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Globalstar, Inc.

GSAT

Communication Services · 82.46 +0.6% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Globalstar, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 4 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue decreased 3.5% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+0.6% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 4 activeInternet-Linked Growth · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • GSAT's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if GSAT's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Communication Services · Telecom Services

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 4 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges
  • Revenue decreased 3.5% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating income moved from a profit to a loss in the comparable period.
  • Net margin fell 69.6 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • GSAT's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements69
Verified relationships12
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +9.0% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +3.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +22.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

82.46
6m+44.4%12m+165.0%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$124.3M-3.3%$-0.06+7.5%
2022-12-31$148.5M+19.5%$-2.15
2023-12-31$223.8M+50.7%$-0.29+1.9%
2024-12-31$250.3M+11.9%$-0.59+2.9%
2025-12-31$273.0M+9.0%$-0.15+0.7%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 2 filings
This decrease was due to working capital changes, specifically resulting from receipts pursuant to the Infrastructure Prepayment of $104.8 million during the first six months of 2026 compared to $124.7 million during the same period in 2025; these receipts ar…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 1 filings
rgers are expected to close in 2027, subject to satisfaction of certain closing conditions in the Merger Agreement, including required regulatory approvals; however, no assurance can be given as to when, or if, the Mergers will occur.
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 1 filings
During 2025 and 2024, research and development costs were elevated resulting from costs incurred pursuant to the SSA under the License Agreement.
10-K · Feb 27, 2026

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

82.46+0.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for GSAT. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-07.

cautious
OperationscautiousEvidence score -4
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationwithheld

Capital and cash conversion

Reported investment and cash context

Stock compensation / revenue
+4.2%
Inventory intensity change
-0.2 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

No thresholded improvement was identified.

What weakened

  • Revenue decreased 3.5% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating income moved from a profit to a loss in the comparable period.
  • Net margin fell 69.6 percentage points.

Filing receipts

This decrease was due to working capital changes, specifically resulting from receipts pursuant to the Infrastructure Prepayment of $104.8 million during the first six months of 2026 compared to $124.7 million during the same period in 2025; these receipts are recorded as deferred revenue and used to fund capital expenditures for the Extended MSS Network, typically in the quarter following the receipt of funds.

In both periods, the increase in tax expense is primarily due to state current tax expense, reflecting higher forecasted state taxable income and the corresponding utilization of state net operating loss carryforwards, which reduced the amount of losses available to offset current period state tax.

Subscriber Equipment Sales Revenue generated from subscriber equipment sales increased $0.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the same periods in 2025, primarily due to an increase in the volume of Commercial IoT device sales.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind GSAT

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

AAPLApple Inc.customerFeb 27, 2026

We provide certain services to Apple Inc.

MDAMDA Space Ltd.supplierMay 7, 2026

In 2022, we entered into a satellite procurement agreement with Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation ("MDA Space") pursuant to which we expect to acquire 17 satellites to replace our HIBLEO-4 U.S.-licensed system.

Depended on by

IRDMIridium Communications Inc.partnerFeb 12, 2026

In 2022, Globalstar announced a partnership with Apple, where Apple iPhones and other devices could make D2D emergency notifications and texting through the Globalstar network.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

GSAT is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Internet-Linked Growth. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.