ASTS vs IRDM
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and Iridium Communications Inc., side by side — 6 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ASTS | IRDM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $70.9M | $871.7M |
| Net income | $-341.9M | $114.4M |
| Gross margin | 51.4% | −109.7% |
| Net margin | −482.2% | 13.1% |
| Return on equity | −611.1% | 22.0% |
| Diluted EPS | — | $1.06 |
| Dividend / share | — | $0.13 |
| Payout ratio | — | 55.0% |
| Free cash flow | $-1.1B | $299.8M |
| Equity | $5.0M | $462.6M |
| Net debt / equity | — | 3.60× |
| Current ratio | 16.35× | 2.48× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 64.1% | 8.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | — |
IRDM bills 12.3× 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.
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Revenue by year
6 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ASTS | IRDM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $70.9M | $871.7M |
| FY2024 | $4.4M | $830.7M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $790.7M |
| FY2022 | $13.8M | $721.0M |
| FY2021 | $12.4M | $614.5M |
| FY2020 | $6.0M | $583.4M |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ASTS | IRDM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-341.9M | $114.4M |
| FY2024 | $-300.1M | $112.8M |
| FY2023 | $-87.6M | $15.4M |
| FY2022 | $-31.6M | $8.7M |
| FY2021 | $-30.6M | $-9.3M |
| FY2020 | $-24.4M | $-56.1M |
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