AeroVironment
Company that designs and manufactures UAVs for U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services. Based in Simi Valley, founded 1971 by Paul MacCready.
- Where
- Simi Valley
- Founded
- 1971
- Notable investors
- Altitude V Holdings, LLC, VANGUARD GROUP INC, BlackRock, Inc., STATE STREET CORP, BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO disclosed holders above 5%, from SEC filings
No chief executive on record here. We show a name only where we can point at the page it came from.
$7.6B market value
$149.51 a share on Jul 24, 2026, multiplied by 51 million shares from their 10-K dated Jun 24, 2026.
- Price
- $149.51 on Jul 24, 2026
- Shares outstanding
- 50.6M as of Jun 24, 2026
- Source of the count
- 10-K
- Product
- $7.6B
Price, 252 sessions
Who holds a disclosed stake
| Holder | Filings | Most recent | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altitude V Holdings, LLC | 1 | Jun 24, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13D/A |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | 2 | Mar 26, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13G/A |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 1 | Oct 17, 2025 | SCHEDULE 13G/A |
| STATE STREET CORP | 1 | Aug 11, 2025 | SCHEDULE 13G |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | 1 | Aug 8, 2025 | SCHEDULE 13G |
Disclosure is required above 5% and again on a material change, so a holder appearing more than once has amended its position rather than necessarily added to it.
Filings that report a transaction
| Filed | Form | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
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| Jul 14, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
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| Jul 6, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
Twenty most recent of 38.
Patent activity
The record holds 535 filings, 1 in the spacecraft class. A filing dates the work, not its arrival: a grant is usually the same invention two or three years older. Full patent desk →
| Filed | Title | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 | OPTIMIZING DATA FOR VEHICLES WITH MULTIPLE RADIOS | 348/144 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | SURVEY MIGRATION SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING (VTOL)… | 701/3 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | COLLISION PREDICTION AND PREVENTION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLES | 701/301 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL ARRAY COMMUNICATION | 455/12.1 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | OPTIMIZING DATA FOR VEHICLES WITH MULTIPLE RADIOS | · |
| Dec 22, 2025 | RIB MOUNTING FLANGES FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | 244/131 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | OPTIMIZING BANDWIDTH FOR DATA TRANSMISSION IN MULTI-RADIO VEHICLES | · |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Ground Support Equipment For A High Altitude Long Endurance Aircraft | 244/114R |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Safety System for Operation of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | 701/2 |
| Oct 2, 2025 | INTEGRATED HELICOPTER AND DEPLOYMENT ENCLOSURE FOR PLANETARY EXPLORATION | 244/159.5 space |
| Sep 9, 2025 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR AN RF SIGNAL CARRYING CABLE OF A MULTI-PACK… | 89/1.41 |
| Sep 8, 2025 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLYING AND OPERATING AN AUTOROTATING PAYLOAD DELIVERY… | 244/17.11 |
Twelve most recent of 535.