Viasat (VSAT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Viasat's (VSAT) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 3.9% in Q1 2026, up 951.0% year-on-year from 0.37% in Q1 2025, and down 102.37% on a QoQ basis from 164.39% in Q4 2025.
Viasat (VSAT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Viasat (VSAT) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 3.9% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 951.0% year-over-year to 3.9% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 137.21%, a 14005.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 2.33%, up 449.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.9%, down from 164.39% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for VSAT reached as high as 223.59% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 65.66% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 33.24% across 5 years, with a median of 3.89% in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 7406 bps in 2023 and surged 22579 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 4.81% in 2022, then advanced by 19 bps to 3.89% in 2023, then surged by 149 bps to 1.89% in 2024, then surged by 8594 bps to 164.39% in 2025, then sank by 102 bps to 3.9% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 3.9% in Q1 2026, 164.39% in Q4 2025, and 223.59% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 444.27 Bn | 427.63 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 25.00% |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 68.42 Bn | 67.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 19.34% |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.57 Bn | 58.72 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 5.05% |
| 4 | Lumentum Holdings | 59.61 Bn | 56.43 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 21.59% |
| 5 | Ciena | 57.62 Bn | 56.33 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 13.27% |
| 6 | Nokia | 52.70 Bn | 45.22 Bn | 9.86 Bn | -2,316.67% |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.00 Bn | 31.63 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 36.90% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 17.20 Bn | 17.78 Bn | 3.67 Mn | -1,089.07% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 12.59 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 14.38% |
| 10 | Viasat | 10.14 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 615.36 Mn | -3.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 164.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 223.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 151.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -13.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 143.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -65.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -10.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -9.85% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.59% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.45% |