Viasat, Inc.

Viasat (VSAT) has a market cap of US$9.9B as of Oct 2, 2026 close, #5 among listed space companies. How it is built

VSAT on Nasdaq · USA

Market cap

US$9.9B

Priced on Nasdaq (VSAT) · as of Oct 2, 2026 close

Shares outstanding

137.8M

Shares as of Jul 23, 2026 · 10-Q filed Aug 6, 2026 (SEC EDGAR)

Segment

Satellite communications

Satellite operators and connectivity, including direct-to-device

Next event

—

Nothing on the calendar yet

Price · Nasdaq (VSAT)

as of Oct 2, 2026End of day

US$72.045▲ +2.4%

Regular-session last sale across US venues on Oct 2, 2026, not the official closing auction price.

Oct 2, 2026 · US$72.045

Change: ▲ +145.7%
High: US$89.83 Jun 30, 2026
Low: US$29.32 Oct 1, 2025
Range: Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026 · 253 sessions

Regular-session last sales, as traded. Prices are not adjusted for share splits.

What they do

as of Oct 3, 2026

Viasat operates geostationary communications satellites and provides broadband, in-flight connectivity, maritime and government communications services; it acquired the satellite operator Inmarsat in 2023. It is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. Its shares trade on Nasdaq as VSAT.

A plain description of the business, reviewed Oct 3, 2026. Drawn from: Form 10-K and 10-Q filings (CIK 0000797721). Corrections: see corrections.

Recent filings and events

as of Oct 1, 2026

Last results filing: Form 10-Q: quarterly report, filed Aug 6, 2026 · period Jun 30, 2026

Oct 1, 2026144Notice of proposed sale · SEC EDGAR
Sep 25, 202611-KForm 11-K · SEC EDGAR
Sep 21, 2026144Notice of proposed sale · SEC EDGAR
Sep 4, 20268-KItems 5.07, 9.01 · SEC EDGARAI summaryViasat held its annual stockholder meeting on September 3, 2026. Stockholders elected Mark Dankberg, William LaPlante, and Michael Paull as Class III Directors; ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditor for fiscal year ending March 31, 2027; and approved an advisory vote on executive compensation.
Sep 1, 2026144Notice of proposed sale · SEC EDGAR
Sep 1, 2026144Notice of proposed sale · SEC EDGAR
Aug 20, 2026144Notice of proposed sale · SEC EDGAR
Aug 17, 20263Initial insider holdings · SEC EDGAR
Aug 10, 2026144Notice of proposed sale · SEC EDGAR
Aug 7, 2026144Notice of proposed sale · SEC EDGAR

Sources: SEC EDGAR. All filings on EDGAR. Insider forms (Form 4) are in the table below. Dated events are on the calendar and the launch manifest. Summaries of 8-Ks and registration statements are written by an AI model from the filing's own text and state only what it says; the filing is the record.

Insider transactions (Form 4)

Last 10 insider transactions reported on Form 4
Date	Reporting person	Transaction	Shares	Price	Owned after	Filing
Sep 21, 2026	Chase Garrett L.SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Open-market or private sale	−2,380	US$76.6208	53,154	Form 4 filed Sep 23, 2026
Sep 21, 2026	Chase Garrett L.SVP, Chief Financial Officer	Open-market or private sale	−1,620	US$77.339	51,534	Form 4 filed Sep 23, 2026
Sep 17, 2026	Miller Craig AndrewSVP, Pres Viasat Government	Exercise or conversion of a derivative security	+15,620	US$0.00	49,518	Form 4 filed Sep 21, 2026
Sep 17, 2026	Miller Craig AndrewSVP, Pres Viasat Government	Shares withheld for tax or exercise price	−7,948	US$73.02	41,570	Form 4 filed Sep 21, 2026
Sep 17, 2026	DANKBERG MARK DDirector, Chairman and CEO	Exercise or conversion of a derivative security	+80,325	US$0.00	80,325	Form 4 filed Sep 21, 2026
Sep 17, 2026	DANKBERG MARK DDirector, Chairman and CEO	Shares withheld for tax or exercise price	−43,336	US$73.02	36,989	Form 4 filed Sep 21, 2026
Sep 17, 2026	DANKBERG MARK DDirector, Chairman and CEO	Gift	−36,989	US$0.00	0	Form 4 filed Sep 21, 2026
Sep 17, 2026	DANKBERG MARK DDirector, Chairman and CEO	Gift · indirect (By Trust)	+36,989	US$0.00	1,119,165	Form 4 filed Sep 21, 2026
Sep 17, 2026	Chandran GirishCTO, SVP Engineering	Exercise or conversion of a derivative security	+15,620	US$0.00	71,918	Form 4 filed Sep 21, 2026
Sep 17, 2026	Chandran GirishCTO, SVP Engineering	Shares withheld for tax or exercise price	−8,427	US$73.02	63,491	Form 4 filed Sep 21, 2026

What each Form 4 reported, as filed. Non-derivative transactions only; option grants and exercises appear on the filing itself. All filings on EDGAR.

Contract awards · last 12 months

No US federal contract award of US$250K or more on file for the last 12 months.

US federal awards of US$250K or more, from USAspending.gov. Amounts are as the source states them. Defense awards reach USAspending about 90 days after signing.

Upcoming events

Nothing on the manifest for Viasat yet.

Each row links to its source. The calendar lists every company's dates; the full launch manifest explains the status labels.

Peers

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Listings

Every listing of Viasat, Inc.
Ticker	Exchange	Currency	Share class	Role
VSAT	Nasdaq	USD	Common	Pricing listing

Share classes

as of Jul 23, 2026

Shares outstanding by class
Class	Shares	As of	Counted	Source
Common	137,755,810	Jul 23, 2026	At its own listed price	SEC EDGAR

How this market cap is built

as of Oct 2, 2026End of day

Shares outstanding: 137,755,810 · every class, counted once · shares as of Jul 23, 2026 · from the 10-Q filed Aug 6, 2026
Price: US$72.045 · priced on Nasdaq (VSAT) · regular-session last sale on Oct 2, 2026
Market cap: US$9.9B = 137,755,810 shares × US$72.045
In Canadian dollars: C$14.1B · Bank of Canada rate for Oct 2, 2026: US$1 = C$1.4246
On the list: Number 5 of 24 pure plays with a computed market cap, 0.4% of their total. Satellite communications companies by market cap.

Market cap = shares outstanding × one price × one exchange rate (methodology). The price is a last sale across several US venues, not the official closing auction price.

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