EchoStar (ECHO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

EchoStar (ECHO) reported Operating Expenses of $3.3 billion for Q1 2026, down 17.26% on a YoY basis from $4.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 28.43% sequentially from $4.6 billion in Q4 2025.

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

EchoStar (ECHO) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $3.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 17.26% year-over-year to $3.3 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $32.0 billion (up 99.56% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $32.7 billion, up 102.91% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses eased to $3.3 billion in Q1 2026, from $4.6 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.
  • A 5-year average of $5.0 billion and a median of $4.0 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 819.33% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 66.66% in 2023.
  • Tracing ECHO's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $15.0 billion in 2022, then sank by 66.66% to $5.0 billion in 2023, then retreated by 19.64% to $4.0 billion in 2024, then gained by 13.55% to $4.6 billion in 2025, then declined by 28.43% to $3.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ECHO's Operating Expenses at $3.3 billion in Q1 2026, $4.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $20.3 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 America Movil Sab De Cv 1,543.97 Bn 1,543.97 Bn 7.08 Bn 8.32 Bn
2 Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 1,427.96 Bn -8,564.04 Bn - -
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 958.85 Bn 957.15 Bn 317.18 Mn -114.72 Mn
4 Chunghwa Telecom 334.17 Bn 331.99 Bn 719.92 Mn 305.28 Mn
5 Verizon Communications 198.41 Bn 190.05 Bn 29.14 Bn 26.20 Bn
6 T-Mobile US 192.12 Bn 189.29 Bn 17.74 Bn 17.30 Bn
7 At&T 169.04 Bn 151.47 Bn 25.25 Bn 24.52 Bn
8 Veon 90.84 Bn 90.84 Bn - -683.00 Mn
9 Tim 50.18 Bn 50.03 Bn 677.20 Mn -389.44 Mn
10 EchoStar 25.12 Bn 23.60 Bn 3.13 Bn 3.27 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 434.53 Mn