ASTS vs META
ASTS: AST SpaceMobile is building the first global cellular broadband satellite network accessible directly from unmodified smartphones using LEO satellites and terrestrial mobile network partnerships. META: Meta owns the world's largest social networks (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) and is aggressively investing in AI and augmented/virtual reality to build the next computing platform.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | ASTS | META | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-09 close | $73.88 | $631.48 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-10 | $29.1B | $1.53T | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-10 | n/a | 21.69 | |
| PEG as of 2026-07-10 | n/a | 0.93 | |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-10 | -573.7% | +32.8% | META higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-10 | +44.4% | +81.9% | META higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-10 | -440.5% | +41.2% | META higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-10 | -32.3% | +33.2% | META higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-10 | -12.6% | +20.8% | META higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-10 | 1.43 | 0.24 | META lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-10 | +1732.1% | +26.2% | ASTS higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +23.4% | +19.9% | ASTS higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-10 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | n/a | 2 | |
| Beta as of 2026-07-10 | 2.81 | 1.24 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-09 close | +73.8% | -13.8% | ASTS higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.