EchoStar (ECHO)
S&P 500 · Communication Services · data since 2008-01-02 · last close 2026-09-09
EchoStar (ECHO) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 | -21.4 | -17.1 | 2.8 | 5.7 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 20.8 | 12.9 | -18.1 | -12.1 | -21.1 | 56.2 | 17.6 | 89.6 | 23.6 | -1.9 | -2.1 | 48.3 |
| 2024 | -19.2 | -2.1 | 8.7 | 12.2 | 20.1 | -7.2 | 12.8 | -7.7 | 33.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -9.4 |
| 2023 | 12.2 | 6.7 | -8.4 | -6.7 | -7.6 | 10.0 | 12.1 | -10.6 | -3.6 | -17.3 | -24.5 | 58.3 |
| 2022 | -10.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | -4.1 | 2.9 | -19.7 | 2.4 | -6.8 | -10.5 | 14.6 | -7.8 | -4.1 |
| 2021 | -1.2 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 8.3 | -8.3 | -8.2 | 21.1 | -5.5 | -8.0 | 16.7 | -3.7 |
| 2020 | -7.8 | -12.5 | -8.4 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -10.3 | -2.4 | 7.6 | -15.3 | -7.0 | 2.6 | -10.8 |
| 2019 | 11.6 | -5.9 | -5.5 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | -7.2 | 15.7 | -1.6 | 7.9 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | -5.0 | -9.1 | -0.4 | -10.5 | -5.6 | 1.3 | 6.7 | -3.4 | -12.6 | 3.2 | -12.2 |
| 2017 | -0.9 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.1 | -0.7 | -5.1 | -2.2 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | -10.2 | 27.2 | -0.9 | -7.6 | -2.1 | -0.8 | -1.9 | -0.5 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | -0.6 | 4.2 | -4.8 | -3.3 | 0.2 | -2.8 | -4.6 | -3.9 | -3.5 | 4.2 | -12.8 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | -5.4 | 5.9 | -4.5 | -5.5 | 13.6 | 3.7 | -4.2 | -0.5 | -3.3 | -4.2 | 15.3 | -2.6 |
| 2013 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -1.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| 2012 | 25.3 | 14.2 | -6.1 | 3.2 | -3.7 | -5.5 | 9.0 | -6.2 | 6.1 | 10.8 | -1.3 | 9.1 |
| 2011 | 9.1 | 27.3 | 9.1 | -2.0 | -9.1 | 8.1 | -8.2 | -27.2 | -7.2 | 16.6 | -16.6 | -4.7 |
| 2010 | -4.7 | 4.9 | 0.7 | -5.3 | 9.5 | -9.3 | 0.1 | -2.3 | 2.3 | 11.1 | -4.9 | 23.8 |
| 2009 | 1.3 | 8.8 | -9.5 | 6.7 | 1.4 | -0.6 | -7.5 | 25.9 | -0.5 | -1.6 | 7.0 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | -10.3 | 37.1 | -26.3 | 5.3 | 20.0 | -16.4 | 2.5 | -2.0 | -23.1 | -19.4 | -12.1 | -12.9 |
| Avg | 1.2 | 7.7 | -3.5 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 4.8 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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ECHO seasonality — average by calendar month
EchoStar has monthly history back to 2008. Its strongest month by median is February — positive in 15 of 19 years, median +4.9%, and higher in 5 of the last 9. March is the soft spot, down in 12 of 19 with a median of -4.5%. Across its full record it has closed 49% of months higher, swings ±13.5% in an average month and has fallen 80.8% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.2% | +7.7% | -3.5% | -0.1% | +1.9% | -1.3% | +0.5% | +4.1% | +1.3% | -0.1% | -0.4% | +4.8% |
| Win rate | 47%/19 | 79%/19 | 37%/19 | 47%/19 | 63%/19 | 32%/19 | 58%/19 | 37%/19 | 39%/18 | 44%/18 | 56%/18 | 44%/18 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
ECHO risk & extremes
ECHO drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was EchoStar's best month?+
EchoStar's strongest completed month on record is August 2025, at +89.60%.
What was EchoStar's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is August 2011, at -27.23%.
Is EchoStar up this year?+
EchoStar is down 15.99% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is EchoStar's 1-year return?+
+9.27% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is EchoStar's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 80.8%, measured on month-end closes since 2008.
Which calendar month is historically best for EchoStar?+
February has the highest average return across every completed February since 2008. An average is not a forecast.
About EchoStar
EchoStar is an S&P 500 company, a communication services business worth about $27 billion. It competes for the only truly scarce resource: your attention — with price receipts on this site going back to 2008. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2008) would be about $365 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was August 2025 at +89.6%; its worst, August 2011 at -27.23%.
- It has closed February in the green 15 out of 19 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.