AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026)
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) reported Capital Expenditures of $261.6 million for Q1 2026, up 117.17% year-over-year from $120.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 33.89% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $261.6 million, up 117.17% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (up 372.87% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.1 billion, up 511.47% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures declined to $261.6 million in Q1 2026 per ASTS's latest filing, from $395.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $395.7 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $4.7 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $98.6 million and a median of $30.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Capital Expenditures plunged 73.79% in 2023, then jumped 1297.02% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it 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 slumped by 33.89% to $261.6 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ASTS's Capital Expenditures at $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) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 469.93 Bn | 453.29 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 414.00 Mn |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 65.69 Bn | 64.83 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 62.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.18 Bn | 58.34 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 569.00 Mn |
| 4 | Ciena | 60.70 Bn | 59.40 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 73.89 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 60.35 Bn | 57.18 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 124.70 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 35.71 Bn | 35.34 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 12.44 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 23.10 Bn | 23.68 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 261.60 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 12.30 Bn | 11.86 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 58.23 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.58 Bn | 11.47 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 13.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.70 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 5.90 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |