with $726.6 million a year earlier. For fiscal 2027, AeroVironment targets revenue between $2.125 billion and $2.225 billion, non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA between $305 million and $325 million, GAAP net income between $8 million and $24 million, and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share between $3.02 and $3.34.
AeroVironment Inc director Lynn William III has filed an initial Form 3 ownership report. This filing identifies him as a director of the company and provides a baseline disclosure of his status as an insider. The data provided does not show any reportable buy, sell, or other share transactions.
AeroVironment, Inc. reported that its Board of Directors has appointed William J. Lynn III as a Class I director, effective June 24, 2026. At the same time, the Board reduced its size from ten to nine directors, so Lynn fills an existing seat rather than expanding the Board.
The term of the Company’s Class I directors, including Lynn, runs until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until successor directors are elected and qualified. The Company states there are no special arrangements behind his selection, no family relationships with current leadership, and no related-party transactions requiring disclosure. Lynn will receive the same compensation structure as other non-employee directors and has entered into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement.
AeroVironment also furnished a press release announcing Lynn’s appointment, highlighting his prior roles as Chairman and CEO of Leonardo DRS and as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, and describing AeroVironment’s position as a defense technology company focused on autonomous systems, loitering munitions, counter-UAS technologies, space-based platforms, directed energy systems, and cyber and electronic warfare capabilities.