Telesat entered Q3 2026 earnings on a bruising streak, with the stock already down over 13% in the past month and another 5.7% drop on the day of the release. The market is treating this like another satellite dream soaked in red ink. The headline result tells a different story. Revenue held around $80.6m while the quarterly loss narrowed to $47m, a sharp improvement from the $165.8m loss in Q2. For a company pouring cash into a low Earth orbit buildout, the real shock this quarter is not the loss. It is how quickly that loss compressed.
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Q3 2026 Earnings Summary
- Revenue (Q3 2026 vs. Q3 2025): C$80.6m vs. C$101.1m (lower revenue year on year)
- Net Loss (Q3 2026 vs. Q3 2025): C$47.0m loss vs. C$35.3m loss (loss widened compared with prior year quarter)
- Basic EPS (Q3 2026 vs. Q3 2025): loss of C$3.09 per share vs. loss of C$2.38 per share (larger loss per share)
- Trailing 12-Month Basic EPS (Q3 2026 TTM vs. Q3 2025 TTM): loss of C$25.74 per share vs. loss of C$10.79 per share (substantially larger loss over the past year)
Global Lightspeed service just slipped a quarter. Ask Charlie what Telesat isn’t saying about the Lightspeed delay.
Telesat bullish story meets mixed signals
Telesat bulls point to a pivot toward Lightspeed and government connectivity. The latest quarter gives them some support. Revenue held near C$80.6m while the quarterly loss compressed sharply versus Q2, and guidance for 2026 GEO revenue and GEO adjusted EBITDA stayed intact. A C$2.3b to C$2.7b Canadian defense agreement and a C$5.6b Lightspeed backlog indicate real demand for secure LEO capacity. For investors focused on contracts and execution milestones rather than short term earnings, those numbers keep the long term connectivity pitch alive.
Bearish funding and execution worries stay alive
The bear case does not disappear. Telesat still reported a C$47m loss this quarter and a much larger trailing 12 month loss per share, while GEO revenue declined 21% year on year with utilization around 59%. Lightspeed is absorbing heavy cash, with C$705m spent year to date and full year outlays of C$1.1b to C$1.3b expected. Management is also working on refinancing GEO debt ahead of 2026 maturities. A modest schedule slip for global Lightspeed service adds another reminder that execution and funding risk remain central to the story.
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