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ECHO

NASDAQ · USD
EchoStar Corporation
Communication Services · Telecommunications Services
CEO Charlie Ergen Employees 12,100 R&D / revenue 0.0%
Last price
$85.37−1.70%last session
Market cap
$13.5B
P/E (TTM)
n/m
From 52w high
−42.0%
From 52w low
+29.8%
1-year return
+158.1%
RSI 14 · vs SMA200
37.9 · +35.0%
IS score
48.5/ 100
Factor model across 8 sub-scores, ranked against 3,010 US stocks. Describes the business, not the outlook.
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One year, rebased to 100

ECHO   SPY   XLC (sector ETF) · weekly closes
100150200250300350Jul 21Oct 21Jan 22Apr 22Jul 22Oct 22Jan 23Apr 23Jul 23Oct 23Jan 24Apr 24Jul 24Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26ECHO 258SPY 116XLC 97

Score DNA

Each bar is a 0-100 score within the scored universe
79
Profitability
89
Growth
78
Value
61
Momentum
65
Risk (safety)
51
Quality
62
Balance sheet
16
Earnings quality

Flags

Strengths
None of the computed strength flags fires.
Warnings
▲ Beneish M above -1.78▲ Share count rising▲ High accruals
Observations
Moat model: Weak, Network EffectsPiotroski 5 / 9Altman Z 2.7Beta 0.951 of 4 smart-money sources active

Smart-money strip

Each disclosure source on its own window. Filings coinciding is not coordination.
INSForm 4 · 180 days
Insider open-market buys
0
4 open-market sales, $1.2M
Form 144 notices (12m): 5, $10.6M proposed, not confirmed sales
CONGSTOCK Act · 180 days
Congressional purchases
0
No disclosed purchases
Members disclose in ranges, 30-45 days after the trade
13F13F · quarter to —
Net change in institutional holders
—
— new holders, — closed
— filers hold — · — added, — trimmed
ETFETF holdings · 30 days
Net funds accumulating
+178
390 funds adding shares
212 funds trimming · counts of funds, not dollars
DARKFINRA · daily
Short-sale share of off-exchange volume
40.9%
20-day avg 46.0%, 50-day avg 47.3%
Latest 5.1 pp under its 20-day average · a flow, not short interest

Key financials · FY2020

USD, fiscal year. Stock-based compensation is non-cash; shown against FCF.
Income statement
Revenue$2.5B
Revenue growth YoY+14.9%
Gross margin14.1%
Operating income$29.5M
Operating margin1.2%
Net income$15.8M
Net margin0.6%
EPS (diluted)$0.60
Cash flow
Operating cash flow$63.8M
Capital expenditure$21.6M
Free cash flow$42.2M
FCF conversion (FCF / OCF)66.1%
Stock-based compensation$0
FCF less SBC$42.2M
Buybacks$10.3M
Dividends$0
Balance sheet & returns
Cash & short-term investments$41.3M
Total debt$161.6M
Net debt$120.3M
Shareholders' equity$399.4M
Goodwill & intangibles$396.4M
Debt / equity1.24
ROE (TTM)-69.7%
ROIC (TTM)1.0%

Valuation

P/E (TTM)n/m
EV / EBITDAn/m
Price / sales0.92x
Price / FCFn/m
FCF yield-2.01%
Buyback yield0.08%
SBC / revenue0.3%
Price / book1.74x
Forward P/E FY20263.5x
Forward P/E FY202729.7x
Forward P/E FY202825.9x
Forward multiples divide today's price by Street EPS estimates. Street mean target $142.00 across 2 analysts last quarter is theirs, not ours.

ECHO vs industry median

234 companies in Telecommunications Services
Gross margin 29.5% 44.4% Operating margin 7.2% 12.0% Net margin -38.7% 5.7% ROIC 1.0% 7.1%
ECHO (TTM)Industry median Asset turnover 0.37 vs industry 0.46 · financial leverage 2.78

Earnings delivery

Next report 2026-11-05 · consensus EPS $0.17
83%
beat rate, 10 of 12 quarters
+27.3%
median EPS surprise
7
longest beat streak
+6+0+5+8-5+73+38+27+30+42+27+25436
EPS surprise in % vs the consensus at the time, oldest (left) to newest, 2019-04-24 to 2026-08-03. Bars cap at ±60%.

Peers

Market-cap band, not the industry cohort above
CompanyMkt capP/EROENet marginRev growth12m return
ECHO EchoStar Corporation $13.5Bn/m-69.7%-38.7%+14.9% +158.1%
TIGO Millicom International Cellu $13.9B20.8x21.9%5.0%+29.1% +78.4%
CHTR Charter Communications, Inc. $14.8B2.8x29.7%9.6%−1.5% −56.9%
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc. $16.6Bn/m-44.8%—+2,256.9% −54.6%
GSAT Globalstar, Inc. $10.7Bn/m-18.3%-45.1%+7.7% +86.0%
FYBR Frontier Communications Pare $9.6Bn/m-7.8%-4.9%+4.3% —
USM United States Cellular Corpo $6.6B43.5x19.2%—−94.2% —
VEON VEON Ltd. $5.7B122.4x4.2%9.6%+15.1% —
12-month window: SPY +15.9%, sector ETF XLC −3.4%. Past returns describe history only.

Recent 8-K filings

2026-10-02Material Agreement; Acquisition/Disposition; Exhibits
2026-07-28Termination of Agreement; Acquisition/Disposition; Other Events; Exhibits

Context

Shares outstanding159,467,000
Free float84.3%
Institutional ownership—
Beta0.95
Dividend yield0.00%
Last dividendNone on file
50 / 200-day average$90.83 / $108.22
Large-cap Communication Services median P/E16.1x

Full factsheet

The PDF carries everything on this page plus the cash-allocation waterfall, Form 144 notices, 13F holder detail, dark-pool and short-flow history, seasonality and the moat assessment (Weak).

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All fundamentals · 140 measures in 13 categories

Percentile = where ECHO sits among 34 scored companies in Telecommunications Services (0 = lowest value, 100 = highest). It is a position, not a grade.
ValuationProfitability (TTM)Returns on capitalGrowthMargin history & stabilityLiquidity (latest quarter)Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)EfficiencyCash flow & earnings qualityDividends & buybacksScores & forensic checksPer shareSize (TTM)

Valuation

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
P/E (TTM) 1.6x 10.1x
4th		 16.6x
PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.28
0th		 0.47
Price / sales 1.5x 1.4x
52nd		 1.6x
Price / book 1.0x 2.2x
35th		 2.1x
Price / tangible book 2.5x 1.6x
57th		 3.7x
Price / free cash flow 461.6x 9.1x
100th		 10.4x
Price / operating cash flow 50.3x 4.0x
96th		 8.9x
Enterprise value $30.6B $9.1B
79th		 $3.9B
EV / sales 3.3x 2.3x
70th		 2.2x
EV / EBITDA 2.7x 5.8x
7th		 10.0x
EV / EBIT 2.8x 10.3x
0th		 15.8x
EV / free cash flow 1,043.5x 17.9x
100th		 17.3x
Earnings yield 61.7% 5.9%
97th		 2.4%
FCF yield 0.2% 8.9%
27th		 6.6%
Operating cash flow yield 2.0% 20.0%
18th		 10.7%
Graham number (per share) $146.93 $39.38
96th		 $31.22

Profitability (TTM)

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin 29.5% 53.5%
6th		 51.5%
EBITDA margin —
Operating margin 9.7% 14.7%
36th		 9.7%
EBIT margin —
Net margin 91.2% 6.7%
100th		 5.3%
NOPAT margin 11.1% 9.3%
54th		 7.1%
FCF margin 0.3% 8.0%
28th		 10.5%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% 26.2%
19th		 17.4%
R&D / revenue 0.0% 0.0%
0th		 0.0%
SG&A / revenue 15.2% 25.3%
18th		 26.0%
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.9%
33rd		 1.7%
Effective tax rate -13.8% 21.0%
3rd		 21.0%

Returns on capital

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
ROE (on average equity) 114.3% 12.0%
100th		 7.6%
ROA 41.3% 3.9%
100th		 3.1%
ROIC 3.2% 7.7%
36th		 7.6%
ROCE 30.3% 8.7%
100th		 7.2%
Return on tangible assets 53.3% 7.8%
100th		 5.5%
Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) 0.9% 11.3%
19th		 15.6%
Gross profitability (GP / assets) 6.6% 15.5%
27th		 26.4%
ROIC, 3-yr average 19.3% 5.3%
96th		 4.1%
ROIC, 5-yr average 21.6% 3.7%
96th		 3.7%
ROE, 5-yr average 16.2% 10.6%
82nd		 5.0%
Incremental ROIC 3.1% -5.5%
60th		 1.0%

Growth

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Revenue growth (TTM YoY) 231.9% 2.6%
97th		 7.2%
Revenue growth (QoQ) -2.5% 0.7%
27th		 4.0%
Revenue CAGR, 3 yr 56.3% 1.2%
97th		 5.0%
Revenue CAGR, 5 yr 39.6% 0.9%
93rd		 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr 90.0% 1.8%
100th		 6.4%
Operating income CAGR, 3 yr 157.5% 12.3%
79th		 13.7%
Net income growth (TTM YoY) —
Net income CAGR, 3 yr 572.3% 19.8%
100th		 20.1%
EPS growth (TTM YoY) 2,085.1% -0.0%
100th		 15.5%
EPS CAGR, 3 yr 185.4% 25.1%
89th		 26.6%
EPS CAGR, 5 yr —
FCF growth (TTM YoY) -48.3% 9.0%
0th		 20.6%
FCF CAGR, 3 yr -27.8% 14.8%
0th		 16.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr 38.8% 5.1%
92nd		 13.1%
Book value CAGR, 3 yr 41.5% 3.3%
96th		 3.9%
Dividend CAGR, 3 yr —
Sustainable growth rate 114.3% 6.6%
100th		 7.7%

Margin history & stability

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin, 3-yr average 19.3% 53.7%
3rd		 52.4%
Operating margin, 3-yr average 4.2% 17.4%
29th		 7.5%
Net margin, 3-yr average 30.9% 9.3%
86th		 4.7%
FCF margin, 3-yr average 1.5% 10.6%
24th		 9.7%
Revenue stability (0-1) 0.52 0.60
37th		 0.83
Earnings stability (0-1) 0.43 0.28
73rd		 0.30
Margin stability (0-1) 0.67 0.88
17th		 0.88

Liquidity (latest quarter)

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Cash & short-term investments $496.2M $503.0M
42nd		 $479.5M
Net cash (− = net debt) −$17.1B −$2.0B
21st		 −$532.8M
Working capital $16.0B $59.1M
100th		 $125.0M
Current ratio 5.20 1.08
97th		 1.28
Quick ratio 5.12 1.07
97th		 1.28
Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) 0.13 0.86
9th		 0.70
Defensive interval (days) 296 days 244 days
56th		 395 days

Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Total debt $17.6B $2.8B
79th		 $1.2B
Debt / equity 1.24 1.00
61st		 0.67
Net debt / equity 1.20 0.72
68th		 0.37
Debt / assets 44.5% 37.4%
70th		 30.9%
Debt / capital 55.3% 49.9%
61st		 40.7%
Debt / EBITDA 1.58 3.03
28th		 3.03
Net debt / EBITDA 1.53 2.50
41st		 1.41
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) 9.8x 3.3x
77th		 3.2x
Cash interest coverage 0.2x 3.1x
19th		 5.5x
Debt payback (years of OCF) 65.3 yrs 4.9 yrs
96th		 2.8 yrs
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 62.3%
55th		 56.1%
IS credit model rating A — —
Implied credit spread (bps) 150 400
15th		 400

Efficiency

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Asset turnover 0.45 0.35
79th		 0.52
Fixed asset turnover 5.02 0.94
88th		 3.99
Inventory turnover 40.6 11.0
84th		 23.8
Receivables turnover 13.0 9.0
76th		 8.1
Days sales outstanding 28 days 41 days
24th		 44 days
Days inventory outstanding 9 days 34 days
16th		 15 days
Days payables outstanding 18 days 86 days
9th		 57 days
Cash conversion cycle (days) 19 days −29 days
72nd		 1 days
Capex / revenue 2.6% 13.3%
7th		 3.5%
Capex / depreciation 0.68 1.08
32nd		 0.60
Operating expense ratio 20.0% 52.5%
0th		 45.3%

Cash flow & earnings quality

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Operating cash flow / net income 0.03 2.13
17th		 2.40
FCF / net income 0.00 0.82
22nd		 1.69
FCF / operating cash flow 10.9% 44.2%
15th		 72.9%
Capex / operating cash flow 89.1% 55.8%
85th		 27.1%
Accruals ratio 40.0% -8.0%
100th		 -8.0%
Sloan accruals ratio 76.9% -5.3%
100th		 -5.6%
Earnings quality score (0-1) 0.25 0.75
0th		 0.75

Dividends & buybacks

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Dividend yield 0.0% 0.7%
0th		 0.0%
Dividend per share (TTM) $0.00 $0.10
0th		 $0.00
Payout ratio (dividends / net income) 0.0% 34.9%
0th		 5.7%
Dividends / FCF 0.0% 0.0%
0th		 0.0%
Dividend growth (YoY) —
Buyback yield 0.0% 1.2%
3rd		 1.7%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) 0.0% 3.5%
0th		 3.5%
Share count change (YoY) 1,219.9% -1.5%
100th		 -0.8%
Buybacks, last 5 years $0 $293.2M
0th		 $152.3M

Scores & forensic checks

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
IS score 49 37
79th		 44
IS profitability 79 54
85th		 36
IS growth 89 52
100th		 56
IS value 78 54
70th		 44
IS momentum 61 61
47th		 66
IS risk (safety) 65 15
82nd		 30
IS quality 51 54
45th		 58
IS balance sheet 62 42
61st		 48
IS earnings quality 16 58
0th		 58
IS cash flow 2 47
0th		 56
Piotroski F-score (0-9) 5 5
33rd		 5
Altman Z-score 2.7 1.1
82nd		 1.7
Beneish M-score 1.05 −2.92
97th		 −2.74
Ohlson O-score −9.00 −7.21
6th		 −7.27
IS credit score 71 47
82nd		 49

Per share

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
EPS, diluted (TTM) $23.75 $3.09
97th		 $0.86
Book value per share $40.39 $15.29
85th		 $14.63
Tangible book per share $48.78 −$0.79
100th		 $1.25
Revenue per share $26.06 $18.32
73rd		 $17.81
FCF per share $0.08 $1.93
27th		 $1.98
Operating cash flow per share $0.76 $4.13
21st		 $2.77
Cash per share $1.41 $4.51
9th		 $3.75

Size (TTM)

MeasureECHOIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Market cap $13.5B $2.9B
73rd		 $2.7B
Revenue $9.2B $1.3B
76th		 $1.8B
EBITDA $11.1B $888.2M
79th		 $326.9M
Net income $8.4B $89.9M
82nd		 $65.3M
Free cash flow $29.3M $178.1M
36th		 $211.5M
Total assets $39.4B $7.1B
79th		 $3.6B
Shareholders' equity $14.2B $1.4B
79th		 $1.1B
Employees 12,100 5,284
70th		 3,872

Insider transactions, last 6 months

Form 4 · most recent 12
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-10-01Swieringa John
PRES, TECH & COO
 Tax withholding 21,875$88.25$1.9M231,660
2026-10-01Rupczynski Robert Joseph
President, Retail Wireless
 Award / grant 25,000$88.25$2.2M25,000
2026-08-13Wade William David
Director
 Open-market sale 2,425$91.48$221,839324
2026-08-12Wade William David
Director
 Open-market sale 2,575$92.65$238,5742,749
2026-08-07Bye Stephen J
Director
 Option exercise 3,508$26.60$93,3134,161
2026-08-07Bye Stephen J
Director
 Open-market sale 3,508$89.73$314,773653
2026-08-07Bye Stephen J
Director
 Option exercise 5,000$25.19$125,9505,653
2026-08-07Bye Stephen J
Director
 Open-market sale 5,000$89.90$449,500653
2026-08-07Bye Stephen J
Director
 Option exercise 3,508$26.60$93,3130
2026-08-07Bye Stephen J
Director
 Option exercise 5,000$25.19$125,9500
2026-07-29Ergen Charles W
Director, 10 percent owner, CHAIRMAN, PR
 Gift 1,502,440——6,497,560
2026-07-29Ergen Charles W
Director, 10 percent owner, CHAIRMAN, PR
 Gift 1,502,440——1,512,948

Shares acquired vs disposed, by month

acquired disposed · all Form 4 types
JunJulAugOct

By transaction type, 6 months

TypeDirectionFilingsSharesValue
Award / grantAcquired425,693$2.2M
GiftDisposed648,259,190—
GiftAcquired411,441,034—
Open-market saleDisposed413,508$1.2M
Option exerciseDisposed423,508$586,613
Option exerciseAcquired423,508$586,613
OtherAcquired231,879,562—
Tax withholdingDisposed625,559$2.3M
Awards, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics; open-market buys and sales are the discretionary ones.

Form 144 notices

12 months: 5 notices · 118,638 shares · $10.6M
FiledFilerShares proposedEst. proceeds
2026-08-25Wade William David5,000$459,000
2026-08-07Bye Stephen J8,508$764,273
2026-08-06Akhavan Hamid26,567$2.3M
2026-08-05Akhavan Hamid26,563$2.4M
A Form 144 is notice of a proposed sale, not a confirmed one.

Congress trades

12 months: House 0 trades (0 purchases) · Senate 0 (0 purchases)
TradedMemberChamberTypeAmountDisclosed
None on file.
STOCK Act disclosures, in ranges, filed up to 45 days after the trade.

Largest 13F holders

Quarter to 2026-06-30, the latest most managers have filed
ManagerSharesValue% of shares out
BlackRock, Inc.12,689,769$1.3B7.96%
STATE STREET CORP10,661,913$1.1B6.69%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC8,841,556$897.4M5.54%
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP8,407,289$853.3M5.27%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC5,900,756$598.9M3.70%
UBS Group AG4,887,061$496.0M3.06%
Arini Capital Management Ltd4,839,158$491.2M3.03%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC3,962,510$401.2M2.48%
Apollo Management Holdings, L.P.3,698,611$375.4M2.32%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC3,677,365$373.3M2.31%
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC3,403,098$345.4M2.13%
Invesco Ltd.2,789,206$283.1M1.75%
Contrarius Group Holdings Ltd2,557,855$259.6M1.60%
FMR LLC2,546,875$258.5M1.60%
STONEHILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1,992,095$202.2M1.25%

Institutional ownership by quarter

% of shares held by 13F filers
Number of 13F filers holding

Holder changes by quarter

QuarterHoldersOwnershipNewIncreasedReducedClosed
None on file.

Schedule 13D / 13G filers

FiledFormFiler% of classShares
2026-08-07SCHEDULE 13GSTATE STREET CORPORATION6.7%10,669,170
2026-07-31SCHEDULE 13D/ACharles W. Ergen50.9%148,681,347
2026-07-31SCHEDULE 13D/AErgen Two-Year May 2025 SATS GRAT12.7%23,097,210
2026-07-31SCHEDULE 13D/AErgen Two-Year June 2025 SATS GRAT8.3%14,483,467
Required above 5% of a class; 13G is the passive form.

ETFs with the largest holding

ETFWeight in fundHolding value
XLC1.61%$385.1M
VITSX0.02%$384.2M
VTSAX0.02%$384.2M
VSMPX0.02%$384.2M
VTI0.02%$384.2M
VFINX0.02%$325.2M

Share structure

Shares outstanding159,467,000
Float134,504,933
Free float84.3%

Income statement

Fiscal years, USD
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020
Revenue$1.7B$1.9B$2.4B$2.2B$2.5B
Cost of revenue$1.4B$1.6B$2.1B$1.8B$2.2B
Gross profit$286.4M$306.3M$383.7M$347.6M$354.7M
R&D$0$0$0$0$0
SG&A$270.8M$287.2M$330.2M$313.1M$0
Operating income$15.6M$19.1M$53.6M$34.5M$29.5M
EBITDA$47.7M$51.8M$90.2M$72.9M$68.0M
Pretax income$1.4M$4.3M$38.0M$21.9M$23.5M
Income tax−$205,958−$8.3M$9.3M$7.0M$7.7M
Net income$1.6M$12.6M$28.7M$14.8M$15.8M
EPS, diluted$0.05$0.45$1.03$0.55$0.60
Diluted shares29.3M28.0M27.9M26.8M26.4M

Balance sheet

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020
Cash & short-term investments$16.6M$23.5M$40.3M$34.6M$41.3M
Receivables$239.2M$314.8M$340.2M$289.5M$439.4M
Inventory$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$268.3M$348.3M$393.7M$336.2M$493.5M
PP&E, net$57.5M$63.1M$62.0M$78.3M$70.3M
Goodwill & intangibles$439.0M$424.8M$419.2M$407.4M$396.4M
Total assets$766.8M$838.1M$878.3M$826.7M$963.9M
Accounts payable$136.1M$194.7M$218.5M$188.5M$318.0M
Total current liabilities$167.9M$234.3M$266.9M$230.4M$377.1M
Long-term debt$203.6M$210.9M$183.2M$156.3M$161.6M
Total liabilities$408.6M$479.2M$488.4M$443.4M$564.6M
Shareholders' equity$358.1M$358.9M$389.9M$383.3M$399.4M

Cash flow statement

Outflows are negative
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020
Net income$1.6M$12.6M$28.7M$14.8M$15.8M
Depreciation & amortization$32.1M$32.7M$36.6M$38.4M$38.5M
Stock-based compensation$0$0$0$0$0
Change in working capital$809,573−$10.6M$3.4M$9.0M−$4.2M
Operating cash flow$59.7M$48.7M$94.2M$84.5M$63.8M
Capital expenditure−$46.9M−$20.7M−$24.1M−$23.9M−$21.6M
Free cash flow$12.8M$28.0M$70.1M$60.6M$42.2M
Investing cash flow−$46.9M−$20.7M−$31.8M−$24.0M−$21.6M
Net debt issued / repaid$0$0$0$0$0
Buybacks−$49.1M−$20.7M−$9.5M−$29.0M−$10.3M
Dividends paid$0$0$0$0$0

Ratio history

Margins on the fiscal-year (TTM at Q4) basis; multiples at each year end
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
FCF margin
ROE
ROIC
ROA
Debt / equity
Interest coverage
Current ratio
Revenue growth
EPS growth
P/E at year end
EV / EBITDA at year end
FCF yield at year end
Dividend payout

Street estimates by fiscal year

Next report 2026-11-05 · consensus EPS $0.17 · these are analysts' numbers, not ours
Fiscal yearRevenue (mean)Revenue rangeEPS (mean)EPS rangeAnalystsP/E on mean EPS
2026$14.2B$14.0B – $14.4B$24.41$23.58 – $25.2543.5x
2027$13.3B$12.8B – $13.9B$2.87$-0.24 – $6.15529.7x
2028$12.4B$11.4B – $13.5B$3.30$-2.40 – $7.00625.9x

Reported vs expected, every quarter on file

ReportedEPS expectedEPS actualEPS surpriseRevenue expectedRevenue actualRevenue surprise
2026-08-03$-0.10$24.12+25,436.1%$3.6B$3.6B−0.3%
2021-10-26$0.73$0.93+27.4%$857.5M$985.6M+14.9%
2021-07-28$0.59$0.84+42.4%$924.1M$934.5M+1.1%
2021-04-28$0.47$0.61+29.8%$705.2M$800.8M+13.6%
2021-02-03$0.44$0.56+27.3%$548.5M$754.3M+37.5%
2020-10-28$0.29$0.40+37.9%$501.3M$691.5M+37.9%
2020-07-22$0.11$0.19+72.7%$347.4M$514.7M+48.1%
2020-04-22$0.20$0.19−5.0%$580.1M$551.0M−5.0%
2020-02-05$0.24$0.26+8.3%$490.8M$531.7M+8.3%
2019-10-23$0.37$0.39+5.4%$532.6M$561.4M+5.4%
2019-07-24$0.42$0.420.0%$553.8M$553.8M+0.0%
2019-04-24$0.36$0.38+5.6%$509.8M$538.1M+5.6%
2019-02-06$0.38$0.47+23.7%$471.3M$583.0M+23.7%
2018-10-24$0.46$0.55+19.6%$539.3M$644.8M+19.6%
2018-07-25$0.39$0.46+17.9%$538.2M$634.8M+17.9%
2018-04-25$0.30$0.40+33.3%$432.8M$577.1M+33.3%
2018-02-07$0.19$0.33+73.7%$535.1M$547.7M+2.4%
2017-10-25$0.18$0.27+50.0%$930.2M$509.5M−45.2%
2017-07-27$0.20$0.18−10.0%$522.3M$470.1M−10.0%
2017-04-26$0.10$0.09−10.0%$461.9M$415.8M−10.0%
2017-02-08$0.17$0.16−5.9%$432.3M$406.9M−5.9%
2016-10-26$0.32$0.33+3.1%$446.2M$460.2M+3.1%
2016-07-27$0.31$0.33+6.5%$416.9M$443.8M+6.5%
2016-04-27$0.24$0.27+12.5%$360.2M$405.3M+12.5%

Off-exchange (dark pool) volume, weekly

FINRA ATS, $ billions · through the week of 2026-08-31 (FINRA publishes with a delay)
0.706-290.607-060.607-130.507-200.607-270.808-030.508-100.308-170.308-240.208-31
Week ofNotionalSharesTrades
2026-08-31$234.9M2,675,08054,669
2026-08-24$308.4M3,593,30666,170
2026-08-17$338.4M3,784,07166,455
2026-08-10$468.6M5,172,22784,473
2026-08-03$758.3M8,602,839114,768
2026-07-27$624.9M7,344,023106,474

Short-sale share of off-exchange volume

daily 20-day average
07-2310-1540.9%
DateShort shareShort volumeTotal volume
2026-10-1540.9%814,0311,990,608
2026-10-1446.1%796,9441,729,379
2026-10-1345.9%511,6261,115,716
2026-10-1233.2%727,8922,195,349
2026-10-0931.1%840,1212,701,077
2026-10-0830.9%581,0941,880,256
2026-10-0766.5%1,102,3281,658,354
2026-10-0647.8%933,3741,951,407
2026-10-0540.2%1,151,2832,862,513
2026-10-0256.7%953,4781,680,448
A daily flow measure from FINRA, not short interest.

Seasonality

Average return by calendar month
+0.1Jan-0.9Feb+3.7Mar-0.7Apr+1.7May+3.7Jun+1.2Jul+0.9Aug+2.1Sep+3.6Oct+2.2Nov-0.5Dec
MonthAvg returnUp yearsYears
Jan+0.1%33%12
Feb−0.9%42%12
Mar+3.7%67%12
Apr−0.7%58%12
May+1.7%50%12
Jun+3.7%75%12
Jul+1.2%50%12
Aug+0.9%50%12
Sep+2.1%33%12
Oct+3.6%54%13
Nov+2.2%62%13
Dec−0.5%58%12
History, not a forecast.

Indicators

as of 2026-10-16
RSI 1437.9
MFI47.5
ADX17.6
Stochastic %K / %D14.1 / 21.1
Williams %R-85.5
CCI-132
TSI / signal-4.0 / 5.8
Chaikin money flow-0.17
ATR$3.58
Bollinger width17.0%
Volume vs 20-day avg0.82x
SupertrendDown

Moving averages and bands

level (price vs level)
SMA 20$92.29 (−7.5%)
SMA 50$90.80 (−6.0%)
SMA 200$63.23 (+35.0%)
EMA 21$91.55 (−6.8%)
EMA 50$90.37 (−5.5%)
EMA 200$70.06 (+21.9%)
Bollinger upper$100.15 (−14.8%)
Bollinger lower$84.44 (+1.1%)
Parabolic SAR$99.91 (−14.6%)
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About EchoStar Corporation

EchoStar Corp. engages in the design, development, and distribution of digital set-top boxes and products for direct-to-home satellite service providers. It operates through the following business segments: Pay-TV, Retail Wireless, and Broadband and Satellite Services. The Pay-TV segment business strategy is to be the best provider of video services in the United States by providing products with the best technology, outstanding customer service, and great value. The Retail Wireless segment offers Retail Wireless services as well as a competitive portfolio of wireless devices. The Broadband and Satellite Services segment business strategy is to maintain and improve leadership position and competitive advantage through development of technologies and services marketed to selected sectors within the consumer, enterprise and government markets globally. The company was founded by Charlie William Ergen, Candy Ergen, and James DeFranco in 1980 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

https://echostar.com

Key executives

NameTitlePayBorn
Charles William ErgenCo-Founder, President, CEO & Executive Chairman of the Board$4.6M1953
Hamid Akhavan-MalayeriConsultant$2.5M1961
John W. SwieringaPresident of Technology & COO$1.4M1978
Paul W. OrbanExecutive VP & CFO$703,6741969
Kenneth G. CarrollExecutive Vice President of Corporate and Business Development$467,0381955
James DeFrancoDirector & Executive VP—1953
Jeffrey H. BlumExecutive VP of Government Affairs, Acting Chief Legal Officer & Secretary——
Katherine E. FlynnSenior VP & Chief People Officer—1984

Executive pay, latest proxy

ExecutiveYearSalaryStock awardsIncentiveTotal
John W. Swieringa President, Technology and Chief Operating Officer2025$1.0M$6.4M$365,250$10.2M
Hamid Akhavan President and Chief Executive Officer, EchoStar Capital (resigned July 6, 2026)2025$2.5M$6.0M$0$8.6M
Paul W. Orban Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, DISH2025$696,154$4.0M$0$4.7M
Charles W. Ergen Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer2025$1.0M$0$0$4.6M
Dean A. Manson Chief Legal Officer and Secretary2025$682,089$0$420,040$1.8M
Paul Gaske Chief Operating Officer, Hughes2025$750,006$0$237,001$1.7M

Employees

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
None on file.

Moat model

Weak · Network Effects · 2026-06-30
Cost advantage41
Intangibles36
Switching costs42
Network effect62
Efficient scale53
Our component scores (0-100) and overall 45.0; a model of the business, not a call on the stock.
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