Viasat, Inc.
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) is a global provider of communications technologies and services focused on making connectivity accessible, available and secure for customers worldwide. The company operates through two reportable segments: communication services and defense and advanced technologies. From the company’s description.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Viasat, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) is a global provider of communications technologies and services focused on making connectivity accessible, available and secure for customers worldwide. The company operates through two reportable segments: communication services and defense and advanced technologies.
The communication services segment provides broadband and narrowband communications solutions across government and commercial mobility markets, as well as residential and enterprise fixed broadband services. As of March 31, 2026, Viasat operates a complementary fleet of 23 in-service or operational satellites spanning Ka-, L-, and S-bands, with eight additional GEO satellites under development or in preparation for launch. The segment's primary business lines include aviation services with approximately 4,580 commercial aircraft and 2,100 business jets equipped with in-flight connectivity systems, government satcom offerings, maritime services supporting approximately 13,200 vessels, and fixed broadband services with approximately 130,000 U.S. subscribers. The company completed the acquisition of Inmarsat in May 2023, significantly expanding its satellite fleet and global coverage capabilities.
The defense and advanced technologies segment develops resilient, vertically integrated solutions for government and commercial customers, leveraging core competencies in encryption, cybersecurity, tactical gateways, modems and waveforms. This segment includes information security and cyber defense products, space and mission systems, tactical networking solutions, and advanced technologies offerings. Total new awards in this segment grew to approximately $1.6 billion in fiscal year 2026.
Viasat maintains a diversified customer base including the U.S. Government, which represented approximately 16 percent of total revenues in fiscal year 2026, leading aerospace and defense contractors, foreign governments, commercial airlines, and enterprises requiring complex communications solutions. The company employs approximately 3,400 engineers globally and maintains a vertically integrated platform spanning satellites, ground infrastructure, and user terminals. Viasat's website is www.viasat.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry (SIC)
- Communications
- Headquarters
- CARLSBAD, CA
- Fiscal year end
- March
- CIK
- 797721
- SIC
- 4899
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2014–2026 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Viasat, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Viasat, Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Viasat, Inc.’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 3 issues of Viasat, Inc.’s debt, $819.14M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 6.49%, maturing 2027 to 2031.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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