AST SpaceMobile Provides Business Update and Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
MIDLAND, Texas--( BUSINESS WIRE)--AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, and designed for both commercial and government applications, is providing its business update and results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.
“For the first time in 2025, AST SpaceMobile became a revenue generating business and it significantly advanced all key aspects of our operations including commercial, government, manufacturing, spectrum rights, IP portfolio, and capital position,” commented Abel Avellan, AST SpaceMobile’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “In 2026, we expect to scale our space-based direct-to-device network from initial commercial activation toward the start of broader commercial service.”
Business Update
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Highlights
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See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for additional information. See reconciliation of Adjusted operating expenses to Total operating expenses, Adjusted cost of revenues to Cost of revenues, Adjusted engineering services costs to Engineering services costs and Adjusted general and administrative costs to General and administrative costs in the tables accompanying this press release.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures in this press release, including Adjusted operating expenses, Adjusted cost of revenues, Adjusted engineering services costs and Adjusted general and administrative costs. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful measures across time in evaluating our operating performance as we use these measures to manage the business, including in preparing our annual operating budget and financial projections. These non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP, and therefore have limits in their usefulness to investors. Because of the non-standardized definitions, these measures may not be comparable to the calculation of similar measures of other companies and are presented solely to provide investors with useful information to more fully understand how management assesses performance. These measures are not, and should not be viewed as, a substitute for their most directly comparable GAAP measures. Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the tables accompanying this press release.
Conference Call Information
AST SpaceMobile will hold a quarterly business update conference call at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Monday, March 2, 2026. The call will be accessible via a live webcast on the Events page of AST SpaceMobile’s Investor Relations website at https://ast-science.com/investors/. An archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call.
About AST SpaceMobile
AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio, and designed for both commercial and government applications. Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today’s five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected. For more information, follow AST SpaceMobile on YouTube, X (Formerly Twitter), LinkedIn and Facebook. Watch this video for an overview of the SpaceMobile mission.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements” that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results of AST SpaceMobile to differ materially from those expected and projected. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “potential,” “projects,” “predicts,” “continue,” or “should,” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside AST SpaceMobile’s control and are difficult to predict.
Factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (i) expectations regarding AST SpaceMobile’s strategies and future financial performance, including AST’s future business plans or objectives, expected functionality of the SpaceMobile Service, anticipated timing of the launch of the Block 2 BlueBird satellites, anticipated demand and acceptance of mobile satellite services, prospective performance and commercial opportunities and competitors, the timing of obtaining regulatory approvals, ability to finance its research and development activities, commercial partnership acquisition and retention, products and services, pricing, marketing plans, operating expenses, market trends, revenues, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and AST SpaceMobile’s ability to invest in growth initiatives; (ii) the negotiation of definitive agreements with mobile network operators relating to the SpaceMobile Service that would supersede preliminary agreements and memoranda of understanding and the ability to enter into commercial agreements with other parties or government entities; (iii) the ability of AST SpaceMobile to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees and AST SpaceMobile’s responses to actions of its competitors and its ability to effectively compete; (iv) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (v) the possibility that AST SpaceMobile may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (vi) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against AST SpaceMobile; and (vii) other risks and uncertainties indicated in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including those in the Risk Factors section of AST SpaceMobile’s Form 10-K to be filed with the SEC on March 2, 2026.
AST SpaceMobile cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. AST SpaceMobile cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors in AST SpaceMobile’s Form 10-K to be filed with the SEC on March 2, 2026. AST SpaceMobile’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, AST SpaceMobile disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
As of December 31,
2025
2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,335,683
$
564,988
Restricted cash
877
2,546
Accounts receivable, net (includes related party accounts receivable of $2,091 and $0 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)
37,726
1,400
Inventory
12,007
1,062
Prepaid expenses
11,955
7,887
Other current assets
60,264
22,363
Total current assets
2,458,512
600,246
Non-current assets:
Restricted cash
443,400
-
Property and equipment, net
1,398,761
337,669
Intangible assets, net
245,093
-
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
19,420
14,014
Other non-current assets (includes related party loan receivable of $18,187 and $0 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)
449,201
2,632
TOTAL ASSETS
$
5,014,387
$
954,561
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
46,763
$
17,004
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
69,246
12,195
Current contract liabilities
19,887
41,968
Current operating lease liabilities
2,449
1,856
Current portion of long-term debt
11,999
2,919
Total current liabilities
150,344
75,942
Non-current liabilities:
Warrant liabilities
7,471
41,248
Non-current operating lease liabilities
17,479
12,652
Non-current contract liabilities
207,093
-
Long-term debt, net
2,207,583
155,573
Other non-current liabilities
32,092
-
Total liabilities
2,622,062
285,415
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Class A Common Stock, $.0001 par value, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 285,449,911 and 208,173,198 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
27
20
Class B Common Stock, $.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 11,227,292 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
4
4
Class C Common Stock, $.0001 par value, 125,000,000 shares authorized, 78,163,078 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
8
8
Additional paid-in capital
2,671,770
969,004
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
1,351
(176
)
Accumulated deficit
(831,685
)
(489,745
)
Noncontrolling interest
550,850
190,031
Total stockholders' equity
2,392,325
669,146
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
$
5,014,387
$
954,561
AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
Revenues:
Products revenues (includes related party revenues of $2,091, $0 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 respectively)
$
44,389
$
500
$
-
Services revenues
26,529
3,918
-
Total revenues
70,918
4,418
-
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)
Cost of revenues - products (includes related party cost of revenues of $1,329, $0 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
33,032
-
-
Cost of revenues - services
2,184
-
-
Engineering services costs
142,510
93,491
78,811
General and administrative costs
101,679
61,566
41,601
Research and development costs
28,115
28,783
47,486
Depreciation and amortization
51,111
63,340
54,469
Total operating expenses
358,631
247,180
222,367
Other (expense) income:
(Loss) gain on remeasurement of warrant liabilities
(68,154
)
(268,627
)
8,986
Interest expense
(36,071
)
(18,681
)
(4,511
)
Interest income (includes related party interest income of $564, $0 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
49,233
14,164
7,186
Other (expense) income, net
(114,408
)
1,867
(10,290
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
-
(10,963
)
-
Total other (expense) income, net
(169,400
)
(282,240
)
1,371
Loss before income tax expense
(457,113
)
(525,002
)
(220,996
)
Income tax expense
(3,898
)
(1,328
)
(1,681
)
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interest
(461,011
)
(526,330
)
(222,677
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(119,071
)
(226,247
)
(135,116
)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$
(341,940
)
$
(300,083
)
$
(87,561
)
Net loss per share attributable to holders of Class A Common Stock
Basic and diluted
$
(1.34
)
$
(1.94
)
$
(1.07
)
Weighted-average number of shares
Basic and diluted
255,982,592
154,501,344
81,824,122
AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Dollars in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interest
$
(461,011
)
$
(526,330
)
$
(222,677
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
2,049
(586
)
(6
)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
2,049
(586
)
(6
)
Total comprehensive loss before allocation to noncontrolling interest
(458,962
)
(526,916
)
(222,683
)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(118,549
)
(226,430
)
(135,120
)
Comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders
$
(340,413
)
$
(300,486
)
$
(87,563
)
AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
Revenues:
Products revenues (includes related party revenues of $2,091, $0 and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 respectively)
$
36,218
$
500
$
-
Services revenues
18,087
1,418
-
Total revenues
54,305
1,918
-
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)
Cost of revenues - products (includes related party cost of revenues of $1,329, $0 and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
27,229
-
-
Cost of revenues - services
2,184
-
-
Engineering services costs
46,164
30,945
19,992
General and administrative costs
26,231
15,889
10,528
Research and development costs
9,057
5,348
10,766
Depreciation and amortization
15,717
8,460
19,592
Total operating expenses
126,582
60,642
60,878
Other (expense) income:
(Loss) gain on remeasurement of warrant liabilities
(2,854
)
16,212
(12,468
)
Interest expense
(18,133
)
(3,949
)
(3,024
)
Interest income (includes related party interest income of $564, $0 and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively)
20,781
5,277
1,389
Other (expense) income, net
(22,556
)
206
(55
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
-
(10,963
)
-
Total other (expense) income, net
(22,762
)
6,783
(14,158
)
Loss before income tax expense
(95,039
)
(51,941
)
(75,036
)
Income tax expense
(2,614
)
(156
)
(2,088
)
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interest
(97,653
)
(52,097
)
(77,124
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(23,687
)
(16,239
)
(45,198
)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$
(73,966
)
$
(35,858
)
$
(31,926
)
Net loss per share attributable to holders of Class A Common Stock
Basic and diluted
$
(0.26
)
$
(0.18
)
$
(0.35
)
Weighted-average number of shares
Basic and diluted
284,150,650
199,219,379
90,008,459
AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interest
$
(97,653
)
$
(51,941
)
$
(77,124
)
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation adjustments
166
190
520
Total other comprehensive income
166
190
520
Total comprehensive loss before allocation to noncontrolling interest
(97,487
)
(51,751
)
(76,604
)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
(23,698
)
(16,486
)
(44,894
)
Comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders
$
(73,789
)
$
(35,265
)
$
(31,710
)
AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
2025
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss before allocation to noncontrolling interest
$
(461,011
)
$
(526,330
)
$
(222,677
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss before noncontrolling interest to cash
used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
51,111
63,340
54,469
Amortization of debt issuance costs
2,728
3,734
1,155
Amortization of debt commitment fee
4,033
-
-
Write off of unamortized debt issuance costs
-
5,483
-
Loss on disposal/sale of property and equipment
4,605
2,221
110
Induced conversion expense on convertible notes
99,681
-
-
Loss (gain) on remeasurement of warrant liabilities
68,154
268,627
(8,986
)
Stock-based compensation
47,490
32,039
13,289
Non-cash interest expense
1,361
2,959
-
Non-cash interest income
(564
)
-
-
Loss from equity method investment
1,205
-
-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
(36,326
)
380
(1,780
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(27,622
)
(13,334
)
13,862
Inventory
(10,945
)
(1,062
)
-
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
32,251
(6,257
)
(149
)
Contract liabilities
161,516
41,968
-
Other assets and liabilities
(9,184
)
89
1,765
Net cash used in operating activities
(71,517
)
(126,143
)
(148,942
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment
(1,064,741
)
(174,127
)
(118,807
)
Capital advances to Ligado
(420,000
)
-
-
Purchase of spectrum intangibles
(56,397
)
-
-
Net cash used in investing activities
(1,541,138
)
(174,127
)
(118,807
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from debt
2,611,523
145,000
63,500
Repayments of debt
(5,120
)
(48,752
)
(242
)
Payment for debt issuance costs
(11,588
)
(9,435
)
(9,653
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
1,295,894
551,947
64,639
Payments for third party equity issuance costs
(24,320
)
(12,151
)
(872
)
Proceeds from warrant exercises
-
153,618
-
Issuance of equity under employee stock plan
11,808
4,941
225
Employee taxes paid for stock-based compensation awards
(23,018
)
(5,201
)
(865
)
Purchase of capped call transactions
(98,578
)
-
-
Proceeds from capped call sales
74,522
-
-
Payments for debt commitment fee
(11,000
)
-
-
Proceeds from share issuances to repurchase 2032 4.25% Convertible Notes
1,010,887
-
-
Payments for repurchase of 2032 4.25% Convertible Notes
(1,003,522
)
-
-
Net cash provided by financing activities
3,827,488
779,967
116,732
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(2,407
)
(260
)
(142
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
2,212,426
479,437
(151,159
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash beginning of period
567,534
88,097
239,256
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash end of period
$
2,779,960
$
567,534
$
88,097
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Non-cash activities:
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
$
7,231
$
2,238
$
6,739
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
56,708
$
9,309
$
18,409
PIK interest paid through issuance of PIK notes
497
2,959
-
Deferred asset acquisition costs paid by issuance of penny warrants
121,156
-
-
Spectrum intangibles acquisition costs accrued or paid by issuance of shares
67,540
-
-
2034 Convertible Notes settled by issuance of Class A Common Stock
139,620
-
-
Settlement of warrant liabilities by issuing shares
101,930
257,337
-
Acquisition of equity investment in and loan receivable from SatCo by contributing exclusive distribution rights
23,497
-
-
Cash paid during the fiscal year for:
Interest
$
7,855
$
11,988
$
3,243
Income taxes, net
6,798
1,669
492
AST SPACEMOBILE, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP REPORTED TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2025
GAAP Reported
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Adjusted
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown below)
$
29,413
$
(459
)
28,954
Engineering services costs
46,164
(10,428
)
35,736
General and administrative costs
26,231
(4,265
)
21,966
Research and development costs
9,057
-
9,057
Depreciation and amortization
15,717
-
15,717
Total operating expenses
$
126,582
$
(15,152
)
$
111,430
Less: Depreciation and amortization
(15,717
)
Adjusted operating expenses
$
95,713
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
GAAP Reported
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Adjusted
Cost of revenues (exclusive of items shown below)
$
5,511
$
-
$
5,511
Engineering services costs
40,836
(8,047
)
32,789
General and administrative costs
29,822
(5,940
)
23,882
Research and development costs
5,530
-
5,530
Depreciation and amortization
12,716
-
12,716
Total operating expenses
$
94,415
$
(13,987
)
$
80,428
Less: Depreciation and amortization
(12,716
)
Adjusted operating expenses
$
67,712
Adjusted operating expenses, Adjusted cost of revenues, Adjusted engineering services costs, and Adjusted general and administrative costs are alternative financial measures used by management to evaluate our operating performance as a supplement to our most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure. We define Adjusted operating expense as Total operating expenses adjusted to exclude amounts of stock-based compensation expense and depreciation and amortization expense. We define Adjusted cost of revenues, Adjusted engineering services costs, and Adjusted general and administrative costs, as cost of revenues, engineering services costs, and general and administrative costs, respectively, adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expenses.
We believe Adjusted operating expenses, Adjusted cost of revenues, Adjusted engineering services costs, and Adjusted general and administrative costs are useful measures across time in evaluating our operating performance as we use these measures to manage the business, including in preparing our annual operating budget and financial projections. Adjusted operating expenses, Adjusted cost of revenues, Adjusted engineering services costs, and Adjusted general and administrative costs are non-GAAP financial measures that have no standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP, and therefore have limits in their usefulness to investors. Because of the non-standardized definitions, these measures may not be comparable to the calculation of similar measures of other companies and are presented solely to provide investors with useful information to more fully understand how management assesses performance. These measures are not, and should not be viewed as, a substitute for their most directly comparable GAAP measure of Total operating expenses, Cost of revenues, Engineering services costs, and General and administrative costs.