AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) vs Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and Cisco Systems, Inc. are both Communication Equipment companies. Cisco Systems, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $422.0B against $24.3B — 17.4× the size. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Cisco Systems, Inc. trades at 31.8×. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2,256.9% against 11.8%. Cisco Systems, Inc. has the higher net margin (21.0% vs −536.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (17.9% vs −12.2%). Across the 19 metrics below, Cisco Systems, Inc. leads on 14 and AST SpaceMobile, Inc. on 5.