AeroVironment Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
AeroVironment's CEO is Wahid Nawabi, appointed in Jan 2016, has a tenure of 9.33 years. total yearly compensation is $7.60M, comprised of 11% salary and 89% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.41% of the company’s shares, worth €16.14M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 3 years respectively.
Key information
Wahid Nawabi
Chief executive officer
US$7.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 11.0% |
| CEO tenure | 9.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.4% |
| Management average tenure | 2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3yrs |
Recent management updates
No updates
Recent updates
No updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$33m |
| Oct 26 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$49m |
| Jul 27 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$59m |
| Apr 30 2024 | US$8m | US$838k | US$60m |
| Jan 27 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$107m |
| Oct 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$121m |
| Jul 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$146m |
| Apr 30 2023 | US$5m | US$750k | -US$176m |
| Jan 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Oct 29 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$8m |
| Jul 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1m |
| Apr 30 2022 | US$4m | US$822k | -US$4m |
| Jan 29 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$500k |
| Oct 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$299k |
| Jul 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$730k |
| Apr 30 2021 | US$3m | US$632k | US$23m |
| Jan 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$30m |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$29m |
| Aug 01 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$34m |
| Apr 30 2020 | US$3m | US$607k | US$41m |
| Jan 25 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$30m |
| Oct 26 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$39m |
| Jul 27 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$39m |
| Apr 30 2019 | US$2m | US$624k | US$42m |
Compensation vs Market: Wahid's total compensation ($USD7.60M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD2.69M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Wahid's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Wahid Nawabi (55 yo)
9.3yrs
Tenure
US$7,602,053
Compensation
Mr. Wahid Nawabi has been the Chief Executive Officer at AeroVironment, Inc. since May 2, 2016 and serves as its President since January 16, 2016 and also serves as its Chairman of the Board since Septembe...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Board | 9.3yrs | US$7.60m | 0.41% € 16.1m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | 5.3yrs | US$2.84m | 0.058% € 2.3m | |
| Executive VP | 10.1yrs | US$1.70m | 0.051% € 2.0m | |
| President of Autonomous Systems | 2yrs | US$1.05m | 0.013% € 527.2k | |
| Senior Vice President of Loitering Munitions | 2yrs | US$1.00m | 0.017% € 681.1k | |
| Chief Operations Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 3.7yrs | US$550.84k | 0.013% € 523.3k | |
| CTO & Senior VP of Global Engineering | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Administrative Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing & Communications Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Director of Corporate Development & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data |
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1AVAV's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Board | 9yrs | US$7.60m | 0.41% € 16.1m | |
| Independent Director | 12.1yrs | US$229.94k | 0.19% € 7.6m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 12.3yrs | US$256.94k | 0.18% € 7.1m | |
| Independent Director | 12.3yrs | US$229.94k | 0.18% € 7.0m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$219.94k | 0.021% € 813.8k | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.0087% € 341.1k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.9yrs | US$226.35k | 0.0092% € 360.4k | |
| Independent Director | 1.5yrs | US$195.40k | 0.0081% € 318.4k |
3.0yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1AVAV's board of directors are considered experienced (3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/07 13:48 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/01/25 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/04/30 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
AeroVironment, Inc. is covered by 30 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Peter Arment | Baird |
| George Price | BB&T Capital Markets |
| Yi Hsiao Millward | Benchmark Company |