ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CORZ
Core Scientific, Inc.
CORZ has a slight edge over ASTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
ASTS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
ASTS's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
CORZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure |
CORZ's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CORZ PE Valuation
CORZ has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 53x next year's earnings.
ASTS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ASTS's losses to grow, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CORZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CORZ to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
ASTS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.15 | -$0.91 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.16 | -$0.27 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.80 | +$0.19 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.34 | +$0.61 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.24 | +$0.88 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.89 | -$0.64 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.99 | -$1.01 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.58 | -$0.21 |
ASTS is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.15 per share over the past year, against $5.76 at its worst in mid-2021.
CORZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.27 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$3.31 | -5617% |
| Q2 2026 | -$4.23 | -$3.57 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.95 | +$4.18 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.35 | +$6.94 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.06 | +$5.48 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.66 | +$3.70 |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.13 | -4046% |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.59 | -$4.91 |
CORZ has the edge over ASTS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ASTS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $42.3M | +187% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.5M | +2627% |
| Q1 2026 | $14.7M | +1952% |
| Q4 2025 | $54.3M | +2731% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.7M | +1240% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $718K | +44% |
| Q3 2022 | $4.2M | +70% |
ASTS has the edge over CORZ on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -415% | +694 points |
| Q2 2026 | -948% | +10744 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1686% | +7083 points |
| Q4 2025 | -175% | +2446 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1109% | +4850 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11692% | -4693 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8769% | +2331 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2621% | N/A |
ASTS's operating margin was −415% last quarter, up 694 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CORZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $232.9M | +187% |
| Q2 2026 | $164.2M | +109% |
| Q1 2026 | $115.2M | +45% |
| Q4 2025 | $79.8M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | $81.1M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $78.6M | -44% |
| Q1 2025 | $79.5M | -56% |
| Q4 2024 | $94.9M | -33% |
CORZ's revenue is growing: $233M last quarter, up 187% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 31% | +99 points |
| Q2 2026 | -48% | -14 points |
| Q1 2026 | -269% | -210 points |
| Q4 2025 | -147% | -78 points |
| Q3 2025 | -68% | -24 points |
| Q2 2025 | -33% | -38 points |
| Q1 2025 | -59% | -90 points |
| Q4 2024 | -69% | -72 points |
CORZ has the edge over ASTS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ASTS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$464.2M | -$161.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$694.8M | -$341.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$309.7M | -$160.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$330.7M | -$220.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$302.9M | -$239.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$353.6M | -$315.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$149M | -$61.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$110.5M | -$63.2M |
ASTS has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$1.8B over the past year, against −$916M the year before.
CORZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$475.4M | -$362.7M |
| Q2 2026 | -$583.9M | -$496.7M |
| Q1 2026 | -$139.3M | -$10.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$121.7M | -$106.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$112.7M | -$87.3M |
| Q2 2025 | -$87.3M | -$85.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$129M | -$119.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$15M | -249% |
CORZ has burned cash in most quarters: −$1.3B over the past year, against −$344M the year before.
ASTS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +27.3M shares |
| 3 years | +235% | +211M shares |
| 5 years | +480% | +248M shares |
| Available history | +944% | +271M shares |
ASTS has the edge over CORZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
CORZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +44% | +144M shares |
| 1 year | +47% | +150M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +93.2M shares |
CORZ has 469M diluted shares, up 47% from a year ago.
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CORZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q3 2024 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2024 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2023 | 8.1x | High |
CORZ's net debt is about 3.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.1 years a year ago.
ASTS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.9 | Oversold |
ASTS's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
CORZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.2 | Oversold |
CORZ's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CORZ PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CORZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CORZ has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ASTS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $44.9 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $57.1 | 40% below |
| 50 week MA | $75.5 | 54% below |
| 100 week MA | $57.8 | 40% below |
| 200 week MA | $33.6 | 2.8% above |
ASTS has stronger trend alignment. ASTS is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus CORZ above 0 of 4.
CORZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.4 | 0.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $17.7 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.9 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $16.1 | 11% below |
CORZ is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 11% below its 100-week average.
ASTS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.87 | $13.4 | +36% |
| 2021 | $13.4 | $8.71 | -35% |
| 2022 | $8.71 | $3.97 | -54% |
| 2023 | $3.97 | $6.03 | +52% |
| 2024 | $6.03 | $22.9 | +280% |
| 2025 | $22.9 | $72.0 | +214% |
| 2026 YTD | $72.0 | $34.5 | -52% |
ASTS's yearly returns have swung widely, from +280% in 2024 to −54% in 2022. It's down 52% so far in 2026.
CORZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.46 | $14.1 | +306% |
| 2025 | $14.1 | $15.3 | +8.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.3 | $14.4 | -6% |
CORZ has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.