Viasat (VSAT) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Viasat (VSAT) reported Research & Development of $41.5 million for Q1 2026, up 23.07% year-over-year from $33.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 11.52% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $41.5 million, up 23.07% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $164.9 million (up 15.81% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $164.9 million, up 15.81% from the prior year.
- Research & Development declined to $41.5 million in Q1 2026 per VSAT's latest filing, from $46.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $46.9 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $29.0 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $36.9 million and a median of $34.8 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Research & Development surged 62.56% in 2022, then fell 27.43% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $29.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 41.72% to $41.7 million in 2023, then retreated by 12.05% to $36.7 million in 2024, then gained by 27.87% to $46.9 million in 2025, then slipped by 11.52% to $41.5 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows VSAT's Research & Development at $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 | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 2.38 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 221.46 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 252.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 744.00 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 90.60 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 51.81 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 7.13 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 25.66 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 165.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viasat | 9.05 Bn | 7.37 Bn | 615.36 Mn | 41.52 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |