Viasat (VSAT) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Viasat's (VSAT) quarterly Research & Development came in at $41.5 million in Q1 2026, up 23.07% year-on-year from $33.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 11.52% on a QoQ basis from $46.9 million in Q4 2025.

Viasat (VSAT) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Viasat (VSAT) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $41.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 23.07% year-over-year to $41.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $164.9 million, a 15.81% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $164.9 million, up 15.81% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $41.5 million, down from $46.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for VSAT reached as high as $46.9 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $29.0 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $36.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $34.8 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 62.56% in 2022 and dropped 27.43% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $29.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 41.72% to $41.7 million in 2023, then dropped by 12.05% to $36.7 million in 2024, then grew by 27.87% to $46.9 million in 2025, then fell by 11.52% to $41.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $41.5 million in Q1 2026, $46.9 million in Q4 2025, and $42.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 444.27 Bn 427.63 Bn 10.08 Bn 2.38 Bn
2 Motorola Solutions 68.42 Bn 67.56 Bn 1.36 Bn 252.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.57 Bn 58.72 Bn 9.10 Bn 744.00 Mn
4 Lumentum Holdings 59.61 Bn 56.43 Bn 357.00 Mn 90.60 Mn
5 Ciena 57.62 Bn 56.33 Bn 625.52 Mn 221.46 Mn
6 Nokia 52.70 Bn 45.22 Bn 9.86 Bn -20.48 Mn
7 Ubiquiti 32.00 Bn 31.63 Bn 370.71 Mn 51.81 Mn
8 AST SpaceMobile 17.20 Bn 17.78 Bn 3.67 Mn 7.13 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 12.59 Bn 12.48 Bn 742.00 Mn 165.00 Mn
10 Viasat 10.14 Bn 8.46 Bn 615.36 Mn 41.52 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 41.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 46.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 42.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 34.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 33.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 36.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 33.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 38.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 46.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 41.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 33.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 29.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 32.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 29.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 32.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 34.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 39.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 36.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 39.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 34.46 Mn