ECHO EchoStar (ECHO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Telecom · Communications services, nec · CIK 0001415404
Form 144 · 5
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
425
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
4
Codes C/M, not in net · $586.6K priced
What the filings say about ECHO
Insiders, 180 days
-$1.2M net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$10.6M
5 notices
EchoStar insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, EchoStar CORP insiders sold a net $1.2M of stock across 4 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Aug 12, 2026.
- The trade is 748.5% of the 324 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 425 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Wade William David sold about $221.8K of ECHO on Aug 13, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 425 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 93.7% of the 2,749 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 425 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Wade William David sold about $238.6K of ECHO on Aug 12, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 425 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 537.2% of the 653 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 425 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director BYE STEPHEN J sold about $314.8K of ECHO on Aug 7, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 425 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 765.7% of the 653 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 425 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director BYE STEPHEN J sold about $449.5K of ECHO on Aug 7, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 425 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.4 transactions on record · a thin record, read with care
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$1.2M over 180 days
-$1.2M over 90 days
below 55% of Telecom
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
425 funds bought in last quarter
more than 92% of Telecom
Revenue
-5.2% year over year
below 72% of Telecom
Margin
-96.6% net margin
below 90% of Telecom
Buybacks
$48.5M repurchased, FY to 2025-12-31
below 53% of Telecom
Short interest
18.6% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 7.2 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+23.3%12M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
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Who owns ECHO: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
12,689,769 sh
$1.3B
10,661,913 sh
$1.1B
8,841,556 sh
$897.4M
8,407,289 sh
$853.3M
5,900,756 sh
$598.9M
Congress trades in ECHO
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
ECHO planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Wade William David
Filed 2026-08-25
$459.0K
BYE STEPHEN J
Filed 2026-08-07
$764.3K
Akhavan Hamid
Filed 2026-08-06
$2.3M
Akhavan Hamid
Filed 2026-08-05
$2.4M
Akhavan Hamid
Filed 2026-08-04
$4.7M
ECHO mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
VanEck Space ETF
$2.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.4%
Procure Space ETF
$24.5M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.2%
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services ETF
$1.9M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.4%
Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund
$40.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.2%
Telecommunications Fund
$377.6K position · as of 2026-06-30
2.6%
PROFUND VP COMMUNICATION SERVICES
$285.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
2.5%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr Akhavan
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$8.9M
$88.8M
$5.3M
-47%
+11%
2023
$7.2M
$7.2M
$1.0M
-62%
-5%
2021
$1.8M
$2.0M
$1.5M
-39%
-1%
2020
$1.9M
$1.3M
$1.3M
-51%
+6%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $1.2M sold by insiders over 180 days, 425 funds added last quarter, $10.6M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
ECHO financials
Revenue growth
-5.2%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-96.6%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$14.7B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | $15.0B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $15.8B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $17.0B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $18.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $19.8B |
| Jun 2026 | $3.6B |
| Mar 2026 | $3.7B |
| Dec 2025 | $3.8B |
| Sep 2025 | $3.6B |
| Jun 2025 | $3.7B |
| Mar 2025 | $3.9B |
| Dec 2024 | $4.0B |
| Sep 2024 | $3.9B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Net margin, TTM ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | +0.3% |
| Jun 2026 | +236.6% |
| Mar 2026 | -4.0% |
| Dec 2025 | +348.8% |
| Sep 2025 | -353.6% |
| Jun 2025 | -8.2% |
| Mar 2025 | -5.2% |
| Dec 2024 | +8.4% |
| Sep 2024 | -3.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
-$725.2M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | -$1.1B |
| FY Dec 2024 | -$292.2M |
| FY Dec 2023 | -$668.3M |
| FY Dec 2022 | $570.7M |
| FY Dec 2021 | $3.0B |
| Jun 2026 | -$102.3M |
| Mar 2026 | $104.8M |
| Dec 2025 | -$583.4M |
| Sep 2025 | -$144.4M |
| Jun 2025 | -$285.7M |
| Mar 2025 | -$51.7M |
| Dec 2024 | -$298.7M |
| Sep 2024 | -$57.5M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
1.13x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | 3.24x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 1.27x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.99x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.07x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.45x |
| Jun 2026 | 1.13x |
| Mar 2026 | 3.20x |
| Dec 2025 | 3.24x |
| Sep 2025 | 3.13x |
| Jun 2025 | 1.29x |
| Mar 2025 | 1.27x |
| Dec 2024 | 1.27x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.05x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
-0.01x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end)
Cash flow to debt ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | -0.01x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.05x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.12x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 2.42x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 3.11x |
| Jun 2026 | -0.01x |
| Mar 2026 | -0.00x |
| Dec 2025 | -0.01x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.02x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.02x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.04x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.05x |
| Sep 2024 | 1.70x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Return on equity ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | +1.8% |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Return on assets ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | +1.0% |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on invested capital ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | +13.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +60.9% |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
-36.8%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | -41.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -0.6% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -0.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +7.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +60.9% |
| Jun 2026 | -36.8% |
| Mar 2026 | -41.0% |
| Dec 2025 | -41.3% |
| Sep 2025 | -39.8% |
| Jun 2025 | -1.0% |
| Mar 2025 | -0.7% |
| Dec 2024 | -0.6% |
| Sep 2024 | -3.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
P/E, trailing ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | 2.07x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 3.32x |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
n/a
no share count filed
Enterprise value ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
n/a
no share count filed
FCF yield ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
PEG, trailing ECHO
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | 1.37x |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2024-03 | 2023-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.0B | $15.8B | n/a | $17.0B |
| Operating income | -$17.7B | -$304.1M | n/a | -$277.9M |
| Net income | -$51.9M | -$124.5M | n/a | -$496.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | n/a | -0.44 | n/a | -6.28 |
| Operating cash flow | -$99.4M | $1.3B | n/a | $2.4B |
| Cash | $1.9B | $4.3B | n/a | $1.8B |
| Long-term debt | $18.7B | $25.7B | $951.0M | $19.7B |
| Buybacks | $48.5M | n/a | n/a | n/a |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27
ECHO Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes
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ECHO filings, in plain words
Are EchoStar insiders buying or selling ECHO?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, EchoStar insiders were net sellers, a net $1.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.
Are there planned insider sales of ECHO?
Yes. 5 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $10.6M of stock; the latest, by Wade William David, was filed 2026-08-25.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, EchoStar insiders were net sellers of ECHO, a net $1.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. None of the 4 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 5 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $10.6M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.
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