The company's financial position appears increasingly vulnerable, as evidenced by a surge in the debt-to-equity ratio to 5.16 in 2026Q1 and a critically low current ratio of 0.30.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 |
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| Total Current Assets | 3.55B | 5.13B | 8.1B | 4.89B | 6.76B | 1.93B | 2.91B | 2.84B | 3.58B | 3.72B | 3.72B | 2.13B | 2.33B | 2.36B | 2.21B | 2.31B | 1.54B | 1.36B | 1.23B | 610.75M | 347.69M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 1.52B | 2.06B | 5.55B | 2.44B | 4.31B | 1.55B | 2.53B | 2.46B | 3.21B | 3.25B | 3.09B | 1.54B | 1.69B | 1.62B | 1.55B | 1.7B | 1.13B | 829.16M | 828.66M | 532.27M | 323.58M |
| Cash Only | 1.34B | 1.88B | 4.31B | 1.82B | 2.5B | 535.89M | 896M | 1.52B | 928.31M | 2.43B | 2.57B | 924.24M | 549.05M | 634.12M | 731.61M | 614.03M | 141.81M | 23.33M | 24.47M | 41.08M | 29.62M |
| Short-Term Investments | 172.32M | 175.84M | 1.24B | 623.04M | 1.81B | 1.01B | 1.64B | 940.62M | 2.28B | 814.16M | 522.52M | 612.34M | 1.14B | 986.53M | 815.95M | 1.08B | 989.09M | 805.83M | 804.19M | 491.19M | 293.95M |
| Accounts Receivable | 1.26B | 1.27B | 1.2B | 1.12B | 1.18B | 199.01M | 189.6M | 207.31M | 215.3M | 240.13M | 201.94M | 456.4M | 414.9M | 514.43M | 493.22M | 442.81M | 281.24M | 457.63M | 326.85M | 34.15M | 19.06M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 29.7 | 30.99 | 27.65 | 24.07 | 23.16 | 3.67 | 36.66 | 40.12 | 37.58 | 46.49 | 24.11 | 52.99 | 43.95 | 57.2 | 57.67 | 58.53 | 43.68 | 87.75 | 55.47 | 8.07 | 239.46 |
| Inventory | 395.12M | 380.65M | 455.2M | 665.17M | 625.98M | 103.08M | 97.99M | 79.62M | 75.38M | 83.59M | 62.62M | 67.01M | 62.96M | 66.08M | 84.35M | 68.71M | 30.43M | 53.01M | 46.49M | 21.04M | 2.73M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 15.87 | 14.71 | 16.39 | 20.32 | 18.71 | 3.01 | 48.05 | 36.91 | 35.23 | 40.23 | 13.17 | 13.55 | 10.8 | 10.93 | 14.73 | 13.15 | 6.21 | 13.16 | 9.89 | 5.29 | 49.28 |
| Other Current Assets | 379.51M | 1.42B | 894.39M | 660.09M | 579.83M | 21.12M | 30.84M | 22.21M | 22.02M | 91.67M | 322.39M | 16.72M | 94.91M | 99.56M | 34.22M | 99.78M | 92.89M | 24.05M | 26.71M | 23.29M | 173K |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 37.83B | 37.88B | 52.84B | 52.22B | 51.99B | 4.12B | 4.17B | 4.32B | 5.08B | 5.03B | 5.29B | 5.08B | 4.93B | 4.35B | 4.39B | 4.24B | 2.31B | 2.1B | 1.68B | 650.16M | 170.13M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 2.42B | 2.46B | 12.45B | 12.63B | 10.73B | 2.49B | 2.52B | 2.64B | 2.53B | 3.47B | 3.4B | 3.41B | 3.19B | 2.55B | 2.61B | 2.45B | 1.26B | 1.23B | 1.18B | 213.84M | 70.51M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 2.92x | 6.10x | 1.27x | 1.35x | 1.74x | 7.97x | 0.75x | 0.71x | 0.83x | 0.54x | 0.90x | 0.92x | 1.08x | 1.29x | 1.20x | 1.13x | 1.86x | 1.54x | 1.82x | 7.22x | 0.41x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 757.51M | 511.09M | 511.6M | 506.95M | 504.17M | 504.17M | 504.17M | 510.63M | 510.63M | 504.17M | 507.92M | 533.02M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248.43M | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 51.24M | 54.41M | 39.52B | 38.75B | 37.75B | 608.45M | 613.86M | 609.89M | 571.03M | 595.89M | 625.37M | 676.47M | 764.04M | 845.94M | 910.21M | 936.26M | 235.26M | 221.62M | 185.14M | 71.65M | 11.92M |
| Long-Term Investments | 1.14B | 194.05M | 202.33M | 314.37M | 524.9M | 297.75M | 284.94M | 325.4M | 266.51M | 161.43M | 171.02M | 209.26M | 159.96M | 169.77M | 183.21M | 140.44M | 743.01M | 580.02M | 159.56M | 0 | 40.25M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 34.97B | 35.18B | 675.61M | 529.56M | 2.22B | 208.12M | 234.48M | 225.8M | 1.2B | 307.5M | 586.82M | 266.48M | 296.48M | 279.58M | 171.96M | 172.74M | 64.97M | 69.38M | 140.47M | 116.25M | 47.45M |
| Total Assets | 41.38B | 43.02B | 60.94B | 57.11B | 58.75B | 6.05B | 7.07B | 7.15B | 8.66B | 8.75B | 9.01B | 7.21B | 7.25B | 6.7B | 6.6B | 6.54B | 3.84B | 3.47B | 2.9B | 1.26B | 517.82M |
| Asset Turnover | 0.31x | 0.35x | 0.26x | 0.30x | 0.32x | 3.28x | 0.27x | 0.26x | 0.24x | 0.22x | 0.34x | 0.44x | 0.47x | 0.49x | 0.47x | 0.42x | 0.61x | 0.55x | 0.74x | 1.22x | 0.06x |
| Asset Growth % | -74.06% | -29.41% | 6.71% | -2.79% | 871.82% | -14.54% | -1.13% | -17.4% | -1.01% | -2.87% | 24.96% | -0.61% | 8.24% | 1.54% | 0.86% | 70.32% | 10.78% | 19.42% | 130.31% | 143.5% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 11.77B | 12.36B | 5.83B | 8.02B | 6.44B | 460.12M | 1.43B | 496.02M | 1.35B | 413.89M | 531.44M | 526.83M | 517.73M | 558.45M | 587.33M | 583.72M | 358.82M | 364.01M | 369.33M | 50.4M | 15.25M |
| Accounts Payable | 579.91M | 541.71M | 740.98M | 774.01M | 1.02B | 109.84M | 123.12M | 126M | 123.14M | 113.16M | 171.37M | 238.35M | 220.76M | 257.16M | 311.69M | 266.74M | 159.36M | 209.68M | 227.23M | 22.79M | 3.1M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 25.67 | 20.93 | 26.68 | 23.65 | 30.6 | 3.21 | 60.37 | 58.41 | 57.55 | 54.45 | 36.04 | 48.21 | 37.87 | 42.53 | 54.45 | 51.04 | 32.5 | 52.05 | 48.35 | 5.73 | 55.95 |
| Short-Term Debt | 7.29B | 8.21B | 943.03M | 3.05B | 1.55B | 0 | 898.24M | 486K | 919.58M | 40.63M | 32.98M | 35.7M | 41.91M | 69.79M | 67.71M | 64.47M | 53.06M | 54.21M | 52.78M | 1.36M | 297K |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 2.55B | 639.17M | 650.94M | 754.66M | 833.21M | 141.34M | 104.57M | 101.06M | 72.28M | 65.96M | 59.99M | 61.88M | 71.71M | 57.59M | 47.65M | 54.09M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.05M | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 3.28B | 2.97B | 0 | 0 | -17.85M | 129.85M | 140.09M | 192.67M | 168.77M | 47.76M | 124.88M | 42.77M | 32.12M | 30.94M | 29.01M | 0 | 64.12M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -184K |
| Current Ratio | 0.30x | 0.42x | 1.39x | 0.61x | 1.05x | 4.19x | 2.04x | 5.72x | 2.66x | 8.98x | 7.01x | 4.05x | 4.50x | 4.22x | 3.77x | 3.95x | 4.28x | 3.75x | 3.33x | 12.12x | 22.80x |
| Quick Ratio | 0.27x | 0.38x | 1.31x | 0.53x | 0.95x | 3.96x | 1.97x | 5.56x | 2.61x | 8.78x | 6.89x | 3.92x | 4.38x | 4.10x | 3.63x | 3.84x | 4.19x | 3.60x | 3.20x | 11.70x | 22.63x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 19.9 | 24.76 | 17.36 | 20.75 | 11.28 | 3.47 | 24.34 | 18.62 | 15.25 | 32.26 | 1.24 | 18.34 | 16.89 | 25.6 | 17.95 | 20.64 | 17.38 | 48.86 | 17.02 | 7.64 | 232.79 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 23.93B | 24.84B | 34.86B | 28.7B | 30.26B | 2.17B | 2.04B | 2.91B | 3.16B | 4.16B | 4.47B | 2.9B | 3.11B | 2.92B | 2.86B | 2.91B | 470.01M | 439.21M | 308.88M | 3M | 291K |
| Long-Term Debt | 18.02B | 18.66B | 25.66B | 19.72B | 21.34B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 2.39B | 2.39B | 3.59B | 3.62B | 2.16B | 2.33B | 2.35B | 2.42B | 2.46B | 359.82M | 392.16M | 0 | 2.34M | 291K |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 15.59B | 4.14B | 3.21B | 3.12B | 2.81B | 134.9M | 114.89M | 96.94M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293.66M | 2.34M | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 6.66B | 598.59M | 4.99B | 5.01B | 5.35B | 403.68M | 359.9M | 351.69M | 287.99M | 436.02M | 746.67M | 650.39M | 679.52M | 488.21M | 373.45M | 373.39M | 75.84M | 31.59M | 0 | 651K | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 1.36B | 1.44B | 1B | 849.13M | 740.06M | 125.76M | 70.89M | 74.92M | 486.49M | 128.5M | 101.49M | 93.95M | 107.33M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.35M | 15.46M | 15.22M | -2.34M | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 35.7B | 37.2B | 40.69B | 36.72B | 36.7B | 2.63B | 3.47B | 3.41B | 4.51B | 4.57B | 5B | 3.43B | 3.63B | 3.48B | 3.45B | 3.49B | 828.83M | 803.22M | 678.21M | 53.39M | 15.54M |
| Total Debt | 29.29B | 31.01B | 29.81B | 25.89B | 25.72B | 1.65B | 2.52B | 2.5B | 3.31B | 3.63B | 3.66B | 2.19B | 2.37B | 2.42B | 2.49B | 2.53B | 412.88M | 446.37M | 346.44M | 6.05M | 588K |
| Net Debt | 27.94B | 29.12B | 25.51B | 24.06B | 23.23B | 1.11B | 1.63B | 981.82M | 2.38B | 1.2B | 1.09B | 1.27B | 1.82B | 1.79B | 1.76B | 1.91B | 271.07M | 423.04M | 321.97M | -35.03M | -29.03M |
| Debt / Equity | 5.16x | 5.33x | 1.47x | 1.27x | 1.17x | 0.48x | 0.70x | 0.67x | 0.80x | 0.87x | 0.91x | 0.58x | 0.65x | 0.75x | 0.79x | 0.83x | 0.14x | 0.17x | 0.16x | 0.01x | 0.00x |
| Debt / EBITDA | -1.83x | - | 18.33x | 19.61x | 7.55x | 0.36x | 3.96x | 3.78x | 4.57x | 5.06x | 4.58x | 2.48x | 2.68x | 3.97x | 4.47x | 5.42x | 1.11x | 1.79x | - | - | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | -1.75x | - | 15.69x | 18.23x | 6.82x | 0.24x | 2.55x | 1.48x | 3.29x | 1.67x | 1.36x | 1.43x | 2.06x | 2.93x | 3.15x | 4.10x | 0.73x | 1.70x | - | - | - |
| Interest Coverage | -9.93x | -11.42x | 0.84x | -20.42x | 43.10x | 31.14x | 0.81x | 0.63x | 0.43x | 1.72x | 2.40x | 2.14x | 1.91x | 0.82x | 2.27x | 1.31x | 20.83x | 14.16x | -31.61x | - | - |
| Total Equity | 5.68B | 5.81B | 20.25B | 20.39B | 22.05B | 3.41B | 3.61B | 3.75B | 4.16B | 4.18B | 4.01B | 3.78B | 3.62B | 3.23B | 3.15B | 3.05B | 3.01B | 2.66B | 2.23B | 1.21B | 502.28M |
| Equity Growth % | -206.25% | -71.29% | -0.7% | -7.54% | 545.86% | -5.36% | -3.69% | -9.86% | -0.52% | 4.26% | 5.95% | 4.36% | 12.32% | 2.41% | 3.23% | 1.28% | 13.07% | 19.73% | 84.33% | 140.41% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 19.64 | 20.21 | 73.87 | 75.28 | 265.17 | 37.96 | 36.84 | 38.72 | 43.17 | 43.18 | 42.44 | 40.46 | 39.13 | 35.47 | 35.81 | 35.22 | 35.36 | 30.97 | 24.92 | 13.46 | 5.60 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 5.63B | 5.77B | 20.19B | 19.88B | 21.49B | 3.35B | 3.54B | 3.67B | 4.14B | 4.16B | 3.92B | 3.7B | 3.53B | 3.22B | 3.14B | 3.04B | 3.01B | 2.66B | 2.23B | 1.21B | 502.28M |
| Common Stock | 291K | 290K | 286K | 271K | 269K | 106K | 105K | 105K | 102K | 102K | 100K | 99K | 98K | 96K | 93K | 93K | 91K | 91K | 90K | 0 | 1K |
| Retained Earnings | -3.03B | -2.88B | 11.62B | 11.74B | 13.44B | 656.47M | 583.59M | 632.81M | 694.13M | 721.32M | 314.25M | 134.32M | -19.04M | -171.91M | -174.44M | -385.49M | -389.13M | -593.48M | -944M | 0 | -25.66M |
| Treasury Stock | -48.51M | -48.51M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -436.52M | -174.91M | -131.45M | -131.45M | -98.16M | -98.16M | -98.16M | -98.16M | -98.16M | -98.16M | -98.16M | -98.16M | -97.56M | -68.05M | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -181.79M | -183.19M | -195.71M | -160.06M | -175.27M | -212.1M | -187.88M | -122.14M | -125.1M | -130.15M | -124.8M | -117.23M | -55.86M | -14.65M | 18.75M | 165.77M | 188.98M | 77.12M | -10.6M | 1.21B | 63.8M |
| Minority Interest | 46.09M | 46.21M | 53.85M | 508.12M | 562.55M | 60.25M | 64.92M | 75.75M | 15.28M | 14.82M | 86.74M | 86.16M | 90.47M | 8.86M | 9.34M | 9.11M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
High leverage and liquidity
According to recent financial statements, EchoStar's equity base has contracted from $19.9 billion in 2023Q4 to $5.6 billion by 2026Q1, signaling a rapid deterioration in shareholder value as the company struggles to fund its capital-intensive 5G network buildout amidst persistent operational losses.
The consistent decline in equity, coupled with the shift of retained earnings into negative territory, suggests that the company is consuming its capital base to sustain operations. Investors should monitor whether this trajectory indicates a permanent impairment of the firm's ability to maintain its infrastructure without further dilutive financing.
As reported in quarterly filings, the company's debt-to-equity ratio has surged to 5.16 in 2026Q1, a significant increase from the 1.27 level observed in 2023Q4, which highlights the growing reliance on debt financing to bridge the gap between operational cash outflows and capital expenditure requirements.
The rising debt burden relative to a shrinking equity base suggests that the company's financial flexibility is becoming increasingly constrained. This leverage profile warrants close investigation, as it may limit the firm's capacity to navigate potential interest rate volatility or further operational setbacks.
Based on the provided balance sheet data, the current ratio has plummeted to 0.30 in 2026Q1, down from 0.61 in 2023Q4, indicating that the company's ability to cover its short-term obligations with liquid assets has significantly weakened over the past ten quarters.
A current ratio well below unity suggests that the company may face recurring liquidity challenges, potentially necessitating aggressive working capital management or external funding. The lack of a sufficient cash buffer appears to leave the firm highly exposed to any unexpected disruptions in its revenue streams.
Financial disclosures indicate that the company's net property, plant, and equipment has declined to $2.4 billion in 2026Q1 from $12.6 billion in 2023Q4, suggesting significant asset write-downs or divestitures that may reflect the diminishing value of legacy infrastructure in the face of technological shifts.
The reduction in tangible asset value, contrasted with the high debt load, implies that the balance sheet is increasingly reliant on intangible assets like spectrum licenses. This shift suggests that the company's valuation is now almost entirely dependent on the future monetization of its spectrum portfolio rather than its operational assets.
Data from recent filings suggests that the company's reliance on indefinite-lived intangible assets, specifically spectrum licenses, may be masking the true extent of its financial distress, as these assets are not amortized despite the company's ongoing operational losses and declining subscriber base.
Investors should be wary that the book value of these spectrum assets may not reflect their current market value in a liquidation scenario. This accounting treatment potentially overstates the company's net worth, creating a disconnect between the reported balance sheet strength and the firm's actual cash-generating capacity.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SATS stock.
As of 2025, EchoStar Corporation (SATS) had total assets of $43.02B including $5.13B in current assets.
EchoStar Corporation (SATS) carries total debt of $31.01B, offset by $2.06B in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
EchoStar Corporation (SATS) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $5.77B ($20.21 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
EchoStar Corporation (SATS) reported a current ratio of 0.42x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.