AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Depreciation and Depletion (2020 - 2025)
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) recorded Depreciation and Depletion of $12.7 million in Q3 2025, down 12.4% from $14.5 million a year earlier but up 8.5% from the prior quarter.
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Depreciation and Depletion (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, AST SpaceMobile's Depreciation and Depletion came in at $43.8 million as of Sep 30, 2025, down 41.1% year-over-year; for FY2024, it was $63.3 million, up 16.1% from FY2023.
- Annual Depreciation and Depletion has a four-year compound annual growth rate of 208.4% (FY2020 to FY2024).
- Across earlier years, Depreciation and Depletion came in at $54.5 million in FY2023, $4.6 million in FY2022 (+70.4%), $2.7 million in FY2021 (+285.7%) and $700,000 in FY2020.
- Quarterly Depreciation and Depletion has ranged from $400,000 in Q4 2020 to $20.4 million in Q2 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Depreciation and Depletion has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 22.7% over the last six quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Depreciation and Depletion in the last five years was growth of 700.0% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 57.1% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $11.7 million (Q2 2025), $11 million (Q1 2025) and $8.4 million (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dep. & Depletion (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 186.37 Bn | 149.50 Bn | 27.03 Bn | - |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 172.07 Bn | 156.81 Bn | 14.76 Bn | - |
| 3 | At&T | 162.52 Bn | 94.48 Bn | 25.82 Bn | - |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 155.17 Bn | 146.91 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 78.07 Bn | 42.13 Bn | - | 2.39 Bn |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.75 Bn | 8.15 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.94 Bn | 28.95 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 24.82 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.65 Bn | - |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.19 Bn | 14.21 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | AST SpaceMobile | 12.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 7.95 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 800,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 800,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 500,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 600,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 400,000.00 |
API Access
AST SpaceMobile Depreciation and Depletion 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=depreciation-and-depletion&ticker=ASTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "depreciation-and-depletion", "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=depreciation-and-depletion&ticker=ASTS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();