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The themes EchoStar is part of, the highest-graded companies in its industry, and the companies in its sector whose grade rose recently.
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Graded A or B and worth $2B or more: A first, then the largest.
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Grade rose recently in Communication Services
Rose to A or B on a filing in the last 90 days, worth $2B or more: largest first.
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How it makes money
- Service revenue, including television, wireless, broadband and satellite communications services94%
- Equipment sales and other revenue7%
Shares of revenue are estimates for year ended December 31, 2025, not figures from a filing.
Competes with
What it sells6
DISH TV
Satellite television subscriptions with packages of live channels, local broadcasts, movies and on-demand programs, viewed using receiver equipment in the home.
SLING TV
Internet-streamed television subscriptions, including live channels and on-demand programs, watched on televisions, phones, computers and other connected devices.
Boost Mobile
Mobile phone plans with data, calls and texts, as well as phones and related services.
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Gen Mobile
Mobile phone service for consumers.
Consumer satellite broadband
Satellite internet service for homes and small and medium-sized businesses, including customers in parts of the Americas with limited other internet access.
Satellite and in-flight connectivity services
Satellite communications, network equipment and installation for businesses, government customers, mobile network operators and commercial and business aircraft.
Who buys it5
- U.S. households that subscribe to DISH satellite television, usually with equipment installed at home.
- Consumers who subscribe to SLING internet-streamed television directly or through third-party marketing arrangements.
- Consumers who buy mobile phone plans and devices online or through retail stores and other sales partners.
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- Homes and small and medium-sized businesses in the Americas that buy satellite broadband service.
- Businesses, airlines, aircraft connectivity providers and government customers that buy satellite services, equipment or network support, often under long-term contracts.
What it stands on, and what could break it
What the business leans on
- 1EchoStar relies on AT&T network services for its mobile customers’ traffic and also has network-service agreements with AT&T and T-Mobile.
- 2DISH television depends on access to programming from television networks and local broadcasters, including agreements to retransmit local broadcast channels.
- 3Satellite and broadband services depend on satellites, available satellite capacity and government licenses and authorizations, including licenses regulated by the Federal Communications Commission.
What could go wrong
- 1The Federal Communications Commission can change, revoke or decline to renew licenses, and spectrum licenses are subject to construction and other requirements. EchoStar has agreed to sell spectrum to AT&T and SpaceX, but those transactions have regulatory and other closing conditions.
- 2EchoStar reported substantial debt and said it and certain subsidiaries lacked sufficient cash, projected cash flow or committed financing for obligations over the next twelve months, raising substantial doubt about their ability to continue as a going concern.
- 3Streaming services and other television providers compete for subscribers, while rising programming and local-channel retransmission costs can pressure DISH’s service and contribute to subscribers cancelling or reducing their plans.
About EchoStar Corporation
EchoStar sells satellite television under the DISH brand and internet-streamed television under the SLING brand. It sells mobile phone service under Boost Mobile and Gen Mobile, using AT&T’s network for customer traffic while keeping parts of its own network system. It also provides satellite internet, communications services and equipment to consumers, businesses, airlines and government customers; at December 31, 2025, it had 6.998 million pay-TV subscribers (December 31, 2025, high), 7.511 million wireless subscribers (December 31, 2025, high) and 739,000 broadband subscribers (December 31, 2025, high).
- Head office
- Englewood, Colorado
- Founded
- October 2007
- Listed on
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
- Financial year ends
- December 31
Built from EchoStar Corporation’s own filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Figures are as reported, with per-share history restated onto today’s share basis. This describes a business — it is not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell anything.
