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AeroVironment's top competitors include Aurora Flight Sciences, EHang, ECA Group, Frequency Electronics, Cobham Mission Systems, Sentera, PrecisionHawk, Textron, Lockheed Martin, Teledyne FLIR and Elbit Systems.
| Save Comparison |  AeroVironment AeroVironment is a provider of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related services for government and commercial customers. |  Aurora Flight Sciences Aurora Flight Sciences is a company that develops, designs, and manufactures unmanned systems and aerospace vehicles. |  EHang EHang (also known as Guangzhou EHang Intelligent Technology) is an autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company. |  ECA Group The ECA Group is a company specializing in robotics, automated systems, and simulation technologies for applications in the defense, maritime, aerospace, energy, and industrial sectors. |  Frequency Electronics Frequency Electronics (FEI) is a company that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets precision time and frequency control products. |  Cobham Mission Systems Cobham Mission Systems is a provider of critical control solutions for extreme environments. |  Textron Textron is a multi-industry company engaged in the aircraft, defense, industrial, and finance businesses. |  Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin is a security and aerospace company engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services. |  Teledyne FLIR Teledyne FLIR (formerly FLIR Systems) is a provider of sensing solutions for government, defense, industrial, and commercial markets. |  Elbit Systems Elbit Systems is a company that develops and supplies a portfolio of airborne, land, and naval systems and products for defense, homeland security, and commercial applications. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1971 | Founding Date 1989 | Founding Date 2014 | Founding Date 1936 | Founding Date 1962 | Founding Date 1963 | Founding Date 2014 | Founding Date 2010 | Founding Date 1923 | Founding Date 1995 | Founding Date 1978 | Founding Date 1966 |
Type | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Private | Type Private | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations HQ Burlington, US Huntsville, US Lawrence, US Monrovia, US Moorpark, US | Locations Manassas, US HQ Luzern, CH Beavercreek, US Bridgeport, US Cambridge, US Columbus, US Menlo Park, US | Locations Guangzhou Shi, CN HQ Wien, AT Lissieu, FR | Locations La Garde, FR HQ Bruxelles, BE Moeskroen, BE Brest, FR Couëron, FR Lannion, FR Marseille, FR see more | Locations Uniondale, US HQ Garden Grove, US Northvale, US | Locations Wimborne, GB HQ Davenport, US Orchard Park, US Westminster, US | Locations Richfield, US HQ | Locations Raleigh, US HQ Toronto, CA Virginia Beach, US | Locations Providence, US HQ Notting Hill, AU Beijing, CN Shanghai, CN Markdorf, DE Bengaluru, IN Chihuahua, MX see more | Locations Wilsonville, US HQ Meer, BE Shatin, HK Tyresö, SE Kings Hill, GB Arlington, US Billerica, US see more | Locations Haifa, IL HQ Holon, IL Netanya, IL Rehovot, IL Arlington, US Boca Raton, US Fort Worth, US see more | |
Employees | Employees 82318% increase | Employees 639 | Employees 2403% increase | Employees 6603% increase | Employees 22021% decrease | Employees 1,1141% increase | Employees 1156% increase | Employees 1143% increase | Employees 35,000 | Employees 114,0004% increase | Employees 4,1792% decrease | Employees 16,5753% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 2.8 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 2.1 b | Valuation ($) 218.3 m | Valuation ($) 84.7 m | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 15.4 b | Valuation ($) 105.4 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A |
Twitter followers | Twitter followers 7.1 k | Twitter followers 3 k | Twitter followers 12.9 k | Twitter followers 1.8 k | Twitter followers 709 | Twitter followers N/A | Twitter followers 3.9 k | Twitter followers 13.7 k | Twitter followers 10.5 k | Twitter followers 449.6 k | Twitter followers 16.7 k | Twitter followers 12.5 k |
Number of tweets (last 30 days) | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 34 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 1 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 8 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 16 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) N/A | Number of tweets (last 30 days) N/A | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 28 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 28 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 5 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 61 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 74 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 32 |
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 3.6 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 113.1 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.4 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 0.7 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 0.7 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 6.2 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 132.6 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 6.7 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 29.2 |
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 97.06% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 68.75% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) N/A | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) N/A | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 82.14% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 57.14% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 80% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 95.95% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% |
Alexa Website Rank | Alexa Website Rank 301947 | Alexa Website Rank 220859 | Alexa Website Rank 212919 | Alexa Website Rank 405050 | Alexa Website Rank 265633 | Alexa Website Rank 356437 | Alexa Website Rank 393132 | Alexa Website Rank 267961 | Alexa Website Rank 155577 | Alexa Website Rank 70568 | Alexa Website Rank 92756 | Alexa Website Rank 333135 |
Employee Rating | Employee Rating 4.4 | Employee Rating 4.1 | Employee Rating 1.3 | Employee Rating 3 | Employee Rating 2.6 | Employee Rating N/A | Employee Rating N/A | Employee Rating 2.8 | Employee Rating 3.6 | Employee Rating 4.1 | Employee Rating 3.8 | Employee Rating 3.7 |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $367.3m (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) ¥121.8m (FY, 2019) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $41.5m (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $1.4b (FY, 2019) | Revenue (est.) $65.4b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $1.9b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $4.7b (FY, 2020) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $214.2m (FY, 2020) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods ¥50.6m (FY, 2019) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $35.8m (FY, 2020) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $11.4b (FY, 2019) | Cost of goods $56.7b (FY, 2020) | Cost of goods $976.7m (FY, 2020) | Cost of goods $3.5b (FY, 2020) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $153.1m (FY, 2020) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit ¥71.2m (FY, 2019) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $5.7m (FY, 2020) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit ($10b) (FY, 2019) | Gross profit $8.7b (FY, 2020) | Gross profit $947m (FY, 2020) | Gross profit $1.2b (FY, 2020) |
Net income | Net income $41.1m (FY, 2020) | Net income N/A | Net income (¥48m) (FY, 2019) | Net income N/A | Net income ($10m) (FY, 2020) | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income $815m (FY, 2019) | Net income $6.8b (FY, 2020) | Net income $212.6m (FY, 2020) | Net income $238m (FY, 2020) |
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Backlog | Backlog N/A | Backlog N/A | Backlog N/A | Backlog N/A | Backlog $38m (Q1, 2021) | Backlog N/A | Backlog N/A | Backlog N/A | Backlog $9.4b (Q3, 2020) | Backlog $147.1b (FY, 2020) | Backlog N/A | Backlog $10b (FY, 2019) |
Backlog Funded | Backlog Funded $154.4m (Q1, 2021) | Backlog Funded N/A | Backlog Funded N/A | Backlog Funded N/A | Backlog Funded N/A | Backlog Funded N/A | Backlog Funded N/A | Backlog Funded N/A | Backlog Funded N/A | Backlog Funded $86.4b (FY, 2018) | Backlog Funded N/A | Backlog Funded N/A |
Patent Applications (US) | Patent Applications (US) 104 (FY, 2020) | Patent Applications (US) 37 (Feb, 2021) | Patent Applications (US) N/A | Patent Applications (US) N/A | Patent Applications (US) N/A | Patent Applications (US) N/A | Patent Applications (US) N/A | Patent Applications (US) N/A | Patent Applications (US) N/A | Patent Applications (US) N/A | Patent Applications (US) N/A | Patent Applications (US) N/A |
Patents (US) | Patents (US) 202 (FY, 2020) | Patents (US) 103 (Feb, 2021) | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A |
Remaining Performance Obligations | Remaining Performance Obligations $154.4m (Q1, 2021) | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations $9.4b (Q3, 2020) | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A |
Funding | ||||||||||||
Latest funding round | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round $ 25m (8 days ago) | Latest funding round $ 32m (over 1 year ago) | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A |
Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 21.9m | Total funding raised $ 52m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 47.5m | Total funding raised $ 136m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 1b | Total funding raised $ 28.7m | Total funding raised N/A |
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HQ
Manassas, US
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HQ
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Employees
240↑ 3% increase
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HQ
La Garde, FR
Employees
660↑ 3% increase
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Uniondale, US
Employees
220↓ 21% decrease
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