AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV): one to watch?

Wait — real growth and backlog, but an unresolved accounting material weakness and fraud lawsuit make today's price too risky to call cheap.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals52/100

Down 64% from its all-time high of $392.86 — now $142.20

Why AVAV dropped

Stock crashed from a January all-time high of $392 after the government abruptly killed a major Space Force satellite-antenna contract, forcing a $241M goodwill writedown, a restated quarterly report, and a disclosed "material weakness" in internal controls over that impairment calculation — on top of a securities-fraud class action with a lead-plaintiff deadline of July 27, 2026.

Fwd P/E 31.4Op margin 2.8%Rev growth 133.3%Debt/equity 19.0%Analyst upside 62.9%

How this scored 52/100 ❌ fails 1 hard check

❌ Fails 1 hard check — these are pass/fail and override the score entirely.

✅ Makes money Loss-making today, but operations are profitable (2.8%) and analysts expect positive earnings next year

❌ Generates cash burns cash (free cash flow $-251M)

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 19.0% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 4.3 (needs 1+)

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Profitability Does it actually make money? 1/25

Operating margin 2.8% 1/9

Net profit margin -13.4% 0/8

Return on equity -10.0% 0/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 19/25

Revenue growth 133.3% 9/9

Earnings growth unknown 2/8

Expected profit change 183.9% 8/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 14/25

Forward P/E 31.4 3/10

PEG ratio 1.6 5/8

Analyst target upside 62.9% 7/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 18/25

Debt / equity 19.0% 10/10

Current ratio 4.3 8/8

Free cash flow $-251M 0/7

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Analysis generated by SmartStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-07-20. Research only — not financial advice.