GSAT vs ECHO vs LUNR Stock Comparison

Globalstar, EchoStar and Intuitive Machines Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GSAT Globalstar, Inc.
$83.90 +1.2% 1M +96.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$280.64M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
4 wins
ECHO EchoStar CORP
$90.39 +0.3% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$14.65B
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

EchoStar leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (EchoStar 4, Globalstar 4, Intuitive Machines 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSATECHOLUNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.80B $25.60B $1.82B ECHO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -166.0x -4.5x -13.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 3.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% -5.2% +116.9% LUNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -23.2% -38.7% -26.8% GSAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% -35.4% -560.6% GSAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -1.1x 0.3x ECHO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +96.8% +21.5% -9.6% GSAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.3%/yr +31.1%/yr — ECHO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.9% 54.1% 110.3% ECHO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 22/100 25/100 GSAT

Percentile Scorecard

GSATECHOLUNR

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

AxisGSATECHOLUNR
Valuation 19 #40 of 49 15 #42 of 49 22 #78 of 100
Growth 84 #8 of 45 11 #40 of 45 28 #70 of 97
Profitability 36 #29 of 45 14 #39 of 45 26 #71 of 96
Financial Health 69 #16 of 49 50 #25 of 49 22 #82 of 105
Shareholder Returns 25 #28 of 37 – –
Overall 47 22 25
  • GSAT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • ECHO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LUNR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGSATECHOLUNRSPY
1 month +1.2%+0.3%-25.9% -0.2%
3 months +6.1%+5.2%-6.5% +3.9%
6 months +3.2%-26.9%-53.0% +8.2%
Year to date +37.5%-16.8%-28.8% +12.9%
1 year +96.8%+21.5%-9.6% +12.3%
3 years +330.3%+581.2%+333.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +62.7%+89.6%+63.0% +23.3%
5 years +260.9%+287.1%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.3%+31.1%— +10.9%
10 years +475.3%+140.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.1%+9.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGSATECHOLUNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.9%54.1%110.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%52.8%100.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.451.593.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.730.40-0.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-68.0%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-36.3%-74.7% -1.2%
52-week high $84.43$141.80$45.70 $779.14
52-week low $41.54$66.93$8.05 $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.

MultipleGSATECHOLUNR
P/E now vs peer median -166.4xmedian 11.8x -4.6xmedian 11.8x -14.3xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x 5.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 119.6xmedian 6.8x -2.8xmedian 6.8x -25.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 5.9x -36.2xmedian 5.9x -13.9xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x -9.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.78median 0.24 0.12median 0.24 0.35median 0.90

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 monthsGSATECHOLUNR
Revenue $280.64M $14.65B $490.12M
Gross profit $174.69M $6.18B $83.23M
Operating income $13.18M -$16.52B -$134.85M
Net income -$54.49M -$5.68B -$184.98M
Free cash flow $480.22M -$725.18M -$187.75M
R&D – – $14.69M
EPS (diluted) $-0.50 $-16.13 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $409.77M $439.99M $367.40M
Total debt $358.79M $24.26B $336.35M
Shares (diluted) 129.12M 351.62M 162.17M
Enterprise value $9.24B $16.69B $15.13M

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
MetricGSATECHOLUNR
P/E -166.4x -4.6x -14.3x
P/FCF 22.6x -36.2x -13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x -307.4x -20.6x
P/S 38.7x 1.8x 5.3x
P/B 37.1x 1.8x -9.0x
P/Tangible book 74.0x 4.7x -4.4x
EV/EBITDA 119.6x -2.8x -25.0x
EV/EBIT 820.9x -2.6x -19.1x
EV/Revenue 38.6x 2.9x 5.3x
EV/FCF 22.5x -59.5x -13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x -505.9x -20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.78 0.12 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSATECHOLUNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% -5.2% 116.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -6.4% 78.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 12.5% 22,840%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 23.0% 250.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 365.7% -3,046% -104.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% -135.0% -65.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -41.9% -1,685% 37.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.5% -69.9% -267.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.5% -1,371% 60.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.8% -39.5% -41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.8% -115.9% -540.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 88.0% -26.4% -220.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.1% -4.6% -366.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 253.1% -60.1% -75.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSATECHOLUNR
Gross margin 62.2% 42.1% 17.0%
EBITDA margin 32.2% -106.3% -21.0%
Operating margin 4.7% -112.7% -27.5%
Pretax margin -16.3% -58.8% -36.9%
Net margin -23.2% -38.7% -26.8%
FCF margin 171.1% -4.9% -38.3%
Operating cash flow margin 203.7% -0.6% -25.8%
Return on equity -17.9% -57.2% –
Return on assets -2.3% -14.1% -10.3%
Return on invested capital 1.8% -35.4% -560.6%
Return on capital employed 0.6% -45.1% -9.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -10.5x 0.0x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.7% 0.1% 4.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSATECHOLUNR
Debt / assets 14.7% 44.2% 17.8%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.2x -1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -1.1x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.7x -24.0x -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 64.0% 115.4%
Equity / assets 12.0% 36.0% -15.4%
Interest coverage – – -10.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 5.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.98 0.29 0.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSATECHOLUNR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – –
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.

ConsensusGSATECHOLUNR
Forward P/E – 3.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.60FY2026 $23.27FY2026 $-0.63FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -86.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.71MFY2026 $13.35BFY2026 $951.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 -11.0%FY2026 +353.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.1% -4.6% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSATECHOLUNR
Held by institutions 25.9% 0.0% 84.0%
Institutions holding 314 1 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% – +34.5%
Institutions buying 184 1 223
Institutions selling 81 0 71
Buyers to sellers 2.27 – 3.14

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.

GSATECHOLUNR
GSAT 1.00 0.34 0.36
ECHO 0.34 1.00 0.47
LUNR 0.36 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSAT, ECHO and LUNR?

EchoStar (ECHO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalstar (GSAT) $10.80B, EchoStar (ECHO) $25.60B, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) $1.82B.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuitive Machines (LUNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globalstar (GSAT) +7.7%, EchoStar (ECHO) -5.2%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) +116.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globalstar (GSAT) has the highest net margin (Globalstar (GSAT) -23.2%, EchoStar (ECHO) -38.7%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -26.8%). On return on invested capital, Globalstar (GSAT) leads (Globalstar (GSAT) 1.8%, EchoStar (ECHO) -35.4%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -560.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globalstar (GSAT) returned the most: Globalstar (GSAT) +96.8%, EchoStar (ECHO) +21.5%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -9.6%. Over five years, EchoStar (ECHO) compounded fastest (Globalstar (GSAT) +29.3%/yr, EchoStar (ECHO) +31.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, EchoStar (ECHO) has been the steadiest (Globalstar (GSAT) 55.9%, EchoStar (ECHO) 54.1%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) 110.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GSAT, ECHO and LUNR?

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.