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Side-by-side financial comparison of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) and VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. (VIAV). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($369.3M vs $294.6M, roughly 1.3× Kosmos Energy Ltd.). On growth, VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (36.4% vs -25.9%). Over the past eight quarters, VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.'s revenue compounded faster (22.5% CAGR vs -16.5%).

Kosmos Energy is an American upstream oil company founded and based in Dallas, Texas. While previously incorporated in Bermuda, Kosmos has reincorporated in Delaware. The company holds production and development operations offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and Gulf of Mexico, while holding a development project offshore Mauritania and Senegal, and exploration licenses offshore Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe and Suriname. It was previously involved in exploration offshore Morocco and Western ...

Viavi Solutions Inc., formerly part of JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU), is an American network test, measurement and assurance technology company based in Chandler, Arizona. The company manufactures testing and monitoring equipment for networks. It also develops optical technology used for a range of applications including material quality control, currency anti-counterfeiting and 3D motion sensing, including Microsoft's Kinect video game controller.

KOS vs VIAV — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
VIAV
VIAV
1.3× larger
VIAV
$369.3M
$294.6M
KOS
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
VIAV
VIAV
+62.3% gap
VIAV
36.4%
-25.9%
KOS
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
VIAV
VIAV
Annualised
VIAV
22.5%
-16.5%
KOS

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q2 FY2026

Metric
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Revenue
$294.6M
$369.3M
Net Profit
$-48.1M
Gross Margin
57.0%
Operating Margin
-125.7%
3.1%
Net Margin
-13.0%
Revenue YoY
-25.9%
36.4%
Net Profit YoY
-628.6%
EPS (diluted)
$-0.80
$-0.21

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
$294.6M
$369.3M
Q3 25
$311.0M
$299.1M
Q2 25
$392.6M
$290.5M
Q1 25
$290.1M
$284.8M
Q4 24
$397.6M
$270.8M
Q3 24
$407.8M
$238.2M
Q2 24
$447.8M
$252.0M
Q1 24
$422.3M
$246.0M
Net Profit
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
$-48.1M
Q3 25
$-124.3M
$-21.4M
Q2 25
$-87.7M
$8.0M
Q1 25
$-110.6M
$19.5M
Q4 24
$9.1M
Q3 24
$45.0M
$-1.8M
Q2 24
$59.8M
$-21.7M
Q1 24
$91.7M
$-24.6M
Gross Margin
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
57.0%
Q3 25
56.5%
Q2 25
56.3%
Q1 25
56.4%
Q4 24
59.4%
Q3 24
57.1%
Q2 24
57.8%
Q1 24
56.1%
Operating Margin
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
-125.7%
3.1%
Q3 25
-34.2%
2.5%
Q2 25
-16.2%
5.3%
Q1 25
-32.4%
3.0%
Q4 24
-8.5%
8.2%
Q3 24
26.1%
4.8%
Q2 24
30.2%
-2.3%
Q1 24
33.6%
-4.8%
Net Margin
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
-13.0%
Q3 25
-40.0%
-7.2%
Q2 25
-22.3%
2.8%
Q1 25
-38.1%
6.8%
Q4 24
3.4%
Q3 24
11.0%
-0.8%
Q2 24
13.3%
-8.6%
Q1 24
21.7%
-10.0%
EPS (diluted)
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
$-0.80
$-0.21
Q3 25
$-0.26
$-0.10
Q2 25
$-0.18
$0.03
Q1 25
$-0.23
$0.09
Q4 24
$0.00
$0.04
Q3 24
$0.09
$-0.01
Q2 24
$0.12
$-0.10
Q1 24
$0.19
$-0.11

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$91.5M
$767.4M
Total DebtLower is stronger
$3.1B
$1.2B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$528.6M
$834.3M
Total Assets
$4.7B
$2.8B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
5.78×
1.46×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
$91.5M
$767.4M
Q3 25
$64.0M
$545.6M
Q2 25
$51.7M
$425.3M
Q1 25
$49.8M
$396.8M
Q4 24
$85.0M
$509.4M
Q3 24
$51.6M
$493.1M
Q2 24
$173.8M
$491.2M
Q1 24
$254.3M
$482.6M
Total Debt
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
$3.1B
$1.2B
Q3 25
$3.0B
$640.5M
Q2 25
$2.9B
$396.3M
Q1 25
$396.1M
Q4 24
$2.7B
$639.3M
Q3 24
$637.6M
Q2 24
$636.0M
Q1 24
$634.4M
Stockholders' Equity
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
$528.6M
$834.3M
Q3 25
$898.8M
$723.9M
Q2 25
$1.0B
$780.2M
Q1 25
$1.1B
$728.8M
Q4 24
$1.2B
$682.8M
Q3 24
$1.2B
$702.1M
Q2 24
$1.1B
$681.6M
Q1 24
$1.1B
$705.1M
Total Assets
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
$4.7B
$2.8B
Q3 25
$5.1B
$2.1B
Q2 25
$5.2B
$2.0B
Q1 25
$5.3B
$1.9B
Q4 24
$5.3B
$1.7B
Q3 24
$5.5B
$1.7B
Q2 24
$5.4B
$1.7B
Q1 24
$5.4B
$1.7B
Debt / Equity
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
5.78×
1.46×
Q3 25
3.31×
0.88×
Q2 25
2.80×
0.51×
Q1 25
0.54×
Q4 24
2.29×
0.94×
Q3 24
0.91×
Q2 24
0.93×
Q1 24
0.90×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$35.3M
$42.5M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$36.9M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
10.0%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
1.5%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$78.7M

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
$35.3M
$42.5M
Q3 25
$-27.6M
$31.0M
Q2 25
$127.2M
$23.8M
Q1 25
$-888.0K
$7.8M
Q4 24
$175.7M
$44.7M
Q3 24
$6.3M
$13.5M
Q2 24
$223.7M
$26.2M
Q1 24
$272.6M
$19.5M
Free Cash Flow
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
$36.9M
Q3 25
$22.5M
Q2 25
$18.3M
Q1 25
$1.0M
Q4 24
$36.5M
Q3 24
$6.2M
Q2 24
$22.4M
Q1 24
$16.3M
FCF Margin
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
10.0%
Q3 25
7.5%
Q2 25
6.3%
Q1 25
0.4%
Q4 24
13.5%
Q3 24
2.6%
Q2 24
8.9%
Q1 24
6.6%
Capex Intensity
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
1.5%
Q3 25
2.8%
Q2 25
1.9%
Q1 25
2.4%
Q4 24
3.0%
Q3 24
3.1%
Q2 24
1.5%
Q1 24
1.3%
Cash Conversion
KOS
KOS
VIAV
VIAV
Q4 25
Q3 25
Q2 25
2.98×
Q1 25
0.40×
Q4 24
4.91×
Q3 24
0.14×
Q2 24
3.74×
Q1 24
2.97×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

KOS
KOS

Ghana Segment$134.6M46%
Gulf Of America$80.7M27%
Mauritania And Senegal$54.9M19%
Equatorial Guinea Segment$24.3M8%

VIAV
VIAV

Products$317.3M86%
Services$52.0M14%

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