AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) reported Research & Development of $7.1 million for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from $7.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 21.29% quarter-over-quarter from $9.1 million in Q4 2025.
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) has 7 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $7.1 million in Q1 2026.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $7.1 million, changed 0.08% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $28.1 million (down 11.24% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $28.1 million, down 2.32% from the prior year.
- Research & Development retreated to $7.1 million in Q1 2026 per ASTS's latest filing, from $9.1 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 $9.1 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development jumped 2624.01% in 2022, then sank 74.01% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $14.7 million in 2022, then decreased by 26.52% to $10.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 50.32% to $5.3 million in 2024, then jumped by 69.35% to $9.1 million in 2025, then decreased by 21.29% to $7.1 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ASTS's Research & Development at $7.1 million in Q1 2026, $9.1 million in Q4 2025, and $5.5 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 2.38 Bn |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 221.46 Mn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 252.00 Mn |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 744.00 Mn |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 90.60 Mn |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 51.81 Mn |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | 7.13 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 25.66 Mn |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 165.00 Mn |
| 10 | Viavi Solutions | 10.76 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 234.10 Mn | 71.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.05 Mn |