GSAT vs KVHI vs ASTS Stock Comparison

Globalstar, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ and AST SpaceMobile Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GSAT Globalstar, Inc.
$82.94 -0.3% 1M +52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$280.64M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
5 wins
KVHI Kvh Industries Inc \De\
$7.25 +3.4% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$136.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.01M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
1 win
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
$36.33 -37.8% 1M -54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$115.30M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Globalstar leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Globalstar 5, AST SpaceMobile 3, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSATKVHIASTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.96B $136.73M $11.01B ASTS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -168.4x -23.4x -17.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +15.8% +2,256.9% ASTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -23.2% -4.7% -536.7% KVHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% — -12.2% GSAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x — -1.1x ASTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.4% +21.4% -54.7% GSAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.4%/yr -7.6%/yr +24.7%/yr GSAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 60.0% 108.0% GSAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 46/100 23/100 GSAT

Percentile Scorecard

GSATKVHIASTS

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

AxisGSATKVHIASTS
Valuation 17 #41 of 49 38 #31 of 49 2 #48 of 49
Growth 83 #9 of 47 26 #35 of 47 30 #33 of 47
Profitability 33 #31 of 46 29 #33 of 46 0 #46 of 46
Financial Health 73 #14 of 49 85 #8 of 49 79 #11 of 49
Shareholder Returns 25 #28 of 37 50 #19 of 37 6 #35 of 37
Overall 46 46 23
  • GSAT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • KVHI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • ASTS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGSATKVHIASTSSPY
1 month -0.3%+3.4%-37.8% -2.3%
3 months -1.5%-20.9%-42.8% -0.7%
6 months +1.8%-24.1%-46.9% +4.8%
Year to date +35.9%+4.0%-50.0% +10.3%
1 year +52.4%+21.4%-54.7% +10.3%
3 years +289.4%+50.1%+777.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +57.4%+14.5%+106.4% +20.1%
5 years +235.1%-32.5%+201.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year +27.4%-7.6%+24.7% +10.1%
10 years +529.4%-8.2%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +20.2%-0.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGSATKVHIASTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%60.0%108.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.8%58.5%108.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.581.183.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.020.36-0.51 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-63.5%-85.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-38.0%-72.7% -3.5%
52-week high $84.43$11.69$133.09 $779.14
52-week low $46.92$5.26$36.33 $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.

MultipleGSATKVHIASTS
P/E now vs peer median -164.5xmedian 11.7x -24.0xmedian 11.7x -17.6xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 38.3xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.1x 122.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 118.2xmedian 6.7x 67.8xmedian 6.7x -24.9xmedian 6.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 5.9x -188.0xmedian 5.9x -8.6xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 36.7xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x 5.9xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -4.73median 0.24 0.81median 0.24 0.40median 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 monthsGSATKVHIASTS
Revenue $280.64M $125.01M $115.30M
Gross profit $174.69M $50.82M $45.16M
Operating income $13.18M -$8.75M -$669.08M
Net income -$54.49M -$5.85M -$810.98M
Free cash flow $480.22M -$744.00K -$1.64B
R&D – $2.89M $29.48M
EPS (diluted) $-0.50 $-0.30 $-2.07
Cash & equivalents $409.77M $57.72M $2.29B
Total debt $358.79M – $2.97B
Shares (diluted) 129.12M 19.67M 299.06M
Enterprise value $9.40B -$122.86M $2.15B

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
MetricGSATKVHIASTS
P/E -164.5x -24.0x -17.6x
P/FCF 22.4x -188.0x -8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 20.3x -97.7x
P/S 38.3x 1.1x 122.6x
P/B 36.7x 1.1x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 73.2x 1.1x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 118.2x 67.8x -24.9x
EV/EBIT 811.5x -9.4x -22.1x
EV/Revenue 38.1x 0.7x 128.5x
EV/FCF 22.3x -110.4x -9.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 11.9x -102.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.73 0.81 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSATKVHIASTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 15.8% 2,257%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -3.5% 202.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 54.1% 823.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% -14.4% 201.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 365.7% -12.1% -157.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% -172.8% -51.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -41.9% 6.9% -46.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.5% -29.8% -74.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.5% 8.0% -41.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.8% -29.7% -43.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.8% 13.1% -8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 88.0% -8.2% 2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.1% -351.4% -142.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 253.1% 30.1% -100.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSATKVHIASTS
Gross margin 62.2% 40.7% 39.2%
EBITDA margin 32.2% 1.0% -517.1%
Operating margin 4.7% -7.0% -580.3%
Pretax margin -16.3% -4.6% -698.8%
Net margin -23.2% -4.7% -536.7%
FCF margin 171.1% -0.6% -1,421%
Operating cash flow margin 203.7% 5.5% -125.5%
Return on equity -17.9% -4.5% -32.1%
Return on assets -2.3% -3.8% -13.6%
Return on invested capital 1.8% – -12.2%
Return on capital employed 0.6% -6.4% -11.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -10.5x -1.2x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.7% 1.2% 128.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSATKVHIASTS
Debt / assets 14.7% – 50.8%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x – -1.1x
Debt / FCF 0.7x – -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 13.6% 59.0%
Equity / assets 12.0% 86.4% 41.0%
Interest coverage – -1,459x –
Current ratio 1.5x 7.1x 13.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 5.2x 12.5x
Cash ratio 1.4x 3.5x 12.0x
Altman Z-score 1.95 5.34 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSATKVHIASTS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.7% -6.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.7% -6.6%
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.

ConsensusGSATKVHIASTS
Forward P/E – 36.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.60FY2026 $0.20FY2026 $-2.29FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +240.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.71MFY2026 $154.52MFY2026 $148.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +39.2%FY2026 +109.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.1% +19.7% +299.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSATKVHIASTS
Held by institutions 25.9% 66.7% 57.5%
Institutions holding 316 99 756
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +25.2% +5.0%
Institutions buying 185 69 544
Institutions selling 82 22 139
Buyers to sellers 2.26 3.14 3.91

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.

GSATKVHIASTS
GSAT 1.00 0.10 0.37
KVHI 0.10 1.00 0.27
ASTS 0.37 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSAT, KVHI and ASTS?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalstar (GSAT) $10.96B, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) $136.73M, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) $11.01B.

Which company is growing faster?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globalstar (GSAT) +7.7%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +15.8%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +2,256.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) has the highest net margin (Globalstar (GSAT) -23.2%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -4.7%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -536.7%). On return on invested capital, Globalstar (GSAT) leads (Globalstar (GSAT) 1.8%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globalstar (GSAT) returned the most: Globalstar (GSAT) +52.4%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +21.4%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -54.7%. Over five years, Globalstar (GSAT) compounded fastest (Globalstar (GSAT) +27.4%/yr, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -7.6%/yr, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +24.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globalstar (GSAT) has been the steadiest (Globalstar (GSAT) 51.2%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) 60.0%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) 108.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Globalstar (GSAT) leads on 5. 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.