Return On Equity
416%
Trailing 12 months · Through 31 Mar 2026
YoY relative change: -901%
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp financial metrics
Period Q1 2026 · Filed 13 May 2026
Key metrics snapshot
Return On Assets
-47%
Trailing 12 months · Through 31 Mar 2026
YoY relative change: +665%
Operating Margin
-110%
Trailing 12 months · Through 31 Mar 2026
YoY relative change: +930%
Current Ratio
0.35x
Period-end balance · Through 31 Mar 2026
YoY relative change: -77%
Quick Ratio
0.26x
Period-end balance · Through 31 Mar 2026
YoY relative change: -78%
Revenues YoY
-9.8%
Trailing 12 months · Through 31 Mar 2026
Profitability
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Equity |
416%
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
-901% |
| Return On Assets |
-47%
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
+665% |
| Operating Margin |
-110%
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
+930% |
Financial Health
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio |
0.35x
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-77% |
| Quick Ratio |
0.26x
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-78% |
Growth
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues YoY |
-9.8%
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
Share Metrics
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding |
1,078
Period-end balance · 26 Mar 2026
|
0% |
| Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding |
1,078
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
0% |
| Common Stock, Value, Issued |
$0
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
Supporting Metrics
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| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax |
$168,129,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
+6.7% |
| Additional Paid in Capital |
$1,507,278,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
+1.1% |
| Amortization of Intangible Assets |
$38,857,000
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
+4.4% |
| Assets |
$1,903,620,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-44% |
| Assets, Current |
$703,711,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-5% |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value |
$101,628,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-34% |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments |
$102,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
|
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents |
$104,289,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-34% |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect |
$17,231,000
Reported period · 31 Mar 2026
|
+65% |
| Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share |
0.01
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
0% |
| Common Stock, Shares Authorized |
1,000,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
0% |
| Common Stock, Shares, Issued |
1,078
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
0% |
| Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent |
$1,220,545,000
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
-425% |
| Contract with Customer, Liability, Current |
$65,855,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-28% |
| Contract with Customer, Liability, Noncurrent |
$316,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-49% |
| Costs and Expenses |
$2,934,058,000
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
+71% |
| Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net |
$220,776,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
|
| Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization |
$43,315,000
Reported period · 31 Mar 2026
|
-48% |
| Employee-related Liabilities, Current |
$26,165,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-6.5% |
| General and Administrative Expense |
$149,804,000
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
-15% |
| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest |
$1,627,313,000
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
-531% |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
$385,168,000
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
-840% |
| Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) |
$3,833,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
|
| Interest Expense |
$102,924,000
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
+6% |
| Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities |
$49,711,000
Reported period · 31 Mar 2026
|
-3.8% |
| Inventory, Net |
$186,180,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
+16% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid |
$1,125,017,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-13% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four |
$194,076,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-8.5% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One |
$215,695,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-0.35% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three |
$212,242,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-0.35% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two |
$213,403,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-0.79% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount |
$269,200,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-27% |
| Liabilities |
$2,760,131,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-9.8% |
| Liabilities and Equity |
$1,903,620,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-44% |
| Liabilities, Current |
$1,994,195,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
+311% |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities |
$2,460,000
Reported period · 31 Mar 2026
|
-247% |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities |
$13,544,000
Reported period · 31 Mar 2026
|
+76% |
| Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities |
$999,000
Reported period · 31 Mar 2026
|
-127% |
| Nonoperating Income (Expense) |
$88,010,000
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
+4.4% |
| Operating Income (Loss) |
$1,539,303,000
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
-829% |
| Operating Lease, Liability |
$855,817,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-7.1% |
| Operating Lease, Liability, Current |
$180,054,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
+52% |
| Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent |
$675,763,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-16% |
| Operating Lease, Payments |
$54,150,000
Reported period · 31 Mar 2026
|
+418% |
| Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset |
$298,062,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-67% |
| Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent |
0.119
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-0.83% |
| Other Assets, Current |
$63,694,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
+42% |
| Other Assets, Noncurrent |
$237,139,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-10% |
| Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |
$11,610,000
Reported period · 31 Mar 2026
|
-63% |
| Research and Development Expense |
$41,000,000
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
-25% |
| Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) |
$2,239,502,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-122% |
| Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
$1,394,755,000
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
-9.8% |
| Selling and Marketing Expense |
$149,726,000
Trailing 12 months · 31 Mar 2026
|
-15% |
| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
$2,914,000
Reported period · 31 Mar 2026
|
-1.6% |
| Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent |
$900,353,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-397% |
| Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |
$856,511,000
Period-end balance · 31 Mar 2026
|
-340% |
Comparisons, sources and research notes
Sources and sharing
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp Financial Facts
- Context
- Latest metrics period: Q1 2026
- Latest reported value
- Return On Equity 416%
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open metric pages to inspect the reported history.
Tracking and update notes
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Company facts change as new 10-Q and 10-K filings update the latest reported period, headline values, and cross-company comparison context.
- Latest source-backed update
- Latest metrics period Q1 2026
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- Current latest metrics period: Q1 2026.
- Most recent SEC facts end date on this page: 31 Mar 2026.
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Latest update
Latest update for Hughes Satellite Systems Corp
Latest financial period: Q1 2026. Reopen this facts page to verify the newest reported period against the prior baseline.
Update date
13 May 2026
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Company facts
Latest period
Q1 2026
SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 13 May 2026.
Benchmark Context
How Return On Equity compares
Return On Equity is down about 901% versus the comparable prior period.
Compared with
Compared with Hughes Satellite Systems Corp's recent history first. Same-industry peer context appears only when enough SEC-backed benchmark coverage exists.
Why this is notable
Return On Equity already has a self-history signal here, but same-industry benchmark context waits until the benchmark sample is strong enough.
- Latest comparable period on this page: Q1 2026.
- Peer context will appear when enough companies report a comparable value for this metric.
- Open the metric history first if you want to verify the exact period-to-period change.
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How to read key metrics on this page
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Plain-English Guide
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Why people care
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Filing notes and source
Key facts
- Hughes Satellite Systems Corp financial facts use SEC filings; any third-party reference is labeled separately.
- Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
- Headline metric: Return On Equity 416%.
Change
- Return On Equity YoY relative change: -901%.
- Most recent SEC facts end date: 31 Mar 2026.
Research use
- This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
- Metric cards link to SEC history; a third-party reference may use a different or unverified reporting period.
Evidence
Based on latest 10-Q/10-K
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Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open company facts to inspect the reported metric history.
Latest financial snapshot (2026-03-31) highlights Return On Equity 416.3%, Return On Assets -46.7%, and Operating Margin -110.4%.
Valuation Snapshot
SEC-only DCF estimate using a normalized free cash flow base, cash, debt, and reported share count when available.
No market comparison
No market comparison
Low confidence
Fair value per share
$1901362.70
Market price
n/a
PEG ratio
n/a
Enterprise value
$616.98M
Equity value
$2.05B
DCF fair value scenarios
Bear
$1756185.67
- Growth
- 1%
- Discount
- 11%
- Terminal
- 2%
Base
$1901362.70
- Growth
- 4%
- Discount
- 10%
- Terminal
- 2.5%
Bull
$2129950.33
- Growth
- 7%
- Discount
- 9%
- Terminal
- 3%
Base growth: DCF Growth Assumption.
Key valuation metrics
EV/Revenue
n/a
Market price market EV / SEC revenue
Market enterprise value is unavailable
EV/EBITDA
n/a
Market price market EV / SEC EBITDA
Market enterprise value is unavailable
P/E
n/a
Market price market price / SEC EPS
Market cap is unavailable
P/S
n/a
Market price market cap / SEC revenue
Market cap is unavailable
P/B
n/a
Market price market cap / SEC equity
Market cap is unavailable
PEG
n/a
P/E / DCF Growth Assumption
P/e or positive growth is unavailable
Core assumptions
- Projection
- 5 years
- FCF growth
- 4%
- Discount rate
- 10%
- Terminal growth
- 2.5%
SEC fact inputs
- DCF base FCF
- $42.36M
- Trailing SEC FCF
- Reported FCF
- $42.36M
- Net income
- n/a
- EBITDA
- $1.25B
- Cash
- $102M
- Debt
- $1.53B
- Equity
- $900.35M
- Shares
- 1,078
Data confidence notes
- Shares outstanding may be class-specific for multi-class issuers; prefer weighted average share tags when available
- Dcf base free cash flow: dcf base starts from trailing sec free cash flow
- Dcf base free cash flow: capital expenditures consume more than half of operating cash flow
- Dcf base free cash flow: trailing free cash flow is not positive
- Dcf confidence is low for this sec-only free cash flow estimate
- Ticker missing for issuer
- Base free cash flow is negative; dcf output is mechanically computed but high risk
- Peg unavailable: net income is missing
Compare This Company Through SEC-backed Metrics
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Revenues YoY
Latest value: -9.8%
Financial Quality Score
Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.
36.5/100
Weak Confidence medium
Return On Equity
416%
Metric score 100.0/100
Return On Assets
-47%
Metric score 0.0/100
Financial Health
- Current Ratio
- 0.35x
- Quick Ratio
- 0.26x
Strengths
Return On Equity
Watchpoints
Return On Assets, Operating Margin, and Current Ratio
Calculation methodology and other links
How we score
This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.
| Metric | Weight | V1 threshold |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 20 | 5% to 20% |
| ROE | 15 | 8% to 25% |
| ROA | 10 | 2% to 10% |
| Operating Margin | 5 | 5% to 25% |
| Current Ratio | 12 | 1.0x to 2.0x |
| Quick Ratio | 8 | 0.8x to 1.5x |
| Debt to Equity | 10 | 0.3x to 2.0x (lower is better) |
| Revenue YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
| Net Income YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
How Calculated (standard_v1)
Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.
- Operating Income / Revenues using matching TTM or quarter periods; basis shown per metric
- Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
- (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
- Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
- TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
- Revenues YoY using available TTM or quarter comparison; basis shown per metric
- Net Income YoY using available TTM or quarter comparison; basis shown per metric
CIK / security context first