AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
AST SpaceMobile's (ASTS) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 1089.07% in Q1 2026, up 768015.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and down 772.26% on a QoQ basis from 124.86% in Q4 2025.
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) has 6 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 1089.07% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 768015.0% year-over-year to 1089.07% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 443.2%, a 490864.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 407.57%, up 508727.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1089.07%, down from 124.86% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for ASTS reached as high as 124.86% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 8769.22% in Q1 2025.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 2480.11% across 4 years, with a median of 1089.07% in 2026.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin plunged 119967 bps in 2022 and jumped 768015 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 971.21% in 2022, then slumped by 215 bps to 3061.73% in 2024, then surged by 96 bps to 124.86% in 2025, then sank by 772 bps to 1089.07% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 1089.07% in Q1 2026, 124.86% in Q4 2025, and 577.97% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 447.76 Bn | 431.12 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 25.00% |
| 2 | Motorola Solutions | 70.03 Bn | 69.14 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 19.34% |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 63.04 Bn | 58.20 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 5.05% |
| 4 | Ciena | 52.24 Bn | 50.94 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 13.27% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 51.17 Bn | 47.99 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 21.59% |
| 6 | Nokia | 49.01 Bn | 41.70 Bn | 9.86 Bn | -2,316.67% |
| 7 | Ubiquiti | 32.06 Bn | 31.69 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 36.90% |
| 8 | Ericsson Lm Telephone | 31.88 Bn | 26.21 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 11.23% |
| 9 | AST SpaceMobile | 16.74 Bn | 16.74 Bn | 3.67 Mn | -1,089.07% |
| 10 | Zebra Technologies | 13.00 Bn | 12.88 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 14.38% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1,089.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -124.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -577.97% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8,769.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3,061.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5,958.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -971.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -417.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1,350.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -457.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -929.18% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -845.15% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -150.88% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -23.42% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -7.31% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -38.29% |