Telesat (TSAT) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025)
Telesat (TSAT) reported Operating Expenses of -$36.1 million for Q4 2025, up 13.74% year-over-year from -$31.7 million in Q4 2024, and up 14.16% quarter-over-quarter from -$42.0 million in Q3 2025.
Telesat (TSAT) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Telesat (TSAT) has 6 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at -$36.1 million in Q4 2025.
- Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 came in at -$36.1 million, up 13.74% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$151.6 million (changed 0.07% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$151.6 million, down 21387.89% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to -$36.1 million in Q4 2025 per TSAT's latest filing, from -$42.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $263.8 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$64.4 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$25.3 million and a median of -$37.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Operating Expenses tumbled 183.39% in 2021, then soared 656.42% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at -$32.0 million in 2021, then tumbled by 48.08% to -$47.4 million in 2022, then soared by 656.42% to $263.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 115.85% to -$41.8 million in 2024, then gained by 13.74% to -$36.1 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows TSAT's Operating Expenses at -$36.1 million in Q4 2025, -$42.0 million in Q3 2025, and -$38.4 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 6.12 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 436.11 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 691.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 182.50 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 79.89 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 164.15 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 56.91 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 10 | Telesat | 474.30 Mn | 108.43 Mn | - | -36.09 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -36.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -42.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -38.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -35.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -41.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -33.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -32.87 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -56.51 Mn |