ECHO vs KT vs TIGO Stock Comparison

EchoStar, Kt and Millicom International Cellular 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
KT Kt Corp
$16.98 -13.7% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.18B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.92B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionECHOKTTIGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.23B $8.18B $13.37B ECHO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x 6.7x 20.1x KT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.8x 8.2x 20.6x ECHO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.2% +2.7% +29.4% TIGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.7% 6.1% 9.2% TIGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.4% 8.3% 16.8% TIGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x — 2.0x ECHO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.4% -8.8% +65.3% TIGO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.1%/yr +5.2%/yr +16.7%/yr ECHO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 22.9% 42.0% KT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 73/100 54/100 KT

Percentile Scorecard

ECHOKTTIGO

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

AxisECHOKTTIGO
Valuation 15 #42 of 49 90 #6 of 49 46 #27 of 49
Growth 11 #40 of 45 80 #10 of 45 71 #14 of 45
Profitability 14 #39 of 45 64 #17 of 45 77 #11 of 45
Financial Health 50 #25 of 49 71 #15 of 49 25 #37 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 61 #15 of 37 53 #18 of 37
Overall 22 73 54
  • ECHO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • KT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TIGO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECHOKTTIGOSPY
1 month -0.9%-13.7%-15.4% -0.8%
3 months +3.0%-9.3%-17.9% +3.5%
6 months -26.6%-20.4%-5.4% +7.0%
Year to date -17.9%-10.5%+41.3% +12.2%
1 year +20.4%-8.8%+65.3% +13.0%
3 years +572.6%+43.3%+411.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +88.9%+12.7%+72.3% +23.1%
5 years +286.7%+28.9%+116.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +31.1%+5.2%+16.7% +11.0%
10 years +135.9%+5.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.0%+0.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureECHOKTTIGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%22.9%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%24.2%44.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.590.490.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.381.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-30.8%-71.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%-30.8%-24.9% -1.8%
52-week high $141.80$24.54$104.31 $779.14
52-week low $66.93$16.98$45.81 $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.

MultipleECHOKTTIGO
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 11.8x 6.8xmedian 11.8x 19.7xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x 5.9xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -35.7xmedian 5.7x 8.0xmedian 5.7x 22.4xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 5.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.24 0.97median 0.24 0.06median 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 monthsECHOKTTIGO
Revenue $14.65B $19.92B $7.24B
Gross profit $6.18B – –
Operating income -$16.52B $1.79B $1.74B
Net income -$5.68B $1.29B $646.00M
Free cash flow -$725.18M $1.02B $590.00M
EPS (diluted) $-16.13 $2.50 $3.96
Cash & equivalents $439.99M $2.44B $861.00M
Total debt $24.26B $12.82B $26.42B
Shares (diluted) 351.62M 486.18M 168.00M
Enterprise value $17.32B -$6.07B $8.12B

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
MetricECHOKTTIGO
P/E -4.6x 6.8x 19.7x
P/FCF -35.7x 8.0x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow -303.6x 2.4x 22.4x
P/S 1.8x 0.4x 1.8x
P/B 1.8x 0.7x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 0.7x -2.1x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x – 5.9x
EV/EBIT -2.6x 7.6x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.7x 2.8x
EV/FCF -59.1x 13.3x 33.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -502.1x 3.9x 33.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 0.97 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECHOKTTIGO
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.2% 2.7% 29.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 9.7% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -3,046% 263.1% 20.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -135.0% 13.5% 28.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,685% 11.3% -35.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -69.9% 27.9% 121.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,371% 246.5% -28.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 7.0% 351.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -115.9% -6.2% -52.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.4% 7.0% -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.6% -38.3% -52.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.1% 33.6% -1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECHOKTTIGO
Gross margin 42.1% – –
EBITDA margin -106.3% – 47.1%
Operating margin -112.7% 9.0% 24.0%
Pretax margin -58.8% 8.5% 13.3%
Net margin -38.7% 6.1% 9.2%
FCF margin -4.9% 5.1% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin -0.6% 17.5% 8.2%
Return on equity -57.2% 11.2% 22.8%
Return on assets -14.1% 4.3% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -35.4% 8.3% 16.8%
Return on capital employed -45.1% 8.1% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.7x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECHOKTTIGO
Debt / assets 44.2% 29.9% 37.0%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.7x 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x – 2.0x
Debt / FCF -24.0x 8.8x 13.0x
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 59.1% 87.9%
Equity / assets 36.0% 40.9% 12.1%
Interest coverage – 3.3x 1.9x
Current ratio 5.2x 1.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.29 1.69 1.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECHOKTTIGO
Dividend yield – 4.8% 4.5%
Net buyback yield – 2.1% –
Shareholder yield – 6.8% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusECHOKTTIGO
Forward P/E 3.8xFY2026 8.2xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $23.27FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -12.7%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -86.5% +11.1% +65.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.35BFY2026 $21.09BFY2026 $9.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.0%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 +57.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% -7.9% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECHOKTTIGO
Held by institutions 0.0% 34.8% 46.2%
Institutions holding 1 244 437
Change in shares held, QoQ – +8.3% +7.3%
Institutions buying 1 135 283
Institutions selling 0 78 127
Buyers to sellers – 1.73 2.23

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.

ECHOKTTIGO
ECHO 1.00 0.11 0.10
KT 0.11 1.00 0.14
TIGO 0.10 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECHO, KT and TIGO?

EchoStar (ECHO) is the largest by market capitalisation: EchoStar (ECHO) $26.23B, Kt (KT) $8.18B, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) $13.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, ECHO, KT and TIGO?

Kt (KT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (EchoStar (ECHO) -4.6x, Kt (KT) 6.7x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, EchoStar (ECHO) is cheapest (EchoStar (ECHO) 3.8x, Kt (KT) 8.2x, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: EchoStar (ECHO) -5.2%, Kt (KT) +2.7%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +29.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) has the highest net margin (EchoStar (ECHO) -38.7%, Kt (KT) 6.1%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) leads (EchoStar (ECHO) -35.4%, Kt (KT) 8.3%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) returned the most: EchoStar (ECHO) +20.4%, Kt (KT) -8.8%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +65.3%. Over five years, EchoStar (ECHO) compounded fastest (EchoStar (ECHO) +31.1%/yr, Kt (KT) +5.2%/yr, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kt (KT) has been the steadiest (EchoStar (ECHO) 54.2%, Kt (KT) 22.9%, Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.