Wahid Nawabi is President and Chief Executive Officer of AeroVironment Inc (AVAV). The company reported total compensation of $15,253,775 for fiscal year 2026.
| Salary | $1,118,829 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $13,339,715 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $767,609 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $27,623 |
| Total | $15,253,775 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure AeroVironment Inc filed August 14, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-096689.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,118,829 | $0 | $13,339,715 | $0 | $767,609 | $0 | $27,623 | $15,253,775 |
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $879,071 | $0 | $5,494,534 | $0 | $1,009,369 | $0 | $22,155 | $7,405,129 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $837,992 | $288,754 | $5,491,561 | $0 | $963,197 | $0 | $20,549 | $7,602,053 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $750,006 | $0 | $3,158,927 | $0 | $978,475 | $0 | $17,102 | $4,904,510 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $821,892 | — | $2,645,306 | — | $37,500 | — | $19,570 | $3,524,268 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $632,319 | $199,080 | $1,333,024 | — | $336,433 | — | $23,917 | $2,524,773 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for AeroVironment Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $9,371,922 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $5,881,853 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 93rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 14 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group AeroVironment Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Wahid Nawabi this page | 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 | 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2026, and what it reported for each. See the full AeroVironment Inc compensation brief.
Wahid Nawabi's compensation sits inside AeroVironment Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.