EchoStar Corporation (SATS) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 80 Communication Services companies.
EchoStar Corporation (SATS) scores 0.9 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as low quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and profitability is what holds it back.
One pillar, growth, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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As of October 19, 2026, EchoStar Corporation scores 0.9 out of 10 on the Lemma Quality Score, a reading of low quality. Scores this low usually reflect thin margins, a stretched balance sheet or an erratic record, and the pillars below show which. Nothing in it comes from the share price or from forecasts: it is EchoStar Corporation’s own reported numbers, scored pillar by pillar.
Every other company among the 80 Communication Services companies scores higher, which puts EchoStar Corporation at the very bottom of the group. The median across the group is 4.6, and the top quarter begins at 6.0, so EchoStar Corporation is well below the typical company here.
On profitability, EchoStar Corporation scores 0.0, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 3.7 across 77 Communication Services companies, which places it well below them, at the 2nd percentile. Low margins and returns leave little cushion, so a downturn or a cost increase reaches the bottom line quickly.
On solvency, EchoStar Corporation scores 0.8, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.8 across 62 Communication Services companies, which places it well below them, at the 2nd percentile. Weak solvency means debt is heavy relative to earnings or cash flow, which makes the business more sensitive to interest rates and to any fall in profits.
Growth has no score for EchoStar Corporation. Fewer than half of the pillar’s metric weight could be computed from the reported statements, so it is drawn as a dash and left out of the overall rather than counted as a zero. For context, the median growth score across 64 Communication Services companies is 4.7. Growth needs at least three years of comparable annual statements, so a short or interrupted history leaves it blank.
Efficiency scores 2.4 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 76 Communication Services companies is 6.1, so EchoStar Corporation is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 12th percentile. Poor conversion of assets and earnings into cash can come from heavy investment phases, and it matters whether that investment is paying off.
On predictability, EchoStar Corporation scores 0.9, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.5 across 80 Communication Services companies, which places it well below them, at the 3rd percentile. Weak predictability means revenue or earnings have swung widely from year to year, so any single year’s figures are a less reliable guide.
Efficiency at 2.4 is EchoStar Corporation’s best pillar and profitability at 0.0 its weakest. The 2.4 point gap between them is worth keeping in mind when reading the overall. Leading with efficiency points to disciplined use of capital, a strength that compounds quietly. Weak profitability can be cyclical, so it helps to know whether margins are at a low point or a long-run level.
Of everything that could lift EchoStar Corporation’s score, profitability matters most. Bringing it up to the 3.7 median of Communication Services companies would take the overall from 0.9 to roughly 2.1. With one pillar unscored, the overall rests on 80 of the 100 weight points, spread across the four pillars that could be measured (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20).
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Communication Services companies below are nearest to EchoStar Corporation by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading EchoStar Corporation scores 0.9 out of 10, which reads as low quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
EchoStar Corporation ranks at the 0th percentile of the 80 Communication Services companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.0, against EchoStar Corporation’s 0.9.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for SATS are in the app.
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