EchoStar (SATS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

EchoStar's (SATS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $3.3 billion in Q1 2026, down 17.26% year-on-year from $4.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 28.43% quarter-over-quarter from $4.6 billion in Q4 2025.

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

EchoStar has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $3.3 billion, down 17.26% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $32.0 billion (up 99.56% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $32.7 billion, up 102.91% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $3.3 billion for Q1 2026 at EchoStar, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $4.0 billion (2024), against an average of $5.0 billion.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 819.33% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 66.66% in 2023.
  • EchoStar's Operating Expenses stood at $15.0 billion in 2022, then plunged 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 fell by 28.43% to $3.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $3.3 billion (Q1 2026), $4.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $20.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -2.58 Bn
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 18.61 Bn
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 26.20 Bn
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 24.85 Bn
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -191.29 Mn
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn 8.11 Bn
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 305.28 Mn
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -650.00 Mn
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -533.00 Mn
10 EchoStar 33.61 Bn 33.48 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