AeroVironment vs Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
AeroVironment reported revenue of $2.0 billion in fiscal 2026, 1.5 times Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' $1.3 billion in fiscal 2025. AeroVironment's revenue grew 140.9% in its latest year, and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' grew 18.5%. AeroVironment had an operating margin of -15.7%, against 1.9% at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Free cash flow was −$141 million at AeroVironment and −$137 million at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Their fiscal years end in different months (April 30 and December 28), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| AeroVironment | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Apr 30, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 28, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.0B | $1.3B |
| Revenue growth | 140.9% | 18.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 38.0% | 12.5% |
| Gross margin | 25.3% | 22.9% |
| Operating margin | −15.7% | 1.9% |
| Net margin | −13.4% | 1.6% |
| Free cash flow | −$141M | −$137M |
| Free cash flow margin | −7.1% | −10.2% |
| Return on capital | −9.1% | 1.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | −6.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | 74.2% | 9.5% |
| Last close | $125.45 | $40.43 |
| P/E at the last close | — | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $2.1 million | sold $135.6 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 of 9 | 4 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the AeroVironment and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions pages.