AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026)

AST SpaceMobile's (ASTS) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $261.6 million in Q1 2026, up 117.17% year-on-year from $120.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 33.89% on a QoQ basis from $395.7 million in Q4 2025.

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) has 7 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $261.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 117.17% year-over-year to $261.6 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion, a 372.87% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.1 billion, up 511.47% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $261.6 million, down from $395.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Capital Expenditures for ASTS reached as high as $395.7 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $4.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $98.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $30.3 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures slumped 73.79% in 2023 and surged 1297.02% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $11.4 million in 2022, then surged by 95.43% to $22.3 million in 2023, then surged by 267.12% to $82.0 million in 2024, then soared by 382.37% to $395.7 million in 2025, then tumbled by 33.89% to $261.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Capital Expenditures figures were $261.6 million in Q1 2026, $395.7 million in Q4 2025, and $238.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Cisco Systems 444.27 Bn 427.63 Bn 10.08 Bn 414.00 Mn
2 Motorola Solutions 68.42 Bn 67.56 Bn 1.36 Bn 62.00 Mn
3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 63.57 Bn 58.72 Bn 9.10 Bn 569.00 Mn
4 Lumentum Holdings 59.61 Bn 56.43 Bn 357.00 Mn 124.70 Mn
5 Ciena 57.62 Bn 56.33 Bn 625.52 Mn 14.91 Mn
6 Nokia 52.70 Bn 45.22 Bn 9.86 Bn -
7 Ubiquiti 32.00 Bn 31.63 Bn 370.71 Mn 5.56 Mn
8 AST SpaceMobile 17.20 Bn 17.78 Bn 3.67 Mn 261.60 Mn
9 Zebra Technologies 12.59 Bn 12.48 Bn 742.00 Mn 13.00 Mn
10 Viasat 10.14 Bn 8.46 Bn 615.36 Mn -651.96 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 261.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 261.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 395.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 395.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 238.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 238.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 310.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 310.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 120.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 120.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 82.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 82.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 30.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 30.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 22.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 22.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 39.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 39.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 22.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 22.35 Mn