IRDM vs AMXOF vs ASTS Stock Comparison

Iridium Communications, America Movil Sab De Cv and AST SpaceMobile Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IRDM Iridium Communications Inc.
$46.05 -3.9% 1M +172.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.69B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.97M
Div. yield
0.01%
Satellite Communications Communication Services
3 wins
AMXOF America Movil Sab De Cv/
$1.29 +16.2% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.89B
P/E
0.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$68.86B
Div. yield
41.09%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
$43.07 -27.5% 1M -46.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$115.30M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

America Movil Sab De Cv leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (America Movil Sab De Cv 5, AST SpaceMobile 4, Iridium Communications 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRDMAMXOFASTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.69B $3.89B $10.85B ASTS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.7x 0.6x -17.5x AMXOF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.4x 0.7x — AMXOF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.6% +15.6% +2,256.9% ASTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.1% 9.5% -536.7% IRDM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% — -12.2% IRDM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x — -1.1x ASTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 41.09% 0.00% AMXOF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +172.0% +17.3% -46.2% IRDM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr +6.1%/yr +31.0%/yr ASTS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.7% 45.6% 108.0% AMXOF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 85/100 24/100 AMXOF

Percentile Scorecard

IRDMAMXOFASTS

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

AxisIRDMAMXOFASTS
Valuation 25 #37 of 49 – 2 #48 of 49
Growth 75 #12 of 45 96 #3 of 45 32 #31 of 45
Profitability 66 #16 of 45 96 #3 of 45 0 #45 of 45
Financial Health 31 #34 of 49 – 79 #11 of 49
Shareholder Returns 36 #24 of 37 64 #14 of 37 6 #35 of 37
Overall 47 85 24
  • IRDM ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • AMXOF 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

PeriodIRDMAMXOFASTSSPY
1 month -3.9%+16.2%-27.5% +0.7%
3 months -3.3%+4.0%-26.3% +3.7%
6 months +17.9%-3.0%-41.7% +7.1%
Year to date +165.0%+25.2%-40.7% +12.8%
1 year +172.0%+17.3%-46.2% +11.9%
3 years +24.4%+84.3%+1,229.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.6%+22.6%+137.0% +22.8%
5 years +13.6%+34.4%+284.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%+6.1%+31.0% +10.9%
10 years +468.5%+111.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.0%+7.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIRDMAMXOFASTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.7%45.6%108.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.7%98.6%108.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.390.043.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.930.38-0.43 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-83.6%-85.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-8.5%-67.6% -1.2%
52-week high $55.72$1.41$133.09 $779.14
52-week low $15.84$0.99$38.77 $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.

MultipleIRDMAMXOFASTS
P/E now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 11.5x 0.6xmedian 11.5x -20.8xmedian 11.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.1x 0.1xmedian 1.1x 145.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 6.8x 0.1xmedian 6.8x -29.3xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 5.9x 0.2xmedian 5.9x -10.2xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 1.3x —median 1.3x 7.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.25 0.13median 0.25 0.48median 0.25

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 monthsIRDMAMXOFASTS
Revenue $902.97M $68.86B $115.30M
Gross profit $645.23M $50.11B $45.16M
Operating income $171.59M $35.97B -$669.08M
Net income $163.03M $27.02B -$810.98M
Free cash flow $277.57M $21.24B -$1.64B
R&D $21.63M – $29.48M
EPS (diluted) $1.50 $1.65 $-2.07
Cash & equivalents $97.85M – $2.29B
Total debt $2.14B – $2.97B
Shares (diluted) 108.93M 3.96B 299.06M
Enterprise value $4.20B $3.89B $1.99B

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
MetricIRDMAMXOFASTS
P/E 30.3x 0.6x -20.8x
P/FCF 17.6x 0.2x -10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 0.1x -115.8x
P/S 5.4x 0.1x 145.4x
P/B 8.5x – 7.0x
P/Tangible book 22.7x – 7.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x 0.1x -29.3x
EV/EBIT 40.4x 0.1x -26.1x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 0.1x 151.3x
EV/FCF 25.0x 0.2x -10.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 0.1x -120.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 0.13 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRDMAMXOFASTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.6% 15.6% 2,257%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 13.7% 202.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.8% 25.8% 823.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 19.7% 201.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.3% 202.6% -157.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.9% 55.0% -51.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.5% 23.5% -46.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 107.7% 86.9% -74.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 47.1% -41.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 115.5% 4.6% -43.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.5% 92.2% -8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – 2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% 169.5% -142.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 102.6% -100.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRDMAMXOFASTS
Gross margin 71.5% 72.8% 39.2%
EBITDA margin 43.9% 70.7% -517.1%
Operating margin 19.0% 52.2% -580.3%
Pretax margin 9.3% 47.1% -698.8%
Net margin 18.1% 9.5% -536.7%
FCF margin 30.7% 30.8% -1,421%
Operating cash flow margin 43.2% 38.0% -125.5%
Return on equity 11.8% – -32.1%
Return on assets 2.2% 6.4% -13.6%
Return on invested capital 5.1% – -12.2%
Return on capital employed 6.9% – -11.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.0x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 6.3% – 128.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRDMAMXOFASTS
Debt / assets 69.4% – 50.8%
Debt / equity 3.7x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x – -1.1x
Debt / FCF 7.7x – -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 81.3% – 59.0%
Equity / assets 18.7% – 41.0%
Interest coverage – 10.4x –
Current ratio 0.9x – 13.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 12.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 12.0x
Altman Z-score 1.51 – 2.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRDMAMXOFASTS
Dividend yield 1.3% 41.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -5.5%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 41.1% -5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.9% 3.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.4% 4.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.9% -41.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – –

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.

ConsensusIRDMAMXOFASTS
Forward P/E 40.4xFY2026 0.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.14FY2026 $1.73FY2026 $-2.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +13.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $990.74MFY2026 $53.98BFY2026 $148.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +109.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% +9.1% +299.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRDMAMXOFASTS
Held by institutions 85.3% – 44.3%
Institutions holding 480 – 755
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% – +5.0%
Institutions buying 306 – 543
Institutions selling 124 – 139
Buyers to sellers 2.47 – 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.

IRDMAMXOFASTS
IRDM 1.00 0.08 0.49
AMXOF 0.08 1.00 -0.10
ASTS 0.49 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IRDM, AMXOF and ASTS?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iridium Communications (IRDM) $4.69B, America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) $3.89B, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) $10.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, IRDM, AMXOF and ASTS?

America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 28.7x, America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) 0.6x, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) is cheapest (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 40.4x, America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) 0.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Iridium Communications (IRDM) +3.6%, America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) +15.6%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +2,256.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has the highest net margin (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 18.1%, America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) 9.5%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -536.7%). On return on invested capital, Iridium Communications (IRDM) leads (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 5.1%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iridium Communications (IRDM) returned the most: Iridium Communications (IRDM) +172.0%, America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) +17.3%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -46.2%. Over five years, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) compounded fastest (Iridium Communications (IRDM) +2.6%/yr, America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) +6.1%/yr, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +31.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) has the highest dividend yield: Iridium Communications (IRDM) 0.01%, America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) 41.09%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) 0.00%. AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) has been the steadiest (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 58.7%, America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) 45.6%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) 108.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IRDM, AMXOF 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, America Movil Sab De Cv (AMXOF) 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.