R&D expense · 2011–2025
Aerovironment R&D expense
$128M+26.8% · FY2025
Aerovironment (AVAV) reported $128M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +26.8% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252026-04-30 | $128M | +26.8% | Open → |
| FY20242025-04-30 | $101M | +3.1% | Open → |
| FY20232024-04-30 | $97.7M | +52.0% | Open → |
| FY20222023-04-30 | $64.3M | +17.5% | Open → |
| FY20212022-04-30 | $54.7M | +1.7% | Open → |
| FY20202021-04-30 | $53.8M | +15.7% | Open → |
| FY20192020-04-30 | $46.5M | +35.8% | Open → |
| FY20182019-04-30 | $34.2M | +29.5% | Open → |
| FY20172018-04-30 | $26.4M | −7.1% | Open → |
| FY20162017-04-30 | $28.5M | −18.8% | Open → |
| FY20152016-04-30 | $35.0M | −24.6% | Open → |
| FY20142015-04-30 | $46.5M | +82.2% | Open → |
| FY20132014-04-30 | $25.5M | −31.4% | Open → |
| FY20122013-04-30 | $37.2M | +20.1% | Open → |
| FY20112012-04-30 | $31.0M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +10.6%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001104659-26-078906 · June 29, 2026
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