AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026)
AST SpaceMobile's Capital Expenditures came in at $597.62 million for Q2 2026, up 92.7% from $310.17 million a year earlier and up 128.4% from the prior quarter.
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Capital Expenditures (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, AST SpaceMobile reported Capital Expenditures of $1.49 billion, up 175.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.06 billion, up 511.5% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 165.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Capital Expenditures was $174.13 million in FY2024 (+46.6%), $118.81 million in FY2023 (+107.4%), $57.28 million in FY2022 (+279.9%) and $15.08 million in FY2021 (+85.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to Q3 2020.
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 241.6% over the last seven quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in Q3 2025 (growth of 686.2%), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a decline of 73.8%).
- Business Quant data shows ASTS's Capital Expenditures at $261.6 million (Q1 2026), $395.7 million (Q4 2025) and $238.42 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 186.37 Bn | 149.50 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 4.01 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 172.07 Bn | 156.81 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 2.70 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 162.52 Bn | 94.48 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 5.70 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 155.17 Bn | 146.91 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 78.07 Bn | 42.13 Bn | - | 2.90 Bn |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.75 Bn | 8.15 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.94 Bn | 28.95 Bn | 728.80 Mn | -167.60 Mn |
| 8 | EchoStar | 24.82 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 92.30 Mn |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.19 Bn | 14.21 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | AST SpaceMobile | 12.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 597.62 Mn |
Historic Data
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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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.30 Mn |
API Access
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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=ASTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport 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();