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Other operating expenses
AST SpaceMobile Other operating expenses increased by 29.7% to $164.15M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 157.8%, from $63.68M to $164.15M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Other operating expenses shows an upward trend with a 40.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
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Detailed definition
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Peer comparison
Peers in the energy infrastructure sector typically report this as a small percentage of total operating expenses; significant deviations often warrant investigation into accounting reclassifications.
other_operating_expensesHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $25.10M | $23.11M | $31.27M | $32.74M | $35.40M | $42.12M | $49.32M | $44.45M | $58.07M | $58.97M | $60.88M | $56.00M | $63.89M | $66.65M | $60.64M | $63.68M | $73.95M | $94.42M | $126.58M | $164.15M |
| QoQ Change | — | -7.9% | +35.3% | +4.7% | +8.1% | +19.0% | +17.1% | -9.9% | +30.6% | +1.5% | +3.2% | -8.0% | +14.1% | +4.3% | -9.0% | +5.0% | +16.1% | +27.7% | +34.1% | +29.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +41.1% | +82.3% | +57.8% | +35.8% | +64.0% | +40.0% | +23.4% | +26.0% | +10.0% | +13.0% | -0.4% | +13.7% | +15.7% | +41.7% | +108.7% | +157.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is AST SpaceMobile's other operating expenses?
- AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) reported other operating expenses of $164.15M in Q1 2026.
- How has AST SpaceMobile's other operating expenses changed year-over-year?
- AST SpaceMobile's other operating expenses increased by 157.8% year-over-year, from $63.68M to $164.15M.
- What is the long-term trend for AST SpaceMobile's other operating expenses?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), AST SpaceMobile's other operating expenses has grown at a 40.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $91.59M to $358.63M.
- What does other operating expenses mean?
- Miscellaneous operational costs that are not categorized as primary production or administrative expenses.