VSAT vs GILT vs ASTS Stock Comparison

Viasat, Gilat Satellite Networks and AST SpaceMobile Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VSAT Viasat Inc
$66.39 -9.1% 1M +74.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
2 wins
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
$39.45 -36.2% 1M -46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.54B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$115.30M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gilat Satellite Networks leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Gilat Satellite Networks 4, AST SpaceMobile 3, Viasat 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVSATGILTASTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.66B $470.68M $12.54B ASTS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -328.5x 15.5x -20.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.3% +39.5% +2,256.9% ASTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.6% 6.2% -536.7% GILT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — -12.2% VSAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.3x -2.9x -1.1x GILT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +74.2% -48.7% -46.5% VSAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr -1.4%/yr +29.6%/yr ASTS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.0% 69.5% 108.0% GILT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 56/100 24/100 GILT

Percentile Scorecard

VSATGILTASTS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisVSATGILTASTS
Valuation 50 #25 of 49 85 #18 of 111 2 #48 of 49
Growth 89 #6 of 45 63 #41 of 108 32 #31 of 45
Profitability 41 #27 of 45 44 #59 of 104 0 #45 of 45
Financial Health 77 #12 of 49 79 #25 of 115 79 #11 of 49
Shareholder Returns 11 #33 of 37 10 #73 of 81 6 #35 of 37
Overall 54 56 24
  • VSAT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • GILT ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ASTS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodVSATGILTASTSSPY
1 month -9.1%-24.8%-36.2% -0.8%
3 months -11.3%-30.7%-32.3% +3.5%
6 months +13.2%-56.1%-48.9% +7.0%
Year to date +92.7%-41.0%-45.7% +12.2%
1 year +74.2%-48.7%-46.5% +13.0%
3 years +266.6%+38.2%+1,193.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +54.2%+11.4%+134.9% +23.1%
5 years +19.4%-7.0%+265.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.6%-1.4%+29.6% +11.0%
10 years -7.1%+69.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -0.7%+5.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVSATGILTASTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.0%69.5%108.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.8%74.0%107.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.292.293.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.70-0.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.8%-64.3%-85.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.1%-63.4%-70.4% -1.8%
52-week high $89.81$20.85$133.09 $779.14
52-week low $30.35$7.44$38.77 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleVSATGILTASTS
P/E now vs peer median -309.7xmedian 11.8x 15.0xmedian 32.0x -19.1xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 2.8x 133.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 6.8x 7.6xmedian 19.4x -26.9xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 5.7x 28.9xmedian 29.0x -9.4xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 2.9x 6.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 11.73median 0.24 0.22median 1.13 0.44median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsVSATGILTASTS
Revenue $4.63B $487.79M $115.30M
Gross profit $1.54B $147.93M $45.16M
Operating income $108.76M $29.58M -$669.08M
Net income $8.86M $30.27M -$810.98M
Free cash flow $1.59B $19.47M -$1.64B
R&D $176.21M $46.44M $29.48M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $0.50 $-2.07
Cash & equivalents $1.74B $144.81M $2.29B
Total debt $806.11M $123.15M $2.97B
Shares (diluted) 137.12M 60.40M 299.06M
Enterprise value $3.60B -$199.28M $3.69B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricVSATGILTASTS
P/E -309.7x 15.0x -19.1x
P/FCF 5.7x 28.9x -9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 69.9x -106.1x
P/S 2.0x 1.2x 133.1x
P/B 1.9x 1.0x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 1.1x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 7.6x -26.9x
EV/EBIT 74.2x 13.7x -24.0x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.8x 139.1x
EV/FCF 5.1x 20.9x -9.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.1x 50.4x -110.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.73 0.22 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVSATGILTASTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.3% 39.5% 2,257%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 23.4% 202.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 24.3% 823.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 13.6% 201.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 198.4% 31.8% -157.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 40.5% 10.5% -51.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 101.6% 35.0% -46.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -79.5% 71.5% -74.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.3% 27.5% -41.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.4% 67.8% -43.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% -72.7% -8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.5% -35.3% 2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 56.8% -48.4% -142.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% -14.8% -100.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVSATGILTASTS
Gross margin 33.2% 30.3% 39.2%
EBITDA margin 9.9% 11.0% -517.1%
Operating margin 2.4% 6.1% -580.3%
Pretax margin 2.8% 6.3% -698.8%
Net margin -0.6% 6.2% -536.7%
FCF margin 34.4% 4.0% -1,421%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% 1.7% -125.5%
Return on equity 0.2% 5.8% -32.1%
Return on assets 0.1% 4.1% -13.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – -12.2%
Return on capital employed 0.8% 5.3% -11.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 179.8x 0.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 3.4% 128.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVSATGILTASTS
Debt / assets 4.4% 0.3% 50.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.3x -2.9x -1.1x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.1x -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 68.8% 28.5% 59.0%
Equity / assets 31.2% 71.5% 41.0%
Interest coverage 0.3x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.0x 13.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.5x 12.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.8x 12.0x
Altman Z-score 0.92 1.53 2.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVSATGILTASTS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% -17.6% -6.0%
Shareholder yield -0.2% -17.6% -6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusVSATGILTASTS
Forward P/E – 12.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.32FY2026 $0.62FY2026 $-2.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +17.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.59BFY2026 $525.36MFY2026 $148.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +109.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +3.1% +299.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVSATGILTASTS
Held by institutions 100.0% 48.0% 44.3%
Institutions holding 485 128 754
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.1% -5.5% +5.0%
Institutions buying 306 65 543
Institutions selling 136 43 139
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.51 3.91

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

VSATGILTASTS
VSAT 1.00 0.54 0.62
GILT 0.54 1.00 0.48
ASTS 0.62 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VSAT, GILT and ASTS?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Viasat (VSAT) $9.66B, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $470.68M, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) $12.54B.

Which company is growing faster?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Viasat (VSAT) +1.3%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) +39.5%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +2,256.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) has the highest net margin (Viasat (VSAT) -0.6%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -536.7%). On return on invested capital, Viasat (VSAT) leads (Viasat (VSAT) 0.0%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viasat (VSAT) returned the most: Viasat (VSAT) +74.2%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -48.7%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -46.5%. Over five years, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) compounded fastest (Viasat (VSAT) +3.6%/yr, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -1.4%/yr, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +29.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) has been the steadiest (Viasat (VSAT) 79.0%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 69.5%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) 108.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VSAT, GILT and ASTS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.