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How AST SpaceMobile, Inc. stacks up
ASTS · against 190 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
3/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #187 of 191 · scores higher than 2% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score6 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including ASTS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 3?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 99% of peers. Operating margin: -405.7% vs peer median 6.3%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 95% of peers. Return on assets: -10.6% vs peer median 2.9%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 92% of peers. Return on invested capital: -19.1% vs peer median 6.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ASTS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ASTS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 181 reported | -19.1% | 13.2% | 2% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 191 reported | -405.7% | 12.1% | 1% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 187 reported | -10.6% | 5.8% | 3% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 181 reported | -45.6% | 15.9% | 2% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 193 reported | 38.9% | 44.6% | 43% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ASTS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.6B USD | 99 | 63 | |
| 1 | 863.2B INR (≈$10.4B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 7.3B USD | 99 | 68 | |
| 4 | 654.4B TWD (≈$20.3B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 4 | 888.4B TWD (≈$27.5B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 183 | 8.7B USD | 14 | 43 | |
| 184 | 8.0B USD | 11 | 51 | |
| 184 | 17.8B USD | 11 | 25 | |
| 186 | 8.0B USD | 5 | 37 | |
| 187 | 14.5B USD | 3 | 40 | |
| 188 | 11.2B USD | 1 | 42 | |
| 188 | 12.2B USD | 1 | 48 | |
| 188 | 7.9B USD | 1 | 16 | |
| 191 | 8.9B USD | 0 | 4 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score