
Viasat, Inc.
- What it sells
- Service is 71% of revenue (fiscal year to Mar 2026), up from 70% two years earlier.
- Growing?
- Yes: revenue up 3% on a year earlier (quarter ended Sep 2026).
- Expensive?
- Price-to-sales (P/S) 2.1×. Below the peer median of 6.9x. The market pays less per $1 of revenue than for peers.
- Analysts?
- 82% of 11 say buy; average 12-month target $103, 44% above today's price.
- Risky?
- Much swingier than most large companies: its price swung 84% over the past year (the S&P 500's 14%), and it fell as much as 88% since Nov 2021.
Viasat, Inc. provides satellite-based broadband and narrowband communications plus defense-grade secure networking and tactical communications solutions, monetizing through a mix of recurring connectivity service subscriptions (e.g., aviation, maritime, government satcom, fixed broadband) and product/contract sales (terminals, encryption, tactical networking).
More about Viasat
Market Position
The company holds scaled positions in mobility connectivity (notably in-flight connectivity) and, following its Inmarsat acquisition (completed May 30, 2023), operates a broader multi-orbit network and L-band safety services footprint, differentiating through vertically integrated space + ground + terminals and managed-service delivery across air/sea/land users.
Key Segments
Since FY2025 reporting, Viasat reports results in Communication Services (Aviation, Government Satcom, Maritime, Fixed & Other) and Defense and Advanced Technologies (Information Security & Cyber Defense, Space & Mission Systems, Tactical Networking, Advanced Technologies & Other).
How has the stock done?
Over the past month VSAT rose 5.3%; the technology ETF (XLK) fell 11.5% and the S&P 500 fell 2.7%.
Over the past six months VSAT rose 0.4%; the technology ETF (XLK) fell 0.8% and the S&P 500 rose 2.6%.
Over the past year VSAT rose 89.9%; the technology ETF (XLK) rose 18.2% and the S&P 500 rose 10.8%.
Over five years VSAT rose 32.9%; the technology ETF (XLK) rose 107.7% and the S&P 500 rose 62.0%.
From Nov 8, 2021 to Nov 19, 2024, the deepest drop from a high since Nov 2021
How much the price swings in a year; the S&P 500's was 14%
When the S&P 500 moves 1%, the stock has moved about 3.2% the same way
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| Released | Quarter | Revenue | EPS vs estimate | Stock, day after | 5 days after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | ended Sep 2026 | $1.2B (+3% vs a year earlier) | −$0.32 vs −$0.01 (missed) | −4.3% | +6.7% |
| Aug 4, 2026 | ended Jun 2026 | $1.2B (−1% vs a year earlier) | $0.17 vs $0.10 (beat) | −0.3% | +4.0% |
| May 28, 2026 | ended Mar 2026 | $1.2B (+2% vs a year earlier) | −$0.02 vs $0.32 (missed) | −5.8% | −14.8% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | ended Dec 2025 | $1.2B (+3% vs a year earlier) | $0.79 vs $0.24 (beat) | +5.1% | +17.5% |
| Nov 7, 2025 | ended Sep 2025 | $1.1B (+2% vs a year earlier) | — | +4.2% | +1.6% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | ended Jun 2025 | $1.2B (+4% vs a year earlier) | — | +37.2% | +27.1% |
| May 20, 2025 | ended Mar 2025 | $1.1B (0% vs a year earlier) | — | −6.5% | −13.7% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | ended Dec 2024 | $1.1B (0% vs a year earlier) | — | +23.3% | 0.0% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | ended Sep 2024 | $1.1B (−8% vs a year earlier) | — | −9.7% | −24.8% |
| Aug 7, 2024 | ended Jun 2024 | $1.1B (+44% vs a year earlier) | — | +39.6% | −4.4% |
| May 21, 2024 | ended Mar 2024 | $1.2B (+73% vs a year earlier) | — | −18.8% | −18.5% |
| Feb 6, 2024 | ended Dec 2023 | $1.1B (+73% vs a year earlier) | — | −14.8% | −13.1% |
| Nov 8, 2023 | ended Sep 2023 | $1.2B (+85% vs a year earlier) | — | +7.7% | +13.3% |
| Aug 9, 2023 | ended Jun 2023 | $780M (+36% vs a year earlier) | — | +1.9% | +1.2% |
| May 17, 2023 | ended Mar 2023 | $666M (+10% vs a year earlier) | — | +10.2% | +18.1% |
| Feb 7, 2023 | ended Dec 2022 | $651M (+4% vs a year earlier) | — | −16.0% | −4.3% |
| Nov 8, 2022 | ended Sep 2022 | $664M (+9% vs a year earlier) | — | −19.3% | −2.3% |
| Aug 8, 2022 | ended Jun 2022 | $575M (0% vs a year earlier) | — | +10.5% | +19.4% |
| May 25, 2022 | ended Mar 2022 | $607M (+18% vs a year earlier) | — | −10.5% | −3.9% |
| Feb 3, 2022 | ended Dec 2021 | $625M (+25% vs a year earlier) | — | −2.2% | +1.0% |
Change in closing price from the first day shown, or with Price the closing price itself. Prices: Yahoo Finance, to Nov 12, 2026. Dashed lines: the days the company released earnings (its SEC 8-K filings); EPS estimates: Yahoo Finance. The stock's move after a release runs from the last close before its day to the close the day after (or five days after), so a release before the open counts like one after the close.
Is the business growing?
Revenue was $1.2B in the quarter ended Sep 2026, up 3% from a year earlier.
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| Quarter ended | Revenue | vs a year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2022 | $651M | +4% |
| Mar 2023 | $666M | +10% |
| Jun 2023 | $780M | +36% |
| Sep 2023 | $1.2B | +85% |
| Dec 2023 | $1.1B | +73% |
| Mar 2024 | $1.2B | +73% |
| Jun 2024 | $1.1B | +44% |
| Sep 2024 | $1.1B | −8% |
| Dec 2024 | $1.1B | 0% |
| Mar 2025 | $1.1B | 0% |
| Jun 2025 | $1.2B | +4% |
| Sep 2025 | $1.1B | +2% |
| Dec 2025 | $1.2B | +3% |
| Mar 2026 | $1.2B | +2% |
| Jun 2026 | $1.2B | −1% |
| Sep 2026 | $1.2B | +3% |
Revenue went from $2.6B in FY23 to $4.6B in FY26; net income from $1.1B to −$34M.
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| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income |
|---|---|---|
| FY23 | $2.6B | $1.1B |
| FY24 | $4.3B | −$1.1B |
| FY25 | $4.5B | −$575M |
| FY26 | $4.6B | −$34M |
In the fiscal year to Mar 2026, Service was 71% and Product was 29% of revenue.
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| Fiscal year | Part | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | Service | $3.0B | 70% |
| FY2024 | Product | $1.3B | 30% |
| FY2025 | Service | $3.2B | 71% |
| FY2025 | Product | $1.3B | 29% |
| FY2026 | Service | $3.3B | 71% |
| FY2026 | Product | $1.4B | 29% |
In the fiscal year to Mar 2026, United States was 68% and Outside the United States was 32% of revenue; United States fell from 71% in the fiscal year to Mar 2024.
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| Fiscal year | Part | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | United States | $3.0B | 71% |
| FY2024 | Outside the United States | $1.3B | 29% |
| FY2025 | United States | $3.1B | 69% |
| FY2025 | Outside the United States | $1.4B | 31% |
| FY2026 | United States | $3.2B | 68% |
| FY2026 | Outside the United States | $1.5B | 32% |
A year earlier −$0.45
Diluted, from SEC filings
Quarters: Viasat, Inc.'s SEC filings, named by the month they end. Fiscal years: Viasat, Inc.'s annual reports to the SEC.
How it makes money
The company loses $0.7 for every $100 of revenue. It was profitable 3 years ago and is now loss-making.
+4.8 pts over 3 years
+8.4 pts over 3 years
−43.2 pts over 3 years
Each margin is that line of the income statement divided by revenue. Fiscal year: Viasat, Inc.'s annual reports to the SEC.
Customers and suppliers
In its latest annual report Viasat buys from ManSat, Telesat; sells to the U.S. government.
Suppliers
Customers
Viasat's 10-K for the year to Mar 2026 gives one customer's share of its revenue: US Government As An Individual Customer (16%). Separately, it gives a group of customers: Five Largest Customers (19%).
Show the filings' numbers
| Period | Customer | Share of revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year ended Mar 2024 | US Government As An Individual Customer | 17% | 10-K filed May 29, 2026 |
| Year ended Mar 2024 | Five Largest Customers (group) | 16% | 10-K filed May 29, 2026 |
| Year ended Mar 2025 | US Government As An Individual Customer | 18% | 10-K filed May 29, 2026 |
| Year ended Mar 2025 | Five Largest Customers (group) | 18% | 10-K filed May 29, 2026 |
| Year ended Mar 2026 | US Government As An Individual Customer | 16% | 10-K filed May 29, 2026 |
| Year ended Mar 2026 | Five Largest Customers (group) | 19% | 10-K filed May 29, 2026 |
From Viasat, Inc.'s 10-Q and 10-K filings (XBRL): each customer whose share of revenue a filing tags, under the filing's own label, so “Customer A” in one filing can be another company in the next; a later filing's figures for a period replace an earlier one's. A dash is a group of customers the filing gives (a government's agencies, the largest customers together, all the others): it can include the customers beside it, so the shares need not add up.
Changes since the previous annual report (10-K filed May 27, 2025)
Show the filing's words
| Company | Role | In the filing's words |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. government | customer | “Revenues from the U.S. Government as an individual customer comprised approximately 16%, 18% and 17% of total revenues for fiscal years 2026, 2025 and 2024, respectively.” |
| ManSat | supplier | “Our ViaSat-1 satellite operates under authority granted to ManSat Limited by the governments of the Isle of Man and the United Kingdom (as well as authority from the FCC), and pursuant to contractual arrangements we have with ManSat Limited that extend past the expected useful life of ViaSat-1.” |
| Telesat | supplier | “We also use Ka-band capacity on the Anik F2 satellite to provide our broadband services under an agreement with Telesat Canada, and we may do so until the end of the useful life of that satellite.” |
Only the companies Viasat names in its 10-K filed May 29, 2026 (SEC). The supply chain joins the latest annual reports of the companies on it and the 8-Ks they filed since: a link shows when either side's report names the other, so it grows as more reports are read. Hover a name for the filing's own words.
Is it expensive?
Currently unprofitable, so P/E does not apply, so we look at price-to-sales instead: 2.1x, below the peer median of 6.9x. Revenue is up 3% from a year ago.
Below the peer median of 6.9x. The market pays less per $1 of revenue than for peers.
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| Company | Price-to-sales (P/S) |
|---|---|
| LITE · Lumentum Holdings Inc. | 15.1× |
| MSI · Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 7.0× |
| CIEN · Ciena Corporation | 6.9× |
| CSCO · Cisco Systems, Inc. | 6.4× |
| VSAT · Viasat, Inc. | 2.1× |
| HPE · Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 1.6× |
Viasat, Inc. is currently unprofitable, so P/E does not apply. We use price-to-sales instead: market cap as a multiple of revenue.
What analysts expect
The average analyst price target is $103, 44% above the current price; 82% of 11 analysts rate it a buy; earnings beat estimates in 2 of the last 4 quarters.
Buy or Strong Buy: 9 analysts (82%). Sell or Strong Sell: 0.
Over the past year the average of the analysts' latest price targets went from $37.20 to $103.67 (+179%), while VSAT went from $35.78 to $71.24 (+99%). In the past three months targets were cut twice and never raised. 2 upgrades and no downgrades over the year; the latest: Barclays moved it to Equal-Weight from Underweight on Apr 8, 2026.
Show every change
| Date | Firm | Change | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | JP Morgan | Target cut | Overweight | $120.00, was $130.00 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Needham | Target cut | Buy | $85.00, was $105.00 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Needham | Target raised | Buy | $105.00, was $90.00 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Needham | Target raised | Buy | $90.00, was $58.00 |
| May 29, 2026 | B. Riley Securities | Target raised | Buy | $106.00, was $94.00 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | B. Riley Securities | Target raised | Buy | $94.00, was $52.00 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Barclays | Upgrade | Equal-Weight, was Underweight | $49.00, was $23.00 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Needham | Target raised | Buy | $58.00, was $45.00 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Upgrade | Buy, was Hold | $48.00, was $36.00 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Needham | Target kept | Buy | $45.00 |
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| Quarter | Estimate | Reported | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec ’25 | $0.24 | $0.79 | +229.2% |
| Mar ’26 | $0.32 | −$0.02 | −106.3% |
| Jun ’26 | $0.10 | $0.17 | +70.0% |
| Sep ’26 | −$0.01 | −$0.32 | −3100.0% |
The day after each of these reports the stock moved +5.1% (Dec 2025, beat); −5.8% (Mar 2026, missed); −0.3% (Jun 2026, beat); −4.3% (Sep 2026, missed).
For the quarter ending Dec 2026 (Viasat reports on Feb 4, 2027), analysts expect an adjusted loss of $0.07 a share, and revenue of $1.2B, up 7% on a year earlier. For the fiscal year ending Mar 2027, they expect an adjusted loss of $0.28 a share, and revenue of $4.8B, up 4% on the year before.
Adjusted. Dec 2025: $0.79, far from its estimate; range −$0.21 to $0.08; 3 analysts
Dec 2025: $1.2B; range $1.2B to $1.3B; 8 analysts
Adjusted. Range −$0.62 to $0.07; 4 analysts
The year to Mar 2026: $4.6B; range $4.8B to $4.9B; 10 analysts
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| Period | Figure | Expected | Low to high | Analysts | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ending Dec 2026, results Feb 4, 2027 | EPS (adjusted) | −$0.07 | −$0.21 to $0.08 | 3 | $0.79 (Dec 2025) | — |
| Quarter ending Dec 2026, results Feb 4, 2027 | Revenue | $1.2B | $1.2B to $1.3B | 8 | $1.2B (Dec 2025) | +7% |
| Quarter ending Mar 2027 | EPS (adjusted) | −$0.04 | −$0.25 to $0.14 | 3 | −$0.02 (Mar 2026) | — |
| Quarter ending Mar 2027 | Revenue | $1.3B | $1.2B to $1.3B | 8 | $1.2B (Mar 2026) | +8% |
| Year ending Mar 2027 | EPS (adjusted) | −$0.28 | −$0.62 to $0.07 | 4 | — | — |
| Year ending Mar 2027 | Revenue | $4.8B | $4.8B to $4.9B | 10 | $4.6B (year to Mar 2026) | +4% |
| Year ending Mar 2028 | EPS (adjusted) | −$0.12 | −$0.44 to $0.34 | 3 | −$0.28 (expected, year to Mar 2027) | — |
| Year ending Mar 2028 | Revenue | $5.0B | $4.8B to $5.1B | 10 | $4.8B (expected, year to Mar 2027) | +3% |
Targets, ratings and earnings estimates: Yahoo Finance. Rating and target changes: Yahoo Finance's list of upgrades and downgrades. The average target on each day is the average of every listed firm's latest target set in the 180 days before it, so it counts fewer analysts than the average target above, and the band is the middle half of those targets (a quarter of the firms are above it, a quarter below); a target set before a stock split is divided by the split. Expected figures: the average of the analysts' estimates (Yahoo Finance). Their EPS is adjusted, as analysts estimate it, so it is set against the adjusted EPS Yahoo reports for the same quarters, not the GAAP EPS of the growth and valuation sections; revenue against the SEC filings. No change is given against a quarter whose reported EPS was more than 50% off its own estimate (often a one-off gain or charge), nor against a year that counts one. Each estimate is pinned to its fiscal period by the report date or the period's end, and one that cannot be is left out.
Where the cash goes
Generated $600M in free cash flow over the year, with no dividends and no buybacks. All of the cash stays in the company.
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| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Op. cash flow | $1.6B |
| Capex | −$1.0B |
| Free cash flow | $600M |
| Dividends | — |
| Buybacks | — |
| Cash retained | $600M |
For every $100 of market cap, the company generates about $6.1 in free cash flow a year.
No dividend today; cash goes to growth and share buybacks.
Viasat had 139M diluted shares in the quarter ended Sep 2026, 2.6% more than a year earlier, and 13.6% more each year on average since Jun 2020.
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| Quarter ended | Diluted shares |
|---|---|
| Jun 2020 | 63M |
| Sep 2020 | 67M |
| Dec 2020 | 69M |
| Jun 2021 | 73M |
| Sep 2021 | 74M |
| Dec 2021 | 74M |
| Jun 2022 | 75M |
| Sep 2022 | 76M |
| Dec 2022 | 76M |
| Jun 2023 | 93M |
| Sep 2023 | 125M |
| Dec 2023 | 125M |
| Jun 2024 | 127M |
| Sep 2024 | 128M |
| Dec 2024 | 129M |
| Jun 2025 | 132M |
| Sep 2025 | 135M |
| Dec 2025 | 141M |
| Jun 2026 | 137M |
| Sep 2026 | 139M |
Free cash flow: operating cash flow minus capital spending. Last 4 quarters: Yahoo Finance, buybacks from SEC filings where they have the quarter. Shares: each quarter's diluted weighted average as filed with the SEC, since the stock's listing and its latest split.
Financial health
Current ratio 2.4, no pressure to repay short-term debt; debt-to-equity 1.4, debt is moderate.
Assets that can be turned into cash soon are 2.4x what is owed within a year. 1.5 or higher is comfortable; below 1 needs watching.
For every $1 of shareholder funds, there is $1.4 of debt (leases not counted). The higher the number, the more pressure when the economy weakens.
Cash and short-term investments of $1.7B against debt of $6.4B. Lease obligations of $491M are not counted: they are rent owed, not money borrowed.
Latest fiscal year balance sheet. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Who holds it
In the filings of 3 funds whose copy leaves VSAT out (on the exchange, not in the app yet): Bridgewater Associates, Norges Bank, Swiss National Bank.
What did the funds Hunch tracks do?
Of the 83 funds whose 13F filings Hunch reads, 5 held VSAT at the end of their latest quarter (for most, Q2 2026). Over that quarter 4 added shares, 1 bought new and 1 sold all. The largest of them is Norges Bank, 1.56M shares worth $140M at Jun 30, 2026, 1,362.4% more than at Dec 31, 2025.
1 of them new holders
1 of them sold all
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| Fund | Quarter | Shares | Value | Change in shares | Change | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norges Bank | Q2 2026 vs Q4 2025 | 1.56M | $140M | +1.45M | +1362% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Swiss National Bank | Q3 2026 | 234,724 | $16.5M | +3,100 | +1.3% | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Bridgewater Associates | Q2 2026 | 135,517 | $12.2M | +55,687 | +70% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Renaissance Technologies | Q3 2026 | 144,829 | $10.2M | +107,500 | +288% | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Canada Pension Plan Investment Board | Q2 2026 | 0 | — | −113,700 | Sold all | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Nomura Holdings | Q2 2026 | 4,188 | $376K | +4,188 | New | Aug 14, 2026 |
From the 13F filings of the 83 funds Hunch tracks, not of every institution: each fund's shares of VSAT at its latest quarter end against the quarter before, as filed (long positions only, options left out), the quarter before put on the latest quarter's share count across a split. A fund files 45 days after its quarter ends, so some have a newer quarter than others. Value is at the quarter end. Norges Bank filed its 13F for Q1 2026 confidentially, with no holdings made public, so its row compares Q2 2026 with Q4 2025.