What is Viasat's R&D?

Viasat (VSAT) reported R&D of $41.52M in Q1 2026.

How has Viasat's R&D changed year-over-year?

Viasat's R&D increased by 23.1% year-over-year, from $33.74M to $41.52M.

What is the long-term trend for Viasat's R&D?

Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Viasat's R&D has grown at a 2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $150.33M to $164.91M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

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Segments

By segment

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Communication Services$25.6M+55.2%

Defense And Advanced Technologies$15.9M-8.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.2B+2.1%

Operating income-+100%

Net income$66.0M+127%

EPS (diluted)$0.18+115%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.7B+8.4%

Total debt$687.7M-39.8%

Total equity$4.7B+2.3%

Total assets$15.2B-1.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$322.3M+8.0%

CapEx$34.9M—

Free cash flow$355.3M—

Valuation

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Market cap$8.76B+362%

Enterprise value$7.7B+490%

P/S1.9×+1.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin65.3%—

Operating margin2.3%+1.6pp

Net margin-0.6%-0.3pp

FCF margin33.3%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-0.6%-0.3pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.1×

Current ratio2.4×+0.7×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Viasat in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Viasat’s 10-K, filed May 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Viasat's R&D?: Viasat (VSAT) reported R&D of $41.52M in Q1 2026.
How has Viasat's R&D changed year-over-year?: Viasat's R&D increased by 23.1% year-over-year, from $33.74M to $41.52M.
What is the long-term trend for Viasat's R&D?: Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Viasat's R&D has grown at a 2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $150.33M to $164.91M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.