Revenue contraction remains a persistent headwind, with the company reporting a 5.2% year-over-year decline in 2026Q1 alongside volatile gross margins that fluctuated between 23.6% and 62.2% over the last five quarters.
| 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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| Sales/Revenue | 14.8B | 15B | 15.83B | 17.02B | 18.63B | 19.82B | 1.89B | 1.89B | 2.09B | 1.89B | 3.06B | 3.14B | 3.45B | 3.28B | 3.12B | 2.76B | 2.35B | 1.9B | 2.15B | 1.54B | 29.05M |
| Revenue Growth % | -5.6% | -5.18% | -6.99% | -8.69% | -5.98% | 949.77% | 0.1% | -9.82% | 10.92% | -38.32% | -2.77% | -8.76% | 4.97% | 5.15% | 13.05% | 17.49% | 23.47% | -11.48% | 39.28% | 5214.28% | - |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 9.01B | 9.45B | 10.14B | 11.95B | 12.21B | 12.5B | 744.38M | 787.36M | 780.9M | 758.5M | 1.74B | 1.8B | 2.13B | 2.21B | 2.09B | 1.91B | 1.79B | 1.47B | 1.72B | 1.45B | 20.19M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 62.95% | 64.05% | 70.2% | 65.53% | 63.05% | 39.43% | 41.75% | 37.34% | 40.23% | 56.78% | 57.41% | 61.76% | 67.23% | 66.93% | 69.08% | 76.14% | 77.24% | 79.77% | 94.02% | 69.49% |
| Gross Profit | 5.79B | 5.56B | 5.69B | 5.07B | 6.42B | 7.32B | 1.14B | 1.1B | 1.31B | 1.13B | 1.32B | 1.34B | 1.32B | 1.08B | 1.03B | 853.94M | 560.88M | 433.26M | 435.06M | 92.36M | 8.86M |
| Gross Margin % | 39.12% | 37.05% | 35.95% | 29.8% | 34.47% | 36.95% | 60.57% | 58.25% | 62.66% | 59.77% | 43.22% | 42.59% | 38.24% | 32.77% | 33.07% | 30.92% | 23.86% | 22.76% | 20.23% | 5.98% | 30.51% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | -2.29% | 12.22% | -21.07% | -12.28% | 540.38% | 4.08% | -16.16% | 16.28% | -14.69% | -1.33% | 1.62% | 22.51% | 4.19% | 20.88% | 52.25% | 29.46% | -0.41% | 371.05% | 941.98% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 23.03B | 23.28B | 5.99B | 5.35B | 4.19B | 3.9B | 1.03B | 1.03B | 1.06B | 919.94M | 956.73M | 980.56M | 989.57M | 933.55M | 899.62M | 740.14M | 418.56M | 428.37M | 462.91M | 178.74M | 30.64M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 155.17% | 37.88% | 31.43% | 22.49% | 19.68% | 54.61% | 54.38% | 50.78% | 48.79% | 31.3% | 31.19% | 28.72% | 28.44% | 28.82% | 26.8% | 17.81% | 22.5% | 21.53% | 11.58% | 105.47% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 2.42B | 2.38B | 2.43B | 2.99B | 3.02B | 2.69B | 474.91M | 509.14M | 436.09M | 370.5M | 325.04M | 310.14M | 372.01M | 358.5M | 372.64M | 303.28M | 143.56M | 140.23M | 158.44M | 90.25M | 24.13M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 15.86% | 15.33% | 17.57% | 16.18% | 13.55% | 25.16% | 26.99% | 20.85% | 19.65% | 10.63% | 9.87% | 10.8% | 10.92% | 11.94% | 10.98% | 6.11% | 7.37% | 7.37% | 5.84% | 83.04% |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110M | 32.81M | 31.78M | 29.45M | 25.74M | 27.57M | 31.75M | 76.02M | 78.29M | 60.89M | 67.94M | 69.65M | 50.97M | 46.09M | 44.01M | 40.27M | 78.79M | 6.51M |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | 0.65% | 0.18% | 0.16% | 1.56% | 1.36% | 1.32% | 1.68% | 2.49% | 2.49% | 1.77% | 2.07% | 2.23% | 1.85% | 1.96% | 2.31% | 1.87% | 5.1% | 22.42% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 4M | 20.9B | 3.57B | 2.25B | 1.14B | 1.18B | 526.7M | 490.76M | -4.75M | 6.58M | 1.75M | -2.01M | 4.25M | 6.96M | 59.53M | 385.89M | 228.91M | 244.13M | 264.2M | 9.71M | 0 |
| Operating Income | -17.24B | -17.72B | -304.07M | -277.91M | 2.23B | 3.42B | 112.47M | 73.08M | 183.24M | 196.31M | 364.4M | 356.03M | 328.09M | 103.59M | 99.89M | 80.84M | 142.32M | 4.89M | -640.59M | -86.38M | -21.78M |
| Operating Margin % | -116.48% | -118.11% | -1.92% | -1.63% | 11.98% | 17.27% | 5.96% | 3.87% | 8.76% | 10.41% | 11.92% | 11.33% | 9.52% | 3.16% | 3.2% | 2.93% | 6.06% | 0.26% | -29.79% | -5.59% | -74.96% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | -5728.64% | -9.41% | -112.45% | -34.76% | 2942.87% | 53.91% | -60.12% | -6.65% | -46.13% | 2.35% | 8.52% | 216.73% | 3.71% | 23.56% | -43.2% | 2809.34% | 100.76% | -641.61% | -296.62% | - |
| EBITDA | -15.98B | -16.14B | 1.63B | 1.32B | 3.41B | 4.64B | 637.48M | 661.28M | 723.36M | 718.5M | 797.3M | 884.19M | 884.77M | 610.7M | 557.21M | 466.73M | 371.24M | 249.02M | -376.4M | -76.67M | -21.41M |
| EBITDA Margin % | -107.94% | -107.55% | 10.28% | 7.76% | 18.29% | 23.39% | 33.77% | 35.06% | 34.59% | 38.11% | 26.08% | 28.13% | 25.68% | 18.6% | 17.85% | 16.9% | 15.79% | 13.08% | -17.5% | -4.97% | -73.7% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -1126.78% | -1092.4% | 23.19% | -61.26% | -26.5% | 627.29% | -3.6% | -8.58% | 0.68% | -9.88% | -9.83% | -0.07% | 44.88% | 9.6% | 19.39% | 25.72% | 49.08% | 166.16% | -390.91% | -258.07% | - |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 1.26B | 1.59B | 1.93B | 1.6B | 1.17B | 1.21B | 525.01M | 588.2M | 540.12M | 522.19M | 432.9M | 528.16M | 556.68M | 507.11M | 457.33M | 385.89M | 228.91M | 244.13M | 264.2M | 9.71M | 366K |
| EBIT | -18.15B | -17.37B | 406.05M | -1.85B | 3.41B | 3.46B | 120.09M | 157.85M | 93.5M | 317.93M | 296.16M | 261.32M | 328.09M | 158.52M | 347.71M | 108.37M | 303.33M | 457.67M | -1.01B | -86.38M | -30.03M |
| Net Interest Income | -1.64B | -1.29B | -365M | 117.02M | 14.02M | -77.25M | -107.94M | -168.66M | -139.01M | -139.77M | -102.24M | -111.61M | -162.25M | -177.9M | -141.85M | -71.77M | -88K | -5.87M | 51.2M | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 192.61M | 228.73M | 116.63M | 207.37M | 93.24M | 33.9M | 39.98M | 82.35M | 80.28M | 44.62M | 21.25M | 10.43M | 9.1M | 14.66M | 11.18M | 10.82M | 14.47M | 26.44M | 83.11M | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 1.83B | 1.52B | 481.62M | 90.36M | 79.22M | 111.15M | 147.93M | 251.02M | 219.29M | 184.39M | 123.63M | 122.07M | 171.35M | 192.55M | 153.03M | 82.59M | 14.56M | 32.31M | 31.91M | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -1.55B | -1.17B | 228.5M | -1.65B | 1.1B | -72.53M | -140.31M | -166.24M | -309.03M | -95.61M | -79.54M | -52.19M | -149.76M | -137.62M | 94.8M | -55.06M | 146.45M | 420.47M | -400.09M | 3.18M | 6.36M |
| Pretax Income | -18.79B | -18.89B | -75.57M | -1.93B | 3.34B | 3.35B | -27.84M | -93.17M | -7.96M | 100.69M | 286.84M | 221.57M | 178.33M | -34.04M | 194.68M | 25.77M | 288.77M | 425.36M | -1.04B | -83.19M | -20.86M |
| Pretax Margin % | -126.96% | -125.91% | -0.48% | -11.35% | 17.9% | 16.9% | -1.47% | -4.94% | -0.38% | 5.34% | 9.38% | 7.05% | 5.18% | -1.04% | 6.24% | 0.93% | 12.29% | 22.35% | -48.39% | -5.39% | -71.79% |
| Income Tax | 4.47B | 4.39B | 48.95M | -296.86M | 798.41M | 828.44M | 24.07M | 20.49M | 30.67M | -284.29M | 106.15M | 72.2M | 30.78M | -37.44M | -16.33M | 21.5M | 84.42M | 60.66M | -96.68M | 2.1M | 74K |
| Effective Tax Rate % | -23.79% | -23.22% | -64.77% | 15.37% | 23.94% | 24.73% | -86.47% | -21.99% | -385.34% | -282.33% | 37.01% | 32.59% | 17.26% | 109.99% | -8.39% | 83.42% | 29.23% | 14.26% | 9.29% | -2.53% | -0.35% |
| Net Income | -23.27B | -23.28B | -119.55M | -1.7B | 2.48B | 2.49B | -40.15M | -62.92M | -40.48M | 392.56M | 179.93M | 153.36M | 152.87M | 2.52M | 211.05M | 3.64M | 204.36M | 364.7M | -944M | -85.3M | -20.93M |
| Net Margin % | -157.17% | -155.15% | -0.76% | -10% | 13.3% | 12.55% | -2.13% | -3.34% | -1.94% | 20.82% | 5.89% | 4.88% | 4.44% | 0.08% | 6.76% | 0.13% | 8.69% | 19.16% | -43.9% | -5.52% | -72.04% |
| Net Income Growth % | -8002.38% | -19373.42% | 92.98% | -168.69% | -0.34% | 6292.49% | 36.19% | -55.45% | -110.31% | 118.17% | 17.33% | 0.32% | 5954.42% | -98.8% | 5699.62% | -98.22% | -43.97% | 138.63% | -1006.68% | -307.51% | - |
| Net Income (Continuing) | -23.27B | -23.28B | -124.52M | -1.63B | 2.54B | 2.52B | -51.9M | -113.65M | -132.36M | 384.98M | 136.37M | 88.09M | 147.55M | 3.4M | 211.01M | 4.27M | 204.36M | 364.7M | -944M | -85.3M | -34.16M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.4M | 93.73M | 270.58M | 44.32M | 61.28M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| EPS (Diluted) | -80.50 | -50.41 | -0.44 | -6.28 | 2.13 | 0.81 | -0.53 | -1.17 | -0.42 | 4.07 | 1.92 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 0.03 | 2.40 | 0.04 | 2.40 | 4.24 | -10.57 | -0.95 | -0.23 |
| EPS Growth % | -4498.17% | -11356.82% | 92.99% | -394.84% | 162.96% | 252.83% | 54.7% | -178.57% | -110.32% | 111.98% | 9.71% | -1.69% | 5833.33% | -98.75% | 5900% | -98.33% | -43.4% | 140.11% | -1012.63% | -313.04% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | - | -50.41 | -0.44 | -6.28 | 2.13 | 0.81 | -0.53 | -1.17 | -0.42 | 4.13 | 1.94 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 0.03 | 2.42 | 0.04 | 2.40 | 4.25 | -10.57 | -0.95 | -0.23 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 289.01M | 287.59M | 274.08M | 270.84M | 83.16M | 89.94M | 97.92M | 96.74M | 96.25M | 96.74M | 94.41M | 93.47M | 92.62M | 90.95M | 87.96M | 86.66M | 85.2M | 86.06M | 89.32M | 89.71M | 89.71M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 289.01M | 287.59M | 274.08M | 270.84M | 83.16M | 89.91M | 97.92M | 96.74M | 96.25M | 95.42M | 93.8M | 92.4M | 91.19M | 89.41M | 87.15M | 86.66M | 85.08M | 85.77M | 89.32M | 89.71M | 89.71M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | 0.08% | - | - | - | - | 4.84% | 8.34% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
High debt and subscriber churn
According to recent financial disclosures, EchoStar's revenue has consistently trended downward, with a 5.2% year-over-year decline reported in 2026Q1, reflecting the ongoing erosion of the legacy Pay-TV subscriber base that historically served as the primary funding mechanism for the company's broader infrastructure and wireless expansion initiatives.
The persistent revenue contraction suggests that the company is struggling to offset the secular decline in its legacy video business with growth from its wireless segment. Investors should monitor whether the current trajectory indicates a structural inability to stabilize the top line amidst intense competition and shifting consumer preferences.
As reported in quarterly filings, gross margins have exhibited significant volatility, ranging from a low of 23.6% in 2025Q3 to a peak of 62.2% in 2025Q4, highlighting the unpredictable nature of costs associated with satellite operations and the integration of disparate business segments following the merger.
This margin instability appears to be driven by lumpy project-based government contracts and the high fixed-cost nature of satellite infrastructure. The lack of consistent margin expansion suggests that the company has yet to achieve the operational scale necessary to effectively leverage its capital-intensive asset base.
Based on the provided income statement data, EchoStar's operating income has frequently dipped into negative territory, including a substantial loss of $16.6 billion in 2025Q3, which underscores the immense difficulty of scaling 5G network deployment costs against a shrinking and highly competitive revenue base.
The inability to generate positive operating income consistently suggests that the company's cost structure is currently misaligned with its revenue-generating capacity. This warrants further investigation into whether the 5G buildout will eventually provide the intended operating leverage or if it will remain a permanent drag on profitability.
Financial statements indicate that net income is frequently impacted by massive, non-recurring charges, such as the $12.8 billion loss in 2025Q3, which suggests that reported EPS figures are currently poor indicators of the company's underlying operational health or its long-term cash-generating potential for shareholders.
The frequency of these large, non-operating items implies that the company is undergoing significant asset revaluations, likely related to legacy satellite and goodwill impairments. Analysts should focus on normalized cash flow metrics rather than reported net income to better understand the true economic performance of the business.
Data from recent filings suggests that the company's reliance on declining legacy segments to fund a capital-intensive 5G pivot creates a precarious financial position, as evidenced by the persistent net losses and the significant operational complexity introduced by the recent merger with DISH Network.
Short-sellers may focus on the potential for continued margin compression and the risk that the company's spectrum assets may not be monetized quickly enough to offset its debt obligations. The current financial profile appears to reflect a distressed infrastructure play rather than a traditional growth-oriented technology firm.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SATS stock.
For fiscal year 2025, EchoStar Corporation (SATS) reported total revenue of $15.00B. This represents a 51543.4% increase compared to $29.1M in 2006.
EchoStar Corporation (SATS) reported a net loss of $23.28B for the fiscal year ending 2025.
EchoStar Corporation (SATS) reported an operating income of $-17723.1M, resulting in an operating profit margin of -118.1%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
EchoStar Corporation (SATS) generated $5.56B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 37.1%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.