GSAT vs TLK vs ECHO Stock Comparison

Globalstar, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk and EchoStar Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GSAT Globalstar, Inc.
$82.52 +0.0% 1M +87.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$280.64M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
5 wins
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Globalstar leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Globalstar 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.

QuestionGSATTLKECHOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.70B $12.11B $25.89B ECHO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -164.3x — -4.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.1x 3.8x ECHO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% — -5.2% GSAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -23.2% — -38.7% GSAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% — -35.4% GSAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x — -1.1x ECHO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +87.3% -40.4% +22.0% GSAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.5%/yr -14.9%/yr +29.9%/yr ECHO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.3% 38.2% 54.1% TLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 — 23/100 GSAT

Percentile Scorecard

GSATTLKECHO

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

AxisGSATTLKECHO
Valuation 19 #40 of 49 – 15 #42 of 49
Growth 84 #8 of 46 – 11 #41 of 46
Profitability 36 #30 of 46 – 13 #40 of 46
Financial Health 71 #15 of 50 69 #16 of 50 51 #25 of 50
Shareholder Returns 20 #29 of 36 94 #3 of 36 –
Overall 46 – 23
  • GSAT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TLK ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • ECHO ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGSATTLKECHOSPY
1 month +0.0%-10.1%-3.9% -1.0%
3 months +4.5%-16.0%+1.4% +2.9%
6 months +0.9%-27.4%-24.2% +6.4%
Year to date +35.2%-42.4%-18.0% +11.4%
1 year +87.3%-40.4%+22.0% +13.1%
3 years +329.8%-47.7%+538.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +62.6%-19.5%+85.6% +21.5%
5 years +250.4%-55.3%+268.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +28.5%-14.9%+29.9% +10.9%
10 years +419.0%-62.4%+135.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.9%-9.3%+9.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGSATTLKECHOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.3%38.2%54.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%43.8%52.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.400.601.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.55-1.060.41 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-68.3%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-48.3%-37.2% -2.5%
52-week high $84.43$23.43$141.80 $779.14
52-week low $41.54$10.44$66.93 $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.

MultipleGSATTLKECHO
P/E now vs peer median -163.7xmedian 11.6x —median 11.6x -4.6xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 117.6xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x -2.7xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 5.6x —median 5.6x -35.6xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 1.3x 0.0xmedian 1.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.71median 0.24 —median 0.24 0.12median 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 monthsGSATTLKECHO
Revenue $280.64M – $14.65B
Gross profit $174.69M – $6.18B
Operating income $13.18M – -$16.52B
Net income -$54.49M – -$5.68B
Free cash flow $480.22M – -$725.18M
EPS (diluted) $-0.50 – $-16.13
Cash & equivalents $409.77M $54.58T $439.99M
Total debt $358.79M $135.75T $24.26B
Shares (diluted) 129.12M – 351.62M
Enterprise value $9.13B -$129.22T $16.98B

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
MetricGSATTLKECHO
P/E -163.7x – -4.6x
P/FCF 22.3x – -35.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.7x – -302.9x
P/S 38.1x – 1.8x
P/B 36.5x 0.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 72.8x 0.0x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 117.6x – -2.7x
EV/EBIT 807.3x – -2.6x
EV/Revenue 37.9x – 2.9x
EV/FCF 22.2x – -59.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x – -501.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.71 – 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSATTLKECHO
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% – -5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – -6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% – 12.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 23.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 365.7% – -3,046%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – -135.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -41.9% – -1,685%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.5% – -69.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.5% – -1,371%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.8% – -39.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.8% – -115.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 88.0% – -26.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.1% – -4.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 253.1% – -60.1%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSATTLKECHO
Debt / assets 14.7% 18.8% 44.2%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x – -1.1x
Debt / FCF 0.7x – -24.0x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 55.5% 64.0%
Equity / assets 12.0% 44.5% 36.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.8x 5.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.93 – 0.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSATTLKECHO
Dividend yield – 10.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 10.1% –
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.

ConsensusGSATTLKECHO
Forward P/E – 11.1xFY2026 3.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.60FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $23.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +8.3% -86.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.71MFY2026 $8.21BFY2026 $13.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 -11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.1% +11.6% -4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSATTLKECHO
Held by institutions 25.9% 6.3% 0.0%
Institutions holding 314 209 1
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +7.8% –
Institutions buying 184 101 1
Institutions selling 81 76 0
Buyers to sellers 2.27 1.33 –

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.

GSATTLKECHO
GSAT 1.00 0.06 0.33
TLK 0.06 1.00 0.15
ECHO 0.33 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSAT, TLK and ECHO?

EchoStar (ECHO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalstar (GSAT) $10.70B, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) $12.11B, EchoStar (ECHO) $25.89B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globalstar (GSAT) returned the most: Globalstar (GSAT) +87.3%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -40.4%, EchoStar (ECHO) +22.0%. Over five years, EchoStar (ECHO) compounded fastest (Globalstar (GSAT) +28.5%/yr, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -14.9%/yr, EchoStar (ECHO) +29.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) has been the steadiest (Globalstar (GSAT) 56.3%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 38.2%, EchoStar (ECHO) 54.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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