---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-25-002171"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVAV"
cik: "0001368622"
company_name: "AeroVironment Inc"
filed_at: "2025-03-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T13:28:35.999062+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AeroVironment Q3 revenue down 10%, net loss of $1.8M; record backlog $763.5M

## Summary
- Revenue $167.6M (-10% YoY); net loss $1.8M vs net income $13.9M; diluted EPS ($0.06) vs $0.50.
- Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA $21.8M (vs $28.8M); non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.30 (vs $0.63).
- Record funded backlog $763.5M, up 91% from $400.2M at Apr 30, 2024; includes ~$13M under stop-work orders.
- UxS revenue fell 44%; LMS rose 46%; MW up 28%. SoCal fire disruptions negatively impacted Q3.
- FY2025 guidance: revenue $780-795M, non-GAAP EBITDA $135-142M, non-GAAP EPS $2.92-3.13.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-25-002171
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVAV
- cik: 0001368622
- company_name: AeroVironment Inc
- filed_at: 2025-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000155837025002171/0001558370-25-002171-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000155837025002171/avav-20250304x8k.htm

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