AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026)
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.11% for Q1 2026, down 5.0% year-over-year from 0.12% in Q1 2025, and down 10.64% quarter-over-quarter from 0.1% in Q4 2025.
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 5 consecutive years, with 0.11% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.11%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.11% (down 5.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.31%, up 123.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.11% in Q1 2026 per ASTS's latest filing, from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.06% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 8.76% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 3.16% across 4 years, with a median of 0.13% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Invested Capital jumped 863 bps — and 2026, when it decreased 5 bps.
- AST SpaceMobile's Return on Invested Capital stood at 7.41% in 2023, then surged by 99 bps to 0.06% in 2024, then sank by 63 bps to 0.1% in 2025, then dropped by 11 bps to 0.11% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ASTS's Return on Invested Capital at 0.11% in Q1 2026, 0.1% in Q4 2025, and 0.08% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.41% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -8.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.43% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.80% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.43% |