ASTS vs TV vs GSAT Stock Comparison

AST SpaceMobile, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B and Globalstar Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
$39.45 -36.2% 1M -46.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.54B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$115.30M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
2 wins
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.30 -2.5% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$136.36B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
4 wins
GSAT Globalstar, Inc.
$82.88 0.0% 1M +83.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$280.64M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 4, Globalstar 3, AST SpaceMobile 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASTSTVGSATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.54B $136.36B $10.83B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.3x -276.5x -166.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2,256.9% +5.5% +7.7% ASTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -536.7% -15.3% -23.2% TV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.2% 2.9% 1.8% TV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x 64.6x -0.6x ASTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.5% -3.8% +83.1% GSAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.6%/yr -26.5%/yr +29.8%/yr GSAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 108.0% 38.9% 56.0% TV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 34/100 47/100 GSAT

Percentile Scorecard

ASTSTVGSAT

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

AxisASTSTVGSAT
Valuation 2 #48 of 49 6 #46 of 49 19 #40 of 49
Growth 32 #31 of 45 21 #36 of 45 84 #8 of 45
Profitability 0 #45 of 45 34 #30 of 45 36 #29 of 45
Financial Health 79 #11 of 49 75 #13 of 49 69 #16 of 49
Shareholder Returns 6 #35 of 37 – 25 #28 of 37
Overall 24 34 47
  • ASTS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • GSAT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASTSTVGSATSPY
1 month -36.2%-2.5%0.0% -0.8%
3 months -32.3%-18.4%+4.9% +3.5%
6 months -48.9%-21.2%+1.2% +7.0%
Year to date -45.7%-21.0%+35.8% +12.2%
1 year -46.5%-3.8%+83.1% +13.0%
3 years +1,193.4%-2.1%+325.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +134.9%-0.7%+62.0% +23.1%
5 years +265.6%-78.5%+268.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.6%-26.5%+29.8% +11.0%
10 years —-90.9%+475.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-21.4%+19.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASTSTVGSATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 108.0%38.9%56.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.7%39.4%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.780.691.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.101.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.6%-86.3%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.4%-33.1%-1.8% -1.8%
52-week high $133.09$3.44$84.43 $779.14
52-week low $38.77$2.21$41.54 $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.

MultipleASTSTVGSAT
P/E now vs peer median -19.1xmedian 11.8x -292.4xmedian 11.8x -164.4xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 133.1xmedian 1.1x 44.3xmedian 1.1x 38.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -26.9xmedian 6.8x 4,083xmedian 6.8x 118.1xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 5.7x —median 5.7x 22.4xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 1.3x 22.4xmedian 1.3x 36.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.24 9.50median 0.24 -4.73median 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 monthsASTSTVGSAT
Revenue $115.30M $3.23B $280.64M
Gross profit $45.16M $1.78B $174.69M
Operating income -$669.08M $307.39M $13.18M
Net income -$810.98M -$116.03M -$54.49M
Free cash flow -$1.64B – $480.22M
R&D $29.48M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.07 $-0.01 $-0.50
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $1.70B $409.77M
Total debt $2.97B $14.34B $358.79M
Shares (diluted) 299.06M 68.12B 129.12M
Enterprise value $3.69B $128.10B $9.27B

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
MetricASTSTVGSAT
P/E -19.1x -292.4x -164.4x
P/FCF -9.4x – 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow -106.1x – 18.8x
P/S 133.1x 44.3x 38.3x
P/B 6.4x 22.4x 36.7x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 28.7x 73.1x
EV/EBITDA -26.9x 4,083x 118.1x
EV/EBIT -24.0x 473.1x 810.9x
EV/Revenue 139.1x 45.1x 38.1x
EV/FCF -9.8x – 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -110.8x – 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 9.50 -4.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASTSTVGSAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 2,257% 5.5% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 202.4% -11.8% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 823.1% -37.1% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 201.8% -18.9% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -157.3% 255.7% 365.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.5% 5.3% 27.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -46.2% 68.3% -41.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.8% -27.1% 36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -41.9% -18.4% -31.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.7% -30.8% 34.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.1% – -1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – 88.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -142.0% – -3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -100.7% – 253.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASTSTVGSAT
Gross margin 39.2% 55.2% 62.2%
EBITDA margin -517.1% 1.1% 32.2%
Operating margin -580.3% 9.5% 4.7%
Pretax margin -698.8% 8.3% -16.3%
Net margin -536.7% -15.3% -23.2%
FCF margin -1,421% – 171.1%
Operating cash flow margin -125.5% – 203.7%
Return on equity -32.1% -1.9% -17.9%
Return on assets -13.6% -0.9% -2.3%
Return on invested capital -12.2% 2.9% 1.8%
Return on capital employed -11.6% 2.7% 0.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x – -10.5x
Stock comp / revenue 128.3% – 5.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASTSTVGSAT
Debt / assets 50.8% 34.8% 14.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.7x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x 64.6x -0.6x
Debt / FCF -1.8x – 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 52.7% 88.0%
Equity / assets 41.0% 47.3% 12.0%
Interest coverage – 0.7x –
Current ratio 13.1x 2.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 12.5x 1.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 12.0x 1.5x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 2.48 13.19 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASTSTVGSAT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -6.0% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -6.0% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusASTSTVGSAT
Forward P/E – 12.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.29FY2026 $0.18FY2026 $-0.60FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +38.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $148.74MFY2026 $3.07BFY2026 $295.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +109.7%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +299.5% -4.0% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASTSTVGSAT
Held by institutions 44.3% 0.2% 25.9%
Institutions holding 754 106 314
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% -4.9% +7.0%
Institutions buying 543 44 184
Institutions selling 139 33 81
Buyers to sellers 3.91 1.33 2.27

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.

ASTSTVGSAT
ASTS 1.00 0.16 0.35
TV 0.16 1.00 0.13
GSAT 0.35 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASTS, TV and GSAT?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) $12.54B, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $136.36B, Globalstar (GSAT) $10.83B.

Which company is growing faster?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +2,256.9%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%, Globalstar (GSAT) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) has the highest net margin (AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -536.7%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%, Globalstar (GSAT) -23.2%). On return on invested capital, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) leads (AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -12.2%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%, Globalstar (GSAT) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globalstar (GSAT) returned the most: AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -46.5%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -3.8%, Globalstar (GSAT) +83.1%. Over five years, Globalstar (GSAT) compounded fastest (AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +29.6%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -26.5%/yr, Globalstar (GSAT) +29.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) has been the steadiest (AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) 108.0%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 38.9%, Globalstar (GSAT) 56.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASTS, TV and GSAT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 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.