# EchoStar Corporation (ECHO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Networking & Communications Equipment. Price $101.94, market value $29.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 3.7×** (5-yr avg 2.7×). EchoStar Corporation trades at 3.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 2.7×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 5.9×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / sales: 2.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.0×.
- **Price / book: 1.7×**. The shares trade at 1.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -2.4%** (5-yr avg 5.0%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 27.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 27.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -112.7%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -96.6%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -251.4%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -43.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -43.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -13.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces -13.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -5.2%** (3-yr -7.0%/yr, 5-yr 51.4%/yr). Revenue fell 5.2% over the last year, against 51.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 4.51**. Debt is 4.51 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. EchoStar Corporation holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 0.42** (quick 0.42). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: -0.55**. A Z-score of -0.55 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. EchoStar Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (10 analysts). 10 analysts cover EchoStar Corporation; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $130.20 (+28% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 31.2%** (YTD -9.6%, 3-mo 14.7%). The shares are up 31.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -30.8%** (55.0% above the low). Trading 31% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 61**. An RSI of 61 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.57** (volatility 54%). Beta of 1.57 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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