EchoStar ECHO
NASDAQ ECHO
$91.32 -2.10 (-2.25%)
At close: Sep 9, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

EchoStar (ECHO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

EchoStar's (ECHO) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $3.1 billion in Q2 2026, down 22.22% year-over-year from $3.9 billion in Q2 2025, and down 6.46% quarter-over-quarter from $3.3 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

EchoStar (ECHO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

EchoStar has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.1 billion for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses fell 22.22% year-over-year to $3.1 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $31.2 billion (up 95.08% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $32.7 billion, up 102.91% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $3.1 billion for Q2 2026 at EchoStar, down from $3.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $20.3 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of $450.4 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $4.9 billion, with a median of $4.0 billion recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 819.33% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 66.66% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $15.0 billion in 2022, then slumped by 66.66% to $5.0 billion in 2023, then decreased by 19.64% to $4.0 billion in 2024, then advanced by 13.55% to $4.6 billion in 2025, then sank by 33.06% to $3.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $3.1 billion in Q2 2026, $3.3 billion in Q1 2026, and $4.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 EchoStar 26.05 Bn 24.60 Bn 1.65 Bn 3.06 Bn
2 AST SpaceMobile 24.25 Bn 24.75 Bn 9.12 Mn 329.10 Mn
3 Globalstar 10.67 Bn 10.26 Bn 41.17 Mn 69.55 Mn
4 Viasat 10.38 Bn 8.72 Bn 643.41 Mn 300.52 Mn
5 Iridium Communications 5.00 Bn 4.82 Bn 173.92 Mn 191.23 Mn
6 Telesat 666.48 Mn 973.30 Mn 53.65 Mn -44.62 Mn
7 Gogo 384.81 Mn 321.68 Mn - 193.16 Mn
8 Kvh Industries Inc \De\ 139.10 Mn 81.38 Mn 14.63 Mn 33.80 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 3.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 4.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 20.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.94 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 5.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 4.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 4.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 4.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 15.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 450.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 453.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 456.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 15.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 442.06 Mn