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EchoStar Corporation
EchoStar (ECHO) has a market cap of US$27.4B as of Oct 2, 2026 close, ranked #8 by whole market cap among companies with space divisions. How it is built
ECHO on Nasdaq · USA · Only part of this company is space; it is ranked separately and never enters pure-play or segment totals.
Price · Nasdaq (ECHO)
as of Oct 2, 2026End of dayUS$94.25▲ +6.8%
Regular-session last sale across US venues on Oct 2, 2026, not the official closing auction price.
- Change
- ▼ −6.0%
- High
- US$101.53 Jun 30, 2026
- Low
- US$83.895 Jul 29, 2026
- Range
- Jun 24, 2026 to Oct 2, 2026 · 71 sessions
Regular-session last sales, as traded. Prices are not adjusted for share splits.
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What they do
as of Oct 3, 2026EchoStar operates the DISH and Sling pay-television services, the Boost Mobile wireless business and the Hughes satellite broadband business. It is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. Its Class A shares trade on Nasdaq as ECHO, a ticker it adopted in June 2026 in place of SATS. In 2025 it agreed to transfer spectrum licences to SpaceX for about US$20 billion, up to US$11 billion of it payable in SpaceX Class A shares; the licences were transferred on May 22, 2026, and the final closing is targeted for November 30, 2027. Only part of the company is space.
Recent filings and events
as of Oct 2, 2026Last results filing: Form 10-Q: quarterly report, filed · period Jun 30, 2026
- 8-KItems 1.01, 2.01, 9.01 · SEC EDGARAI summaryOn October 1, 2026, EchoStar's subsidiary DISH DBS Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the Bankruptcy Court confirmed their prepackaged reorganization plan on September 29, 2026. Through the restructuring, the DISH DBS Filing Entities reduced aggregate outstanding indebtedness by approximately $4.35 billion. EchoStar entered into supplemental indentures on October 1, 2026, governing DISH DBS's 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2026, 5.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2028, 7.375% Senior Notes due 2028, and 5.125% Senior Notes due 2029.
- DealEchoStar reported completing an acquisition or disposal of assets (Form 8-K, item 2.01) · SEC EDGAR
- ARSForm ARS · SEC EDGAR
- DEFA14AForm DEFA14A · SEC EDGAR
- DEF 14AProxy statement · SEC EDGAR
- 144Notice of proposed sale · SEC EDGAR
- SCHEDULE 13GPassive ownership report · SEC EDGAR
- 144Notice of proposed sale · SEC EDGAR
- 8-KItems 7.01, 9.01 · SEC EDGAR
- SCHEDULE 13GPassive ownership report · SEC EDGAR
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| Date | Reporting person | Transaction | Shares | Price | Owned after | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Wade William DavidDirector | Open-market or private sale | −2,425 | US$91.48 | 324 | Form 4 filed Aug 14, 2026 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Wade William DavidDirector | Open-market or private sale | −2,575 | US$92.65 | 2,749 | Form 4 filed Aug 14, 2026 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | BYE STEPHEN JDirector | Exercise or conversion of a derivative security | +3,508 | US$26.60 | 4,161 | Form 4 filed Aug 11, 2026 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | BYE STEPHEN JDirector | Open-market or private sale | −3,508 | US$89.73 | 653 | Form 4 filed Aug 11, 2026 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | BYE STEPHEN JDirector | Exercise or conversion of a derivative security | +5,000 | US$25.19 | 5,653 | Form 4 filed Aug 11, 2026 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | BYE STEPHEN JDirector | Open-market or private sale | −5,000 | US$89.90 | 653 | Form 4 filed Aug 11, 2026 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Hershman Lisa W.Director | Exercise or conversion of a derivative security | +10,000 | US$24.49 | 10,000 | Form 4 filed Jul 7, 2026 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Hershman Lisa W.Director | Shares withheld for tax or exercise price | −2,428 | US$100.88 | 7,572 | Form 4 filed Jul 7, 2026 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Dodge R StantonDirector | Exercise or conversion of a derivative security | +5,000 | US$24.49 | 26,555 | Form 4 filed Jul 7, 2026 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Dodge R StantonDirector | Shares withheld for tax or exercise price | −1,214 | US$100.88 | 25,341 | Form 4 filed Jul 7, 2026 |
Contract awards · last 12 months
No US federal contract award of US$250K or more on file for the last 12 months.
Upcoming events
Nothing on the manifest for EchoStar yet.
Peers
- L3Harris TechnologiesLHXUS$44.0B#6 · as of Oct 2, 2026 close
- Teledyne TechnologiesTDYUS$28.6B#7 · as of Oct 2, 2026 close
- MoogMOG.AUS$12.4B#9 · as of Oct 2, 2026 close
- Sirius XM HoldingsSIRIUS$8.7B#10 · as of Oct 2, 2026 close
- Kratos Defense & Security SolutionsKTOSUS$8.1B#11 · as of Oct 2, 2026 close
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Currency | Share class | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECHO | Nasdaq | USD | Common | Pricing listing |
How this market cap is built
as of Oct 2, 2026End of day- Shares outstanding
- 290,490,708 · every class, counted once · shares as of Jul 21, 2026 · from the 10-Q filed Aug 3, 2026
- Price
- US$94.25 · priced on Nasdaq (ECHO) · regular-session last sale on Oct 2, 2026
- Market cap
- US$27.4B = 290,490,708 shares × US$94.25
- In Canadian dollars
- C$39.0B · Bank of Canada rate for Oct 2, 2026: US$1 = C$1.4246
- On the list
- Number 8 of 17 companies with space divisions with a computed market cap. Only part of this company is space.
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