ECHO vs TLK vs VZ Stock Comparison

EchoStar, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk and Verizon Communications 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
$27.36B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.65B
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
3 wins
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
$43.20 -7.5% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$179.49B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
6.53%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

EchoStar leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (EchoStar 3, Verizon Communications 2, 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.

QuestionECHOTLKVZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.36B $11.31B $179.49B VZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.8x — 11.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.1x 10.5x 8.3x ECHO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.2% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.7% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -35.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 10.77% 6.53% TLK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.1% -44.3% +9.9% ECHO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.1%/yr -15.4%/yr -4.0%/yr ECHO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 38.5% 28.1% VZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

ECHOTLKVZ

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

AxisECHOTLKVZ
Valuation 15 #42 of 49 – 56 #22 of 49
Growth 11 #40 of 45 – –
Profitability 14 #39 of 45 – –
Financial Health 48 #26 of 49 71 #15 of 49 –
Shareholder Returns – 94 #3 of 37 72 #11 of 37
Overall 22 – –
  • ECHO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TLK ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VZ ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECHOTLKVZSPY
1 month +5.7%-13.7%-7.5% +0.9%
3 months +12.4%-20.6%-8.6% +5.9%
6 months -21.3%-31.6%-7.3% +8.5%
Year to date -13.2%-45.7%+6.1% +13.3%
1 year +26.1%-44.3%+9.9% +12.4%
3 years +610.6%-48.2%+29.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +92.3%-19.7%+8.9% +23.5%
5 years +302.0%-56.6%-18.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +32.1%-15.4%-4.0% +11.0%
10 years +150.6%-64.4%-10.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.6%-9.8%-1.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureECHOTLKVZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%38.5%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.8%44.4%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.600.59-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.48-1.150.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-68.3%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.5%-51.3%-15.9% -0.9%
52-week high $141.80$23.43$51.38 $779.14
52-week low $66.93$10.44$38.91 $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.

MultipleECHOTLKVZ
P/E now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 11.6x —median 11.6x 11.9xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x —median 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.7xmedian 6.3x —median 6.3x 8.9xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 0.0xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.24 —median 0.24 —median 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 monthsECHOTLKVZ
Revenue $14.65B – –
Gross profit $6.18B – –
Operating income -$16.52B – –
Net income -$5.68B – –
Free cash flow -$725.18M – –
EPS (diluted) $-16.13 – –
Cash & equivalents $439.99M $54.58T $4.50B
Total debt $24.26B $135.75T –
Shares (diluted) 351.62M – 4.17B
Enterprise value $18.50B -$112.70T $180.79B

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
MetricECHOTLKVZ
P/E -4.8x – 11.9x
P/FCF -37.7x – 8.9x
P/Operating cash flow -320.7x – –
P/S 1.9x – 1.4x
P/B 1.9x 0.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 0.0x -3.3x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x – –
EV/EBIT -2.7x – –
EV/Revenue 3.0x – –
EV/FCF -61.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -519.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECHOTLKVZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.2% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -3,046% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -135.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,685% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -69.9% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -1,371% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -115.9% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.6% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECHOTLKVZ
Gross margin 42.1% – –
EBITDA margin -106.3% – –
Operating margin -112.7% – –
Pretax margin -58.8% – –
Net margin -38.7% – –
FCF margin -4.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin -0.6% – –
Return on equity -57.2% – –
Return on assets -14.1% – –
Return on invested capital -35.4% – –
Return on capital employed -45.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.4x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECHOTLKVZ
Debt / assets 44.2% 18.8% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x – –
Debt / FCF -24.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 55.5% –
Equity / assets 36.0% 44.5% 25.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.2x 0.8x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 0.32 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECHOTLKVZ
Dividend yield – 10.8% 6.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 10.8% 6.5%
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.

ConsensusECHOTLKVZ
Forward P/E 4.1xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $23.27FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $5.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.0%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -86.5% +9.2% +7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.35BFY2026 $8.21BFY2026 $145.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.0%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.6% +11.7% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECHOTLKVZ
Held by institutions 57.5% 6.3% 68.7%
Institutions holding 703 209 3,132
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +7.8% +3.1%
Institutions buying 422 101 1,595
Institutions selling 217 76 1,246
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.33 1.28

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.

ECHOTLKVZ
ECHO 1.00 0.14 -0.18
TLK 0.14 1.00 0.13
VZ -0.18 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECHO, TLK and VZ?

Verizon Communications (VZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: EchoStar (ECHO) $27.36B, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) $11.31B, Verizon Communications (VZ) $179.49B.

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%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +9.9%. Over five years, EchoStar (ECHO) compounded fastest (EchoStar (ECHO) +32.1%/yr, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -15.4%/yr, Verizon Communications (VZ) -4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) has the highest dividend yield: Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 10.77%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 6.53%. EchoStar (ECHO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verizon Communications (VZ) has been the steadiest (EchoStar (ECHO) 54.2%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 38.5%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 3. 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.