AST SpaceMobile Inc (ASTS) Key Metrics

NASDAQ: ASTSValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 8 years.

ASTS valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$15.82B
Enterprise value
$18.69B
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
—
PEG ratio
—
Price / sales
137.2
Price / book
9.5
10-yr median 6.8
EV / EBITDA
—
Dividend yield
—
Beta
2.71

ASTS key metrics, 2018–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

ASTS valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

Price / sales−64.5%
262.2
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2024: 737.92025: 262.2 (−64.5%)
20182025
Price / book+48.4%
10.1
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2023: 5.02024: 6.8 (+36.5%)2025: 10.1 (+48.4%)
20182025
Free cash flow yield+3.1 pts
−6.1%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2023: −54.3%2024: −9.2% (+45.1 pts)2025: −6.1% (+3.1 pts)
20182025

ASTS valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday8-year median

ASTS returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

ASTS debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

ASTS cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

ASTS price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

ASTS key metrics

2018–2025
AST SpaceMobile Inc key metrics by fiscal year
20252024202320222021202020192018
Valuation
Market capitalization$18.59B$3.26B$493.4M—————
Enterprise value$18.50B$2.87B$480.6M—————
Price / sales262.2737.9——————
Price / book10.16.85.0—————
EV / sales260.8649.2——————
Earnings yield−1.8%−9.2%−17.7%—————
Free cash flow yield−6.1%−9.2%−54.3%—————
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)——0.2%—————
Share price at fiscal year-end$72.63$21.10$6.03$4.82$7.94$13.58$9.87—
Per share
Revenue per share$0.28$0.03$0.00—————
Earnings per share−$1.34−$1.94−$1.07—————
Operating cash flow per share−$0.28−$0.82−$1.82—————
Free cash flow per share−$4.44−$1.94−$3.27—————
Cash per share$9.12$3.66$1.05—————
Book value per share$7.19$3.10$1.21—————
Tangible book value per share$6.24$3.10$1.21—————
Capex per share$4.16$1.13$1.45—————
Debt per share$8.75$1.12$0.89—————
Shares outstanding256.0M154.5M81.8M—————
Change in shares outstanding+65.7%+88.8%——————
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)−29.5%−103.8%−75.3%−27.1%−34.4%−46.0%−60.0%−48.7%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)−24.8%−221.2%———−84.0%−391.8%−180.6%
Return on assets (ROA)−11.5%−45.6%−21.9%−7.2%−11.2%−35.5%−44.3%−33.6%
Return on tangible assets−7.2%−31.4%−24.3%−7.2%−6.9%−25.3%−34.4%−51.4%
Free cash flow margin—————−891.8%−322.4%—
Financial health
Total debt$2.24B$173.0M$72.9M$12.8M$13.2M$7.0M$1.8M—
Cash & short-term investments$2.34B$565.0M$85.6M$238.6M$321.8M$42.8M$26.5M$7.1M
Net debt−$96.2M−$392.0M−$12.8M−$225.8M−$308.6M−$35.7M−$24.7M−$7.1M
Debt / equity1.220.360.740.100.130.090.06—
Debt / assets0.450.180.200.030.030.070.05—
Current ratio16.357.902.319.6515.713.884.477.07
Quick ratio16.277.892.318.6615.643.694.457.04
Interest coverage-8.0-13.0-49.3-674.8-1.2—-22.5—
Working capital$2.31B$524.3M$60.7M$240.5M$314.4M$37.8M$21.5M$7.0M
Invested capital$1.75B$87.1M$86.2M−$92.3M−$208.3M$41.8M$2.4M$2.0M
Tangible asset value$2.15B$669.1M$213.6M$359.8M$348.1M$75.5M$25.5M$7.5M
Net current asset value−$163.6M$314.8M−$40.5M$189.8M$243.8M$31.3M$21.5M$7.0M
Graham net-net per share−$0.98$1.82−$0.74—————
Capital allocation
Share buybacks (net)——$865,000———$0—
Capex / revenue1,501.4%3,941.3%—414.4%441.7%509.5%258.4%71.3%
Capex / depreciation20.832.752.1812.1618.8134.2819.447.94
Stock-based compensation / revenue67.0%725.2%—67.9%30.1%4.7%9.3%—
R&D / revenue39.6%2,767.6%—722.1%427.6%236.2%420.4%640.2%
SG&A / revenue143.4%1,518.0%—365.0%287.3%206.5%382.2%691.3%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding100.7105.4—50.862.673.7100.5462.4
Days of inventory on hand72.26.1—791.796.6167.340.971.7
Days payables outstanding352.3108.3115.6559.1280.6394.7391.81,110.7
Cash conversion cycle (days)-179.43.3—283.4-121.4-153.7-250.3-576.6
Receivables turnover3.633.460.007.195.834.953.630.79
Payables turnover1.043.373.160.651.300.920.930.33
Inventory turnover5.0659.64—0.463.782.188.925.09
Asset turnover0.020.010.000.030.050.090.060.03
Average receivables$19.6M$1.3M$1.4M$1.9M$2.1M$1.2M$389,500$451,000
Average payables$31.9M$18.8M$17.3M$10.3M$5.8M$3.3M$1.0M$496,000
Average inventory$6.5M$1.1M—$14.6M$2.0M$1.4M$107,000$32,000
Intangibles / total assets4.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%4.5%11.9%34.6%

Computed from ASTS's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 2, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

ASTS valuation and financial ratios

AST SpaceMobile earned a return on equity of −29.5% and a return on invested capital of −24.8% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $2.2 billion of debt and $2.3 billion in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $96.2 million.

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ASTS key metrics FAQ

What is AST SpaceMobile's return on equity?

AST SpaceMobile's return on equity (ROE) was −29.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$341.9 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.2 billion.

What is AST SpaceMobile's ROIC?

AST SpaceMobile's return on invested capital was −24.8% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does AST SpaceMobile have?

AST SpaceMobile had total debt of $2.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22 and more cash than debt.

What is AST SpaceMobile's free cash flow yield?

AST SpaceMobile generated -$1.1 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −6.1% on its market value at year-end ($18.6 billion).

What is AST SpaceMobile's current ratio?

AST SpaceMobile's current ratio was 16.35 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 16.35 times current liabilities.

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