Viasat (VSAT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Viasat's (VSAT) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $295.7 million in Q1 2026, down 34.76% year-on-year from $453.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.79% on a QoQ basis from $287.6 million in Q4 2025.
Viasat (VSAT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Viasat (VSAT) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $295.7 million in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 34.76% year-over-year to $295.7 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion, a 12.02% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.2 billion, down 12.02% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $295.7 million, up from $287.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for VSAT reached as high as $1.2 billion in Q3 2023 and fell as low as $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.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 464.11% in 2023 and sank 74.13% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $192.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 63.02% to $313.5 million in 2023, then declined by 12.36% to $274.7 million in 2024, then gained by 4.7% to $287.6 million in 2025, then gained by 2.79% to $295.7 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $295.7 million in Q1 2026, $287.6 million in Q4 2025, and $284.0 million in Q3 2025.
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 | Viasat | 10.14 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 615.36 Mn | 295.67 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 188.66 Mn |