Melissa Brown compensation by year
AeroVironment Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $241,935 | $300,282 | $353,251 | $342,003 | $400,870 | $416,207 | $460,414 | $476,347 | $524,390 |
| Bonus | $17,500 | $1,500 | $63,750 | $58,460 | $0 | $0 | $27,722 | $57,663 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $69,985 | $80,466 | $246,059 | $172,063 | $523,961 | $625,712 | $873,638 | $735,599 | $1,621,705 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $53,358 | $136,467 | $159,336 | $98,794 | $12,000 | $328,779 | $323,651 | $330,695 | $227,220 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $15,506 | $17,506 | $17,881 | $16,982 | $14,051 | $20,031 | $19,336 | $20,647 | $23,530 |
| Total | $398,284 | $536,221 | $840,277 | $688,302 | $950,882 | $1,390,729 | $1,704,761 | $1,620,951 | $2,373,315 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: AeroVironment Inc DEF 14A filed August 14, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-096689, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the AeroVironment Inc filed document, accession 0001104659-26-096689. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed August 14, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2026 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 5,340 | $1,041,407 | — |
| PSU | 5,250 | $1,023,855 | — |
| RSU | 1,131 | $220,568 | — |
| RSU | 767 | $149,580 | — |
| RSU | 659 | $128,518 | — |
| RSU | 523 | $101,995 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in AeroVironment Inc's FY2026 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments AeroVironment discloses, by trigger · FY2026| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,268,617 | $0 | $19,863 | $1,288,480 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,717,919 | $1,426,767 | $19,863 | $3,164,548 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in AeroVironment Inc's FY2026 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
AeroVironment’s named executive officers, FY2026
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Wahid Nawabi | President and Chief Executive Officer | $15,253,775 |
| Kevin McDonnell | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,459,829 |
| Trace Stevenson | President, Autonomous Systems | $2,396,704 |
| Melissa Brown · this page | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | $2,373,315 |
| Bradley Truesdell | Former Chief Operating Officer | $1,571,753 |
| Mary Clum | President Space, Cyber & Directed Energy | $1,292,110 |
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