VSAT Stock — Viasat, Inc.

Viasat, Inc. (VSAT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VSAT is a Stock. Total return is 1207.3% over the past 29.9 years, 400.5 points behind SPY at 1607.8%.

Viasat is a broadband and communications company operating in two segments: Communication Services, which provides satellite-based and fixed broadband internet, voice services, and in-flight connectivity; and Defense and Advanced Technologies, which develops satellite systems, cybersecurity solutions, and communications equipment for government and military customers. The company does not currently have an established distribution schedule. Viasat serves commercial, government, and defense markets globally from its headquarters in Carlsbad, California.

VSAT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1207.3% over the past 29.9 years, 400.5 points behind SPY at 1607.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 62.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 34.5%.

VSAT key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/03/1996

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$58.83 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$8,104,174,302

Average volume

1644100.0

Beta

1.763

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

144.9275

EPS

$-0.21

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

VSAT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 34.5%.

Who may consider VSAT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VSAT does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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