AeroVironment (AVAV) Jumps 21.55% on Impressive Earnings

We recently published These 10 Companies are in Beast Mode. AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) is one of the Wednesday’s top performers.

AeroVironment surged by 21.55 percent on Wednesday to end at $234.94 apiece as investor sentiment was bolstered by its impressive earnings performance in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.

In its financial statement, AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) said its net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 more than doubled to $16.664 million from $6.046 million in the same period last year. Full-year net income, however, declined by 27 percent to $43.6 million from $59.67 million year-on-year, primarily due to the impact of non-cash UGV goodwill impairment charges of $18.4 million.

AeroVironment (AVAV) Jumps 21.55% on Impressive Earnings

A rocket on its way to the sky, representing the power of the company’s unmanned aircraft systems.

Revenues for the quarter surged by 39 percent to $275 million from $196.98 million on account of higher product sales of $77.6 million, while revenues for the full-year period increased by 14.5 percent to $820.6 million from $716.7 million year-on-year.

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