ECHO
EchoStar Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score ECHO yet.
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
TMUS's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 16x earnings, below its usual 27x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
ECHO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
ECHO's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
TMUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TMUS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
ECHO PE Valuation
ECHO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x next year's earnings.
TMUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $171 | — |
| Current | 16x | $171 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $218 | +27% |
| Fair | 26x | $274 | +60% |
| Expensive | 56x | $581 | +240% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TMUS's PE is in its cheap range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings.
ECHO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ECHO to return to profit, with revenue declining. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
TMUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
TMUS has the edge over ECHO on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
ECHO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.72 | — |
| Q1 2024 | -$7.71 | -655% |
| Q4 2023 | -$6.96 | -431% |
| Q3 2023 | $1.13 | +69% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.36 | +74% |
| Q1 2023 | $1.39 | +35% |
| Q4 2022 | $2.10 | +159% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.67 | -59% |
| Q2 2022 | $0.78 | -49% |
TMUS has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 655% for ECHO versus TMUS down 0.2%.
TMUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.49 | +30% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.37 | -0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.56 | -9.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.41 | -8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.72 | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.39 | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.59 | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.24 | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.66 | +39% |
TMUS earned $10.37 per share over the past year, about the same as the year before.
ECHO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | -69% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6B | -4% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.7B | -5.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.8B | -4.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6B | -7.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7B | -5.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9B | -3.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $4B | -4.7% |
ECHO's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $1.1B last quarter, down 69% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +474 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | -21% | -19 points |
| Q3 2025 | -460% | -456 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.7% | -4.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.3% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6% | +19 points |
ECHO's operating margin was 13% last quarter, up 474 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
TMUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.6B | +7.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.8B | +7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.1B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.3B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $22B | +8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1B | +6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.9B | +6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.9B | +6.8% |
TMUS has the edge over ECHO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | -3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +2.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +4 points |
TMUS has the edge over ECHO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ECHO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $48.1M | +$192.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$102.3M | +$183.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $104.8M | +$156.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$583.4M | -$284.7M |
| Q3 2025 | -$144.4M | -$86.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$285.7M | -316% |
| Q1 2025 | -$51.7M | +$16.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$298.7M | +$463.7M |
ECHO has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$533M over the past year, against −$780M the year before.
TMUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1B | +5.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8B | +4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B | +4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.2B | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.8B | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6B | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4B | +79% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3B | +2% |
TMUS has the edge over ECHO on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
ECHO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -431K shares |
| 1 year | +319% | +267M shares |
| 3 years | +297% | +263M shares |
ECHO has 351M diluted shares, up 319% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | $12.2M |
| Q2 2022 | $43.8M |
| Q1 2022 | $33.3M |
TMUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -10.8M shares |
| 1 year | -4.9% | -55M shares |
| 3 years | -8.8% | -103M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -182M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +207M shares |
TMUS has the edge over ECHO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B |
| Q1 2026 | $4.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4B |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7B |
TMUS spent $12B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 1.7% from the year before.
ECHO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 17.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 15.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 13.7x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 1.5x | Healthy |
ECHO has the edge over TMUS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TMUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
TMUS's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
ECHO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 69.3 | Neutral |
ECHO's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 69 (neutral).
TMUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.1 | Neutral |
TMUS's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 42 (neutral).
ECHO PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ECHO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
ECHO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TMUS PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TMUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | Same PE |
| PE % | 1 | 26 | 25 pts below |
TMUS is trading at 16x earnings, in line with the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
ECHO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $92.9 | 5.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $91.8 | 6.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $106.1 | 7.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $72.3 | 36% above |
| 200 week MA | $45.0 | 118% above |
ECHO has the edge over TMUS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TMUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $159.1 | 7.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $172.0 | 0.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $187.8 | 8.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $212.9 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $188.7 | 9.4% below |
TMUS has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 9.4% below its 200-week average.
ECHO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $44.0 | $21.4 | -51% |
| 2021 | $21.4 | $26.6 | +24% |
| 2022 | $26.6 | $16.9 | -37% |
| 2023 | $16.9 | $16.6 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | $16.6 | $22.6 | +36% |
| 2025 | $22.6 | $105.6 | +368% |
| 2026 YTD | $105.6 | $98.1 | -7.1% |
ECHO has the edge over TMUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TMUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $77.2 | $132.9 | +72% |
| 2021 | $132.9 | $119.9 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | $119.9 | $140.0 | +17% |
| 2023 | $140.0 | $160.3 | +15% |
| 2024 | $160.3 | $223.0 | +39% |
| 2025 | $223.0 | $201.0 | -9.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $201.0 | $171.0 | -15% |
TMUS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 15% so far in 2026.