AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026)
AST SpaceMobile's (ASTS) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $597.6 million in Q2 2026, up 92.68% year-over-year from $310.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 128.45% quarter-over-quarter from $261.6 million in Q1 2026.
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) has reported Capital Expenditures for 7 consecutive years, with $597.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 92.68% year-over-year to $597.6 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.5 billion, a 175.03% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.1 billion, up 511.47% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures was $597.6 million for Q2 2026 at AST SpaceMobile, up from $261.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $597.6 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $4.7 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $126.3 million and a median of $34.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
- Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures sank 73.79% in 2023 and soared 1297.02% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $11.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 95.43% to $22.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 267.12% to $82.0 million in 2024, then surged by 382.37% to $395.7 million in 2025, then jumped by 51.03% to $597.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $597.6 million (Q2 2026), $261.6 million (Q1 2026), and $395.7 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 195.65 Bn | 160.05 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 4.01 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 177.81 Bn | 162.55 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 2.70 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 174.05 Bn | 122.00 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 5.70 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.85 Bn | 135.48 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 77.49 Bn | 41.74 Bn | - | 2.90 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.79 Bn | 31.63 Bn | 728.80 Mn | -167.60 Mn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 26.14 Bn | 17.28 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 92.30 Mn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 24.05 Bn | 24.55 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 597.62 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 19.56 Bn | 17.89 Bn | - | -780.76 Mn |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.53 Bn | 12.53 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 597.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 261.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 395.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 238.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 310.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 120.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 82.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 39.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 73.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.27 Mn |
AST SpaceMobile Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=ASTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "ASTS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=ASTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();