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EchoStar cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, EchoStar's operations generated −$99.4m of cash; it spent $966m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$1.07bn. It returned $48.5m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

EchoStar: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations1964044475054518407768037277356565344,6553,6212,4331,253−99−84
Depreciation and amortisation2442293864575075574614333864574912381,2141,1751,5981,9301,586636
Stock-based pay1314161518152215101099598352363634
Capital spending2141973775133926808097225835554194091,6193,0503,1011,545966449
Free cash flow−1820770−859160−33811441792381263,036571−668−292−1,065−533
Free cash flow after stock pay−3119454−2240145−55661341692281172,977488−720−329−1,101−567
Share buybacks301—————003304326189——49—
Shares issued—————————62105141—————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from EchoStar's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to EchoStar.