AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)
AST SpaceMobile's (ASTS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.36% in Q1 2026, up 2072.0% year-on-year from 0.39% in Q1 2025, and up 13.44% on a QoQ basis from 9.66% in Q4 2025.
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) has 7 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.36% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 2072.0% year-over-year to 8.36% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 8.36%, a 2072.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.2%, up 3153.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 8.36%, up from 9.66% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for ASTS reached as high as 8.36% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 66.32% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 37.36% across 5 years, with a median of 39.65% in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 2667 bps in 2023 and jumped 3585 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 39.65% in 2022, then plunged by 67 bps to 66.32% in 2023, then soared by 47 bps to 35.17% in 2024, then surged by 73 bps to 9.66% in 2025, then rose by 13 bps to 8.36% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 8.36% in Q1 2026, 9.66% in Q4 2025, and 16.42% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -8.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -9.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -16.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -21.38% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -29.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -35.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -47.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -57.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -53.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -66.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -55.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -51.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -42.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -39.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -26.34% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -17.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.57% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -7.00% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -1.26% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.74% |