Telesat (TSAT) financial statements
Telesat reported revenue of 418M CAD in fiscal 2025, down 12.2% a year over 6 years.
Net income was -155M CAD and the operating margin -72.7%, against 52.5% in 2019.
Free cash flow was -74M CAD.
The diluted share count fell 71% over the period (buybacks).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions (CAD).
Income statement
Fiscal years, in CAD, from Telesat's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 911M CAD | 820M CAD | 758M CAD | 759M CAD | 704M CAD | 571M CAD | 418M CAD |
| Cost of revenue | 37M CAD | 33M CAD | 30M CAD | 54M CAD | 39M CAD | 38M CAD | — |
| Gross profit | 874M CAD | 787M CAD | 728M CAD | 705M CAD | 666M CAD | 533M CAD | — |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | 12M CAD | 12M CAD |
| Operating income | 478M CAD | 405M CAD | 409M CAD | 296M CAD | 569M CAD | -40M CAD | -304M CAD |
| Interest expense | 258M CAD | 204M CAD | 188M CAD | 222M CAD | 270M CAD | 244M CAD | 218M CAD |
| Pre-tax income | 187M CAD | 245M CAD | 233M CAD | -30M CAD | 673M CAD | -316M CAD | -598M CAD |
| Income tax | 15M CAD | -4M CAD | 71M CAD | 51M CAD | 90M CAD | -13M CAD | -67M CAD |
| Net income | 187M CAD | 245M CAD | 93M CAD | -24M CAD | 157M CAD | -88M CAD | -155M CAD |
| EPS (diluted) | 3.76 CAD | 4.92 CAD | 1.99 CAD | -1.93 CAD | 11.29 CAD | -6.29 CAD | -10.61 CAD |
| Diluted shares | 50M | 50M | 47M | 12M | 15M | 14M | 15M |
| Gross margin | 95.9% | 95.9% | 96.0% | 92.9% | 94.5% | 93.4% | — |
| Operating margin | 52.5% | 49.3% | 54.0% | 39.0% | 80.8% | -7.1% | -72.7% |
| Net margin | 20.6% | 29.8% | 12.2% | -3.1% | 22.3% | -15.4% | -37.2% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, in CAD, from Telesat's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 1.0B CAD | 818M CAD | 1.4B CAD | 1.7B CAD | 1.7B CAD | 552M CAD | 510M CAD |
| Receivables | — | 52M CAD | 123M CAD | 41M CAD | 78M CAD | 159M CAD | 58M CAD |
| Inventory | — | 5M CAD | 17M CAD | 2M CAD | 4M CAD | 1M CAD | 1M CAD |
| Total current assets | — | 894M CAD | 1.6B CAD | 1.8B CAD | 1.8B CAD | 1.0B CAD | 832M CAD |
| Property, plant and equipment | — | 1.3B CAD | 1.4B CAD | 1.4B CAD | 1.3B CAD | 2.3B CAD | 2.7B CAD |
| Goodwill | — | 2.4B CAD | 2.4B CAD | 2.4B CAD | 2.4B CAD | 2.6B CAD | 2.2B CAD |
| Total assets | — | 5.6B CAD | 6.4B CAD | 6.5B CAD | 6.3B CAD | 6.9B CAD | 6.6B CAD |
| Total current liabilities | — | 162M CAD | 182M CAD | 171M CAD | 138M CAD | 257M CAD | 3.3B CAD |
| Long-term debt | — | 3.2B CAD | 3.8B CAD | 3.9B CAD | 3.2B CAD | 3.1B CAD | 1.2B CAD |
| Total liabilities | — | 4.1B CAD | 4.7B CAD | 4.6B CAD | 3.9B CAD | 4.4B CAD | 4.8B CAD |
| Shareholders' equity | 1.2B CAD | 1.5B CAD | 416M CAD | 481M CAD | 662M CAD | 710M CAD | 531M CAD |
| Net debt | -1.0B CAD | 2.4B CAD | 2.3B CAD | 2.2B CAD | 1.5B CAD | 2.5B CAD | 3.0B CAD |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, in CAD, from Telesat's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 376M CAD | 372M CAD | 293M CAD | 240M CAD | 170M CAD | 62M CAD | 67M CAD |
| Capital spending | 36M CAD | 16M CAD | 33M CAD | 33M CAD | 56M CAD | 65M CAD | 141M CAD |
| Free cash flow | 340M CAD | 355M CAD | 261M CAD | 207M CAD | 114M CAD | -2M CAD | -74M CAD |
| Stock-based compensation | 16M CAD | 12M CAD | 74M CAD | 67M CAD | 33M CAD | 18M CAD | 4M CAD |
| Dividends paid | 20,000 CAD | 10,000 CAD | 10,000 CAD | — | — | — | — |
| Net borrowing | 43M CAD | -454M CAD | 620M CAD | -97M CAD | -344M CAD | -156M CAD | 685M CAD |
| Free cash flow margin | 37.3% | 43.3% | 34.4% | 27.2% | 16.2% | -0.4% | -17.7% |
| Dividends per share | 0.00 CAD | 0.00 CAD | 0.00 CAD | — | — | — | — |
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What was Telesat's revenue in 2025?
418M CAD in fiscal 2025, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does Telesat generate?
-74M CAD in fiscal 2025 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From Telesat's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.