EchoStar Corporation (ECHO)

FairStock Score: 54/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I approach EchoStar as a possible Lynch turnaround, because the supplied category is TURNAROUND — loss in the latest year after earlier profits. The business sells pay-TV and satellite telecom services, but the filed record is not that of a high-quality compounder. FY2025 revenue was $15.0B and net loss $14.5B, or diluted EPS -$50.41; FY2024 had a $119.5M net loss, and FY2023 a $1.7B net loss. Revenue also fell from $17.0B in FY2023 to $15.8B in FY2024 and $15.0B in FY2025. The latest quarter is striking: in fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $3.6B, net income $8.5B, and diluted EPS $24.12. That is a huge swing, but it must be sustainable and cash-generative to matter; trailing free cash flow was -$827.7M. At the 2026-10-26 close of $89.26, FairStock shows P/E -3.59, P/B 1.83, ROE -33.43%, ROCE 1.32%, D/E 1.24, FCF yield -2.6%, Altman Z 1.56, and Piotroski 6/9; its score is 54/100. I see no margin of safety in a leveraged, loss-making business with negative free cash flow; the Q2 2026 profit needs proof, not hope. Debt and weak returns leave little room for error while management tries to turn the business. The moat is not evident in these numbers; competitive position must show up in stable revenue and positive cash returns.

In plain English: EchoStar sells satellite TV and telecom services. The business looks weak: recent yearly results show large losses and cash going out, even though the latest quarter had a big net gain. At $89.26, the shares do not look clearly cheap against the company's accounting value, and no dividend is paid.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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