EchoStar

SATS Telecom 5/10 Medium Risk
5/10
— 5 → 5 over 19 weeks
Sector avg: 4.3/10

EchoStar carries $2.0B in long-term debt. SATS shows negative interest coverage (-310.0x), indicating operating losses exceed interest costs. DebtCanary scores SATS at 5/10, indicating moderate refinancing pressure.

Maturity Schedule

Year 1 $0 Year 2 $0 Year 3 $0 Year 4 $0 Year 5 $0 Beyond 5 $0
Period Amount Due % of Total
Year 1 (0-12 months) N/A N/A
Year 2 (12-24 months) N/A N/A
Year 3 (24-36 months) N/A N/A
Year 4 (36-48 months) N/A N/A
Year 5 (48-60 months) N/A N/A
Beyond 5 Years N/A N/A
Total Scheduled Maturities N/A 100.0%

Key Metrics

Total Long-Term Debt
$2.0B
Near-Term (12mo)
N/A
Interest Coverage
Loss
Debt/Equity
0.35
Cash Coverage
N/A
Operating Income
-$17.7B
EBITDA
-$16.1B
EBITDA / Interest
-282.3x

How This Score Was Computed

Weighted average of 2 scored components (raw 5.00, rounded to 5). Weights of skipped components are redistributed proportionally among those scored.

Component Value Sub-Score Weight Used
Near-Term Maturity Concentration
No Year-1 maturity bucket was reported in recent filings.
 N/A — not scored
Interest Coverage Ratio
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Operating income / Interest expense
Operating income: -$17.7B
Interest expense: $57M
 -310.01x 9/10 50%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
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Long-term debt / Stockholders' equity
Long-term debt: $2.0B
Stockholders' equity: $5.6B
 0.35 1/10 50%
Cash Coverage of Near-Term Debt
No near-term debt obligation was reported (no Year-1 maturity bucket and no balance-sheet short-term debt).
 N/A — not scored
Cash Runway
Runway exceeds 36 months — not a near-term constraint. Skipped so a long runway doesn't dilute debt-side signals.
 162 months — not scored

"Weight Used" shows each component's share after the weights of unscored components are redistributed. Full thresholds and formulas are on the methodology page.

Recent SEC Filings

Material disclosures from EchoStar's most recent EDGAR filings. 8-K item labels indicate the type of event reported.

Date Form Details
2026-06-25 8-K Officer / Director Change
2026-06-18 8-K Other Events
2026-06-01 8-K Debt Acceleration
2026-05-22 8-K Other Events
2026-05-11 10-Q Quarterly report
2026-04-30 10-K/A Annual report
2026-03-19 8-K Material Agreement, Agreement Terminated
2026-03-02 10-K Annual report

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Data Source: Financial data sourced from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-K annual reports). Fiscal period end: 2026-03-31. Filing date: 2026-05-11. Data last fetched: 2026-07-05. Maturity schedules reflect the company's most recently reported debt repayment obligations. Data quality: Partial.
View SEC EDGAR filings for EchoStar →