ASTS vs CALX
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and Calix, Inc., side by side — 6 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ASTS | CALX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $70.9M | $1.0B |
| Net income | $-341.9M | $17.9M |
| Gross margin | · | 56.8% |
| Net margin | −650.1% | 1.8% |
| Return on equity | · | 2.2% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $0.26 |
| Dividend / share | · | $0.00 |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $-1.1B | $115.5M |
| Equity | · | $859.2M |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 16.35× | 4.24× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 13.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | −11.8% |
CALX bills 14.1× the revenue of ASTS, and ASTS closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
6 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ASTS | CALX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $70.9M | $1.0B |
| FY2024 | $4.4M | $831.5M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $1.0B |
| FY2022 | $13.8M | $867.8M |
| FY2021 | $12.4M | $679.4M |
| FY2020 | $6.0M | $541.2M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ASTS | CALX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-341.9M | $17.9M |
| FY2024 | $-300.1M | $-29.7M |
| FY2023 | $-87.6M | $29.3M |
| FY2022 | $-31.6M | $41.0M |
| FY2021 | $-30.6M | $238.4M |
| FY2020 | $-24.4M | $33.5M |
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$929,092,000 | CALX |
| FY2024 | −$827,100,000 | CALX |
| FY2023 | −$1,039,593,000 | CALX |
| FY2022 | −$854,002,000 | CALX |
| FY2021 | −$666,989,000 | CALX |
| FY2020 | −$535,272,000 | CALX |
CALX has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 6 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
6 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ASTS's net margin has been more volatile than CALX's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 122.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 13.5.
4 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
CALX led in net margin in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.