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How AEROVIRONMENT, INC. makes its money

Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.

revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$2.0B · 100%Cost of revenue$1.5B · 75%Gross profit$501M · 25%Operating income−$311M · −16%Income before tax−$288M · −15%Income tax−$23.1M · −1%Net income−$265M · −13%As of 2026-04-30 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

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Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$2.0B100%
Cost of revenue$1.5B75%
$501M25%
−$311M−16%
Income before tax−$288M−15%
Income tax−$23.1M−1%
−$265M−13%
Source: · event Apr 30, 2026 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026 · annual-row source set
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