ASTS vs ECHO
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and EchoStar Corp., side by side — 6 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ASTS | ECHO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $70.9M | $15.0B |
| Net income | $-341.9M | $-14.5B |
| Gross margin | · | 37.1% |
| Net margin | −650.1% | −96.7% |
| Return on equity | · | −111.7% |
| Diluted EPS | · | −$50.41 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $-1.1B | $-1.1B |
| Equity | · | $5.8B |
| Net debt / equity | · | 2.91× |
| Current ratio | 16.35× | 0.42× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | · | 51.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
ECHO bills 211.6× the revenue of ASTS, and both 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 | ECHO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $70.9M | $15.0B |
| FY2024 | $4.4M | $15.8B |
| FY2023 | $0 | $17.0B |
| FY2022 | $13.8M | $18.6B |
| FY2021 | $12.4M | $19.8B |
| FY2020 | $6.0M | $1.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ASTS | ECHO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-341.9M | $-14.5B |
| FY2024 | $-300.1M | $-119.5M |
| FY2023 | $-87.6M | $-1.7B |
| FY2022 | $-31.6M | $2.5B |
| FY2021 | $-30.6M | $2.5B |
| FY2020 | $-24.4M | $-51.9M |
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$14,934,071,000 | ECHO |
| FY2024 | −$15,821,098,000 | ECHO |
| FY2023 | −$17,015,598,000 | ECHO |
| FY2022 | −$18,620,421,000 | ECHO |
| FY2021 | −$19,806,273,000 | ECHO |
| FY2020 | −$1,881,940,000 | ECHO |
ECHO has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 6 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
6 of 18 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 ECHO's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 122.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 45.7.
4 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
ECHO led in net margin in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.