Stocks · Communication Services · Telecommunications Services
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ASTS
$58.45 +2.47% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $23.78B
Strong growthExpensive vs sectorHigh risk
Next earnings report: Nov 9, 2026
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Three things to know
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $115.3M, up 2256.9% from a year earlier, accelerating from 1732.1% a quarter earlier.
- Operating margin widened to -519.5% from -5142.5% a year earlier.
- The diluted share count rose 23.6% in a year.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Communication Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 1%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 1%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 1%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 12%
- Gross marginBottom 1%
- Operating marginBottom 2%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 48%
- Interest coverBottom 7%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 35%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 10%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 19%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 3%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 41%
- 6-month returnBottom 7%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 39%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 16%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 18%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 18%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 18%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 24%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 26%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 8%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 31%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 20%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 1732.1% | 2256.9% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | -456.1% | -14.0% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | -5142.5% | -519.5% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | -13836.3% | -1420.7% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 2256.9% | 1732.1% | ↑ | Top 1% |
| Gross margin | -14.0% | -456.1% | ↑ | Bottom 1% |
| Operating margin | -519.5% | -5142.5% | ↑ | Bottom 2% |
| Net margin | -536.7% | -7213.9% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -1420.7% | -13836.3% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -11.4% | — | Bottom 12% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 72.5% | — | Top 1% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -8.1%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 128.3%
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -9.9×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -4.14%
- Shareholder yield
- -4.14%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +23.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +58.1%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 10, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 0 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -90.9%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $91.25
- Target vs current price
- +56.1%
- Analysts with a rating
- 8
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 38%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | -144.4% | -4.4% | -1.3% | -13.4% | — |
| May 11, 2026 | -158.8% | +10.0% | +11.5% | +22.7% | -8.9% |
| Mar 2, 2026 | -44.4% | +9.8% | +13.0% | -0.7% | +51.2% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | -15.9% | -0.7% | -11.3% | +7.0% | +34.8% |
| Aug 11, 2025 | -113.9% | -1.5% | +3.1% | -12.6% | +52.6% |
| May 12, 2025 | -3.1% | +5.4% | +3.5% | +35.2% | +101.0% |
| Mar 3, 2025 | -28.6% | -5.5% | +23.2% | -11.3% | -8.4% |
| Nov 14, 2024 | -443.0% | -3.9% | -15.4% | -16.3% | -1.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | -$0.77 | -$0.32 | -144.4% | $31.5M |
| May 11, 2026 | -$0.66 | -$0.26 | -158.8% | $14.7M |
| Mar 2, 2026 | -$0.26 | -$0.18 | -44.4% | $54.3M |
| Nov 10, 2025 | -$0.45 | -$0.39 | -15.9% | $14.7M |
| Aug 11, 2025 | -$0.41 | -$0.19 | -113.9% | $1.2M |
| May 12, 2025 | -$0.20 | -$0.19 | -3.1% | $718,000 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | -$0.18 | -$0.14 | -28.6% | $1.9M |
| Nov 14, 2024 | -$1.10 | -$0.20 | -443.0% | $1.1M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Sales | 212.39× | — | — | Bottom 3% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -6.89% | — | — | Bottom 10% |
| Earnings yield | -3.70% | — | — | Bottom 35% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -6.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.3%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -6.8%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -27.9%
- RSI (14)
- 44.7
- Relative volume
- 1.52×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 84.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 26th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.46
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.23
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -56.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -68.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2021 | Apr 2, 2024 | -91.1% | 790 days | 94 days (Aug 15, 2024) |
| May 28, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | -60.2% | 42 days | Not yet recovered |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Jan 29, 2025 | -54.1% | 111 days | 95 days (Jun 16, 2025) |
| Jan 29, 2026 | May 5, 2026 | -47.7% | 66 days | 15 days (May 27, 2026) |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | -47.0% | 26 days | 30 days (Jan 6, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $23.78B
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$2.16
- Revenue (TTM)
- $115.3M
- 52-week range
- $49.31 – $133.86
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.4M | $13.8M | $0 | $4.4M | $70.9M |
| Gross profit | $4.8M | $7.1M | $0 | $4.4M | $37.9M |
| Operating income | -$83.8M | -$145.8M | -$222.4M | -$242.8M | -$287.7M |
| Net income | -$30.6M | -$31.6M | -$87.6M | -$300.1M | -$341.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.37 | -$0.58 | -$1.07 | -$1.94 | -$1.34 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.1M | $1.9M | $718,000 | $1.2M | $14.7M | $54.3M | $14.7M | $31.5M |
| Net income | -$171.9M | -$35.9M | -$45.7M | -$99.4M | -$122.9M | -$74.0M | -$191.0M | -$230.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$1.10 | -$0.18 | -$0.20 | -$0.41 | -$0.45 | -$0.28 | -$0.66 | -$0.77 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$80.1M | -$156.5M | -$148.9M | -$126.1M | -$71.5M |
| Capital expenditure | -$54.8M | -$57.3M | -$118.8M | -$174.1M | -$1.06B |
| Free cash flow | -$134.9M | -$213.7M | -$267.7M | -$300.3M | -$1.14B |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $14,000 | $104.8M | $64.6M | $551.9M | $1.26B |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $2.29B
- Total assets
- $5.85B
- Total liabilities
- $3.46B
- Total debt
- $2.99B
- Net debt
- $705.5M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.89B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 10, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 65,261,118
- Days to cover
- 6.93
- Change vs previous report
- +1.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.