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AIR vs AVAV // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
AAR Corp. (NYSE) VS. AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AIR 5
— AVAV 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $100.26 (-4.08%) • MKT CAP: $4.20B
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LAST: $126.11 (-6.50%) • MKT CAP: $6.85B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AIR VS. AVAV)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AIR | AVAV | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 18.80% | 25.30% | -6.50 | AVAV | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.00% | -7.60% | +19.60 | AIR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.48% | -2.06% | +3.54 | AIR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | -15.70% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.70% | -13.40% | +19.10 | AIR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 140.90% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 2.07 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 4/9 | +2.00 | AIR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.0 | 52.6 | -1.60 | AVAV | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.94 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.8x | 34.0x | -13.20 | AIR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.20B | $6.85B | -$2.65B | AVAV | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AIR REV | AVAV REV | AIR GROSS % | AVAV GROSS % | AIR FCF | AVAV FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.31B | $1.98B | 18.8% | 25.3% | $62.1M | -$140.9M |
| FY 2024 | $2.78B | $820.6M | 19.0% | 38.8% | $1.4M | -$20.9M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $716.7M | — | — | $43.6M | -$17.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AIR // BETA —
AVAV // BETA 0.94