ViaSat (VSAT) reported $1.17 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.1%. EPS of -$0.02 for the same period compares to -$0.02 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.2 billion, representing a surprise of -2.31%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -107.9%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.25.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how ViaSat performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Revenue- Product revenues: $367.56 million versus $378.15 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.1% change. Revenue- Service revenues: $803.73 million versus $819.19 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.8% change. Revenue- Communication Services: $810.28 million compared to the $816.22 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.8% year over year. Revenue- Defense and Advanced Technologies: $361.01 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $392.14 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.1%. Revenue- Communication services- Maritime services: $112.72 million versus $112.07 million estimated by two analysts on average. Revenue- Communication services- Fixed services and other services: $132.7 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $141.27 million. Revenue- Communication services- Total services: $744.63 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $757.23 million. Revenue- Communication services- Total products: $65.65 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $62.75 million. Revenue- Defense and advanced technologies- Total services: $59.09 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $58.55 million. Revenue- Communication services- Government satcom services: $205.11 million versus $202.97 million estimated by two analysts on average. Revenue- Defense and advanced technologies- Space and mission systems products: $87.17 million versus $96.48 million estimated by two analysts on average. Revenue- Defense and advanced technologies- Tactical networking products: $93.05 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $99.32 million.View all Key Company Metrics for ViaSat here>>>
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