ECHO vs TLK vs IRDM Stock Comparison

EchoStar, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk and Iridium Communications Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 wins
IRDM Iridium Communications Inc.
$44.40 -8.1% 1M +144.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.78B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.97M
Div. yield
0.01%
Satellite Communications Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Iridium Communications leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Iridium Communications 5, EchoStar 4, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECHOTLKIRDMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.89B $12.11B $4.78B ECHO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x — 29.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.8x 11.1x 48.3x ECHO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.2% — +3.6% IRDM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.7% — 18.1% IRDM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.4% — 5.1% IRDM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x — 5.1x ECHO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.0% -40.4% +144.1% IRDM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr -14.9%/yr +1.8%/yr ECHO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.1% 38.2% 58.9% TLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 — 45/100 IRDM

Percentile Scorecard

ECHOTLKIRDM

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

AxisECHOTLKIRDM
Valuation 15 #42 of 49 – 27 #36 of 49
Growth 11 #41 of 46 – 73 #13 of 46
Profitability 13 #40 of 46 – 64 #17 of 46
Financial Health 51 #25 of 50 69 #16 of 50 31 #35 of 50
Shareholder Returns – 94 #3 of 36 31 #25 of 36
Overall 23 – 45
  • ECHO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TLK ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • IRDM ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECHOTLKIRDMSPY
1 month -3.9%-10.1%-8.1% -1.0%
3 months +1.4%-16.0%-3.0% +2.9%
6 months -24.2%-27.4%+14.0% +6.4%
Year to date -18.0%-42.4%+155.5% +11.4%
1 year +22.0%-40.4%+144.1% +13.1%
3 years +538.1%-47.7%+17.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +85.6%-19.5%+5.5% +21.5%
5 years +268.9%-55.3%+9.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +29.9%-14.9%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years +135.8%-62.4%+420.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.0%-9.3%+17.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureECHOTLKIRDMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.1%38.2%58.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%43.8%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.580.601.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-1.062.45 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-68.3%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.2%-48.3%-20.3% -2.5%
52-week high $141.80$23.43$55.72 $779.14
52-week low $66.93$10.44$15.84 $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.

MultipleECHOTLKIRDM
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 11.6x —median 11.6x 29.2xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x 5.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x 17.0xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -35.6xmedian 5.6x —median 5.6x 17.0xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.3x 0.0xmedian 1.3x 8.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.24 —median 0.24 0.25median 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 monthsECHOTLKIRDM
Revenue $14.65B – $902.97M
Gross profit $6.18B – $645.23M
Operating income -$16.52B – $171.59M
Net income -$5.68B – $163.03M
Free cash flow -$725.18M – $277.57M
R&D – – $21.63M
EPS (diluted) $-16.13 – $1.50
Cash & equivalents $439.99M $54.58T $97.85M
Total debt $24.26B $135.75T $7.47B
Shares (diluted) 351.62M – 108.93M
Enterprise value $16.98B -$129.22T $4.29B

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
MetricECHOTLKIRDM
P/E -4.6x – 29.2x
P/FCF -35.6x – 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow -302.9x – 12.1x
P/S 1.8x – 5.2x
P/B 1.8x 0.0x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 0.0x 21.9x
EV/EBITDA -2.7x – 17.0x
EV/EBIT -2.6x – 39.4x
EV/Revenue 2.9x – 7.5x
EV/FCF -59.0x – 24.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -501.4x – 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 – 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECHOTLKIRDM
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.2% – 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.4% – 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.5% – 3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.0% – 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3,046% – -26.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -135.0% – 46.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,685% – 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -69.9% – 107.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,371% – 26.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% – 115.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -115.9% – -1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.4% – 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.6% – -9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.1% – 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECHOTLKIRDM
Gross margin 42.1% – 71.5%
EBITDA margin -106.3% – 43.9%
Operating margin -112.7% – 19.0%
Pretax margin -58.8% – 9.3%
Net margin -38.7% – 18.1%
FCF margin -4.9% – 30.7%
Operating cash flow margin -0.6% – 43.2%
Return on equity -57.2% – 11.8%
Return on assets -14.1% – 2.2%
Return on invested capital -35.4% – 5.1%
Return on capital employed -45.1% – 6.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECHOTLKIRDM
Debt / assets 44.2% 18.8% 69.4%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.4x 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x – 5.1x
Debt / FCF -24.0x – 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 55.5% 81.3%
Equity / assets 36.0% 44.5% 18.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.2x 0.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.29 – 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECHOTLKIRDM
Dividend yield – 10.1% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 10.1% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 39.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.0%

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.

ConsensusECHOTLKIRDM
Forward P/E 3.8xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 48.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $23.27FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.0%FY2026 -13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -86.5% +8.3% +56.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.35BFY2026 $8.21BFY2026 $979.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.0%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +11.6% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECHOTLKIRDM
Held by institutions 0.0% 6.3% 85.3%
Institutions holding 1 209 479
Change in shares held, QoQ – +7.8% +2.2%
Institutions buying 1 101 305
Institutions selling 0 76 124
Buyers to sellers – 1.33 2.46

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.

ECHOTLKIRDM
ECHO 1.00 0.15 0.41
TLK 0.15 1.00 0.08
IRDM 0.41 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECHO, TLK and IRDM?

EchoStar (ECHO) is the largest by market capitalisation: EchoStar (ECHO) $25.89B, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) $12.11B, Iridium Communications (IRDM) $4.78B.

Which company is growing faster?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: EchoStar (ECHO) -5.2%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has the highest net margin (EchoStar (ECHO) -38.7%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 18.1%). On return on invested capital, Iridium Communications (IRDM) leads (EchoStar (ECHO) -35.4%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iridium Communications (IRDM) returned the most: EchoStar (ECHO) +22.0%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -40.4%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +144.1%. Over five years, EchoStar (ECHO) compounded fastest (EchoStar (ECHO) +29.9%/yr, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -14.9%/yr, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: EchoStar (ECHO) 0.00%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 0.00%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 0.01%. EchoStar (ECHO) and Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) has been the steadiest (EchoStar (ECHO) 54.1%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 38.2%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 58.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECHO, TLK and IRDM?

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