Consolidated Results - EchoStar's Q3 2025 revenue was $36 billion, a decrease of $277 million or 71% year-over-year[12] - Adjusted OIBDA in Q3 2025 was $231 million, down $86 million or 271% year-over-year[14] - Capital Expenditures and Capitalized Interest in Q3 2025 were $359 million, down $136 million or 275% year-over-year[14] - Free Cash Flow in Q3 2025 was negative $247 million, down $28 million or 129% year-over-year, primarily due to lower Adjusted OIBDA, partially offset by lower CapEx[17] - Cash and Marketable Securities were $43 billion in Q3 2025, up $14 billion year-over-year, primarily due to Q4 2024 financing transactions[19] Segment Performance - Wireless service revenue was $836 million, up $57 million or 74% year-over-year, with ARPU of $3722, up $095 or 26% year-over-year[23] - Pay-TV revenue was $2341 billion, down $277 million or 106% year-over-year, with ARPU of $10997, up $109 or 10% year-over-year[27] - Broadband & Satellite Services (BSS) revenue was $346 million, down $41 million or 106% year-over-year, with Adjusted OIBDA of $75 million, down $3 million or 39% year-over-year[32] Subscriber Trends - Wireless net additions were 223K, up 520K year-over-year and up 11K or 52% sequentially[21] - Pay-TV net additions improved by 50K year-over-year due to competitive pressures[45] - Hughes broadband subscribers decreased by 129K or 141% year-over-year[48]

Core Insights - EchoStar Corporation announced its financial results for Q3 and nine months ended September 30, 2025, alongside the formation of EchoStar Capital to drive future growth through new business investments [2][4] - The company executed two significant spectrum transactions with AT&T for $22.65 billion and SpaceX for $19 billion, which helped meet FCC requirements for 5G network buildout [3][4] - EchoStar reported a total revenue of $3.61 billion for Q3 2025, a decrease from $3.89 billion in Q3 2024, and $11.21 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to $11.86 billion in the same period of 2024 [7][11] Financial Performance - Wireless segment revenue was approximately $939 million for Q3 2025, with a net subscriber growth of 223,000, improved churn at 2.86%, and a 2.6% increase in average revenue per user (ARPU) year-over-year [5][8] - Pay-TV segment, including DISH TV and Sling TV, generated approximately $2.34 billion in revenue for Q3 2025, with a historic low churn rate of 1.33% and a 1% increase in ARPU year-over-year [6][9] - Broadband & Satellite Services reported approximately $346 million in revenue for Q3 2025, with a contracted backlog revenue of $1.5 billion [10][12] Strategic Developments - EchoStar Capital will utilize capital from recent spectrum transactions to explore new growth opportunities beyond existing business units [4] - The company is undergoing a significant impairment charge of $16.48 billion due to the abandonment of certain 5G network assets not aligned with its hybrid MNO business model [4] - Hamid Akhavan has been appointed CEO of EchoStar Capital, while Charlie Ergen continues as President and CEO of EchoStar Corporation [4] Segment Results - For Q3 2025, Pay-TV revenue was $2.34 billion, down from $2.62 billion in Q3 2024, while Wireless revenue increased from $898 million to $939 million [11] - The Broadband & Satellite Services segment saw a revenue decline from $386 million in Q3 2024 to $346 million in Q3 2025 [11] - The total net income attributable to EchoStar for Q3 2025 was a loss of $12.78 billion, compared to a loss of $141.81 million in Q3 2024 [11][23]