KVHI vs TLK vs ASTS Stock Comparison

Kvh Industries Inc \De\, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk and AST SpaceMobile Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KVHI Kvh Industries Inc \De\
$7.04 -4.7% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$144.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.01M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
3 wins
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
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

AST SpaceMobile leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (AST SpaceMobile 3, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ 3, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKVHITLKASTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $144.58M $11.63B $12.54B ASTS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.7x — -20.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.2x 11.2x — TLK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.8% — +2,256.9% ASTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.7% — -536.7% KVHI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -12.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.0% -39.0% -46.5% KVHI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.3%/yr -14.3%/yr +29.6%/yr ASTS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.7% 38.3% 108.0% TLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 — 24/100 KVHI

Percentile Scorecard

KVHITLKASTS

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

AxisKVHITLKASTS
Valuation 42 #29 of 49 – 2 #48 of 49
Growth 30 #32 of 45 – 32 #31 of 45
Profitability 30 #32 of 45 – 0 #45 of 45
Financial Health 85 #8 of 49 67 #17 of 49 79 #11 of 49
Shareholder Returns 50 #19 of 37 94 #3 of 37 6 #35 of 37
Overall 47 – 24
  • KVHI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TLK 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

PeriodKVHITLKASTSSPY
1 month -4.7%-8.1%-36.2% -0.8%
3 months -24.1%-15.1%-32.3% +3.5%
6 months -27.3%-27.2%-48.9% +7.0%
Year to date +1.0%-41.8%-45.7% +12.2%
1 year +25.0%-39.0%-46.5% +13.0%
3 years +56.4%-44.4%+1,193.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.1%-17.8%+134.9% +23.1%
5 years -31.4%-53.7%+265.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.3%-14.3%+29.6% +11.0%
10 years -13.6%-61.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.5%-9.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKVHITLKASTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.7%38.3%108.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.2%44.1%107.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.130.623.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.42-1.02-0.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.5%-68.3%-85.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.8%-47.7%-70.4% -1.8%
52-week high $11.69$23.43$133.09 $779.14
52-week low $5.26$10.44$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.

MultipleKVHITLKASTS
P/E now vs peer median -23.3xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x -19.1xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x 133.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 64.5xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x -26.9xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -182.6xmedian 5.7x —median 5.7x -9.4xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 0.0xmedian 1.3x 6.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.79median 0.24 —median 0.24 0.44median 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 monthsKVHITLKASTS
Revenue $125.01M – $115.30M
Gross profit $50.82M – $45.16M
Operating income -$8.75M – -$669.08M
Net income -$5.85M – -$810.98M
Free cash flow -$744.00K – -$1.64B
R&D $2.89M – $29.48M
EPS (diluted) $-0.30 – $-2.07
Cash & equivalents $57.72M $54.58T $2.29B
Total debt – $135.75T $2.97B
Shares (diluted) 19.67M – 299.06M
Enterprise value -$115.00M -$129.22T $3.69B

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
MetricKVHITLKASTS
P/E -23.3x – -19.1x
P/FCF -182.6x – -9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x – -106.1x
P/S 1.1x – 133.1x
P/B 1.0x 0.0x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.0x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 64.5x – -26.9x
EV/EBIT -8.9x – -24.0x
EV/Revenue 0.6x – 139.1x
EV/FCF -105.0x – -9.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x – -110.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.79 – 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKVHITLKASTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.8% – 2,257%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – 202.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 54.1% – 823.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -14.4% – 201.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -12.1% – -157.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -172.8% – -51.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.9% – -46.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% – -74.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.0% – -41.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.7% – -43.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% – -8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.2% – 2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -351.4% – -142.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.1% – -100.7%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKVHITLKASTS
Debt / assets – 18.8% 50.8%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.1x
Debt / FCF – – -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 13.6% 55.5% 59.0%
Equity / assets 86.4% 44.5% 41.0%
Interest coverage -1,459x – –
Current ratio 7.1x 0.8x 13.1x
Quick ratio 5.2x 0.6x 12.5x
Cash ratio 3.5x 0.6x 12.0x
Altman Z-score 5.23 – 2.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKVHITLKASTS
Dividend yield – 10.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% – -6.0%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 10.0% -6.0%
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.

ConsensusKVHITLKASTS
Forward P/E 35.2xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $-2.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +240.0% +9.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $154.52MFY2026 $8.21BFY2026 $148.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.2%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +109.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.7% +11.7% +299.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKVHITLKASTS
Held by institutions 66.7% 6.3% 44.3%
Institutions holding 99 209 754
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.2% +7.8% +5.0%
Institutions buying 69 101 543
Institutions selling 22 76 139
Buyers to sellers 3.14 1.33 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.

KVHITLKASTS
KVHI 1.00 0.04 0.26
TLK 0.04 1.00 0.14
ASTS 0.26 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KVHI, TLK and ASTS?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) $144.58M, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) $11.63B, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) $12.54B.

Which company is growing faster?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 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 (Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -4.7%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -536.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) returned the most: Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +25.0%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -39.0%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -46.5%. Over five years, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) compounded fastest (Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -7.3%/yr, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -14.3%/yr, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +29.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) has been the steadiest (Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) 59.7%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 38.3%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) 108.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KVHI, TLK 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, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) leads on 3. 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.