ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
YOU
Clear Secure, Inc.
YOU has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
YOU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
YOU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
YOU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $32.82 | -42% |
| Forward | 25x | $56.79 | — |
| Fair | 32x | $54.08 | -4.8% |
| Current | 33x | $56.79 | — |
| Expensive | 50x | $85.27 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
YOU's PE is in its fair range at 33x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
YOU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for YOU, with profitability improving. 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.
YOU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.31 | +35% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.71 | +1.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.48 | -9.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.25 | -24% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.12 | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.68 | +95% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.64 | +110% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.64 | +169% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.58 | +394% |
YOU has the edge over ASTS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $42M last quarter, up 187% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
YOU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $292.9M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $277.8M | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $253M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $240.8M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $229.2M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $219.5M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $211.4M | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $206.3M | +21% |
YOU's revenue has grown year over year for 21 quarters in a row: $293M last quarter, up 28% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28% | +5.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 30% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | 25% | +6.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | +5.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +5.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 19% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +4.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | +7.3 points |
YOU 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.
YOU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$103.8M | -$50.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $189M | +60% |
| Q1 2026 | $185.5M | +103% |
| Q4 2025 | $187.4M | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | -$53.5M | -$15.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $117.9M | +7.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $91.3M | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $133.9M | +49% |
YOU has the edge over ASTS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
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 YOU 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 | — |
YOU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +28% | +28.5M shares |
| 1 year | +34% | +33.5M shares |
| 3 years | +44% | +40.4M shares |
| 5 years | +79% | +58M shares |
| Available history | +79% | +57.8M shares |
YOU has 131M diluted shares, up 34% from a year ago, despite $174M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $170.9M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $5.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $24.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $101.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $47.8M |
YOU spent $174M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 3.4% from the year before.
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
YOU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
YOU has more cash than debt.
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).
YOU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 50.9 | Neutral |
YOU's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 51 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
YOU PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | YOU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 28x | 19% above |
| PE % | 55 | 43 | 12 pts above |
YOU is trading at 33x earnings, a 19% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 2.8% above its 200-week average.
YOU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $46.6 | 22% above |
| 20 week MA | $47.7 | 19% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.3 | 23% above |
| 100 week MA | $37.5 | 51% above |
| 200 week MA | $30.4 | 87% above |
YOU has the edge over ASTS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
YOU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $48.0 | $30.3 | -37% |
| 2022 | $30.3 | $26.8 | -12% |
| 2023 | $26.8 | $20.7 | -23% |
| 2024 | $20.7 | $27.2 | +32% |
| 2025 | $27.2 | $35.9 | +32% |
| 2026 YTD | $35.9 | $56.8 | +58% |
YOU has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.