AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) has reported Research & Development for 7 consecutive years, with $7.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 21.51% year-over-year to $7.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $29.5 million, a 12.25% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $28.1 million, down 2.32% from the prior year.
• Research & Development was $7.8 million for Q2 2026 at AST SpaceMobile, up from $7.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $16.4 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at $4.3 million in Q1 2024.
• A 5-year average of $9.2 million and a median of $8.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 2624.01% in 2022 and slumped 74.01% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $14.7 million in 2022, then retreated by 26.52% to $10.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 50.32% to $5.3 million in 2024, then soared by 69.35% to $9.1 million in 2025, then slipped by 14.23% to $7.8 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $7.8 million (Q2 2026), $7.1 million (Q1 2026), and $9.1 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.