Buyback yield (TTM)
0.14%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.14%
5Y share count change
193.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$48.51M
Cumulative buybacks
$2.64B
Key takeaways
- EchoStar (SATS) repurchased about $48.51M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 193.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.83× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +2.2% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for EchoStar (SATS)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for EchoStar (SATS)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for EchoStar (SATS)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for EchoStar (SATS)
Latest: $48.51M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, EchoStar (SATS) reported buyback spend of $48.51M – plunged 89.0% year-over-year.
EchoStar buyback spend has grown on net over the period, with a +2.2% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
EchoStar buyback spend peaked at $1.52B in 2016; the latest annual figure is $48.51M in 2025 (96.8% below peak).
2016 marks the peak buyback spend at $1.52B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 2006.
EchoStar Buyback Spend 2025: $48.51M
EchoStar buyback spend in 2025 was $48.51M, plunged 89.0% below 2024.
EchoStar Buyback Spend 2024: $442.00M
2024's buyback spend for EchoStar came in at $442.00M, surged 303.9% from 2023.
EchoStar Buyback Spend 2023: $109.43M
EchoStar posted buyback spend of $109.43M in 2023, grew 22.5% from 2022.
EchoStar Buyback Spend 2022: $89.30M
In 2022, EchoStar reported buyback spend of $89.30M, plunged 65.8% below 2021.
EchoStar Buyback Spend 2021: $261.44M
EchoStar buyback spend in 2021 was $261.44M.
See more financial history for EchoStar (SATS).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $48.51M | $0.00 | $48.51M | 0.16% | 0.29B | +4.9% | |
| 2024 | $442.00M | $36.38M | $405.62M | 7.04% | 0.27B | +1.2% | |
| 2023 | $109.43M | $51.51M | $57.92M | 2.57% | 0.27B | +225.7% | |
| 2022 | $89.30M | $0.00 | $89.30M | 6.45% | 0.08B | -7.5% | |
| 2021 | $261.44M | $0.00 | $261.44M | 11.22% | 0.09B | -8.1% | |
| 2020 | $43.46M | $8.89M | $34.57M | 2.09% | 0.10B | +1.2% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $9.35M | −$9.35M | — | 0.10B | +0.5% | |
| 2018 | $33.29M | $9.99M | $23.30M | 0.95% | 0.10B | -0.5% | |
| 2017 | $651.00K | $10.10M | −$9.45M | 0.01% | 0.10B | +2.5% | |
| 2016 | $1.52B | $15.23M | $1.50B | 31.31% | 0.09B | +1.0% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $21.84M | −$21.84M | — | 0.09B | +0.9% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $14.68M | −$14.68M | — | 0.09B | +1.8% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $18.35M | −$18.35M | — | 0.09B | +3.4% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $14.59M | −$14.59M | — | 0.09B | +1.5% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $16.06M | −$16.06M | — | 0.09B | +1.7% | |
| 2010 | $605.00K | $13.55M | −$12.94M | 0.03% | 0.09B | -1.0% | |
| 2009 | $29.51M | $13.37M | $16.14M | 1.73% | 0.09B | -3.7% | |
| 2008 | $68.05M | $23.61M | $44.44M | 5.29% | 0.09B | -0.4% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $5.16M | −$5.16M | — | 0.09B | 0.0% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.09B | — |
- 2025$48.51M
- 2024$442.00M
- 2023$109.43M
- 2022$89.30M
- 2021$261.44M
- 2020$43.46M
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$33.29M
- 2017$651.00K
- 2016$1.52B
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$605.00K
- 2009$29.51M
- 2008$68.05M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for EchoStar (SATS)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.83×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for EchoStar (SATS)
How EchoStar splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as EchoStar, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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