Viasat (VSAT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Viasat (VSAT) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $295.7 million for Q1 2026, down 34.76% year-over-year from $453.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.79% quarter-over-quarter from $287.6 million in Q4 2025.
Viasat (VSAT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Viasat (VSAT) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $295.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 34.76% year-over-year to $295.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (down 12.02% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $1.2 billion, down 12.02% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $295.7 million in Q1 2026 per VSAT's latest filing, from $287.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.2 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $192.3 million in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $328.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $287.6 million in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses surged 464.11% — and 2024, when it tumbled 74.13%.
- Viasat's Operating Expenses stood at $192.3 million in 2022, then surged by 63.02% to $313.5 million in 2023, then slipped by 12.36% to $274.7 million in 2024, then increased by 4.7% to $287.6 million in 2025, then increased by 2.79% to $295.7 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows VSAT's Operating Expenses at $295.7 million in Q1 2026, $287.6 million in Q4 2025, and $284.0 million in Q3 2025.
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| 5 | Nokia | 61.84 Bn | 54.37 Bn | 10.09 Bn | -1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Ciena | 60.71 Bn | 59.51 Bn | 691.55 Mn | 453.68 Mn |
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| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.62 Bn | 28.12 Bn | 9.12 Mn | 329.10 Mn |
| 10 | Viasat | 11.42 Bn | 9.76 Bn | 643.41 Mn | 300.52 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 300.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 295.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 287.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 284.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 297.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 453.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 274.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 305.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 289.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 299.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 313.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 248.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 239.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 192.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 209.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 206.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 211.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 202.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 192.34 Mn |