How many employees does EchoStar Corporation have?

EchoStar Corporation reported 11,369 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on March 2, 2026. That is down 17.0% from a year earlier.

What is EchoStar Corporation's revenue per employee?

EchoStar Corporation brought in $15.0B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.32M per employee. That ranks 2 of 10 companies we track in Telecommunications Services, where the median is $818K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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EchoStar Corporation employees and revenue per employee

SATS · Telecommunications Services · $24.2B market cap

EchoStar Corporation had 11,369 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 17.0% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $15.0B, down 5.2% from a year earlier, or $1.32M per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

11,369

-17.0% YoY

Revenue

$15.0B

-5.2% YoY

Revenue / employee

$1.32M

Peer median $818K

Rank in industry

2 of 10

Telecommunications Services

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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SATS employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	11,369	$15.0B	$1.32M	-17.0%	-5.2%
Dec 2024	13,700	$15.8B	$1.16M	—	—
Dec 2022	2,300	$18.6B	$8.10M	-8.0%	-6.0%
Dec 2021	2,500	$19.8B	$7.93M	+4.2%	+949.8%
Dec 2020	2,400	$1.89B	$787K	+4.3%	+0.1%
Dec 2019	2,300	$1.89B	$820K	+4.5%	-9.8%
Dec 2018	2,200	$2.09B	$951K	+4.8%	+10.9%
Dec 2017	2,100	$1.89B	$898K	-47.5%	-38.3%
Dec 2016	4,000	$3.06B	$764K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

EchoStar Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Telecommunications Services.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
VZ Verizon Communications Inc.	89,900	$138.2B	$1.54M	Leaner
SATS EchoStar Corporation	11,369	$15.0B	$1.32M	Contracting
TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc.	75,000	$88.3B	$1.18M	Efficient growth
T AT&T Inc.	133,030	$125.6B	$945K	Leaner
TBB AT&T Inc. 5.35% GLB NTS 66	133,030	$125.6B	$945K	Leaner
CMCSA Comcast Corporation	179,000	$123.7B	$691K	Contracting
CHTR Charter Communications, Inc.	91,900	$54.8B	$596K	Contracting
GSAT Globalstar, Inc.	477	$273M	$572K	Hiring ahead
LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc.	24,000	$12.4B	$517K	Contracting

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Questions about EchoStar Corporation

How many employees does EchoStar Corporation have?: EchoStar Corporation reported 11,369 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on March 2, 2026. That is down 17.0% from a year earlier.
What is EchoStar Corporation's revenue per employee?: EchoStar Corporation brought in $15.0B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.32M per employee. That ranks 2 of 10 companies we track in Telecommunications Services, where the median is $818K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in EchoStar Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed March 2, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell SATS.