Telesat (TSAT) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Telesat (TSAT) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $40.4 million for Q1 2026, up 9.16% year-on-year from $37.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 211.82% on a QoQ basis from -$36.1 million in Q4 2025.
Telesat (TSAT) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Telesat (TSAT) has reported Operating Expenses for 7 consecutive years, with $40.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 9.16% year-over-year to $40.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$74.3 million (up 6.82% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $537000.0, down 24.58% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses grew to $40.4 million in Q1 2026 per TSAT's latest filing, from -$36.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for TSAT reached as high as $263.8 million in Q4 2023 and fell as low as -$64.4 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$13.9 million and a median of -$37.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses surged 656.42% — and 2024, when it sank 115.85%.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at -$47.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 656.42% to $263.8 million in 2023, then plunged by 115.85% to -$41.8 million in 2024, then increased by 13.74% to -$36.1 million in 2025, then soared by 211.82% to $40.4 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $40.4 million, -$36.1 million, and -$42.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 444.27 Bn | 427.63 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 68.42 Bn | 67.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.57 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 59.61 Bn | 56.43 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 5 | Ciena | 57.62 Bn | 56.33 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 436.11 Mn |
| 6 | Nokia | 52.70 Bn | 45.22 Bn | 9.86 Bn | -992.30 Mn |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.00 Bn | 31.63 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 17.20 Bn | 17.78 Bn | 3.67 Mn | 164.15 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 12.59 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 10 | Telesat | 576.55 Mn | 1.10 Bn | 62.14 Mn | 40.35 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 40.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -36.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -42.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -36.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 36.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -41.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -33.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -41.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -43.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 263.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -36.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -41.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -36.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -47.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -42.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -33.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -64.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -32.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -47.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -27.57 Mn |