ASTS vs GILT vs VSAT Stock Comparison

AST SpaceMobile, Gilat Satellite Networks and Viasat Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
$41.96 -32.1% 1M -47.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.41B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$115.30M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
3 wins
VSAT Viasat Inc
$70.30 -3.7% 1M +79.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gilat Satellite Networks leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Gilat Satellite Networks 4, AST SpaceMobile 3, Viasat 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASTSGILTVSATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.41B $472.46M $10.23B ASTS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.1x 15.6x -348.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2,256.9% +39.5% +1.3% ASTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -536.7% 6.2% -0.6% GILT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.2% — 0.0% VSAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x -2.9x -2.3x GILT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.2% -45.4% +79.7% VSAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.3%/yr -0.9%/yr +4.2%/yr ASTS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 108.0% 69.5% 79.0% GILT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 56/100 54/100 GILT

Percentile Scorecard

ASTSGILTVSAT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisASTSGILTVSAT
Valuation 2 #48 of 49 84 #19 of 112 48 #26 of 49
Growth 32 #31 of 45 63 #41 of 109 89 #6 of 45
Profitability 0 #45 of 45 44 #59 of 104 41 #27 of 45
Financial Health 79 #11 of 49 79 #25 of 116 77 #12 of 49
Shareholder Returns 6 #35 of 37 10 #73 of 81 14 #32 of 37
Overall 24 56 54
  • ASTS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • GILT ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSAT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodASTSGILTVSATSPY
1 month -32.1%-21.9%-3.7% -0.2%
3 months -25.8%-26.4%-5.2% +3.9%
6 months -41.6%-52.0%+21.1% +8.2%
Year to date -42.2%-38.8%+104.0% +12.9%
1 year -47.2%-45.4%+79.7% +12.3%
3 years +1,275.7%+43.5%+288.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +139.8%+12.8%+57.2% +23.3%
5 years +275.0%-4.6%+22.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +30.3%-0.9%+4.2% +10.9%
10 years —+76.4%-0.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.8%-0.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASTSGILTVSATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 108.0%69.5%79.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.7%74.0%71.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.792.303.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-0.651.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-64.3%-89.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.5%-62.0%-21.7% -1.2%
52-week high $133.09$20.85$89.81 $779.14
52-week low $38.77$7.44$30.35 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleASTSGILTVSAT
P/E now vs peer median -20.3xmedian 11.8x 15.5xmedian 33.2x -328.0xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 141.6xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -28.5xmedian 6.8x 8.0xmedian 20.0x 18.8xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.0xmedian 5.9x 30.0xmedian 29.8x 6.1xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.24 0.23median 1.17 12.42median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsASTSGILTVSAT
Revenue $115.30M $487.79M $4.63B
Gross profit $45.16M $147.93M $1.54B
Operating income -$669.08M $29.58M $108.76M
Net income -$810.98M $30.27M $8.86M
Free cash flow -$1.64B $19.47M $1.59B
R&D $29.48M $46.44M $176.21M
EPS (diluted) $-2.07 $0.50 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $144.81M $1.74B
Total debt $2.97B $123.15M $806.11M
Shares (diluted) 299.06M 60.40M 137.12M
Enterprise value $3.55B -$197.50M $4.17B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricASTSGILTVSAT
P/E -20.3x 15.5x -328.0x
P/FCF -10.0x 30.0x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow -112.8x 72.6x 6.1x
P/S 141.6x 1.2x 2.1x
P/B 6.8x 1.1x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 1.2x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA -28.5x 8.0x 18.8x
EV/EBIT -25.4x 14.5x 79.2x
EV/Revenue 147.5x 0.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF -10.4x 22.0x 5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -117.6x 53.1x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.23 12.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASTSGILTVSAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 2,257% 39.5% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 202.4% 23.4% 18.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 823.1% 24.3% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 201.8% 13.6% 24.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -157.3% 31.8% 198.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.5% 10.5% 40.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -46.2% 35.0% 101.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.8% 71.5% -79.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -41.9% 27.5% 95.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.7% 67.8% -26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.1% -72.7% 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -35.3% 54.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -142.0% -48.4% 56.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -100.7% -14.8% 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASTSGILTVSAT
Gross margin 39.2% 30.3% 33.2%
EBITDA margin -517.1% 11.0% 9.9%
Operating margin -580.3% 6.1% 2.4%
Pretax margin -698.8% 6.3% 2.8%
Net margin -536.7% 6.2% -0.6%
FCF margin -1,421% 4.0% 34.4%
Operating cash flow margin -125.5% 1.7% 34.4%
Return on equity -32.1% 5.8% 0.2%
Return on assets -13.6% 4.1% 0.1%
Return on invested capital -12.2% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed -11.6% 5.3% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 0.3x 179.8x
Stock comp / revenue 128.3% 3.4% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASTSGILTVSAT
Debt / assets 50.8% 0.3% 4.4%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x -2.9x -2.3x
Debt / FCF -1.8x 0.1x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 28.5% 68.8%
Equity / assets 41.0% 71.5% 31.2%
Interest coverage – – 0.3x
Current ratio 13.1x 2.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 12.5x 1.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 12.0x 0.8x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.65 1.59 0.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASTSGILTVSAT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -5.7% -16.9% -0.2%
Shareholder yield -5.7% -16.9% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusASTSGILTVSAT
Forward P/E – 12.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.29FY2026 $0.62FY2026 $-1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +17.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $148.74MFY2026 $525.36MFY2026 $4.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.7%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +299.5% +3.1% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASTSGILTVSAT
Held by institutions 44.3% 48.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 754 128 485
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% -5.5% +10.1%
Institutions buying 543 65 306
Institutions selling 139 43 136
Buyers to sellers 3.91 1.51 2.25

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ASTSGILTVSAT
ASTS 1.00 0.49 0.62
GILT 0.49 1.00 0.54
VSAT 0.62 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASTS, GILT and VSAT?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is the largest by market capitalisation: AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) $12.41B, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $472.46M, Viasat (VSAT) $10.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +2,256.9%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) +39.5%, Viasat (VSAT) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) has the highest net margin (AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -536.7%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%, Viasat (VSAT) -0.6%). On return on invested capital, Viasat (VSAT) leads (AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -12.2%, Viasat (VSAT) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viasat (VSAT) returned the most: AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -47.2%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -45.4%, Viasat (VSAT) +79.7%. Over five years, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) compounded fastest (AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +30.3%/yr, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -0.9%/yr, Viasat (VSAT) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) has been the steadiest (AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) 108.0%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 69.5%, Viasat (VSAT) 79.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASTS, GILT and VSAT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.