EchoStar (SATS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

EchoStar's (SATS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.46% in Q1 2026, down 1077.0% year-on-year from 1.17% in Q1 2025, and up 8.22% quarter-over-quarter from 12.48% in Q4 2025.

EchoStar (SATS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

EchoStar has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 11.46% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 11.46%, down 1077.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.46% (down 1077.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.02%, down 944.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.46% for Q1 2026 at EchoStar, up from 12.48% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 88.29% in Q3 2022 to a low of 39.91% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.69% (2025), against an average of 13.19%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 8459 bps in 2022 and tumbled 7113 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • EchoStar's Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.59% in 2022, then sank by 114 bps to 1.18% in 2023, then soared by 52 bps to 0.57% in 2024, then tumbled by 2093 bps to 12.48% in 2025, then climbed by 8 bps to 11.46% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.46% (Q1 2026), 12.48% (Q4 2025), and 39.91% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 9.14%
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 8.65%
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 6.77%
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn 9.71%
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn -
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn 3.96%
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - 11.68%
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 EchoStar 33.61 Bn 33.48 Bn 3.13 Bn -11.46%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -11.46%
Dec 31, 2025 -12.48%
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%
Jun 30, 2021 3.08%