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NASDAQ · US · Communication Equipment

VSAT Viasat

Satellite broadband

Downtrend Trading below its 50-day average. (automatic: supply-chain trend + price vs 50-day average)
Last close (delayed) · 2026-10-26
$67.30
+9.48% today
1W
+11.6%
1M
−7.8%
3M
−9.2%
YTD
+95.3%
1Y
+76.6%
Off 52w high
−25.1%
Next earnings (est.): 2026-11-05
Market cap$8.47B
P/E (trailing)—Forward 368.8
EV / sales2.9×EV/EBITDA 9.6×
Revenue (TTM)$4.63BGrowth -1.2% y/y
Margins33.2%gross · op 4.4%
Free cash flow$250MCash $1.74B · debt $6.93B
Analyst target$103.9+54.5% upside · 10 analysts · none
Riskβ 1.76Short 10.1% of float

Fundamentals from public market data, refreshed daily (2026-10-24 02:59 UTC). Figures in reporting currency.

VSAT · price with what management and the data said

Supply tighteningBeat / raiseMiss / cutData releaseEasing Hover a numbered marker for details · dashed lines = 50- and 200-day averages

Timeline: management commentary, data & earnings

8 events
  1. 8
    2026-08-04EarningsBeat / raise

    Reported EPS 0.17 vs 0.1 expected (+79.0% surprise).

  2. 7
    2026-05-28EarningsMiss / cut

    Reported EPS -0.02 vs 0.32 expected (-106.2% surprise).

  3. 6
    2026-02-05EarningsBeat / raise

    Reported EPS 0.79 vs 0.24 expected (+228.5% surprise).

  4. 5
    2025-11-07EarningsBeat / raise

    Reported EPS 0.09 vs -0.06 expected (+250.0% surprise).

  5. 4
    2025-08-05EarningsBeat / raise

    Reported EPS 0.17 vs -0.01 expected (+1800.0% surprise).

  6. 3
    2025-05-20EarningsMiss / cut

    Reported EPS -0.02 vs 0.04 expected (-147.1% surprise).

  7. 2
    2025-02-06EarningsBeat / raise

    Reported EPS 0.11 vs 0.09 expected (+26.9% surprise).

  8. 1
    2024-11-06EarningsMiss / cut

    Reported EPS -0.23 vs -0.09 expected (-146.4% surprise).

Earnings history

EPS vs expectations
DateExpected EPSReported EPSSurprise
2026-08-040.10.17+79.0%
2026-05-280.32-0.02−106.2%
2026-02-050.240.79+228.5%
2025-11-07-0.060.09+250.0%
2025-08-05-0.010.17+1800.0%
2025-05-200.04-0.02−147.1%
2025-02-060.090.11+26.9%
2024-11-06-0.09-0.23−146.4%
2024-08-070.060.3+400.0%
2024-05-210.37-0.24−164.4%
2024-02-060.440.24−44.8%
2023-11-081.081.19+10.7%
2023-08-090.22-0.83−477.3%
2023-05-174.790.17−96.5%
2023-02-070.37-0.12−131.7%
2022-11-080.66-0.18−127.1%
2022-08-08-0.030.14+520.0%
2022-05-250.360.06−83.5%
2022-02-030.220.33+49.4%
2021-11-080.310.34+9.3%
2021-08-050.320.46+43.8%
2021-05-250.340.36+6.7%
2021-02-040.190.39+105.3%
2020-11-060.240.38+59.6%

About Viasat

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Viasat, Inc. engages in the provision of broadband and communications products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates in segments, Communication Services; and Defense and Advanced Technologies. It offers satellite-based broadband and narrowband communications solutions; broadband services, including broadband internet access and voice over internet protocol; fixed and mobile broadband and narrowband services; develops and sells satellite, wireless products, and terminals; and design, develop, and produce space system solutions for geostationary, medium, and low earth orbit. The company also provides in-flight connectivity, narrowband safety operational data, and other complementary services; multimedia connectivity for military and government; tactical and beyond-line-of-sight communications; intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance; L-band advanced commun…

7,000 employees · Carlsbad, United States

Direct-to-device, broadband and Earth observation compete for launch, spectrum and optical inter-satellite links.

Spectrum→Bus + payload→Launch→Service

What would prove us wrong. Weakens if spectrum or launch constraints ease and pricing competes away.

Peers at the same bottleneck

Who else supplies this

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ASTS
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IRDM
Iridium Communications
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PL
Planet Labs
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MDA.TO
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Not investment advice. Prices delayed and in local currency. Quotes in "double quotes" are verbatim as reported by the linked source; other commentary is our paraphrase. Earnings dates are estimates.