Aviat Networks, Inc. (AVNW) Key Metrics

NASDAQ: AVNWValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

AVNW valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$243.5M
Enterprise value
$282.9M
P/E (TTM)
99.7
10-yr median 38.9
Forward P/E
8.0
PEG ratio
5.33
Price / sales
0.6
10-yr median 0.7
Price / book
1.0
10-yr median 1.5
EV / EBITDA
10.5
10-yr median 10.8
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.68

AVNW key metrics, FY2017–FY2026

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 · U.S. dollars

AVNW valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

P/E ratio−50.9%
113.0
FY2026 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2018: 50.1FY2019: 7.9 (−84.2%)FY2020: 388.3 (+4,812.8%)FY2021: 18.3 (−95.3%)FY2022: 14.0 (−23.6%)FY2023: 38.9 (+178.1%)FY2024: 33.2 (−14.6%)FY2025: 230.0 (+592.6%)FY2026: 113.0 (−50.9%)
FY2017FY2026
Price / sales−8.1%
0.7
FY2026 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2017: 0.4 (+151.0%)FY2018: 0.4 (+0.1%)FY2019: 0.3 (−17.2%)FY2020: 0.4 (+32.5%)FY2021: 1.3 (+205.7%)FY2022: 1.0 (−23.6%)FY2023: 1.1 (+17.6%)FY2024: 0.9 (−23.8%)FY2025: 0.7 (−19.0%)FY2026: 0.7 (−8.1%)
FY2017FY2026
Price / book−8.5%
1.1
FY2026 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2017: 1.7 (+123.1%)FY2018: 1.6 (−6.1%)FY2019: 1.1 (−33.0%)FY2020: 1.5 (+35.0%)FY2021: 1.9 (+32.1%)FY2022: 1.5 (−23.6%)FY2023: 1.8 (+23.3%)FY2024: 1.4 (−22.8%)FY2025: 1.2 (−16.1%)FY2026: 1.1 (−8.5%)
FY2017FY2026
EV / EBITDA−39.7%
11.6
FY2026 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2017: 12.3FY2018: 8.2 (−33.4%)FY2019: 8.8 (+7.5%)FY2020: 6.0 (−32.0%)FY2021: 10.1 (+67.7%)FY2022: 7.5 (−25.4%)FY2023: 13.4 (+78.7%)FY2024: 14.2 (+6.0%)FY2025: 19.2 (+35.0%)FY2026: 11.6 (−39.7%)
FY2017FY2026
Price / free cash flow
47.1
FY2026 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2017: 17.1FY2018: 56.2 (+228.4%)FY2020: 7.7FY2021: 26.8 (+246.1%)FY2022: 296.9 (+1,007.5%)FY2024: 12.8FY2026: 47.1
FY2017FY2026
Free cash flow yield+4.5 pts
2.1%
FY2026 · hover or tap a bar for each year
FY2017: 5.8% (+10.0 pts)FY2018: 1.8% (−4.1 pts)FY2019: −3.0% (−4.8 pts)FY2020: 12.9% (+15.9 pts)FY2021: 3.7% (−9.2 pts)FY2022: 0.3% (−3.4 pts)FY2023: −1.8% (−2.1 pts)FY2024: 7.8% (+9.6 pts)FY2025: −2.4% (−10.1 pts)FY2026: 2.1% (+4.5 pts)
FY2017FY2026

AVNW valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

AVNW returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

AVNW debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

AVNW cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

AVNW price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

AVNW key metrics

FY2017–FY2026
Aviat Networks, Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Valuation
Market capitalization$286.8M$308.5M$357.4M$395.6M$296.0M$387.3M$99.8M$77.0M$92.4M$92.1M
Enterprise value$313.2M$339.7M$344.9M$376.1M$251.1M$342.5M$70.9M$54.0M$64.0M$65.2M
P/E ratio113.0230.033.238.914.018.3388.37.950.1—
Price / sales0.70.70.91.11.01.30.40.30.40.4
Price / book1.11.21.41.81.51.91.51.11.61.7
Price / free cash flow47.1—12.8—296.926.87.7—56.217.1
Price / operating cash flow21.253.911.7—106.122.45.726.111.39.8
EV / sales0.70.80.81.10.81.10.30.20.30.3
EV / EBITDA11.619.214.213.47.510.16.08.88.212.3
EV / free cash flow51.4—12.4—251.923.75.5—38.912.1
Earnings yield0.9%0.4%3.0%2.6%7.1%5.5%0.3%12.7%2.0%−0.9%
Free cash flow yield2.1%−2.4%7.8%−1.8%0.3%3.7%12.9%−3.0%1.8%5.8%
Dividend yield———0.0%—0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)0.9%0.2%0.1%0.3%1.8%0.7%1.8%3.1%0.0%0.0%
Share price at fiscal year-end$22.20$24.05$28.69$33.37$25.04$32.77$9.12$6.85$8.19$8.70
Per share
Revenue per share$34.03$33.88$32.76$29.05$25.63$25.63$21.82$21.70$21.47$22.85
Earnings per share$0.20$0.10$0.86$0.86$1.79$1.79$0.02$0.87$0.16−$0.08
Operating cash flow per share$1.05$0.45$2.45−$0.14$0.24$1.46$1.60$0.26$0.73$0.89
Free cash flow per share$0.47−$0.57$2.24−$0.59$0.08$1.22$1.18−$0.20$0.15$0.51
Cash per share$5.64$4.65$5.19$1.88$4.04$4.04$3.81$2.84$3.31$3.39
Book value per share$20.70$20.52$20.54$18.45$17.07$17.07$6.28$6.36$5.09$5.08
Tangible book value per share$17.37$16.89$18.79$17.26$15.87$17.07$6.28$6.36$5.09$5.08
Dividends per share———$0.01—$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$0.58$1.01$0.21$0.45$0.15$0.24$0.42$0.47$0.58$0.38
Debt per share$7.68$7.09$4.19$0.23$0.25$0.25$1.17$0.80$0.80$0.85
Shares outstanding12.9M12.8M12.5M11.9M11.8M11.8M10.9M11.2M11.3M10.6M
Change in shares outstanding+0.7%+3.0%+5.1%+0.3%0.0%+8.1%−2.7%−0.5%+6.7%+1.0%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)1.0%0.5%4.5%4.8%10.5%15.6%0.4%15.1%3.3%−1.5%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)3.3%−2.0%−5.6%−6.9%12.7%20.3%3.8%3.5%4.7%−2.7%
Return on assets (ROA)0.4%0.2%2.4%3.0%6.5%8.4%0.1%6.0%1.2%−0.5%
Return on tangible assets0.5%0.2%2.1%2.9%6.8%6.5%0.1%5.8%1.2%−0.5%
Free cash flow margin1.4%−1.7%6.8%−2.0%0.3%4.8%5.4%−0.9%0.7%2.2%
Income quality (OCF / net income)5.344.272.84−0.160.130.8268.070.304.45—
Financial health
Total debt$99.2M$90.9M$52.2M$2.8M$2.9M$2.9M$12.7M$9.0M$9.0M$9.0M
Cash & short-term investments$72.8M$59.7M$64.6M$22.2M$47.8M$47.8M$41.6M$31.9M$37.4M$35.9M
Net debt$26.3M$31.2M−$12.4M−$19.5M−$44.8M−$44.8M−$28.9M−$22.9M−$28.4M−$26.9M
Debt / equity0.370.350.200.010.010.010.190.130.160.17
Debt / assets0.170.140.100.010.010.010.070.050.060.06
Net debt / EBITDA0.971.77−0.51−0.70−1.34−1.32−2.44−3.75−3.65−5.09
Current ratio1.971.641.851.811.981.981.491.531.431.45
Quick ratio1.661.351.571.561.721.721.331.421.161.17
Interest coverage2.5-1.7-8.3-46.35.19.262.613.445.4-19.7
Working capital$216.1M$181.4M$186.4M$105.9M$101.9M$101.9M$46.0M$43.8M$37.0M$38.6M
Invested capital$293.7M$294.4M$243.4M$199.2M$156.9M$156.9M$39.8M$48.6M$29.1M$26.9M
Tangible asset value$224.4M$216.6M$234.0M$204.6M$187.6M$201.8M$68.7M$71.5M$57.5M$54.3M
Net current asset value$107.7M$93.5M$125.9M$91.5M$84.2M$84.2M$28.8M$28.3M$24.9M$26.3M
Graham number$9.57$6.95$19.98$18.87$26.22$26.22$1.82$11.14$4.33—
Graham net-net per share−$1.43−$3.07$1.04$1.67$2.41$2.41−$0.67−$0.11−$0.60−$0.66
Capital allocation
Dividends paid———$72,000—$1.7M$29,000$35,000$20,000$0
Share buybacks (net)$2.7M$597,000$332,000$1.2M$5.4M$954,000$1.8M$2.3M$8,000$0
Dividend payout ratio———0.7%—8.2%11.3%0.4%1.1%—
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow43.8%—1.2%—537.8%18.6%14.0%—1.7%0.0%
Capex / revenue1.7%3.0%0.7%1.5%0.6%0.9%1.9%2.2%2.7%1.7%
Capex / operating cash flow55.1%226.7%8.8%—64.3%16.5%26.3%178.2%79.9%42.8%
Capex / depreciation1.221.610.540.860.400.561.051.171.260.69
Stock-based compensation / revenue1.4%1.6%1.8%2.0%1.3%1.0%0.7%0.7%1.0%0.9%
R&D / revenue6.5%8.2%8.9%7.2%7.5%7.5%8.1%8.7%8.1%7.7%
SG&A / revenue20.1%20.6%20.8%20.3%19.0%18.6%24.3%23.0%24.0%23.6%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding240.7238.3191.9151.5143.4115.5116.6102.586.895.5
Days of inventory on hand92.690.466.349.851.239.929.335.852.359.2
Days payables outstanding162.0149.0106.084.379.970.180.173.772.673.3
Cash conversion cycle (days)171.3179.8152.2117.1114.785.465.864.666.581.5
Receivables turnover1.521.531.902.412.553.163.133.564.213.82
Payables turnover2.252.453.444.334.575.214.554.955.024.98
Inventory turnover3.944.045.507.337.139.1412.4510.196.976.16
Asset turnover0.710.740.911.000.941.201.371.501.571.52
Average receivables$289.9M$283.8M$214.5M$143.0M$119.0M$95.9M$76.2M$68.5M$57.6M$63.3M
Average payables$133.8M$120.5M$76.5M$51.3M$42.4M$37.2M$33.8M$33.2M$32.2M$33.4M
Average inventory$76.5M$73.1M$47.8M$30.3M$27.2M$21.2M$12.4M$16.2M$23.2M$27.0M
Intangibles / total assets7.2%7.4%4.1%3.9%4.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Computed from AVNW's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed August 27, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

AVNW valuation and financial ratios

At the end of fiscal 2026 (June 30, 2026), Aviat Networks traded at 113.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 38.9. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 99.7 and the forward P/E is 8.0. Aviat Networks earned a return on equity of 1.0% and a return on invested capital of 3.3% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $99.2 million of debt and $72.8 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $26.3 million. It returned $2.7 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $2.7 million in share buybacks, 44% of free cash flow. The share count rose 22.1% from 10.6M to 12.9M over 9 years.

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AVNW key metrics FAQ

What is Aviat Networks's P/E ratio?

Aviat Networks's trailing P/E ratio is 99.7 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 8.0. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 113.0, compared with a 10-year median of 38.9.

What is Aviat Networks's EV/EBITDA?

Aviat Networks's enterprise value was 11.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $313.2 million, EBITDA $27.0 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.5.

What is Aviat Networks's return on equity?

Aviat Networks's return on equity (ROE) was 1.0% in fiscal 2026: net income of $2.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $265.3 million.

What is Aviat Networks's ROIC?

Aviat Networks's return on invested capital was 3.3% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Aviat Networks have?

Aviat Networks had total debt of $99.2 million at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37 and $26.3 million of net debt (0.97 times EBITDA).

Does Aviat Networks buy back its shares?

Yes. Aviat Networks spent $2.7 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed +0.7% over the year, to 12.9M..

What is Aviat Networks's free cash flow yield?

Aviat Networks generated $6.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 2.1% on its market value at year-end ($286.8 million).

What is Aviat Networks's current ratio?

Aviat Networks's current ratio was 1.97 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 1.97 times current liabilities.

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