ECHO vs. UBER: EchoStar vs. Uber Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER) both fall under the Transportation industry group, but ECHO is classified in Air Freight & Logistics while UBER is classified in Ground Transportation.

Company profile comparison for EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER)
Profile Item	ECHO	UBER
Name	EchoStar Corp. Class A Common Stock	Uber Technologies Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Transportation	Transportation
GICS Industry	Air Freight & Logistics	Ground Transportation
GICS Sub-Industry	Air Freight & Logistics	Passenger Ground Transportation
Market Capitalization	27.53 billion USD	140.05 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	NYSE
Listing Date	January 2, 2008	May 10, 2019
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

ECHO

UBER

GSPC

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER)
Metric	ECHO	UBER
Total Return (1Y)	36.02%	-23.08%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	114.76%	12.23%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	29.96%	9.23%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

ECHO

UBER

GSPC

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER)
Metric	ECHO	UBER
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	55.50%	35.25%
Beta (5Y)	1.08	1.27
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-68.02%	-55.29%
Avg. Volume (3M)	3.68M	17.48M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

ECHO and UBER are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER)
Metric	ECHO	UBER
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	0.57	-0.78
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	0.86	-1.12

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

EchoStar (ECHO) at 82.35% clears its industry range for ROE, a sharper capital-efficiency signal than Uber (UBER) at 12.33%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

ECHO

Transportation industry group

82.35%

ECHO: 82.35%
Max: 45.08%
Q3: 22.02%
Median: 13.94%
Q1: 2.89%
Min: -10.45%

UBER

Transportation industry group

12.33%

Max: 45.08%
Q3: 22.02%
Median: 13.94%
UBER: 12.33%
Q1: 2.89%
Min: -10.45%

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER): A comparison of their ROE against the Transportation industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

EchoStar (ECHO) at 81.29% converts revenue to bottom-line profit above its industry’s benchmark range, while Uber (UBER) at 6.13% keeps roughly the typical share for its industry.

ECHO

Transportation industry group

81.29%

ECHO: 81.29%
Max: 50.36%
Q3: 21.18%
Median: 5.58%
Q1: 1.55%
Min: -11.37%

UBER

Transportation industry group

6.13%

Max: 50.36%
Q3: 21.18%
UBER: 6.13%
Median: 5.58%
Q1: 1.55%
Min: -11.37%

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER): A comparison of their net margin against the Transportation industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Both EchoStar (ECHO) at 13.82% and Uber (UBER) at 9.80% run core operations about as efficiently as their industries’ norm — neither stands out on operating profitability.

ECHO

Transportation industry group

13.82%

Max: 59.18%
Q3: 29.30%
ECHO: 13.82%
Median: 11.50%
Q1: 4.62%
Min: -8.91%

UBER

Transportation industry group

9.80%

Max: 59.18%
Q3: 29.30%
Median: 11.50%
UBER: 9.80%
Q1: 4.62%
Min: -8.91%

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER): A comparison of their operating margin against the Transportation industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER)
Metric	ECHO	UBER
ROE (TTM)	82.35%	12.33%
ROA (TTM)	2.09%	6.54%
Net Margin (TTM)	81.29%	6.13%
Operating Margin (TTM)	13.82%	9.80%
Gross Margin (TTM)	32.49%	41.44%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Uber (UBER) at 18.28% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while EchoStar (ECHO) at -5.18% is in the bottom quartile, showing a clear gap in revenue momentum.

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: Uber (UBER) reports EPS growth of 3.73%, ranked against its industry; EchoStar (ECHO) has no EPS growth figure this period.

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER)
Metric	ECHO	UBER
Revenue Growth (YoY)	-5.18%	18.28%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	-6.97%	17.73%
EPS Growth (YoY)	--	3.73%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	--

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Uber (UBER) at 1.23 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while EchoStar (ECHO) at 10.16 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

ECHO

Transportation industry group

10.16

ECHO: 10.16
Max: 2.58
Q3: 1.62
Median: 1.16
Q1: 0.78
Min: 0.22

UBER

Transportation industry group

1.23

Max: 2.58
Q3: 1.62
UBER: 1.23
Median: 1.16
Q1: 0.78
Min: 0.22

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER): A comparison of their current ratio against the Transportation industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both EchoStar (ECHO) at 0.57 and Uber (UBER) at 0.61 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

ECHO

Transportation industry group

0.57

Max: 2.75
Q3: 1.37
Median: 0.78
ECHO: 0.57
Q1: 0.35
Min: 0.00

UBER

Transportation industry group

0.61

Max: 2.75
Q3: 1.37
Median: 0.78
UBER: 0.61
Q1: 0.35
Min: 0.00

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Transportation industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER)
Metric	ECHO	UBER
Current Ratio (MRQ)	10.16	1.23
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.57	0.61
Net Debt / EBITDA	-2.14	0.98

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Neither EchoStar (ECHO) nor Uber (UBER) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

ECHO

Transportation industry group

0.00%

Max: 4.68%
Q3: 1.99%
Median: 0.74%
ECHO: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

UBER

Transportation industry group

0.00%

Max: 4.68%
Q3: 1.99%
Median: 0.74%
UBER: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Transportation industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Neither EchoStar (ECHO) nor Uber (UBER) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

ECHO

Transportation industry group

0.00%

Max: 100.89%
Q3: 41.68%
Median: 20.43%
ECHO: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

UBER

Transportation industry group

0.00%

Max: 100.89%
Q3: 41.68%
Median: 20.43%
UBER: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Transportation industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER)
Metric	ECHO	UBER
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	0.00%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

EchoStar (ECHO) at 3.43 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Uber (UBER) at 40.35 sits in the richer quartile — a clear split in what investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings.

ECHO

Transportation industry group

3.43

Max: 46.76
Q3: 30.87
Median: 20.58
Q1: 10.44
ECHO: 3.43
Min: 0.00

UBER

Transportation industry group

40.35

Max: 46.76
UBER: 40.35
Q3: 30.87
Median: 20.58
Q1: 10.44
Min: 0.00

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Transportation industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Both EchoStar (ECHO) at 2.26 and Uber (UBER) at 2.48 command a richer price per dollar of sales than most peers, sitting in the upper P/S ratio quartile of their industries.

ECHO

Transportation industry group

2.26

Max: 4.35
ECHO: 2.26
Q3: 2.07
Median: 0.93
Q1: 0.53
Min: 0.04

UBER

Transportation industry group

2.48

Max: 4.35
UBER: 2.48
Q3: 2.07
Median: 0.93
Q1: 0.53
Min: 0.04

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Transportation industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

EchoStar (ECHO) at 1.62 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Uber (UBER) at 5.06 carries an above-peer premium to book — UBER is pricier on assets.

ECHO

Transportation industry group

1.62

Max: 6.29
Q3: 3.39
Median: 1.90
ECHO: 1.62
Q1: 1.03
Min: -2.07

UBER

Transportation industry group

5.06

Max: 6.29
UBER: 5.06
Q3: 3.39
Median: 1.90
Q1: 1.03
Min: -2.07

EchoStar (ECHO) vs. Uber (UBER): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Transportation industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for EchoStar (ECHO) and Uber (UBER)
Metric	ECHO	UBER
P/E Ratio (TTM)	3.43	40.35
P/S Ratio (TTM)	2.26	2.48
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	1.62	5.06
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	-8.28%	5.29%