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How VSE (VSEC) makes money

VSE (VSEC) made $541M of revenue in the third quarter 2026 (Q3 2026), +91% from a year earlier. Services brought in $318M (59%); Products brought in $223M (41%). Of every dollar of revenue, 14¢ was left as operating profit, 9¢ was left as net earnings.

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VSE revenue by segment, Q3 2026VSE revenue by segment, Q3 2026Services$318MProducts$223M
VSE: revenue by line, Q1 2025 to Q3 2026VSE: revenue by line, Q1 2025 to Q3 2026ProductsServicesProducts: $223M latest$223MServices: $318M latest$318MQ1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026Q3 2026
Products went from 63% of revenue in Q1 2025 to 41% in Q3 2026, the largest shift in the mix.
VSE revenue by quarterVSE revenue by quarter$256MQ1 2025$272MQ2 2025$283MQ3 2025$301MQ4 2025$325MQ1 2026$449MQ2 2026$541MQ3 2026
VSE: where each dollar of revenue goesVSE: where each dollar of revenue goesOperating profit14¢Income tax3¢Net earnings9¢Operating cash flow10¢Free cash flow9¢

Revenue by segment, Q3 2026

SegmentRevenueShareQ/QY/Y
Services$318M58.8%+29%+198%
Products$223M41.2%+10%+27%

Where each dollar of revenue goes

LineQ3 2026% of revenue
Revenue$541M100.0%
Operating profit$77.5M14.3%
Income tax$16.1M3.0%
Net earnings$47.3M8.7%
Operating cash flow$56.0M10.3%
Free cash flow$46.6M8.6%

Revenue, quarter by quarter

QuarterRevenueY/Y
Q3 2026$541M+91%
Q2 2026$449M+65%
Q1 2026$325M+27%
Q4 2025$301M+32%
Q3 2025$283M+39%
Q2 2025$272M+41%
Q1 2025$256M+58%

From VSE's 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026 (on EDGAR).

Questions

How does VSE make money?

VSE (VSEC) made $541M of revenue in the third quarter 2026 (Q3 2026), +91% from a year earlier. Services brought in $318M (59%); Products brought in $223M (41%). Of every dollar of revenue, 14¢ was left as operating profit, 9¢ was left as net earnings.

What is VSE's biggest business?

Services: $318M in the third quarter 2026, 59% of revenue, +198% from a year earlier.

What is VSE's profit margin?

Net earnings were $47.3M, 8.7% of revenue, in the third quarter 2026; the operating margin was 14.3%.

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Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.