ECHO Stock — EchoStar Corporation

EchoStar Corporation (ECHO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ECHO is a Stock. Total return is 223.2% over the past 18.8 years, 418.0 points behind SPY at 641.2%.

EchoStar Corporation operates pay-TV services globally through satellite, fiber, and streaming platforms under brands including DISH, Sling, Boost Mobile, and Hughesnet, while also providing wireless communication services, broadband satellite internet, in-flight connectivity, and 5G network deployment. The company does not currently distribute to shareholders on an established schedule. EchoStar appeals to investors seeking exposure to telecommunications and satellite communications infrastructure rather than dividend income.

ECHO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 223.2% over the past 18.8 years, 418.0 points behind SPY at 641.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 18.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 40.8%.

ECHO key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/02/2008

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$85.37 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$13,613,729,889

Average volume

3456968.0

Beta

0.992

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

4.6795

EPS

$-24.77

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ECHO risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 40.8%.

Who may consider ECHO — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ECHO does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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