For the quarter ended December 2025, EchoStar (SATS) reported revenue of $3.8 billion, down 4.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$1.03, compared to $1.24 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.42% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.74 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.85, the EPS surprise was -21.89%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how EchoStar performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Pay-TV: $2.36 billion versus $2.43 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -11.6% change.
- Revenue- Broadband and Satellite Services: $399.79 million compared to the $377.29 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.1% year over year.
- Revenue- Wireless: $957.63 million compared to the $981.77 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of EchoStar have returned +2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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