EchoStar vs Telephone & Data Systems
EchoStar is the larger business, with $15.00bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.23bn for Telephone & Data Systems (12.2 times as much). EchoStar grew faster (-5.2% against -5.3%). Telephone & Data Systems kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of -0.5% against -96.6%.
| Latest fiscal year | EchoStarECHO, 2025 | Telephone & Data SystemsTDS, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.00bn | $1.23bn |
| Revenue growth | -5.2% | -5.3% |
| Net income | −$14.50bn | −$6.2m |
| Operating margin | — | -7.9% |
| Net margin | -96.6% | -0.5% |
| Return on equity | -111.7% | -0.1% |
| Free cash flow | −$1.07bn | $199m |
| Cash | $1.88bn | $766m |
| Total debt | $26.35bn | $829m |
| Debt to equity | — | 17.3% |
| Dividend per share | — | — |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.1% |
| Share buybacks | $48.5m | $108m |
| Employees | 2,500 | 4,000 |
| Market value | $34.54bn | $4.16bn |
| Price vs our value range | — | Below our value range |
| Moat score | 30 (Weak) | 26 (Weak) |
| Insider trades, 12 months | 1 buys, 40 sales | 0 buys, 4 sales |