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EchoStarECHO

Wireless Telecommunication Services · Englewood, Colorado · In the S&P 500
Pricier than peers
$96.94−0.74%After hours: $95.75 (−1.23%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 31.7% over 1 year
EchoStar over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$75$125Nov2026MarMayJulSep$96.94NovMarJul$96.94
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$28.19B
Price to earnings–
Forward P/E30.6x
Dividend yield–
Year to date−10.8%
One year+31.7%
Next earningsThu 5 Nov
SectorCommunication Services
52-week range (closes)
$66.93$141.80

Quality and valuation

How EchoStar compares with other communication services stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

EchoStar and 7 wireless telecommunication services peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: pricier than most

A weaker business than most communication services companies, priced above most of them.

EchoStar trades at 30.6 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 14.8x for the 28 communication services stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: −5.2% vs +10.8%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): −112.7% vs 18.6%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: −4.9% vs 9.0%
ECHO trades at 30.6x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Wireless Telecommunication Services peers
T8.8xVZ8.8xTMUS12.4xDIS14.7xNFLX18.3xMETA21.0xGOOGL21.2xECHO30.6xSector median 14.8xT8.8xVZ8.8xTMUS12.4xDIS14.7xNFLX18.3xMETA21.0xGOOGL21.2xECHO30.6xSector median 14.8x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets

Financials

From EchoStar's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue fell 4.0% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$1bn$2bn$3bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$3.6bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$3.6bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to −4.0% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−6%−4%−2%0%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−4.0%Q2 ’26−5%−2%0%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−4.0%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 14.3% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
−400%−200%0%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2514.3%Q2 ’26−400%−200%0%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2514.3%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was −$725 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
−$400m−$200m$0mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−$102mQ2 ’26−$500m−$250m$0mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25−$102mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsECHOSector median
Revenue growth−5.2%+10.8%
Operating margin−112.7%18.6%
Free cash flow margin−4.9%9.0%

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