Viasat (VSAT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Viasat (VSAT) reported Free Cash Flow of $24.0 million for Q1 2026, up 103.27% year-over-year from $11.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 67.2% quarter-over-quarter from $73.0 million in Q4 2025.
Viasat (VSAT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Viasat (VSAT) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $24.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $24.0 million, up 103.27% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $597.1 million (up 589.46% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $597.1 million, up 589.46% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow fell to $24.0 million in Q1 2026 per VSAT's latest filing, from $73.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.4 billion in Q1 2024 and troughed at -$1.0 billion in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $73.8 million and a median of $21.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow plunged 1350.45% in 2023, then soared 4135.48% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$206.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 394.81% to -$1.0 billion in 2023, then surged by 173.35% to $749.3 million in 2024, then sank by 90.25% to $73.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 67.2% to $24.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows VSAT's Free Cash Flow at $24.0 million in Q1 2026, $73.0 million in Q4 2025, and $439.7 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 153.76 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 389.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 609.00 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 79.10 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 155.35 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -309.66 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | -143.58 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 163.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viasat | 9.05 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 615.36 Mn | 23.95 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 73.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 73.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 439.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 439.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 60.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 60.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -731.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -731.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 749.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 749.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -149.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -149.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.02 Bn |