Does ASTS pay a dividend and is it safe?

AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS) offers a 0% cash dividend yield ($0.00 annualized) and 0.6% total shareholder yield including buybacks. Roarable rates its payout coverage as REINVESTING IN GROWTH + BUYBACKS.

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$36.33 -11.32% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $35.52

AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS) carries a Roarable Rating of E (Strong Sell) with 34/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE E • RED ALERT Cap $15.94B

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As of 2026-11-03, AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) is rated E (Strong Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 34/100 at a spot price of $36.33 (-11.32% 1D, market cap $15.94B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 6/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 6/20, SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 14/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 3/20, and Executive Insider Alignment 5/20. Across 1009 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, ASTS ranks #798 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Telecommunications Equipment), ASTS carries a Roarable E (34/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of -14.6%. By comparison, WCC (WESCO International Inc.) holds a D grade (48/100 RQD, P/E 27.9x, ROIC 11.1%, cap $16.70B) and GSAT (Globalstar Inc.) posts a C- grade (61/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC 0.7%, cap $10.66B). Among the 5-stock peer group, WCC leads on earnings multiple (27.9x) while WCC leads on capital efficiency (11.1% ROIC).

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Per ASTS's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001780312), AST SpaceMobile Inc. generated $1.13B in revenue (+8071.9% YoY), -$341.9M in net income, and -$1.14B in free cash flow against $5.01B in total assets and $2.21B in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $35.52 (-2.23%)🧬 Dilution Drag (+1.92% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 6/20 (E) • 0% FCF Margin

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Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-10.8% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for ASTS)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±12.5%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (34/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY ASTS SCORES 34/100 (E) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+14/20 pts (41% of score)

Altman Z-Score 4.82 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 5/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+6/20 pts (18% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 0% FCF Margin ($0 FCF) & 0% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Macro Regime Fit4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)

Macro rate sensitivity & RSI-14 (37.6) create a -16 pt regime headwind

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

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Grade D$42.14-2.9% Next Q

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Grade E$40.90+3.4% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade E$42.30-14.1% Next Q

Current

Grade E$36.33-8.7% Hist 90D α

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While ASTS currently carries a cautious 34/100 (E) rating due to Macro Regime Fit (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity.

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Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($53.70) and Max Pain ($38.15) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $140.55.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+1.92% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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CASH DIVIDEND + BUYBACK YIELD

0.6% Total Yield

0% Cash ($0.00/yr) + 0.6% Buybacks

PAYOUT SAFETY SPEEDOMETER

74/100 • REINVESTING IN GROWTH + BUYBACKS

FREE CASH FLOW PAYOUT RATIO

0% (100% Reinvested)

Retains cash flow for R&D and share repurchases

INTERACTIVE DRIP & SHAREHOLDER-YIELD COMPOUNDER (15.1% EST. ANNUAL)

$10,000 Compounded Over 10 Years → $40,809

Est. Year-10 Shareholder Yield: $245/yr

Starting Investment: $10,000

Compounding Horizon: 10 Years

$11.5K

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Yr 3

$17.6K

Yr 4

$20.2K

Yr 5

$23.3K

Yr 6

$26.8K

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$35.5K

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ASTS // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -46.91%🛡️ HOLDING TREND SUPPORT

2026-11-03O $43.07H $43.07L $36.33C $36.33VOL 13.71M

RES: $57.90SUP: $32.62SMA50: $53.70SMA200: $76.49

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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle

22.3%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +8071.9% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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Consumer Discretionary Rank #798 of 1009 ⚔️ WCC vs ASTS Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Consumer Discretionary Peer Comparison (ASTS vs. WCC, GSAT, VSAT, ECHO)

Industry: Telecommunications Equipment (81 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1009 tracked Consumer Discretionary securities in the Roarable RQD universe, AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS) ranks #798 by composite RQD confidence (34/100, grade E) and #117 by equity capitalization ($15.94B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, WCC leads on earnings valuation at 27.9x trailing P/E, while WCC leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 11.1% ROIC and 21.1% gross margin. GSAT currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 61/100 (C-) compared with ASTS at 34/100 (E).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
ASTS ACTIVE AST SpaceMobile Inc.	E	34/100	—	—	-14.6%	-11.32%	$15.94B	Benchmark Subject
WCC WESCO International Inc.	D	48/100	27.9x	21.1%	11.1%	-2.20%	$16.70B	/wcc-vs-asts →
GSAT Globalstar Inc.	C-	61/100	—	—	0.7%	+0.78%	$10.66B	/gsat-vs-asts →
VSAT ViaSat Inc.	C-	60/100	—	—	1.1%	-3.78%	$10.61B	/vsat-vs-asts →
ECHO EchoStar Corporation	E	22/100	—	—	-35.0%	+1.33%	$28.19B	/echo-vs-asts →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001780312 ↗

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS) reported GAAP revenue of $1.13B (+8071.9% vs. FY2024 revenue of $13.8M , and +290.5% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of -$341.9M, operating cash flow of -$71.5M, and free cash flow of -$1.14B (-278.4% YoY). On the balance sheet, ASTS closed FY2025 with $5.01B in total assets against $2.21B in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 4.82, Piotroski F-Score: 5/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$1.13B	-$341.9M	-$71.5M	-$1.14B	$5.01B	$2.21B
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$13.8M	-$300.1M	-$126.1M	-$300.3M	$954.6M	$155.6M
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$289.3M	-$87.6M	-$148.9M	-$148.9M	$9.22B	$2.16B

3. ASTS Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is ASTS stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

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What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for ASTS?

Where is ASTS trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

ASTS last traded at $36.33 (-11.32% on volume of 17,771,226 shares), positioning the stock -32.35% below its 50-day simple moving average ($53.70) and -52.50% below its 200-day simple moving average ($76.49). Across its 52-week range of $36.72 to $133.86, ASTS sits at the 0.0% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 37.6 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±12.5% ($31.79 to $40.87).

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ASTS — AST SpaceMobile Inc.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

Methodology: RQD v6.2 Deterministic 5-Pillar & SEC XBRL Audit

Updated: 2025-12-31

1. Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS) earns a live Roarable RQD composite score of 34/100, corresponding to a E letter grade (Roarable Strong Sell) at a spot price of $36.33 (-11.32% 1D, market capitalization $15.94B).

Fundamental Cash Engine (6/20): Anchored by return on invested capital (ROIC) of -14.6%, gross margin of —, operating margin of -8.9%, and free cash flow yield of -6.78%.
Whale 13F & Options Flow (6/20) + Insider Conviction (5/20): Tracks institutional 13F accumulation, CBOE options call/put positioning, and SEC Form 4 / Congressional PTR filings.
Macro Regime Fit (3/20) + Forensic Balance Sheet (14/20): Incorporates a 0.99x equity beta, Altman Z-Score of 4.82, Piotroski F-Score of 5/9, and Debt/Equity of 0.92x.

2. Business Model, Unit Margins & SEC Financial Trajectory

AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS) is a NASDAQ-listed issuer in the Consumer Discretionary sector, within the Telecommunications Equipment industry. The profile does not describe its products, customers, or revenue model.

In its latest audited SEC EDGAR 10-K filing for FY2025 (filed 2025-12-31), AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS) reported $1.13B in annual revenue (up from $13.8M in FY2024, +8071.9% YoY) and -$341.9M in GAAP net income. Over the multi-year SEC filing window from FY2023 ($289.3M revenue, -$87.6M net income) through FY2025, ASTS scaled operating cash flow to -$71.5M and free cash flow to -$1.14B, backed by $5.01B in total assets against $2.21B in total debt.

3. Institutional Bull vs. Bear Thesis & Valuation Tradeoff

🐂 Primary Bull Case (E • RQD 34/100): Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity. Free cash flow yield of -6.78% and institutional whale pillar of 6/20. With Fundamental Cash Engine at 6/20 and Institutional Whale Flow at 6/20, sustained execution supports upside toward the upper end of the $36.72 – $133.86 52-week range.
🐻 Primary Bear Case & Valuation Risk: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. Investors must weigh current valuation against -8.9% operating margins and a 0.99x macro beta.

4. 2nd-Order Butterfly Ripples & Key Questions to Watch

No upstream or downstream dependencies are recorded (supply_chain: NONE; butterfly_links: empty). Sector correlations and second-order bottlenecks cannot be identified from the source.

Key Question #1: Can ASTS sustain or expand its -8.9% operating margin and -14.6% ROIC against Telecommunications Equipment peers over the next 4 quarters?
Key Question #2: Following FY2025 revenue of $1.13B and free cash flow of -$1.14B, how will capital allocation balance growth reinvestment against $2.21B in total debt?
Key Question #3: How sensitive is ASTS's 29.0x forward P/E multiple to Consumer Discretionary capital spending cycles and macro interest-rate shifts (Beta 0.99x)?

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The balance sheet carries an Altman Z-Score of 4.82 and $2.34B in FY 2025 cash against $2.21B in debt, the strongest pillar in the

Don't sleep on ASTS's setup in Consumer Discretionary. The balance sheet carries an Altman Z-Score of 4.82 and $2.34B in FY 2025 cash against $2.21B in debt, the strongest pillar in the RQD rating at 14 of 20.. Beta of 0.99 means it moves fast when momentum turns, and the 5-pillar RQD gauge (34/100) backs up the fundamental quality.

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@MultipleCompression Shorting a 6/20 institutional whale-flow stock at $40.97 is dangerous when funds are rotating into Consumer Discretionary.

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Spot @ $40.97

ROIC of -14.6%, FCF yield of -6.78%, and FY 2025 revenue of $0.0M with net income of -$341.9M show no current cash-generating operation

Fading this rally in ASTS at $40.97. ROIC of -14.6%, FCF yield of -6.78%, and FY 2025 revenue of $0.0M with net income of -$341.9M show no current cash-generating operations.. With a beta of 0.99 and the stock sitting at $40.97 (52-wk range $36.72–$133.86), the easy multiple expansion is already priced in.