Operating
Stock-Based Comp
EchoStar Stock-Based Comp increased by 23.6% to $10.23M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 34.5%, from $7.61M to $10.23M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows a downward trend with a -11.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.81M | $2.09M | $53.47M | $1.86M | $3.19M | $3.35M | $74.59M | $14.63M | $12.68M | $10.42M | $13.79M | $9.06M | $10.64M | $8.61M | $8.09M | $7.61M | $8.51M | $11.87M | $8.28M | $10.23M |
| QoQ Change | — | +15.1% | >999% | -96.5% | +71.3% | +5.2% | >999% | -80.4% | -13.3% | -17.8% | +32.3% | -34.3% | +17.4% | -19.1% | -6.0% | -5.9% | +11.9% | +39.4% | -30.3% | +23.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +75.7% | +60.6% | +39.5% | +686.5% | +297.8% | +210.8% | -81.5% | -38.1% | -16.1% | -17.4% | -41.3% | -16.0% | -19.9% | +38.0% | +2.4% | +34.5% |
Range$1.81M – $74.59M
CAGR+43.9%
Avg YoY Growth+76.0%
Median YoY Growth+18.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is EchoStar's stock-based comp?
- EchoStar (SATS) reported stock-based comp of $10.23M in Q1 2026.
- How has EchoStar's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- EchoStar's stock-based comp increased by 34.5% year-over-year, from $7.61M to $10.23M.
- What is the long-term trend for EchoStar's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), EchoStar's stock-based comp has grown at a -11.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $59.38M to $36.27M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.