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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |