ECHO vs TLK vs TMUS Stock Comparison

EchoStar, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk and T-Mobile US Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECHO EchoStar CORP
$94.30 +5.7% 1M +26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$28.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.65B
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
4 wins
TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc.
$148.08 -11.0% 1M -32.7% 1Y
Market cap
$157.79B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$93.82B
Div. yield
0.03%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

T-Mobile US leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (T-Mobile US 6, EchoStar 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECHOTLKTMUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.26B $11.06B $157.79B TMUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.0x — 14.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.1x 10.5x 13.0x ECHO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.2% — +9.3% TMUS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.7% — 12.0% TMUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.4% — 10.5% TMUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x — 2.3x ECHO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.1% -44.3% -32.7% ECHO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.1%/yr -15.4%/yr +5.2%/yr ECHO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 38.5% 35.5% TMUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 — 68/100 TMUS

Percentile Scorecard

ECHOTLKTMUS

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

AxisECHOTLKTMUS
Valuation 15 #42 of 49 – 50 #25 of 49
Growth 11 #40 of 45 – 77 #11 of 45
Profitability 14 #39 of 45 – 86 #7 of 45
Financial Health 48 #26 of 49 71 #15 of 49 50 #25 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 94 #3 of 37 75 #10 of 37
Overall 22 – 68
  • ECHO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TLK ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TMUS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECHOTLKTMUSSPY
1 month +5.7%-13.7%-11.0% +0.9%
3 months +12.4%-20.6%-18.4% +5.9%
6 months -21.3%-31.6%-25.3% +8.5%
Year to date -13.2%-45.7%-27.1% +13.3%
1 year +26.1%-44.3%-32.7% +12.4%
3 years +610.6%-48.2%+5.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +92.3%-19.7%+1.9% +23.5%
5 years +302.0%-56.6%+28.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +32.1%-15.4%+5.2% +11.0%
10 years +150.6%-64.4%+200.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.6%-9.8%+11.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureECHOTLKTMUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%38.5%35.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%44.4%42.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.600.59-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.48-1.15-0.92 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-68.3%-46.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-51.3%-33.3% -0.9%
52-week high $141.80$23.43$221.98 $779.14
52-week low $66.93$10.44$146.54 $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.

MultipleECHOTLKTMUS
P/E now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 11.6x —median 11.6x 14.0xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x 7.0xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.7xmedian 6.3x —median 6.3x 8.4xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 0.0xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.24 —median 0.24 0.84median 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 monthsECHOTLKTMUS
Revenue $14.65B – $93.82B
Gross profit $6.18B – $58.23B
Operating income -$16.52B – $19.38B
Net income -$5.68B – $11.30B
Free cash flow -$725.18M – $18.65B
EPS (diluted) $-16.13 – $10.55
Cash & equivalents $439.99M $54.58T $5.62B
Total debt $24.26B $135.75T $83.67B
Shares (diluted) 351.62M – 1.07B
Enterprise value $19.35B -$129.22T $140.23B

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
MetricECHOTLKTMUS
P/E -4.8x – 14.0x
P/FCF -37.7x – 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow -320.7x – 5.5x
P/S 1.9x – 1.7x
P/B 1.9x 0.0x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 0.0x -3.6x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x – 7.0x
EV/EBIT -2.7x – 12.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x – 2.5x
EV/FCF -61.1x – 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -519.2x – 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 – 0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECHOTLKTMUS
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.2% – 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.4% – 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.5% – 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.0% – 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3,046% – 1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -135.0% – 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,685% – -4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -69.9% – 13.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,371% – 0.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% – 16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -115.9% – 7.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.4% – 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.6% – 8.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.1% – 42.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECHOTLKTMUS
Gross margin 42.1% – 62.1%
EBITDA margin -106.3% – 36.1%
Operating margin -112.7% – 20.7%
Pretax margin -58.8% – 15.8%
Net margin -38.7% – 12.0%
FCF margin -4.9% – 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin -0.6% – 30.6%
Return on equity -57.2% – 20.1%
Return on assets -14.1% – 5.3%
Return on invested capital -35.4% – 10.5%
Return on capital employed -45.1% – 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x – 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECHOTLKTMUS
Debt / assets 44.2% 18.8% 39.3%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.4x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF -24.0x – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 55.5% 73.6%
Equity / assets 36.0% 44.5% 26.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.2x 0.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.32 – 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECHOTLKTMUS
Dividend yield – 10.8% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – – 7.6%
Shareholder yield – 10.8% 10.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 39.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.1%
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.

ConsensusECHOTLKTMUS
Forward P/E 4.1xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $23.27FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $11.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.0%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -86.5% +9.2% +30.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.35BFY2026 $8.21BFY2026 $96.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.0%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +11.7% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECHOTLKTMUS
Held by institutions 57.5% 6.3% 43.1%
Institutions holding 703 209 1,656
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +7.8% +4.7%
Institutions buying 422 101 849
Institutions selling 217 76 630
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.33 1.35

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.

ECHOTLKTMUS
ECHO 1.00 0.14 -0.23
TLK 0.14 1.00 0.13
TMUS -0.23 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECHO, TLK and TMUS?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: EchoStar (ECHO) $28.26B, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) $11.06B, T-Mobile US (TMUS) $157.79B.

Which company is growing faster?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: EchoStar (ECHO) -5.2%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) has the highest net margin (EchoStar (ECHO) -38.7%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, T-Mobile US (TMUS) leads (EchoStar (ECHO) -35.4%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year EchoStar (ECHO) returned the most: EchoStar (ECHO) +26.1%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -44.3%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) -32.7%. Over five years, EchoStar (ECHO) compounded fastest (EchoStar (ECHO) +32.1%/yr, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -15.4%/yr, T-Mobile US (TMUS) +5.2%/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%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 0.03%. EchoStar (ECHO) and Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, T-Mobile US (TMUS) has been the steadiest (EchoStar (ECHO) 54.2%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 38.5%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, T-Mobile US (TMUS) leads on 6. 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.