ECHO vs GILT vs GSAT Stock Comparison

EchoStar, Gilat Satellite Networks and Globalstar Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECHO EchoStar CORP
$89.26 -0.9% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.65B
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
4 wins
GSAT Globalstar, Inc.
$82.88 0.0% 1M +83.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.83B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$280.64M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

EchoStar leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (EchoStar 4, Gilat Satellite Networks 4, Globalstar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECHOGILTGSATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.23B $470.68M $10.83B ECHO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x 15.5x -166.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.8x 12.3x — ECHO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.2% +39.5% +7.7% GILT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.7% 6.2% -23.2% GILT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.4% — 1.8% GSAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x -2.9x -0.6x GILT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.4% -48.7% +83.1% GSAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.1%/yr -1.4%/yr +29.8%/yr ECHO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 69.5% 56.0% ECHO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 56/100 47/100 GILT

Percentile Scorecard

ECHOGILTGSAT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisECHOGILTGSAT
Valuation 15 #42 of 49 85 #18 of 111 19 #40 of 49
Growth 11 #40 of 45 63 #41 of 108 84 #8 of 45
Profitability 14 #39 of 45 44 #59 of 104 36 #29 of 45
Financial Health 50 #25 of 49 79 #25 of 115 69 #16 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 10 #73 of 81 25 #28 of 37
Overall 22 56 47
  • ECHO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • GILT ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • GSAT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodECHOGILTGSATSPY
1 month -0.9%-24.8%0.0% -0.8%
3 months +3.0%-30.7%+4.9% +3.5%
6 months -26.6%-56.1%+1.2% +7.0%
Year to date -17.9%-41.0%+35.8% +12.2%
1 year +20.4%-48.7%+83.1% +13.0%
3 years +572.6%+38.2%+325.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +88.9%+11.4%+62.0% +23.1%
5 years +286.7%-7.0%+268.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +31.1%-1.4%+29.8% +11.0%
10 years +135.9%+69.6%+475.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.0%+5.4%+19.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureECHOGILTGSATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%69.5%56.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%74.0%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.592.291.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.701.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-64.3%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%-63.4%-1.8% -1.8%
52-week high $141.80$20.85$84.43 $779.14
52-week low $66.93$7.44$41.54 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleECHOGILTGSAT
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 11.8x 15.0xmedian 32.0x -164.4xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 2.8x 38.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 6.8x 7.6xmedian 19.4x 118.1xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -35.7xmedian 5.7x 28.9xmedian 29.0x 22.4xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 2.9x 36.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.24 0.22median 1.13 -4.73median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsECHOGILTGSAT
Revenue $14.65B $487.79M $280.64M
Gross profit $6.18B $147.93M $174.69M
Operating income -$16.52B $29.58M $13.18M
Net income -$5.68B $30.27M -$54.49M
Free cash flow -$725.18M $19.47M $480.22M
R&D – $46.44M –
EPS (diluted) $-16.13 $0.50 $-0.50
Cash & equivalents $439.99M $144.81M $409.77M
Total debt $24.26B $123.15M $358.79M
Shares (diluted) 351.62M 60.40M 129.12M
Enterprise value $17.32B -$199.28M $9.27B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricECHOGILTGSAT
P/E -4.6x 15.0x -164.4x
P/FCF -35.7x 28.9x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow -303.6x 69.9x 18.8x
P/S 1.8x 1.2x 38.3x
P/B 1.8x 1.0x 36.7x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 1.1x 73.1x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x 7.6x 118.1x
EV/EBIT -2.6x 13.7x 810.9x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.8x 38.1x
EV/FCF -59.1x 20.9x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -502.1x 50.4x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 0.22 -4.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECHOGILTGSAT
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.2% 39.5% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 23.4% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.5% 24.3% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 13.6% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3,046% 31.8% 365.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -135.0% 10.5% 27.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,685% 35.0% -41.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -69.9% 71.5% 36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,371% 27.5% -31.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 67.8% 34.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -115.9% -72.7% -1.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.4% -35.3% 88.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.6% -48.4% -3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.1% -14.8% 253.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECHOGILTGSAT
Gross margin 42.1% 30.3% 62.2%
EBITDA margin -106.3% 11.0% 32.2%
Operating margin -112.7% 6.1% 4.7%
Pretax margin -58.8% 6.3% -16.3%
Net margin -38.7% 6.2% -23.2%
FCF margin -4.9% 4.0% 171.1%
Operating cash flow margin -0.6% 1.7% 203.7%
Return on equity -57.2% 5.8% -17.9%
Return on assets -14.1% 4.1% -2.3%
Return on invested capital -35.4% – 1.8%
Return on capital employed -45.1% 5.3% 0.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 0.3x -10.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 3.4% 5.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECHOGILTGSAT
Debt / assets 44.2% 0.3% 14.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x -2.9x -0.6x
Debt / FCF -24.0x 0.1x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 28.5% 88.0%
Equity / assets 36.0% 71.5% 12.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.2x 2.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.5x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 0.29 1.53 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECHOGILTGSAT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -17.6% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – -17.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusECHOGILTGSAT
Forward P/E 3.8xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $23.27FY2026 $0.62FY2026 $-0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -3.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -86.5% +17.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.35BFY2026 $525.36MFY2026 $295.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.0%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +3.1% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECHOGILTGSAT
Held by institutions 0.0% 48.0% 25.9%
Institutions holding 1 128 314
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.5% +7.0%
Institutions buying 1 65 184
Institutions selling 0 43 81
Buyers to sellers – 1.51 2.27

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ECHOGILTGSAT
ECHO 1.00 0.28 0.33
GILT 0.28 1.00 0.29
GSAT 0.33 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECHO, GILT and GSAT?

EchoStar (ECHO) is the largest by market capitalisation: EchoStar (ECHO) $26.23B, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) $470.68M, Globalstar (GSAT) $10.83B.

Which company is growing faster?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: EchoStar (ECHO) -5.2%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) +39.5%, Globalstar (GSAT) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) has the highest net margin (EchoStar (ECHO) -38.7%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 6.2%, Globalstar (GSAT) -23.2%). On return on invested capital, Globalstar (GSAT) leads (EchoStar (ECHO) -35.4%, Globalstar (GSAT) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globalstar (GSAT) returned the most: EchoStar (ECHO) +20.4%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -48.7%, Globalstar (GSAT) +83.1%. Over five years, EchoStar (ECHO) compounded fastest (EchoStar (ECHO) +31.1%/yr, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) -1.4%/yr, Globalstar (GSAT) +29.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, EchoStar (ECHO) has been the steadiest (EchoStar (ECHO) 54.2%, Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) 69.5%, Globalstar (GSAT) 56.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECHO, GILT and GSAT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, EchoStar (ECHO) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.