ECHO vs KT vs ASTS Stock Comparison

EchoStar, Kt and AST SpaceMobile Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECHO EchoStar CORP
$89.08 -3.9% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$25.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.65B
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
3 wins
KT Kt Corp
$17.31 -11.0% 1M -7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.92B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins
ASTS AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
$39.79 -33.7% 1M -44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$115.30M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kt leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Kt 4, EchoStar 3, AST SpaceMobile 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECHOKTASTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.89B $8.26B $11.80B ECHO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x 6.8x -19.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.8x 8.4x — ECHO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.2% +2.7% +2,256.9% ASTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.7% 6.1% -536.7% KT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.4% 8.3% -12.2% KT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x — -1.1x ASTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.0% -7.6% -44.5% ECHO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr +5.3%/yr +31.2%/yr ASTS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 22.8% 108.1% KT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 72/100 23/100 KT

Percentile Scorecard

ECHOKTASTS

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

AxisECHOKTASTS
Valuation 15 #42 of 49 92 #5 of 49 2 #48 of 49
Growth 11 #41 of 46 80 #10 of 46 31 #32 of 46
Profitability 13 #40 of 46 62 #18 of 46 0 #46 of 46
Financial Health 51 #25 of 50 67 #17 of 50 80 #11 of 50
Shareholder Returns – 57 #16 of 36 3 #35 of 36
Overall 23 72 23
  • ECHO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • KT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • ASTS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECHOKTASTSSPY
1 month -3.9%-11.0%-33.7% -1.0%
3 months +1.4%-6.8%-29.2% +2.9%
6 months -24.2%-20.1%-47.9% +6.4%
Year to date -18.0%-8.8%-45.2% +11.4%
1 year +22.0%-7.6%-44.5% +13.1%
3 years +538.1%+42.7%+1,286.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +85.6%+12.6%+140.4% +21.5%
5 years +268.9%+29.3%+289.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +29.9%+5.3%+31.2% +10.9%
10 years +135.8%+8.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.0%+0.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureECHOKTASTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%22.8%108.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%24.1%108.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.580.503.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-0.33-0.41 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-29.6%-85.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.2%-29.5%-70.1% -2.5%
52-week high $141.80$24.54$133.09 $779.14
52-week low $66.93$17.28$38.77 $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.

MultipleECHOKTASTS
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 11.6x 6.9xmedian 11.6x -19.2xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 134.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x -27.1xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -35.6xmedian 5.6x 8.2xmedian 5.6x -9.5xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 6.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.24 0.98median 0.24 0.44median 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 monthsECHOKTASTS
Revenue $14.65B $19.92B $115.30M
Gross profit $6.18B – $45.16M
Operating income -$16.52B $1.79B -$669.08M
Net income -$5.68B $1.29B -$810.98M
Free cash flow -$725.18M $1.02B -$1.64B
R&D – – $29.48M
EPS (diluted) $-16.13 $2.50 $-2.07
Cash & equivalents $439.99M $2.44B $2.29B
Total debt $24.26B $12.82B $8.87B
Shares (diluted) 351.62M 486.18M 299.06M
Enterprise value $16.98B -$5.99B $2.94B

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
MetricECHOKTASTS
P/E -4.6x 6.9x -19.2x
P/FCF -35.6x 8.2x -9.5x
P/Operating cash flow -302.9x 2.4x -107.0x
P/S 1.8x 0.4x 134.3x
P/B 1.8x 0.7x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 0.7x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA -2.7x – -27.1x
EV/EBIT -2.6x 7.7x -24.2x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.7x 140.2x
EV/FCF -59.0x 13.5x -9.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -501.4x 3.9x -111.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 0.98 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECHOKTASTS
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.2% 2.7% 2,257%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 9.7% 202.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.5% – 823.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.0% – 201.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3,046% 263.1% -157.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -135.0% 13.5% -51.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,685% 11.3% -46.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -69.9% 27.9% -74.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,371% 246.5% -41.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 7.0% -43.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -115.9% -6.2% -8.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.4% 7.0% 2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.6% -38.3% -142.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.1% 33.6% -100.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECHOKTASTS
Gross margin 42.1% – 39.2%
EBITDA margin -106.3% – -517.1%
Operating margin -112.7% 9.0% -580.3%
Pretax margin -58.8% 8.5% -698.8%
Net margin -38.7% 6.1% -536.7%
FCF margin -4.9% 5.1% -1,421%
Operating cash flow margin -0.6% 17.5% -125.5%
Return on equity -57.2% 11.2% -32.1%
Return on assets -14.1% 4.3% -13.6%
Return on invested capital -35.4% 8.3% -12.2%
Return on capital employed -45.1% 8.1% -11.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.7x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 128.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECHOKTASTS
Debt / assets 44.2% 29.9% 50.8%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.7x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x – -1.1x
Debt / FCF -24.0x 8.8x -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 59.1% 59.0%
Equity / assets 36.0% 40.9% 41.0%
Interest coverage – 3.3x –
Current ratio 5.2x 1.2x 13.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.3x 12.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 12.0x
Altman Z-score 0.29 1.69 2.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECHOKTASTS
Dividend yield – 4.7% –
Net buyback yield – 2.0% -6.0%
Shareholder yield – 6.7% -6.0%
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.

ConsensusECHOKTASTS
Forward P/E 3.8xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $23.27FY2026 $2.06FY2026 $-2.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -13.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -86.5% +11.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.35BFY2026 $20.97BFY2026 $148.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.0%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026 +110.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% -7.8% +372.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECHOKTASTS
Held by institutions 0.0% 34.8% 44.3%
Institutions holding 1 244 754
Change in shares held, QoQ – +8.3% +5.0%
Institutions buying 1 135 543
Institutions selling 0 78 139
Buyers to sellers – 1.73 3.91

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.

ECHOKTASTS
ECHO 1.00 0.12 0.42
KT 0.12 1.00 0.05
ASTS 0.42 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECHO, KT and ASTS?

EchoStar (ECHO) is the largest by market capitalisation: EchoStar (ECHO) $25.89B, Kt (KT) $8.26B, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) $11.80B.

Which company is growing faster?

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: EchoStar (ECHO) -5.2%, Kt (KT) +2.7%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +2,256.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kt (KT) has the highest net margin (EchoStar (ECHO) -38.7%, Kt (KT) 6.1%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -536.7%). On return on invested capital, Kt (KT) leads (EchoStar (ECHO) -35.4%, Kt (KT) 8.3%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year EchoStar (ECHO) returned the most: EchoStar (ECHO) +22.0%, Kt (KT) -7.6%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) -44.5%. Over five years, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) compounded fastest (EchoStar (ECHO) +29.9%/yr, Kt (KT) +5.3%/yr, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) +31.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kt (KT) has been the steadiest (EchoStar (ECHO) 54.1%, Kt (KT) 22.8%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) 108.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECHO, KT and ASTS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kt (KT) 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.