ECHO vs KT vs VSAT Stock Comparison

EchoStar, Kt and Viasat 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
5 wins
VSAT Viasat Inc
$61.47 -16.6% 1M +64.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kt leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kt 5, EchoStar 3, Viasat 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECHOKTVSATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.89B $8.26B $9.11B ECHO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x 6.8x -309.8x –
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% +1.3% KT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.7% 6.1% -0.6% KT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.4% 8.3% 0.0% KT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x — -2.3x VSAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.0% -7.6% +64.6% VSAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr +5.3%/yr +1.8%/yr ECHO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 22.8% 78.5% KT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 72/100 54/100 KT

Percentile Scorecard

ECHOKTVSAT

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

AxisECHOKTVSAT
Valuation 15 #42 of 49 92 #5 of 49 54 #23 of 49
Growth 11 #41 of 46 80 #10 of 46 89 #6 of 46
Profitability 13 #40 of 46 62 #18 of 46 40 #28 of 46
Financial Health 51 #25 of 50 67 #17 of 50 78 #12 of 50
Shareholder Returns – 57 #16 of 36 9 #33 of 36
Overall 23 72 54
  • ECHO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • KT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VSAT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECHOKTVSATSPY
1 month -3.9%-11.0%-16.6% -1.0%
3 months +1.4%-6.8%-14.3% +2.9%
6 months -24.2%-20.1%-0.8% +6.4%
Year to date -18.0%-8.8%+78.4% +11.4%
1 year +22.0%-7.6%+64.6% +13.1%
3 years +538.1%+42.7%+209.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +85.6%+12.6%+45.8% +21.5%
5 years +268.9%+29.3%+9.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +29.9%+5.3%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years +135.8%+8.4%-15.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.0%+0.8%-1.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureECHOKTVSATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%22.8%78.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%24.1%71.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.580.503.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-0.330.82 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-29.6%-89.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.2%-29.5%-31.6% -2.5%
52-week high $141.80$24.54$89.81 $779.14
52-week low $66.93$17.28$30.35 $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.

MultipleECHOKTVSAT
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 11.6x 6.9xmedian 11.6x -286.8xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x 16.2xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -35.6xmedian 5.6x 8.2xmedian 5.6x 5.3xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.24 0.98median 0.24 10.86median 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 monthsECHOKTVSAT
Revenue $14.65B $19.92B $4.63B
Gross profit $6.18B – $1.54B
Operating income -$16.52B $1.79B $108.76M
Net income -$5.68B $1.29B $8.86M
Free cash flow -$725.18M $1.02B $1.59B
R&D – – $176.21M
EPS (diluted) $-16.13 $2.50 $-0.21
Cash & equivalents $439.99M $2.44B $1.74B
Total debt $24.26B $12.82B $806.11M
Shares (diluted) 351.62M 486.18M 137.12M
Enterprise value $16.98B -$5.99B $3.05B

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
MetricECHOKTVSAT
P/E -4.6x 6.9x -286.8x
P/FCF -35.6x 8.2x 5.3x
P/Operating cash flow -302.9x 2.4x 5.3x
P/S 1.8x 0.4x 1.8x
P/B 1.8x 0.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 0.7x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA -2.7x – 16.2x
EV/EBIT -2.6x 7.7x 68.0x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.7x 1.6x
EV/FCF -59.0x 13.5x 4.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -501.4x 3.9x 4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 0.98 10.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECHOKTVSAT
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.2% 2.7% 1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 9.7% 18.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.5% – 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.0% – 24.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3,046% 263.1% 198.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -135.0% 13.5% 40.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,685% 11.3% 101.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -69.9% 27.9% -79.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,371% 246.5% 95.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 7.0% -26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -115.9% -6.2% 56.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.4% 7.0% 54.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.6% -38.3% 56.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.1% 33.6% 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECHOKTVSAT
Gross margin 42.1% – 33.2%
EBITDA margin -106.3% – 9.9%
Operating margin -112.7% 9.0% 2.4%
Pretax margin -58.8% 8.5% 2.8%
Net margin -38.7% 6.1% -0.6%
FCF margin -4.9% 5.1% 34.4%
Operating cash flow margin -0.6% 17.5% 34.4%
Return on equity -57.2% 11.2% 0.2%
Return on assets -14.1% 4.3% 0.1%
Return on invested capital -35.4% 8.3% 0.0%
Return on capital employed -45.1% 8.1% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.7x 179.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECHOKTVSAT
Debt / assets 44.2% 29.9% 4.4%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x – -2.3x
Debt / FCF -24.0x 8.8x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 59.1% 68.8%
Equity / assets 36.0% 40.9% 31.2%
Interest coverage – 3.3x 0.3x
Current ratio 5.2x 1.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 0.29 1.69 0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECHOKTVSAT
Dividend yield – 4.7% –
Net buyback yield – 2.0% -0.3%
Shareholder yield – 6.7% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusECHOKTVSAT
Forward P/E 3.8xFY2026 8.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $23.27FY2026 $2.06FY2026 $-1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -13.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -86.5% +11.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.35BFY2026 $20.97BFY2026 $4.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.0%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% -7.8% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECHOKTVSAT
Held by institutions 0.0% 34.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1 244 485
Change in shares held, QoQ – +8.3% +10.1%
Institutions buying 1 135 306
Institutions selling 0 78 136
Buyers to sellers – 1.73 2.25

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.

ECHOKTVSAT
ECHO 1.00 0.12 0.44
KT 0.12 1.00 0.03
VSAT 0.44 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECHO, KT and VSAT?

EchoStar (ECHO) is the largest by market capitalisation: EchoStar (ECHO) $25.89B, Kt (KT) $8.26B, Viasat (VSAT) $9.11B.

Which company is growing faster?

Kt (KT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: EchoStar (ECHO) -5.2%, Kt (KT) +2.7%, Viasat (VSAT) +1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kt (KT) has the highest net margin (EchoStar (ECHO) -38.7%, Kt (KT) 6.1%, Viasat (VSAT) -0.6%). On return on invested capital, Kt (KT) leads (EchoStar (ECHO) -35.4%, Kt (KT) 8.3%, Viasat (VSAT) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viasat (VSAT) returned the most: EchoStar (ECHO) +22.0%, Kt (KT) -7.6%, Viasat (VSAT) +64.6%. Over five years, EchoStar (ECHO) compounded fastest (EchoStar (ECHO) +29.9%/yr, Kt (KT) +5.3%/yr, Viasat (VSAT) +1.8%/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%, Viasat (VSAT) 78.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.