EchoStar (ECHO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
EchoStar (ECHO) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -45.15% for Q2 2026, down 44.18 percentage points from -0.96% a year earlier but up 11.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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EchoStar (ECHO) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, EchoStar posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -44.74%, down 44.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -46.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -0.57% in FY2024 (-0.01 pp), -0.56% in FY2023 (-9.16 pp), 8.60% in FY2022 (-47.51 pp) and 56.11% in FY2021 (+54.14 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of -56.66% in Q1 2026 and a high of 88.29% in Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -26.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 84.59 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 71.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -56.66% (Q1 2026), -55.77% (Q4 2025) and -39.91% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 8.11% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 9.58% |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 6.89% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 4.82% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 8.12% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 2.46% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -45.15% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -11.61% |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.28 Bn | 12.27 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -45.15% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -56.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -55.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -39.91% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.99% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 88.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 81.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 69.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 60.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.70% |
API Access
EchoStar Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ECHO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ECHO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();