EchoStar (ECHO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
EchoStar's FCF Margin came in at 4.26% for Q3 2026, up 8.26 percentage points from -3.99% a year earlier and up 7.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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EchoStar (ECHO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, EchoStar reported FCF Margin of -4.38%, up 0.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -7.10%, down 5.25 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -13.75 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was -1.85% in FY2024 (+2.08 pp), -3.93% in FY2023 (-6.99 pp), 3.06% in FY2022 (-12.26 pp) and 15.32% in FY2021 (+8.67 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q4 2022.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.94 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 12.76 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 20.19 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ECHO's FCF Margin at -2.86% (Q2 2026), 2.86% (Q1 2026) and -15.37% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 189.57 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 22.73% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 177.30 Bn | 159.74 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 21.50% |
| 3 | At&T | 148.15 Bn | 89.61 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 16.89% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 144.51 Bn | 136.19 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 85.95 Bn | 51.75 Bn | - | 16.54% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.94 Bn | 30.67 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.58 Bn | 6.97 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 30.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 4.26% |
| 9 | Bce | 20.05 Bn | 20.05 Bn | - | 17.52% |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.66 Bn | 13.32 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.26% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -15.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -7.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.70% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -8.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.26% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.52% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.15% |
API Access
EchoStar FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=ECHO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "ECHO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=ECHO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();