EchoStar (ECHO) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
EchoStar's Short-term Investments was $531.34 million in Q3 2026, down 64.2% from $1.48 billion a year earlier but up 845.4% from the prior quarter.
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EchoStar (ECHO) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Short-term Investments at EchoStar came in at $1.1 billion, down 11.4% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Short-term Investments was $1.24 billion in FY2024 (+99.3%), $623.04 million in FY2023 (-65.6%), $1.81 billion in FY2022 (+79.1%) and $1.01 billion in FY2021 (-38.3%).
- Quarterly Short-term Investments has moved between $51.79 million (Q3 2024) and $2.53 billion (Q1 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short-term Investments has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 33.3% over the last five quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 128.6%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 97.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, ECHO's Short-term Investments in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $56.21 million (Q2 2026), $172.32 million (Q1 2026) and $1.1 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.79 Bn | 157.13 Bn | 27.05 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.48 Bn | 155.91 Bn | 15.13 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 147.74 Bn | 89.20 Bn | 26.22 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 147.02 Bn | 147.02 Bn | 960.50 Mn |
| 5 | Comcast | 86.74 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 38.68 Bn | 30.69 Bn | 728.80 Mn |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.42 Bn | 6.82 Bn | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 27.50 Bn | 8.54 Bn | 647.20 Mn |
| 9 | Bce | 20.09 Bn | 18.08 Bn | 2.79 Bn |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.40 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 531.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 56.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 172.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.99 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 51.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 101.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 152.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 623.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 894.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 755.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 666.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 529.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 634.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.01 Bn |
API Access
EchoStar Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=ECHO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=ECHO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();