AST SpaceMobile vs EchoStar
EchoStar reported revenue of $15.0 billion in fiscal 2025, 211.6 times AST SpaceMobile's $71 million in fiscal 2025. AST SpaceMobile's revenue grew 1511.8% in its latest year, and EchoStar's fell 5.2%. Free cash flow was −$1.1 billion at AST SpaceMobile and −$1.1 billion at EchoStar.
Side by side
| AST SpaceMobile | EchoStar | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $71M | $15.0B |
| Revenue growth | 1,511.8% | −5.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | — | 51.4% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | — | −118.1% |
| Net margin | −482.2% | −96.6% |
| Free cash flow | −$1.1B | −$1.1B |
| Free cash flow margin | −1,602.2% | −7.1% |
| Return on capital | — | −39.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $48M |
| Change in diluted share count | 65.7% | 4.9% |
| Last close | $39.45 | $89.26 |
| P/E at the last close | — | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $806,435, sold $451.6 million | bought $68,070, sold $57.4 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 8 | 1 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the AST SpaceMobile and EchoStar pages.