EchoStar (ECHO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
EchoStar (ECHO) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 0.79% in Q3 2026, up 33.07 percentage points from -32.28% a year earlier and up 36.19 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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EchoStar (ECHO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, EchoStar reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -34.61%, down 33.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -35.48 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -0.68% in FY2024 (+0.02 pp), -0.70% in FY2023 (-8.23 pp), 7.53% in FY2022 (-5.25 pp) and 12.78% in FY2021 (+11.92 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -13.64 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 73.19 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 72.59 percentage points in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -35.40% (Q2 2026), -42.96% (Q1 2026) and -41.80% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 192.14 Bn | 158.48 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 8.22% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 180.68 Bn | 163.11 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 10.51% |
| 3 | At&T | 148.63 Bn | 90.09 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 6.91% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.33 Bn | 147.33 Bn | 960.50 Mn | 4.38% |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.13 Bn | 52.92 Bn | - | 7.84% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.89 Bn | 29.90 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 10.71% |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.72 Bn | 7.12 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 29.40 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 647.20 Mn | 0.79% |
| 9 | Bce | 19.97 Bn | 17.97 Bn | 2.79 Bn | 9.39% |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.69 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.79% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -35.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -42.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -41.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -32.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -4.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 75.84% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 69.47% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.20% |
API Access
EchoStar Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ECHO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ECHO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();