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Segment Reporting (Details)	12 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Details)	Dec. 31, 2025 segment	Nov. 15, 2025 customer
Segment Reporting
Number of primary reporting business segments	3
Number of primary operating business segments	4
5G Network customers \| customer		0

Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Maturities of lease liabilities: Operating Leases
2026	$ 892,686
2027	811,676
2028	752,008
2029	717,080
2029	697,539
Thereafter	3,884,450
Total lease payments	7,755,439
Less: Imputed interest	(2,772,844)
Total	4,982,595	$ 3,739,949
Less: Current portion	(845,326)	(528,542)
Long-term portion of lease obligations	4,137,269	3,211,407
Maturities of lease liabilities: Finance Leases
2026	44,522
2027	2,574
Total lease payments	47,096
Less: Imputed interest	(3,048)
Total	44,048	67,199
Less: Current portion	(41,520)	(30,381)
Long-term portion of lease obligations	2,528	$ 36,818
Maturities of lease liabilities: Total
2026	937,208
2027	814,250
2028	752,008
2029	717,080
2029	697,539
Thereafter	3,884,450
Total lease payments	7,802,535
Less: Imputed interest	(2,775,892)
Total	5,026,643
Less: Current portion	(886,846)
Long-term portion of lease obligations	$ 4,139,797

Organization and Business Activities (Details) $ / shares in Units, item in Thousands, $ in Thousands, shares in Billions			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			96 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 25, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) segment D item	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) item	Nov. 15, 2025 customer	Nov. 05, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares	May 08, 2025	Nov. 12, 2024
Organization and Business Activities
Number of primary operating business segments \| segment				4
Number of primary reporting business segments \| segment				3
Grace period \| D				30
Interest rate (as a percent)				0.25%			0.25%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 26,352,557	$ 27,091,651		$ 26,352,557
Regulatory authorizations				5,784,779
Non cash impairment charge				845,000
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable investment securities				$ 2,984,000			$ 2,984,000
Number of Pay-TV subscribers \| item				6,998			6,998
Number Of wireless subscribers \| item				7,511			7,511
5G Network customers \| customer								0
Payment to customer							$ 30,000,000
Regulatory authorizations				$ 845,000	$ 1,105,000	$ 1,335,000
Population coverage			80.00%
Number of subscribers for broadband services \| item				739			739
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations
Organization and Business Activities
Regulatory authorizations				$ 10,000,000
Broadband and satellite services licenses
Organization and Business Activities
Regulatory authorizations				400,000
Debt maturing in July 2026
Organization and Business Activities
Outstanding debt				2,000,000			$ 2,000,000
Debt maturing in August 2026
Organization and Business Activities
Outstanding debt				1,377,000			1,377,000
Debt maturing in December 2026
Organization and Business Activities
Outstanding debt				$ 2,750,000			$ 2,750,000
10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
Organization and Business Activities
Grace period \| D				30
Interest rate (as a percent)				10.75%	10.75%		10.75%			10.75%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 5,506,000	$ 5,356,000		$ 5,506,000
6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)				6.75%	6.75%		6.75%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 2,372,670	$ 2,287,738		$ 2,372,670
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)				3.875%	3.875%		3.875%				3.875%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 1,942,594	$ 1,906,229		$ 1,942,594
Sling TV Holding L.L.C.
Organization and Business Activities
Number of Pay-TV subscribers \| item				1,976			1,976
DISH Network L.L.C. \| 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)				11.75%	11.75%		11.75%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 3,500,000	$ 3,500,000		$ 3,500,000
License Purchase Agreement \| AT&T License Purchase Agreement
Organization and Business Activities
Lease extension period		99 years
Aggregate purchase price		$ 22,650,000
Minimum purchase price		18,600,000
Consideration receivable on sale of assets in cash		$ 22,650,000
License Purchase Agreement \| DISH Network L.L.C. \| 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| AT&T License Purchase Agreement
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.75%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				$ 3,500,000			3,500,000
Network Services Agreement \| AT&T License Purchase Agreement
Organization and Business Activities
Additional extension terms				2 years
SpaceX License Purchase Agreement
Organization and Business Activities
Total consideration amount	$ 17,000,000			$ 20,000,000			20,000,000		$ 20,000,000
Shares issued, price per share \| $ / shares									$ 212
Excess of total payoff consideration	8,500,000								$ 11,000,000
Aggregate amount of payments for the Interim Debt Service	2,000,000
Consideration from sale of assets to be received	$ 22,000,000
SpaceX License Purchase Agreement \| SpaceX Class A Common Stock
Organization and Business Activities
Purchase price \| shares	8.5
Shares issued, price per share \| $ / shares	$ 212								$ 212
Additional consideration amount									$ 2,600,000
SpaceX License Purchase Agreement \| 10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.75%
SpaceX License Purchase Agreement \| 6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.75%
SpaceX License Purchase Agreement \| 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030
Organization and Business Activities
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.875%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding				9,821,000			9,821,000
SpaceX License Purchase Agreement \| Convertible secured notes 10.75 percent due 2029, 6.75 percent due 2030, 3.875 percent due 2030
Organization and Business Activities
Cash interest payment				414,000			414,000
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") \| Intercompany Loan
Organization and Business Activities
Outstanding amount				7,612,000			7,612,000
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") \| License Purchase Agreement \| Intercompany Loan \| AT&T License Purchase Agreement
Organization and Business Activities
Outstanding amount				2,844,000			$ 2,844,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum
Organization and Business Activities
Re-Auction payment				1,892,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| Maximum
Organization and Business Activities
Re-Auction payment				$ 2,921,000
Dish TV
Organization and Business Activities
Number of Pay-TV subscribers \| item				5,022			5,022
Wireless
Organization and Business Activities
Number of primary operating business segments \| segment				3

Segment Reporting - Revenue by Geographic Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting
Total revenue	$ 15,004,989	$ 15,825,516	$ 17,015,598
North America
Segment Reporting
Total revenue	14,717,241	15,508,769	16,670,377
Foreign
Segment Reporting
Total revenue	$ 287,748	$ 316,747	$ 345,221

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Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Stock-Based Compensation
Non-cash, stock-based compensation	$ 36,272	$ 36,383	$ 51,514
Cost of services
Stock-Based Compensation
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		1,376	2,610
Selling, general and administrative
Stock-Based Compensation
Non-cash, stock-based compensation	36,272	$ 35,007	$ 48,904
Non-Performance Based Stock Awards
Share-based expenses
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 78,000
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Weighted average period for recognition of compensation cost	2 years 7 months 6 days

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include all balances and results of operations of EchoStar and our consolidated subsidiaries and are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). We consolidate all majority owned subsidiaries, investments in entities in which we have controlling influence and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where we have been determined to be the primary beneficiary. The portion of equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to us is recorded as noncontrolling interests or redeemable noncontrolling interests. See below for further information.

Non-consolidated investments are accounted for using the equity method when we have the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of the investee. When we do not have the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of an investee, these equity securities are classified as either marketable investment securities or other investments, which will be initially recorded at cost, and based on observable market prices, will be adjusted to their fair value. We record fair value adjustments in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

Northstar Wireless. Northstar Wireless, L.L.C. (“Northstar Wireless”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northstar Spectrum, LLC (“Northstar Spectrum”), which is an entity wholly-owned by us and, prior to October 12, 2023, by us and Northstar Manager, LLC (“NorthStar Manager”).On October 12, 2023, the FCC consented to the sale of Northstar Manager’s ownership interests in Northstar Spectrum, which we purchased for a total of approximately $109 million. This purchase resulted in the elimination of all of our redeemable noncontrolling interest as it related to Northstar Spectrum as of the purchase date and we continue to consolidate the Northstar Entities as wholly-owned subsidiaries.

SNR Wireless. SNR Wireless LicenseCo, LLC (“SNR Wireless”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNR Wireless HoldCo, LLC (“SNR HoldCo”), which is an entity wholly-owned by us and, prior to February 16, 2024, by us and SNR Wireless Management, LLC (“SNR Management”). On February 16, 2024, the FCC consented to the sale of SNR Management’s ownership interests in SNR HoldCo, which was purchased by our direct wholly-owned subsidiary EchoStar SNR HoldCo L.L.C. for a total of approximately $442 million. This purchase resulted in the elimination of all of our redeemable noncontrolling interest as it related to SNR HoldCo as of the purchase date and we continue to consolidate the SNR Entities as wholly-owned subsidiaries.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense for each reporting period. Estimates are based on historical experience, observable market inputs, and other reasonable assumptions in accounting for, among other things, allowances for credit losses (including those related to our installment billing programs), self-insurance obligations, deferred taxes and related valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions, loss contingencies, fair value of financial instruments including embedded derivatives, fair value of options granted under our stock-based compensation plans, fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations or as part of an asset acquisition, fair value of exit or disposal cost obligations, timing and amount of asset retirement obligations, inputs or outputs used to recognize revenue over time, including the relative standalone selling prices of performance obligations, finance leases, asset impairments, estimates of future cash flows used to evaluate and recognize impairments, useful lives of property, equipment and intangible assets, incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”) on lease right of use assets, estimates of the timing of future cash flows used to pay principal on certain debt obligations, estimated credit risk underlying installment receivables, nonrefundable upfront fees, independent third-party retailer incentives, programming expenses, subscriber lives and likelihood of certain contingent events. Economic conditions may increase the inherent uncertainty in the estimates and assumptions indicated above. Actual results may differ from previously estimated amounts, and such differences may be material to our consolidated financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected prospectively in the period they occur.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider all liquid investments purchased with a remaining maturity of 90 days or less at the date of acquisition to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 may consist of money market funds, government bonds, corporate notes and commercial paper. The amortized cost of these investments approximates their fair value.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Cash and cash equivalents are maintained with several financial institutions domestically and internationally. Deposits held with banks may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. Generally, these deposits may be redeemed upon demand and are maintained with financial institutions with investment-grade credit ratings. We routinely assess the financial strength of significant customers, and this assessment, combined with the large number and geographical diversity of its customers, limits our concentration of risk with respect to receivables from contracts with customers.

Marketable Investment Securities

All equity securities are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

All debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded at fair value. We report the temporary unrealized gains and losses related to changes in market conditions of marketable debt securities as a separate component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” within “Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit),” net of related deferred income tax on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The changes in the fair value of marketable debt securities, which are determined to be company specific credit losses are recorded in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

We evaluate our debt investment portfolio to determine whether declines in the fair value of these securities are related to credit loss. Management estimates credit losses on marketable debt securities utilizing a credit loss impairment model on a quarterly basis. We estimate the expected credit losses, measured over the contractual life of marketable debt securities considering relevant issuer specific factors, including, but not limited to, a decrease in credit ratings or an entity’s ability to pay.

Receivables and Related Allowance for Credit Losses

General Accounts Receivable

Trade accounts receivable represent our unconditional rights to consideration arising from our performance under our customer contracts and are recorded at cost less an allowance for expected credit losses that are not expected to be recovered. We maintain allowances for credit losses resulting from the expected failure or inability of our customers to make required payments. We recognize the allowance for expected credit losses at inception and reassess quarterly based on management’s expectation of the asset’s collectability. Management estimates credit losses on financial assets, including our trade accounts receivable, utilizing a current expected credit loss impairment model. We estimate the expected credit losses, measured over the contractual life of an asset considering relevant historical loss information, credit quality of the customer base, current economic conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions. With respect to our current accounts receivable, we have elected to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset.

In determining the allowance for credit losses, management groups similar types of financial assets with consistent risk characteristics. Pools identified by management include, but are not limited to residential customers, commercial customers, enterprise customers, and advertising services. The risk characteristics of the financial asset portfolios are monitored by management and reviewed periodically. Our estimates of the allowance for credit losses may not be indicative of our actual credit losses requiring additional charges to be incurred to reflect the actual amount collected. Past due trade accounts receivable balances are written off against our allowance for credit losses when our internal collection efforts have been unsuccessful.

Installment Receivables

We offer Boost Mobile postpaid customers the option to pay for their devices and other equipment in installments, generally over a period of 36 months. Installment receivables are presented on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at their amortized cost basis (i.e., the receivables’ unpaid balance as adjusted for any written-off amounts due to impairment and unamortized discounts), net of the allowance for credit losses. At the time of an installment sale, we impute a discount for interest if the term exceeds 12 months as there is no stated rate of interest on the receivables. The receivables are recorded at their present value, which is determined by discounting expected future cash payments at the imputed interest rate. This adjustment results in a discount or reduction in the transaction price of the contract with a customer, which is allocated to the performance obligations of the arrangement included in “Service revenue” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The current portion of installment receivables is included in “Trade accounts receivable, net” and the long-term portion of installment receivables is included in “Other noncurrent assets, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The imputed discount rate reflects a current market interest rate and is predominately comprised of the estimated credit risk underlying the installment receivable, reflecting the estimated credit worthiness of the customer. The imputed discount on receivables is amortized over the financed installment term using the effective interest method and recognized in “Service revenue” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) to the extent the financing component is not deemed significant.

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. The cost of manufactured inventory includes the cost of materials, labor, freight-in, royalties and manufacturing overhead. Net realizable value is calculated as the estimated selling price less reasonable costs necessary to complete, sell, transport and dispose of the inventory. We record write downs for inventory for obsolete and slow moving items based on trends and experience. We enter into arrangements with distributors where physical delivery of a product to a distributor has occurred, but we maintain control of the product until such time it is sold to an end consumer. For these arrangements, we account for the products as consigned inventory.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, including capitalized expenditures related to our wireless projects, satellites and our legacy 5G Network, are stated at cost less depreciation and impairment losses, if any. Capitalized expenditures include the cost of long-lived assets, plus the cost to construct the asset such as labor and overhead directly benefiting the asset. Interest is capitalized when pre-construction activity commences and ends once the asset is ready for its intended purpose. Our equipment leased to customers is generally capitalized when they are installed in customers’ homes. We have certain assets acquired under finance leases. The recorded costs of those assets are the present values of all lease payments. We amortize our finance lease right of use (“ROU”) assets over their respective lease terms.

If a satellite were to fail while in-orbit, the resultant loss would be charged to expense in the period such loss was incurred. The amount of any such loss would be reduced to the extent of insurance proceeds estimated to be received, if any. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over useful lives ranging from one to 40 years. Repair and maintenance costs are charged to expense when incurred. Renewals and improvements that add value or extend the asset’s useful life are capitalized.

Internal Use Software

We capitalize certain costs related to developing or acquiring internal use software. Capitalization of software costs begins once the preliminary project stage is completed and we commit to funding the software project. Capitalizing ceases when the software project is ready for its intended use. Capitalized software costs are recorded in “Property and equipment, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized over the estimated useful life of the software. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage plus costs associated with training and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

Asset Retirement Obligation

We record an asset retirement obligation for the estimated fair value of legal obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related asset in the period in which the obligation is incurred. In periods subsequent to initial measurement, we recognize changes in the liability resulting from the passage of time and revisions to either the timing or the amount of the original estimate. Over time, the liability is accreted to its present value and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the estimated useful life of the asset. Our asset retirement obligations relate primarily to certain legal obligations to remediate leased property on our communication towers and are recorded in “Property and equipment, net” with the related liability recorded in “Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the third quarter of 2025, our asset retirement obligations were revised as the timing associated with the obligations to remediate leased property on our communication towers was accelerated and the corresponding assets were impaired. See Note 8 for further information.

Other Investments

Equity Method Investments

We use the equity method to account for investments when we have the ability to exercise significant influence on the operating decisions of the affiliate. Such investments are initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for our proportionate share of the net earnings or loss of the investee, which is reported in “Other, net” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The carrying amount of such investments includes a component of goodwill when the cost of our investment exceeds the fair value of the underlying identifiable assets and liabilities of the affiliate. Dividends received from these affiliates reduces the carrying amount of our investment.

Cost Method Investments

We generally measure investments in non-publicly traded equity instruments without a readily determinable fair value at cost adjusted for observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar securities of the same issuer and changes resulting from impairments, if any. Other equity instruments are measured to determine their value based on observable market information. When we adjust the carrying amount of an investment to its estimated fair value, the gain or loss is recorded in “Other, net” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Other Debt Investments

We generally record our investments in non-publicly traded debt instruments without a readily determinable fair value at amortized cost. We recognize any discounts over the term of the loan in “Interest income” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). In addition, from time to time, some of our debt instruments have interest income that is paid-in-kind, which is added to the principal balance to determine the then current interest income. When we adjust the carrying amount of an investment, the gain or loss is recorded in “Other, net” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Impairment Considerations

We periodically evaluate all of our investments to determine whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment. We consider information if provided to us by our investees such as current financial statements, business plans, investment documentation, capitalization tables, liquidation waterfalls, litigation updates and board materials; and we may make additional inquiries of investee management.

Indicators of impairment may include, but are not limited to, unprofitable operations, material loss contingencies, changes in business strategy, changes in market trends or market conditions, changes in the investees’ enterprise value, regulatory matters, and changes in the investees’ investment pricing. When we determine that one of our other investments is impaired we reduce its carrying value to its estimated fair value and recognize the impairment loss in “Other, net” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Derivative and/or Financial Liability Instruments

We may purchase and hold derivative and/or financial liability instruments for, among other reasons, strategic or speculative purposes. We record all derivative and/or financial liability instruments on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value as either assets or liabilities. Changes in the fair values of derivative and/or financial liability instruments are recognized in our results of operations and included in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). We have not designated any derivative financial instrument for hedge accounting.

We had the option to purchase certain of T-Mobile’s 800 MHz spectrum licenses from T-Mobile at a fixed price which expired on its own terms on April 1, 2024.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. For assets which are held and used in operations, the asset may not be recoverable if the carrying amount of the asset (or asset group) exceeds its undiscounted future net cash flows. When an asset fails the recoverability test, the actual impairment recognized is the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value as estimated using one of the following approaches: income, cost and/or market. In the event of an impairment, a loss is recorded in “Impairments and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset or asset group. Assets which are to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

Fair value, using the income approach, is determined primarily using a discounted cash flow model that uses the estimated cash flows associated with the asset or asset group under review, discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved for a market participant. Fair value, utilizing the cost approach, is determined based on the replacement cost of the asset reduced for, among other things, depreciation and obsolescence. Fair value, utilizing the market approach, is determined by estimating the amount that a market participant would receive when selling the asset.

Pay-TV Satellite Fleet

We currently evaluate our Pay-TV satellite fleet for impairment as one asset group whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. We do not believe any triggering event has occurred which would indicate impairment as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023. We will continue to monitor our Pay-TV satellite fleet for indicators of impairment.

Broadband and Satellite Services Satellite Fleet

We currently evaluate our Broadband and Satellite Services satellite fleet in conjunction with an asset group comprised of the Broadband and Satellite Services segment ROU lease assets and certain other long-lived and finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. During each of the third and fourth quarters of 2025, a triggering event occurred and resulted in an impairment assessment, see Note 1 for further information. We will continue to monitor our Broadband and Satellite Services satellite fleet for indicators of impairment. We do not believe any triggering event occurred which would have indicated impairment as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Finite-Lived Regulatory Authorizations

We have regulatory authorizations that are not related to the FCC and have determined that they have finite lives due to uncertainties about the ability to extend or renew their terms. Finite-lived regulatory authorizations are amortized over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. Renewal costs are usually capitalized when they are incurred. During the third quarter of 2025, a triggering event occurred and resulted in an impairment assessment, see Note 1 for further information. We do not believe any triggering event occurred which would have indicated impairment as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

Intangible assets include customer relationships, trademarks, and certain below market contracts. These assets are amortized over their respective useful lives. During the fourth quarter of 2025, a triggering event occurred and resulted in an impairment assessment, see Note 1 for further information. We do not believe any triggering event occurred which would have indicated impairment as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets and Goodwill

We do not amortize indefinite-lived intangible assets, primarily consisting of FCC licenses, and goodwill but test these assets for impairment annually, during the fourth quarter or more often if indicators of impairment arise.

We have the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test. However, we may elect to bypass the qualitative assessment in any period and proceed directly to performing the quantitative impairment test.

When a quantitative assessment is utilized, we can make our assessment by employing either the market approach or the income approach to determine whether the fair value of these licenses exceeds the carrying amount. The market approach assesses the value of our spectrum using benchmarks, based on market transactions, which may include spectrum auctions and secondary market transactions, such as acquisitions of spectrum or of businesses for which spectrum values can reliably be inferred. The income approach is appropriate when an indefinite-lived intangible assets value is primarily driven by its ability to generate future economic benefits assessed based on future cash flows.

Our intangible assets with indefinite lives primarily consist of FCC licenses and certain other contractual or regulatory rights to use spectrum at specified orbital locations. Generally, we have determined that our FCC licenses have indefinite useful lives due to the following:

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FCC licenses are a non-depleting asset;

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existing FCC licenses are integral to our business segments and will contribute to cash flows indefinitely;

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replacement satellite applications are generally authorized by the FCC subject to certain conditions, without substantial cost under a stable regulatory, legislative and legal environment;

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maintenance expenditures to obtain future cash flows are not significant;

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FCC licenses are not technologically dependent; and

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we intend to use these assets indefinitely.

Pay-TV Segment Licenses

We combine all of our indefinite-lived Pay-TV segment licenses that we currently utilize or plan to utilize in the future into a single unit of accounting. For 2025, 2024 and 2023, management performed a qualitative assessment to determine whether it was more likely than not that the fair value of the Pay-TV segment licenses exceeds the carrying amount. In our assessment, we considered several factors, including, among others, overall financial performance, industry and market considerations and relevant company specific events. In contemplating all factors in their totality, we concluded that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the Pay-TV segment licenses exceeds the carrying amount. As such, no further analysis was required.

Broadband and Satellite Services Segment Licenses

We combine all of our indefinite-lived Broadband and Satellite Services segment licenses that we currently utilize or plan to utilize in the future into one unit of accounting. During the third quarter of 2025, a triggering event occurred and resulted in an impairment assessment. During the fourth quarter of 2025, we performed our annual impairment assessment. See Note 1 for further information.

For 2024 and 2023, management performed a qualitative assessment to determine whether it was more likely than not that the fair value of the Broadband and Satellite Services segment licenses exceeds the carrying amount. In our assessment, we considered several factors, including, among others, overall financial performance, industry and market considerations and relevant company specific events. In contemplating all factors in their totality, we concluded that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the Broadband and Satellite Services segment licenses exceeds the carrying amount. As such, no further analysis was required.

Other Segment Spectrum Licenses

During the third quarter of 2025, a triggering event occurred and resulted in an impairment assessment. See Note 1 for further information. During the fourth quarter of 2025, we performed our annual impairment assessment and we concluded that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the Other segment licenses exceeds the carrying amount. As such, no further analysis was required.

In 2024, management performed a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of these licenses exceeds the carrying amount. In our assessment, we considered several factors, including, among others, prior year quantitative assessments, industry considerations and secondary market transactions. In contemplating all factors in their totality, we concluded that it was more likely than not that the fair value of these licenses exceeded the carrying amount.

In 2023, management performed a quantitative assessment to determine whether the fair value of these licenses exceeds the carrying amount. The quantitative assessment consisted of a market approach performed by a third-party and reviewed by management. In our assessment, we concluded that under the market approach the fair value of these licenses were substantially in excess of the carrying value.

Changes in circumstances or market conditions could result in a write-down of any of the above Other segment spectrum licenses in the future.

Goodwill

When applicable, we perform our annual impairment assessment for goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets each year during the fourth quarter or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate an impairment may be possible. As of December 31, 2023, all goodwill was impaired.

Exit and Disposal Costs

Our exit and disposal costs include, among other things, one-time employee termination benefits, costs to terminate contracts that are not a lease and other exit and disposal costs. The liability for exit and disposal costs is initially measured at fair value and we recognize the costs associated with an exit or disposal activity in the period in which the liability is incurred. The liability for our exit and disposal costs is included in “Other accrued expenses and liabilities” and “Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Fair value is determined under the income approach primarily using the expected present value technique that utilizes the estimated future cash flows associated with the obligation, discounted at our credit-adjusted risk-free rate plus a risk premium. Any gains and losses resulting from the difference between the recorded liability and final settlement amounts will be recognized in “Impairments and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The initial fair value of our exit and disposal obligations is categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to the use of significant unobservable inputs. Subsequent to the initial measurement, our exit and disposal cost liability is periodically adjusted for revisions in the estimated timing and amount of future cash flows.

Capitalized Interest

We capitalize interest associated with the acquisition or construction of certain assets, including, among other things, our wireless spectrum licenses, build-out costs associated with our 5G Network deployment and satellites. Capitalization of interest begins when, among other things, steps are taken to prepare the asset for its intended use and ceases when the asset is ready for its intended use or when substantially all activities related to the project are suspended.

While we were commercializing our 5G Network, the interest expense was being capitalized based on the carrying amount of the 5G Network qualifying assets and the capitalization rate applied to those assets. As the qualifying assets, including markets within certain bands of wireless spectrum licenses, were placed into service with the deployment of our 5G Network, we no longer capitalized interest on those assets. As a result of the termination of the deployment of our 5G Network, we no longer have 5G Network activities that qualify for capitalization and as such ceased capitalizing interest on the 5G Network qualifying assets at the end of August 2025.

Capitalized interest totaled $845 million, $1.105 billion and $1.335 billion for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which reduced “Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). As of the third quarter of 2025, substantially all capitalized interest has ceased, except for capitalized interest on our satellites under construction.

Business Combinations

When we acquire a business that is not subject to rules pertaining to common control, we allocate the purchase price to the various components of the acquisition based upon the fair value of each component using various valuation techniques, including the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach. The accounting standard for business combinations requires identifiable assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests and goodwill acquired to be recorded at acquisition date fair values. Transaction costs related to the acquisition of the business are expensed as incurred. Costs associated with the issuance of debt associated with a business combination are capitalized and included as a yield adjustment to the underlying debt’s stated rate.

Acquired intangible assets other than goodwill are amortized over their estimated useful lives unless the lives are determined to be indefinite. Amortization of these intangible assets in general are recognized on a straight-line basis over an average finite useful life primarily ranging from approximately one to 20 years or in relation to the estimated discounted cash flows over the life of the intangible asset.

Long-Term Deferred Revenue and Other Long-Term Liabilities

Certain programmers provide us up-front payments. Such amounts are deferred and recognized as reductions to “Cost of services” on a straight-line basis over the relevant remaining contract term (generally up to ten years). The current and long-term portions of these deferred credits are recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets in “Deferred revenue and other” and “Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities,” respectively.

Sales Taxes

We account for sales taxes imposed on our goods and services on a net basis on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Since we primarily act as an agent for the governmental authorities, the amount charged to the customer is collected and remitted directly to the appropriate jurisdictional entity.

Income Taxes

We establish a provision for income taxes currently payable or receivable and for income tax amounts deferred to future periods. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for the estimated future tax effects of differences that exist between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are offset by valuation allowances when we believe it is more likely than not that such net deferred tax assets will not be realized.

From time to time, we engage in transactions where the tax consequences may be subject to uncertainty. We record a liability when, in management’s judgment, a tax filing position does not meet the more likely than not threshold. For tax positions that meet the more likely than not threshold, we may record a liability depending on management’s assessment of how the tax position will ultimately be settled. We adjust our estimates periodically for ongoing examinations by and settlements with various taxing authorities, as well as changes in tax laws, regulations and precedent. We classify interest and penalties, if any, associated with our uncertain tax positions as a component of “Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized” and “Other, net,” respectively, on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Fair Value Measurements

We determine fair value based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Market or observable inputs are the preferred source of values, followed by unobservable inputs or assumptions based on hypothetical transactions in the absence of market inputs. We apply the following hierarchy in determining fair value:

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Level 1, defined as observable inputs being quoted prices in active markets for identical assets;

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Level 2, defined as observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; and quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

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Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other participants therefore requiring assumptions based on the best information available.

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable (net of allowance for credit losses) and current liabilities (excluding the “Current portion of debt, finance lease and other obligations”) was equal to or approximated fair value due to their short-term nature or proximity to current market rates.

Fair values of our marketable investment securities are measured on a recurring basis based on a variety of observable market inputs. For our investments in publicly traded equity securities and U.S. government securities, fair value ordinarily is determined based on Level 1 measurements that reflect quoted prices for identical securities in active markets. Fair values of our investments in other marketable debt securities are generally based on Level 2 measurements as the markets for such debt securities are less active. We consider trades of identical debt securities on or near the measurement date as a strong indication of fair value and matrix pricing techniques that consider par value, coupon rate, credit quality, maturity and other relevant features may also be used to determine fair value of our investments in marketable debt securities. Additionally, we use fair value measurements from time to time in connection with other investments, asset impairment testing, exit or disposal cost obligations and the assignment of purchase consideration to assets in a non-cash exchange of assets and for assets and liabilities of acquired companies. Those fair value measurements typically include significant unobservable inputs and are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy are considered to occur at the beginning of the quarterly accounting period. See Note 6 for the fair value of our marketable investment securities and derivative instruments.

Fair values for our publicly traded debt securities are based on quoted market prices, when available. The fair values of non-publicly traded debt are based on, among other things, available trade information, valuations performed by a third-party, and/or an analysis in which we evaluate market conditions, related securities, various public and private offerings, and other publicly available information. In performing this analysis, we make various assumptions regarding, among other things, credit spreads, and the impact of these factors on the value of the debt securities. The non-publicly traded debt is categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. See Note 10 for the fair value of our debt.

Deferred Debt Issuance Costs and Debt Discounts

Costs of issuing debt, including premiums and discounts relative to par value, are generally deferred and amortized to “Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) using the effective interest rate method over the terms of the respective notes. We report unamortized debt issuance costs as a reduction of the related long-term debt on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 10 for further information.

Revenue Recognition

Pay-TV Segment

Our Pay-TV segment revenue is primarily derived from Pay-TV subscriber revenue. We also generate revenue from equipment rental fees and other hardware related fees, including DVRs and fees from subscribers with multiple receivers; advertising services; fees earned from our in-home service operations; broadband services; warranty services; sales of digital receivers and related equipment to third-party pay-TV providers; satellite uplink and telemetry, tracking and control (“TT&C”) services; and revenue from in-home services. See Note 16 for further information, including revenue disaggregated by major source.

Our residential video subscribers contract for individual services or combinations of services, as discussed above, the majority of which are generally distinct and are accounted for as separate performance obligations. We consider our installations for first time DISH TV subscribers to be a service. However, since we provide a significant integration service combining the installation with programming services, we have concluded that the installation is not distinct from programming and thus the installation and programming services are accounted for as a single performance obligation. We generally satisfy these performance obligations and recognize revenue as the services are provided, for example as the programming is broadcast to subscribers, as this best represents the transfer of control of the services to the subscriber.

In cases where a subscriber is charged certain nonrefundable upfront fees, those fees are generally considered to be material rights to the subscriber related to the subscriber’s option to renew without having to pay an additional fee upon renewal. These fees are deferred and recognized over the estimated period of time during which the fee remains material to the customer, which we estimate to be less than one year. Revenues arising from our in-home services that are separate from the initial installation, such as mounting a TV on a subscriber’s wall, are generally recognized when these services are performed.

For our residential video subscribers, we have concluded that the contract term under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) is one month and as a result the revenue recognized for these subscribers for a given month is equal to the amount billed in that month, except for certain nonrefundable upfront fees that are accounted for as material rights, as discussed above.

Revenues from our advertising services are typically recognized as the advertisements are broadcast. Sales of equipment to subscribers or other third parties are recognized when control is transferred under the contract. Revenue from our commercial video subscribers typically follows the residential model described above, with the exception that the contract term for most of our commercial subscribers exceeds one month and can be multiple years in length. However, commercial subscribers typically do not receive time-limited discounts or free service periods and accordingly, while they may have multiple performance obligations, revenue is equal to the amount billed in a given month.

Wireless Segment

Our Wireless segment revenue is primarily derived from Wireless subscriber revenue and selling wireless devices to subscribers. The majority of our subscribers are prepaid with a smaller subset of postpaid subscribers. Prepaid subscribers prepay for their monthly service on a month-to-month contract. Our contracts with prepaid customers are generally determined to be one month. Postpaid subscribers are qualified to pay for their service after it has been provided and pay for their monthly service on a month-to-month contract. Our contracts with postpaid customers typically have an enforceable duration of one month. However, promotional bill credits offered to a customer on an equipment sale that are paid over time and are contingent on the customer maintaining a service contract may result in an extended service contract based on whether a substantive penalty is deemed to exist. If a substantive penalty is deemed to exist the contract is generally equal to the duration of the device’s financing arrangement.

We have both an indirect sales channel, which includes third-party owned retail stores and big box stores, as well as online through Amazon and Apple, and a direct sales channel, which services customers online through each respective brand’s website. To deliver products to third-party retail stores through the indirect sales channel, we use direct distribution partners to facilitate product delivery. Our contracts with customers may involve more than one performance obligation, which include wireless services, wireless devices or a combination thereof, and we allocate the transaction price between each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. Although our Wireless segment offers both products and services, we have determined that not all contracts with customers are bundled arrangements as the wireless device and service are sometimes sold at different times, and in the case of certain sales arrangements through the indirect sales channel, have different customers. When control of the product is transferred to an intermediary other than the end customer in the indirect channel, the customer for the wireless device is the intermediary, such as the direct distribution partner, whereas for the service the subscriber is the end consumer. When control of the product is not transferred to the intermediary, in the indirect channel the product is accounted for as consigned inventory and the customer for both the wireless device and service is the end customer. Service revenues may also include other value added services to subscribers, which may be recorded either gross or net within our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) depending on whether we are deemed to be the principal or agent in the relationship with the subscriber. Service revenues are recognized when the service has been provided and no further obligation exists. Concessions given to subscribers are recorded as a reduction to revenue.

Equipment revenues are primarily related to the sale of wireless devices. Equipment revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to our customer, either the direct distribution partner or the end customer, as described above. We offer postpaid customers the option to pay for devices in installments, generally over 36 months. We recognize the effects of a financing component as a reduction of the transaction price in contracts where customers purchase their devices with an installment term of more than one year, including those financing components that are not considered to be significant to the contract in “Service revenue” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). We have elected the practical expedient of not recognizing the effects of a significant financing component for contracts where we expect, at contract inception, that the period between the transfer of a performance obligation to a customer and the customer’s payment for that performance obligation will be one year or less. We may offer certain promotions that provide our customers on device installment plans with the right to upgrade to a new device after paying a specified portion of their device payment plan agreement amount and trading in their device in good working order. We account for this trade-in right as a guarantee obligation. The full amount of the trade-in right’s fair value is recognized as a guarantee liability and results in a reduction to the revenue recognized upon the sale of the device. The total transaction price is reduced by the guarantee, which is accounted for outside the scope of ASC 606, and the remaining transaction price is allocated between the performance obligations within the contract.

Sales of equipment in the indirect sales channel often include credits subsequently paid to the direct distribution partner as a reimbursement for any discount promotions offered to the end consumer.

These credits (payments to a customer) are accounted for as variable consideration when estimating the amount of revenue to recognize from the sales of equipment to indirect dealers and are estimated based on historical experience and other factors, such as expected promotional activity. For wireless devices sold with a right of return, we defer a portion of equipment revenue and cost of sales to reflect this variable consideration.

Broadband and Satellite Services Segment

Our broadband service contracts typically obligate us to provide substantially the same services on a recurring basis in exchange for fixed recurring fees over the term of the contract. We satisfy such performance obligations over time and recognize revenue ratably as services are rendered over the service period. Certain of our contracts with service obligations provide for fees based on usage, capacity or volume. We satisfy these performance obligations and recognize the related revenue at the point in time, or over the period, when the services are rendered. Our Broadband and Satellite Services segment also sells and leases communications equipment to its customers. Revenue from equipment sales generally is recognized based upon shipment terms. Our equipment sales contracts typically include standard product warranties, but generally do not provide for returns or refunds. Revenue for extended warranties is recognized ratably over the extended warranty period. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, we typically allocate the contract’s transaction price to each performance obligation based on their relative standalone selling prices. When the standalone selling price is not observable, our primary method used to estimate standalone selling price is the expected cost plus a margin. Our contracts generally require customer payments to be made at or shortly after the time we transfer control of goods or perform the services.

In addition to equipment and service offerings, our Broadband and Satellite Services segment also enters into long-term contracts to design, develop, construct and install complex telecommunication networks for mobile system operators and enterprise customers. Revenue from such contracts is generally recognized over time as a measure of progress that depicts the transfer of control of the goods or services to the customer. Depending on the nature of the arrangement, we measure progress toward contract completion using an appropriate input method or output method. Under the input method, we recognize the transaction price as revenue based on the ratio of costs incurred to estimated total costs at completion. Under the output method, revenue and cost of sales are recognized as products are delivered based on the expected profit for the entire agreement. Profit margins on long-term contracts generally are based on estimates of revenue and costs at completion. We review and revise our estimates periodically and recognize related adjustments in the period in which the revisions are made.

Estimated losses on contracts are recorded in the period in which they are identified. We generally receive interim payments as work progresses, although for some contracts, we may be entitled to receive an advance payment.

We derive a portion of our revenues from contracts with customers for connectivity services. These contracts typically require advance or recurring monthly payments by the customer. Our obligation to provide connectivity services is satisfied over time as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided. The measure of progress over time is generally based upon usage.

Generally, our satellite service contracts with customers contain a single performance obligation and, therefore, there is no need to allocate the transaction price. We transfer control and recognize revenue for satellite services at the point in time or over the period when the services are rendered.

Governmental Funding

We participate or have participated in various United States federal and state programs, including, but not limited to, the Affordable Connectivity Program (“ACP”) and Lifeline program, under which eligible low-income households may receive a discount off the cost of broadband service and certain connected devices, and participating providers can receive a reimbursement for such discounts. The ACP program funding concluded on June 1, 2024. Governmental funding revenue is included in “Service revenue” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Corresponding receivables are recorded when services have been provided to the customers and costs incurred, but cash has not been received. These amounts are included in “Trade accounts receivable, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Contract Balances

The timing of revenue recognition generally differs from the timing of invoicing to customers. A contract asset is recorded when revenue is recognized in advance of our right to receive consideration (i.e., we must perform additional services in order to receive consideration). Amounts are recorded as trade accounts receivable when our right to consideration is unconditional. When consideration is received, or we have an unconditional right to consideration in advance of delivery of goods or services, a contract liability is recorded. The transaction price can include nonrefundable upfront fees, which are allocated to the identifiable performance obligations. Our residential video subscribers are typically billed monthly, and the contract balances for those customers arise from the timing of the monthly billing cycle. Our current Wireless subscribers, the majority of which are prepaid, generate deferred revenue. We do not adjust the amount of consideration for financing impacts when we anticipate that the period between transfer of goods and services and eventual payment for those goods and services will be less than one year. Contract assets are included in “Trade accounts receivable, net” and contract liabilities are included in “Deferred revenue and other” and “Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Contract balances are amortized over the contract term. See Note 17 for further information, including balance and activity detail about our allowance for credit losses and deferred revenue related to contracts with subscribers.

Assets Recognized Related to the Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer

We recognize an asset for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if we expect the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year. We have determined that certain sales incentive programs, including those with our independent third-party retailers, meet the requirements to be capitalized, and payments made under these programs are capitalized and amortized to expense over the estimated customer life or the contract term. These amounts are capitalized in “Prepaids and other assets” and “Other noncurrent assets, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and then amortized in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Leases

Lessee Accounting

We enter into non-cancelable operating and finance leases for, among other things, communication towers, satellites, satellite-related ground infrastructure, data centers, office space, dark fiber and transport equipment, warehouses and distribution centers, vehicles and other equipment. Substantially all of our leases have remaining lease terms from one to 12 years, some of which include renewal options, and some of which include options to terminate the leases within one year. For certain arrangements, the lease term includes the non-cancelable period plus the renewal period that we are reasonably certain to exercise.

We determine if an arrangement is a lease and classify that lease as either an operating or finance lease at inception. Operating leases are included in “Operating lease assets,” “Other accrued expenses” and “Operating lease liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Finance leases are included in “Property and equipment, net,” “Current portion of debt, finance lease and other obligations” and “Long-term debt, finance lease and other obligations, net of current portion” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 9 for further information on our lease expenses.

ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the present value of our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The operating lease ROU asset also includes the impact of prepaid or deferred lease payments. When our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our IBR based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Our IBR is based on an estimated secured rate for the same term as the underlying lease plus a credit spread as secured by our assets. For leases denominated in a currency different than U.S. dollar, IBR is estimated using the collateralized borrowing rate in the foreign currency using the U.S. dollar and foreign currency swap spread, when available. The length of our lease term may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for operating lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are generally accounted for separately.

Lessor Accounting

DISH TV subscribers have the choice of leasing or purchasing the satellite receiver and other equipment necessary to receive our DISH TV services. Most of our new DISH TV subscribers choose to lease equipment and thus we retain title to such equipment. Equipment leased to new and existing DISH TV subscribers is capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.

For equipment leased to new and existing DISH TV subscribers, we made an accounting policy election to combine the equipment with our programming services as a single performance obligation in accordance with the revenue recognition guidance as the programming services are the predominant component. The non-lease service revenue related to equipment leased to new and existing DISH TV subscribers would have otherwise been accounted for as an operating lease.

We lease satellite capacity, communications equipment and real estate to certain of our customers. We identify and determine the classification of such leases as operating leases or sales-type leases. A lease is classified as a sales-type lease if it meets the criteria for a finance lease; otherwise it is classified as an operating lease. Some of our leases are embedded in contracts with customers that include non-lease performance obligations.

For such contracts, except where we have elected otherwise, we allocate consideration in the contract between lease and non-lease components based on their relative standalone selling prices. We elected an accounting policy to not separate the lease of equipment from related services in our HughesNet satellite internet service (the “HughesNet service”) contracts with customers and account for all revenue from such contracts as non-lease service revenue. Assets subject to operating leases remain in “Property and equipment, net” and continue to be depreciated. Assets subject to sales-type leases are derecognized from “Property and equipment, net” at lease commencement and a net investment in the lease asset is recognized in “Trade accounts receivable, net” and “Other noncurrent assets, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Operating lease revenue is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Sales-type lease revenue and a corresponding receivable generally are recognized at lease commencement based on the present value of the future lease payments and related interest income on the receivable is recognized over the lease term. Payments under sales-type leases are discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease. We report revenue and periodic interest income from sales-type leases at the commencement date in “Equipment sales and other revenue” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). We report operating lease revenue in “Service revenue” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Cost of Services

Pay-TV Segment

“Cost of services” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) principally includes programming expenses and other operating costs related to our Pay-TV segment. The cost of television programming distribution rights is generally incurred on a per subscriber basis and various upfront carriage payments are recognized when the related programming is distributed to subscribers. Long-term flat rate programming contracts are generally charged to expense using the straight-line method over the term of the agreement. The cost of television programming rights to distribute live sporting events for a season or tournament is charged to expense using the straight-line method over the course of the season or tournament.

Wireless Segment

“Cost of services” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) principally includes costs incurred under the MNSA and NSA and direct costs to operate our 5G Network core as part of our Hybrid MNO. Costs incurred under the MNSA and NSA are recognized as the services are performed or as incurred.

Broadband and Satellite Services Segment

“Cost of services” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) principally consists of costs of satellite capacity and services, hub infrastructure, customer care, wireline and wireless capacity and direct labor costs associated with the services provided and is generally charged to expense as incurred.

Other Segment

“Cost of services” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) principally consists of lease expense, including accretion on lease liabilities, on communication towers and certain direct costs of our 5G Network operations necessary to deliver wireless voice and data services. Lease costs are generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Beginning on November 15, 2025, as we have no customer traffic on our 5G Network, “Cost of services” excludes certain direct costs related to our 5G Network that we abandoned and are decommissioning, including lease expense on communication towers and other costs, which are now included in “Cost of sales – equipment and other.”

Cost of Sales – Equipment and Other

Pay-TV Segment

“Cost of sales – equipment and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) principally includes costs related to the non-subsidized sales of Pay-TV equipment. Costs are generally recognized as products are delivered to customers and the related revenue is recognized.

Wireless Segment

“Cost of sales – equipment and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) principally includes the cost of wireless devices and other related items. Costs are recognized as products are delivered to customers and the related revenue is recognized.

Broadband and Satellite Services Segment

“Cost of sales – equipment and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) principally consists of inventory costs, including freight and royalties, and is generally recognized at the point in time control of the equipment is passed to the customer and related revenue is recognized.

Other Segment

“Cost of sales – equipment and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), beginning November 15, 2025, principally consists of lease expense, including accretion on lease liabilities, on communication towers and certain direct costs of our 5G Network operations necessary to deliver wireless voice and data services. Lease costs are generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Advertising Costs

We recognize advertising expense when incurred as a component of “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Advertising expenses totaled $775 million, $745 million and $868 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Research and Development

Research and development costs, not incurred in connection with customer requirements, are expensed as incurred and are included as a component of “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Additionally, customer-related research and development costs are incurred in connection with the specific requirements of a customer’s order; in such instances, the amounts for these customer funded development efforts are also included in “Cost of sales – equipment and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Research and development costs totaled $68 million, $91 million and $110 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Foreign Currency

The functional currency for certain of our foreign operations is determined to be the local currency. Accordingly, we translate assets and liabilities of these foreign entities from their local currencies to U.S. dollars using period-end exchange rates and translate income and expense accounts at monthly average rates. The resulting translation adjustments are reported in “Other, net” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Except in certain uncommon circumstances, we have not recorded deferred income taxes related to our foreign currency translation adjustments.

Gains and losses resulting from the re-measurement of transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in “Other, net” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

New Accounting Pronouncements

Not Yet Adopted

Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) (“ASU 2024-03”), which will enhance financial statement reporting by providing additional information about specific expense categories, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization. This standard will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2024-03 will have on our consolidated financial statements, related disclosures and control environment.

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software. In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (“ASU 2025-06”), which removes the references to the sequential software development stages from the guidance in Subtopic 350-40. Upon the adoption of ASU 2025-06, an entity is required to start capitalizing software costs when both of the following occur: (1) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and (2) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2025-06 will have on our consolidated financial statements, related disclosures and control environment.

Organization and Business Activities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Organization and Business Activities

Organization and Business Activities

1.Organization and Business Activities

Principal Business

EchoStar Corporation is a premier provider of technology, networking services, television entertainment and connectivity, offering consumer, enterprise, operator and government solutions worldwide under its EchoStar®, Boost Mobile®, Sling TV ®, DISH® TV, Hughes®, HughesNet®, HughesON™ and JUPITER™ brands. EchoStar Corporation is a holding company that was organized in October 2007 as a corporation under the laws of the State of Nevada. Its subsidiaries (which together with EchoStar Corporation are referred to as “EchoStar,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and/or “our,” unless otherwise required by the context) currently operate four primary business segments.

Recent Developments

FCC Review

In the third quarter of 2025, we resolved the review by the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) into EchoStar’s compliance with its build-out milestones and other obligations regarding EchoStar’s federal spectrum licenses. We had previously received a letter from the FCC on May 9, 2025, indicating that the FCC was beginning a review of our compliance with certain obligations to provide 5G broadband service and raising certain questions regarding the September 2024 build-out extension granted by the FCC and mobile-satellite service (“MSS”) utilization in the 2 GHz band (the “May 9 Letter”). We responded to the FCC’s subsequent public notices with filings on May 27, 2025 and June 6, 2025.

During the second quarter and the beginning of the third quarter of 2025, the potential ramifications of the FCC review to our business required us to, among other things, reevaluate the deployment of our resources and as a result, we elected not to make interest payments on a certain portion of our long-term senior notes on their respective scheduled due dates. We subsequently made such payments, including interest on the defaulted interest, within the applicable 30-day grace periods. See Note 10 for further information.

The FCC review introduced the possibility of reversing prior FCC grants of authority to us. The FCC made it clear that it viewed our spectrum as being underutilized and deemed our continued ownership of such spectrum licenses inconsistent with the public interest, and that we must sell a material amount of spectrum licenses or face a wide-ranging license revocation. Accordingly, as a result of these unforeseeable actions by the FCC that were outside of our control, we entered into the AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions, as defined below, whereby we agreed to sell a material amount of our spectrum licenses for cash and an Amended Equity Amount, as defined below. In August 2025, following these transactions, we began the abandonment and decommission process for certain portions of our 5G Network that will not be utilized in our Hybrid MNO business, as defined in “Segments-Wireless” below. Furthermore, we believe the FCC’s actions and the resulting AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions constitute one or more force majeure events under certain of our 5G Network-related contracts.

On September 8, 2025, we received a follow-up letter from the FCC (the “September 8 Letter”). The September 8 Letter states, among other things, that FCC Chairman Carr has “asked FCC staff to bring the agency’s investigation to conclusion” by directing FCC staff to: “(1) dismiss VTel Wireless’s petition for reconsideration; (2) confirm that EchoStar holds exclusive terrestrial and MSS rights over the AWS-4 spectrum to which it is currently licensed; and (3) find that relevant FCC buildout and other related obligations have been satisfied by EchoStar in view of the company’s current FCC milestones.”

AT&T License Purchase Agreement

On August 25, 2025, we and AT&T Mobility II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and subsidiary of AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”) entered into a License Purchase Agreement (the “AT&T License Purchase Agreement,” and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “AT&T Transactions”).

Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the AT&T License Purchase Agreement, we have agreed to sell all our 3.45–3.55 GHz and 600 MHz spectrum licenses, including licenses exchanged as part of the Omega License Purchase Agreement, as defined and detailed in Note 15, (collectively, the “3.45 GHz and 600 MHz Licenses”), and to a 99-year extension of existing leases for AT&T’s exclusive use of certain wireless spectrum licenses in Hawaii for an aggregate purchase price of $22.650 billion in cash, subject to certain potential adjustments (the “Closing Purchase Price”). The AT&T License Purchase Agreement also extends to AT&T the right to lease certain 3.45 GHz licenses from us, which AT&T exercised, subject to a short-term spectrum manager lease, at the end of the third quarter of 2025.

The Closing Purchase Price is subject to downward adjustment in the event certain 3.45 GHz and 600 MHz Licenses are ultimately excluded by either us or AT&T under certain circumstances. We are not obligated to consummate the AT&T Transactions if the Closing Purchase Price, after giving effect to the aggregate amount of any such adjustments, is less than $18.6 billion (the “Minimum Purchase Price”). However, if the aggregate amount of such reductions would otherwise reduce the Closing Purchase Price below the Minimum Purchase Price, AT&T may elect to pay the Minimum Purchase Price at closing, in which case this condition will be deemed satisfied.

The AT&T License Purchase Agreement provides that, at the closing of the AT&T Transactions, any amounts outstanding under that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated November 26, 2021, between DISH DBS as lender and DISH Network will be repaid in full using proceeds from the AT&T Transactions to the respective holders of the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan (the “DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan Payoff”). The DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan Payoff includes $2.844 billion due to DISH DBS as of December 31, 2025 for the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan 2028 Tranche. The DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan is secured by the 3.45 GHz Licenses and certain other wireless spectrum licenses. See Note 10 for definitions and further information.

In addition, all outstanding 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2027 issued pursuant to that certain Secured Indenture, dated November 15, 2022 (“DISH Secured Indenture”), by and among DISH Network Corporation, the Guarantors identified therein, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent, will be redeemed concurrently with the closing in accordance with the terms of the DISH Secured Indenture (the “Redemption”). As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate principal amount outstanding of our 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2027 was $3.5 billion and is secured by the 600 MHz Licenses.

The AT&T Transactions are subject to a number of terms and conditions set forth in the AT&T License Purchase Agreement. The completion of the AT&T Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including, but not limited to, certain government approvals, including, among other things, receipt of certain consents and approvals from the FCC and the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”). The AT&T License Purchase Agreement also provides for specified termination rights by each party in certain circumstances. The closing is expected to occur in the first half of 2026.

The description of the AT&T License Purchase Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the License Purchase Agreement filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.

Amendments to the Network Services Agreement

Simultaneously with the execution of the AT&T License Purchase Agreement, DISH Wireless L.L.C., our subsidiary and AT&T Mobility LLC, a subsidiary of AT&T, entered into the Fifth Amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) and the Sixth Amendment (the “Sixth Amendment”) to the Network Services Agreement dated as of July 14, 2021 by and among DISH Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Mobility LLC (as amended, the “NSA”).

The Sixth Amendment sets forth new terms including reduced rates if we meet certain minimum data thresholds while transitioning to a Hybrid MNO. Under a Hybrid MNO, we operate certain portions of the network infrastructure such as the network core and billing and provisioning software, while our network partner, AT&T, provides certain elements including base stations, radios, radio access network (RAN) software and spectrum frequencies. We were not obligated to transition to a Hybrid MNO or meet the specified data thresholds, but were not entitled to the terms of the Sixth Amendment unless we met such thresholds. In the fourth quarter of 2025, we gave notice to AT&T that we had met such thresholds, triggering the Sixth Amendment rates and AT&T agreed to provide these services to us through December 31, 2031.

During the term of the Sixth Amendment, we have the option to extend the Sixth Amendment up to two times for additional extension terms of 2-years each, until either December 31, 2033 or December 31, 2035 (each an “Extension Term”). The Fifth and Sixth Amendments, in addition to any Extension Term we exercise, also contain certain minimum purchase commitments.

SpaceX License Purchase Agreement

On September 7, 2025, we, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., a Texas corporation (“SpaceX”), and Spectrum Business Trust 2025-1, a Nevada Business Trust (“Trust”), entered into a License Purchase Agreement (the “SpaceX License Purchase Agreement,” and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “Initial SpaceX Transactions”).

Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the SpaceX License Purchase Agreement, we agreed to sell to SpaceX our rights and licenses related to an aggregate of 50 MHz of spectrum in frequency ranges 2000–2020, 2180–2200, 1915–1920 and 1995– 2000 (the “AWS-4 and H-Block Licenses” and such spectrum, “the Spectrum”) granted by the FCC, together with certain international authorizations, filings, concessions, licenses, rights and priorities related to that spectrum and certain assets associated therewith (collectively, the “Foreign Assets”).

The transfer of the AWS-4 and H-Block Licenses will occur in two steps: first, the AWS-4 and H-Block Licenses will be transferred by us to the Trust (the “Spectrum Transfer Closing”), and second, the AWS-4 and H-Block Licenses will be transferred by the Trust to SpaceX (the “Spectrum Acquisition Closing”). The Foreign Assets will be transferred directly to SpaceX at the Spectrum Acquisition Closing, to the extent the required regulatory approvals have been obtained by such date; provided, however, that the failure to obtain such approvals will not delay or prevent the Spectrum Acquisition Closing.

The consideration for the Initial SpaceX Transactions payable at the Spectrum Acquisition Closing is $17 billion (the “Total Consideration Amount”). A portion of the Total Consideration Amount (such amount, the “Total Payoff Consideration Amount”) will be used to: (i) fully pay off all outstanding amounts owed on the 10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “10 3/4% Secured Notes”) and the 6 3/4% Senior Secured due 2030 (the “6 3/4% Secured Notes”) and (ii) settle the anticipated redemption and conversions of the 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 (the “Convertible Notes due 2030” and, together with the 10 3/4% Secured Notes and the 6 3/4% Secured Notes, the “Seller Notes”). The remaining amount after paying off the Seller Notes (the “Purchase Price”) will be paid by SpaceX to us as follows: (i) up to $8.5 billion will be paid in SpaceX’s Class A Common Stock, valued at $212 per share (the “Equity Amount”); and (ii) any amount of the Purchase Price exceeding $8.5 billion will be paid in cash. If the Total Payoff Consideration Amount exceeds $8.5 billion, we may elect to pay the excess in cash, our Class A Common Stock (with respect to the Convertible Notes due 2030), or both, to maintain our receipt of the full Equity Amount. However, if we elect not to pay such excess amount, the Equity Amount will be reduced dollar-for-dollar to ensure that the combined Equity Amount and Total Payoff Consideration Amount do not exceed the Total Consideration Amount. As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Seller Notes was $9.821 billion and is secured by the AWS-4 and AWS-3 Licenses.

The Spectrum Transfer Closing is expected to occur in the first half of 2026. The Spectrum Acquisition Closing is expected to occur on or about November 30, 2027, following the expiration of the make-whole period for the Seller Notes and the date on which the Convertible Notes due 2030 become eligible for redemption. If SpaceX elects to proceed with the Spectrum Acquisition Closing prior to November 30, 2027, SpaceX will be responsible for any additional amounts required to satisfy the Seller Notes, other than additional amounts payable as a result of a default under the Seller Notes.

Additionally, in connection with the SpaceX License Purchase Agreement and the Initial SpaceX Transactions, on September 7, 2025, SpaceX and the Trust entered into a Credit Agreement, pursuant to which SpaceX has agreed upon the Spectrum Transfer Closing to loan to the Trust (via automatically cancellable loans) amounts sufficient to make debt service payments on the Seller Notes through at least November 30, 2027 (the “Interim Debt Service”), which will be secured on a junior lien basis by the AWS-4 and H-Block Licenses. The aggregate amount of payments for the Interim Debt Service through November 30, 2027 will equal approximately $2 billion and will be settled via a loan between us and SpaceX that automatically cancels upon the completion of the Spectrum Acquisition Closing. The Credit Agreement is generally on standard commercial terms and conditions and, as a beneficiary of the Credit Agreement, we have the ability to enforce the parties obligations under the Agreement. As of December 31, 2025, we have made approximately $414 million in cash interest payments on the Seller Notes, which is subject to reimbursement from SpaceX upon the Spectrum Transfer Closing.

The SpaceX License Purchase Agreement also provides for future long-term commercial agreements that will enable us to offer our Wireless subscribers access to SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink Direct to Cell text and voice and broadband services utilizing certain rights and licenses related to the Spectrum that are to be conveyed by us to SpaceX at the Spectrum Acquisition Closing. The commercial agreements will also provide for a fee-based referral program that lets us refer existing HughesNet customers and new Starlink customers to SpaceX. As of December 31, 2025, we had begun to utilize certain of the rights conveyed under the SpaceX License Purchase Agreement. In addition, we also have begun performing installation and other services for new Starlink customers.

The description of the SpaceX License Purchase Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the License Purchase Agreement filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025.

Amended and Restated License Purchase Agreement

On November 5, 2025, we, SpaceX and Trust, entered into an Amended and Restated License Purchase Agreement (the “Amended and Restated SpaceX License Purchase Agreement,” and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “Amended SpaceX Transactions”), and, together with the Initial SpaceX Transactions, (the “SpaceX Transactions”). The Amended and Restated License Purchase Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the SpaceX License Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2025, by and among us, SpaceX and Trust.

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated SpaceX License Purchase Agreement, we and SpaceX have agreed to revise the terms of the previously announced transaction to include the transfer of up to an aggregate of 15 MHz of AWS spectrum in the frequency range of 1695–1710 MHz for each relevant license area (the “AWS-3 Licenses”) from us to SpaceX in exchange for additional consideration of $2.6 billion, all of which will be paid in SpaceX’s Class A Common Stock, valued at $212 per share. As a result of this change, the total consideration for the SpaceX Transactions has increased from $17 billion to approximately $20 billion, with up to $11 billion to be paid in SpaceX’s Class A Common Stock, valued at $212 per share (the “Amended Equity Amount”).

Except as set forth above, the material terms of the Amended and Restated SpaceX License Purchase Agreement are substantially the same as the terms of the SpaceX License Purchase Agreement.

The SpaceX Transactions are subject to a number of terms and conditions set forth in the SpaceX License Purchase Agreement. The completion of the SpaceX Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including, among others, receipt of certain consents and approvals from the FCC and DOJ. The SpaceX License Purchase Agreement also provides for specified termination rights.

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated SpaceX License Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated SpaceX License Purchase Agreement, filed as an exhibit to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Future Capital Requirements

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

Our cash and cash equivalents and marketable investment securities totaled $2.984 billion as of December 31, 2025 (“Cash on Hand”). As reflected in the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2025, we have $2.0 billion of debt maturing in July 2026, $1.377 billion of debt maturing in August 2026 and $2.750 billion of debt maturing in December 2026. In addition, the re-auction of certain AWS-3 licenses previously awarded to Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless has been designated as Auction 113 and the FCC is required to initiate Auction 113 by June 23, 2026. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of Auction 113, however, we may be required to make a maximum payment up to approximately $2.921 billion for the Northstar Re-Auction Payment and SNR Re-Auction Payment. See Note 15 for definitions and further information.

As detailed above, upon the closing of the AT&T Transactions, subject to certain conditions and adjustments, we will receive $22.650 billion in cash and upon the closing of the SpaceX Transactions, subject to certain conditions, we will receive approximately $22 billion in consideration which includes $20 billion upon the Spectrum Acquisition Closing in a combination of cash and the Amended Equity Amount (as defined above in “SpaceX Transactions”), and payments for the Interim Debt Service of approximately $2 billion effective with the Spectrum Transfer Closing. These transactions also contemplate the repayment of certain of our debt as described above in “AT&T Transactions” and “SpaceX Transactions,” respectively. However, until the closing of these transactions, which are subject to receipt of government approvals and other customary conditions, funding is not deemed committed and because we do not currently have the necessary Cash on Hand and/or projected future cash flows or committed financing to fund our obligations for at least twelve months from the issuance of these consolidated financial statements, substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue as a going concern.

We cannot provide assurances that the AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions will be approved and consummated on the predicted timeline or at all.

The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amount and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should we not continue as a going concern.

Impairments and Other

For Accounting Policies see Note 2.

Impairment of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

During the third quarter of 2025, as a result of the AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions, we began the abandonment and decommission process for certain portions of our 5G Network that will not be utilized in our Hybrid MNO business resulting in a significant adverse change in the intended use of such assets. These developments were considered triggering events and resulted in an impairment assessment of our Other segment spectrum licenses and certain international licenses related to our Broadband and Satellite Services segment. Historically, we determined that substantially all of our spectrum assets were acquired to construct a single asset and as such were treated as one unit of accounting for impairment testing, for both our Other segment and our Broadband and Satellite Services segment, with each segment tested independently. However, as certain bands of our Other segment spectrum licenses are being or could be sold independent of our other holdings, each band of spectrum licenses (each a “Spectrum Asset”) is now considered a separate unit of accounting. Accordingly, the carrying value of each Spectrum Asset, which consists of the original purchase price plus capitalized interest, was tested for impairment individually.

During the third quarter of 2025, management performed a quantitative assessment to determine whether the fair value of each Spectrum Asset exceeded its respective carrying amount. The quantitative assessment consisted of a market approach performed by a third-party and reviewed by management using benchmarks, based on market transactions, which may include spectrum auctions and secondary market transactions, either through acquisitions of spectrum or of businesses for which spectrum values can be reliably inferred. The benchmark values were then adjusted to account for our specific spectrum holdings. Through this assessment, we concluded for certain bands of spectrum we control that the fair value was less than the carrying amount, which is inclusive of cumulative capitalized interest. This conclusion was made in connection with the preparation and review of the financial statements in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. As a result, we partially impaired certain Spectrum Assets related to our Other segment, and certain international licenses related to our Broadband and Satellite Services segment, resulting in non-cash impairment charges during the year ended December 31, 2025 recorded in “Impairments and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

During the fourth quarter, we performed our annual impairment assessment of our indefinite-lived Broadband and Satellite Services segment licenses. We combine all of our indefinite-lived Broadband and Satellite Services segment licenses that we currently utilize or plan to utilize in the future into one unit of accounting for impairment testing (the “BSS Licenses”).

Management performed a quantitative assessment to determine whether the fair value of the BSS Licenses exceeded their aggregate carrying amount. The quantitative assessment consisted of an income approach, using a discounted cash flow model based upon several factors, including the discount rate, tax attributes and operating margins, which are all level 3 attributes within the fair value hierarchy. Through this assessment, we concluded that the fair value was less than the carrying amount. As a result, we fully impaired the BSS Licenses, resulting in a non-cash impairment charge of $400 million during the year ended December 31, 2025 recorded in “Impairments and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

During the third quarter of 2025, as a result of the AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions, we began the abandonment and decommission process for certain portions of our 5G Network that will not be utilized in our Hybrid MNO business resulting in a significant adverse change in the intended use of such assets. These developments were considered triggering events and resulted in our review for impairment of certain assets or asset groups, including the capitalized costs of our right of use (“ROU”) lease assets associated with the 5G Network, 5G Network equipment and other assets such as software and capitalized asset retirement costs, that will not be utilized in our Hybrid MNO business and certain international assets. Management determined based on our undiscounted future net cash flows that the carrying amount of certain assets, individually or as part of an asset group were not recoverable. This conclusion was made in connection with the preparation and review of the financial statements in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Management determined the fair value of certain assets or asset groups using the market approach. Due to the specialized use and company specific nature of each asset or asset group, management determined the fair values to be nominal, resulting in non-cash impairment charges during the year ended December 31, 2025 recorded in “Impairments and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The BSS Licenses, as defined above, are used in conjunction with an asset group comprised of the Broadband and Satellite Services segment satellite fleet, ROU lease assets and certain other long-lived and finite-lived intangible assets, (the “BSS Asset Group”). As a result, the impairment of the BSS Licenses was considered a triggering event and resulted in our review of the BSS Asset Group for impairment. Management determined, using undiscounted future net cash flows, that the carrying amount of the BSS Asset Group is not recoverable. Management determined fair value of the BSS Asset Group using the income approach, utilizing the discounted cash flows of the BSS Asset Group, based upon several factors, including the discount rate, tax attributes and operating margins, which are all level 3 attributes within the fair value hierarchy. We concluded the carrying amount exceeded the fair value and we partially impaired the BSS Asset group, resulting in non-cash impairment charge of $845 million during the year ended December 31, 2025 recorded in “Impairments and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), which was allocated ratably to the various assets based on the carrying value of the assets.

“Impairments and other” recorded on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 consisted of the following:


	Pay-TV		Wireless		Broadband and Satellite Services		Other		Total

	(In thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
Prepaids and other (1)	$	—	$	—	$	5,211	$	393,211	$	398,422
Regulatory authorizations		—		—		450,306		5,334,473		5,784,779
Property and equipment, net		—		—		969,128		5,487,286		6,456,414
Operating lease assets (1)		—		—		66,591		4,191,133		4,257,724
Exit and disposal costs (2)		—		—		38,746		747,642		786,388
Goodwill		—		—		—		—		—
(Gains) losses on costs paid or settled		—		—		—		(51,716)		(51,716)
Total impairments and other	$	—	$	—	$	1,529,982	$	16,102,029	$	17,632,011

For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Prepaids and other	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Regulatory authorizations		—		—		—		—		—
Property and equipment, net		—		—		—		—		—
Operating lease assets		—		—		—		—		—
Exit and disposal costs		—		—		—		—		—
Goodwill		—		—		—		—		—
(Gains) losses on costs paid or settled		—		—		—		—		—
Total impairments and other	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Prepaids and other	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Regulatory authorizations		—		—		—		—		—
Property and equipment, net		—		—		3,591		—		3,591
Operating lease assets		—		—		—		—		—
Exit and disposal costs		—		—		—		—		—
Goodwill		6,457		98,657		532,491		119,903		757,508
(Gains) losses on costs paid or settled		—		—		—		—		—
Total impairments and other	$	6,457	$	98,657	$	536,082	$	119,903	$	761,099

(1)

The developments discussed above resulted in, among other things, our review of communication tower lease obligations related to our 5G Network, through which we determined we will no longer take on any new communication tower leases, including those under our take or pay arrangements with certain vendors. Consequently, all future cash flows associated with certain communication tower leases not previously commenced under the take or pay arrangements were attributed to existing leases and certain lease liabilities were remeasured and during the third quarter of 2025 we recorded $1.284 billion as an ROU asset and liability on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the ROU assets associated with such remeasured leases were impaired in the same period. As a result, a one-time charge for variable lease payment expense resulting from this remeasurement event of $457 million, which is included in “Prepaids and other,” and “Operating lease assets” related to our 5G Network was recorded in "Impairments and other" on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

(2)	Exit and disposal costs include, among other things, one-time employee termination benefits, costs to terminate contracts that are not a lease and other exit and disposal costs.

The following table presents the activity relating to our exit and disposal costs, included in “Other accrued expenses and liabilities” and “Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:


	One-Time Employee Termination Benefits		Contract Termination Costs		Total

	(In thousands)
Balance, July 1, 2025	$	—	$	—	$	—
Costs incurred and charged to expense (1)		14,192		792,428		806,620
Costs paid or settled		(4,234)		(6,489)		(10,723)
Other adjustments (2)		—		48,402		48,402
Accretion		—		4,475		4,475
Balance, September 30, 2025	$	9,958	$	838,816	$	848,774
Costs incurred and charged to expense (1)		2,408		—		2,408
(Gains) losses on costs paid or settled (1)		—		(22,640)		(22,640)
Costs paid or settled		(12,366)		(68,268)		(80,634)
Accretion		—		11,511		11,511
Balance, December 31, 2025	$	—	$	759,419	$	759,419

(1)

During the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded $786 million of total exit and disposal costs included in “Impairments and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

(2)

Primarily includes amounts for contracts previously accrued that are included in our exit and disposal costs as a result of the abandonment and decommission process for certain portions of our 5G Network that will not be utilized in our Hybrid MNO business, as discussed above.

As of December 31, 2025, cumulative costs incurred and charged to expense were $809 million.

Segments

Historically, we reported three primary business segments: (1) Pay-TV; (2) Wireless; and (3) Broadband and Satellite Services.

We were operating our Wireless segment primarily as an MVNO and secondarily as an MNO, each defined below, as we continued to commercialize our wireless spectrum licenses through the completion of the nation’s first cloud-native, Open Radio Access Network (“O-RAN”) based 5G VoNR and broadband network (our “5G Network”) and grow customer traffic on our 5G Network. As a mobile virtual network operator (“MVNO”), we depended on either T-Mobile or AT&T to provide us with network services under the amended Master Network Services Agreement (as amended, the “MNSA”) and Network Services Agreement (as amended, the “NSA”), respectively. We had commenced our transition to a mobile network operator (“MNO”) as our 5G Network became commercially available and we grew our customer base on our 5G Network.

As a result of the unforeseeable actions by the FCC, as detailed above in “Recent Developments – FCC Review,” we entered into the AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions, whereby we agreed to sell a material amount of our spectrum licenses. In August 2025, following these transactions, we terminated our deployment of our 5G Network, after meeting certain interim and final build-out requirements established by the FCC, and we began the abandonment and decommission process for certain portions of our 5G Network that will not be utilized in the Hybrid MNO business.

To align with management’s view of the business, we separated the historical Wireless segment into two segments, the “Wireless” segment and the “Other” segment.

We currently operate four primary business segments: (1) Pay-TV; (2) Wireless; (3) Broadband and Satellite Services; and (4) Other.

Pay-TV

We offer pay-TV services under the DISH® brand and the SLING® brand (collectively “Pay-TV” services). The DISH branded pay-TV service consists of, among other things, FCC licenses authorizing us to use direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) and Fixed Satellite Service (“FSS”) spectrum, our owned and leased satellites, receiver systems, broadcast operations, a leased fiber optic network, in-home service and call center operations and certain other assets utilized in our operations (“DISH TV”). We also design, develop and distribute receiver systems and provide digital broadcast operations, including satellite uplinking/downlinking, transmission and other services to third-party pay-TV providers. The SLING branded pay-TV services consist of, among other things, multichannel, live-linear and on-demand streaming over-the-top (“OTT”) Internet-based domestic, international, Latino and Freestream video programming services (“SLING TV”). As of December 31, 2025, we had 6.998 million Pay-TV subscribers in the United States, including 5.022 million DISH TV subscribers and 1.976 million SLING TV subscribers.

Wireless

Prior to November 15, 2025, we were operating primarily as an MVNO utilizing network services under the MNSA and the NSA and secondarily as an MNO. In light of the AT&T Transactions, we transitioned to a hybrid MNO business model under which we continue to operate our 5G Network core and utilize AT&T’s network services (“Hybrid MNO”) and secondarily as an MVNO utilizing network services under the MNSA and the NSA. We migrated all customer traffic from our 5G Network to AT&T’s network as we transitioned to a Hybrid MNO, which we completed as of November 15, 2025.

Broadband and Satellite Services

We offer broadband satellite technologies and broadband internet products and services to consumer customers. We provide broadband network technologies, managed services, equipment, hardware, satellite services and communications solutions to government and enterprise customers. We have leveraged the EchoStar XXIV satellite to deliver satellite services to unserved and underserved consumer markets in the Americas as well as enterprise, aeronautical and government markets. We also design, provide and install gateway and terminal equipment to customers for other satellite systems. In addition, we design, develop, construct and provide telecommunication networks comprising satellite ground segment systems and terminals to mobile system operators and our enterprise customers.

We offer a robust suite of integrated, multi-transport solutions to enable airline and airline service providers to deliver reliable in-flight network connectivity serving both commercial and business aviation. Revenue in our satellite services business depends largely on our ability to make continuous use of our available satellite capacity on behalf of existing customers and our ability to enter into commercial relationships with new customers. As of December 31, 2025, we had 739,000 Broadband subscribers.

Other

Our Other segment primarily consists of our legacy 5G Network and 5G Network deployment operations that will not be utilized in the Wireless segment’s Hybrid MNO business. As a result of the unforeseeable actions by the FCC, as detailed above in “Recent Developments – FCC Review,” we entered into the AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions, whereby we agreed to sell a material amount of our spectrum licenses. In August 2025, following these transactions, we terminated our deployment of our 5G Network, after meeting certain interim and final build-out requirements established by the FCC, and we began the abandonment and decommission process for certain portions of our 5G Network that will not be utilized in the Wireless segment’s Hybrid MNO business. As of November 15, 2025, we have no customer traffic on our 5G Network.

We have invested a total of over $30 billion in wireless spectrum licenses. The $30 billion of investments related to wireless spectrum licenses does not include $10 billion of capitalized interest related to the carrying value of such licenses. See Note 2 for further information. A significant number of these licenses are included in the AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions announced during the third quarter of 2025 as detailed above in “Recent Developments.”

Our wireless spectrum licenses are subject to certain interim and final build-out requirements, as well as certain renewal requirements. In September 2024, the FCC conditionally granted our requests to extend the 5G deployment deadlines for certain of our wireless spectrum licenses based on several commitments and in a January 10, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified to meeting the accelerated build-out (Commitments #2 and #3 of the Extension Request) and the nationwide 80% coverage obligations (Commitment #1 of the Extension Request) due by December 31, 2024. Thus, pursuant to the Extension Request, the final deployment deadlines for the licenses subject to the Extension Request (listed in Appendix G) shall be extended to December 14, 2026.

While the FCC has not yet updated the build-out deadlines in the Universal Licensing System, the licenses remain in effect based upon the submission of our build-out certifications. In addition, the final deployment deadlines for the licenses subject to the Extension Request (listed in Appendix G) shall be further extended to June 14, 2028 since we satisfied the remaining Extension Request commitments. See Note 15 for definitions and further information. Also see above “Recent Developments – FCC Review” for further information on the FCC’s recently completed review of our compliance with our obligations regarding our federal spectrum licenses.

We will need to raise additional capital in the future if the AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions are not completed, which may not be available on favorable terms or at all, to, among other things, make any potential Northstar Re-Auction Payment and SNR Re-Auction Payment for the AWS-3 licenses retained by the FCC. See Note 15 for definitions and further information.

Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
NOL for federal income tax purposes	$ 1,184,000
NOL benefit for state income tax purposes	491,000
Foreign NOL carryforwards	236,000
Tax benefit related to credit carryforwards	414,000
Federal net operating loss carryforwards, not subject to expiration	1,184,000
Income (loss) before income taxes:
US	(18,714,058)
Foreign	(179,256)
Total Income (loss) before income taxes:	(18,893,314)
Current provision (benefit):
Federal	(2,225)	$ (20,241)	$ (7,484)
State	15,278	23,007	39,441
Foreign	13,474	17,898	8,405
Total current provision (benefit)	26,527	20,664	40,362
Deferred provision (benefit):
Federal	(3,827,165)	(35,837)	(308,917)
State	(561,508)	(60,930)	(150,108)
Foreign	(24,229)	(23,653)	(45,006)
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance		148,701	166,809
Total deferred provision (benefit)	(4,412,902)	28,281	(337,222)
Income tax provision (benefit):
Federal	(3,829,390)
State	(546,230)
Foreign	(10,755)
Total income tax provision (benefit)	(4,386,375)	48,945	(296,860)
Portion of Income (loss) before income taxes related to foreign operations	(179,256)
Deferred tax assets:
NOL, interest, credit and other carryforwards	3,232,730	1,986,276
Depreciation	433,678
Lease liabilities	1,204,334	866,453
Accrued and prepaid expenses	314,680	147,004
Stock-based compensation	26,348	31,061
Unrealized (gains) losses on available for sale and other investments	40,820	58,587
Discount on convertible notes and convertible note hedge transaction, net	442	696
Deferred revenue	4,529	6,369
Other	3,231	3,602
Total deferred tax assets	5,260,792	3,100,048
Valuation allowance	(779,225)	(564,306)
Deferred tax asset after valuation allowance	4,481,567	2,535,742
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation		(1,211,131)
Regulatory authorizations and other intangible amortization	(4,759,734)	(4,187,034)
ROU assets	(56,754)	(785,055)
Bases differences in partnerships and cost method investments	(207,357)	(1,312,328)
Other liabilities	(24,989)	(21,752)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(5,048,834)	(7,517,300)
Net deferred tax asset (liability)	(567,267)	(4,981,558)
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits
Balance as of beginning of period	859,327	609,543	569,601
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	22,954	251,296	9,210
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years	711	23,794	41,522
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years	(5,537)	(24,996)	(7,219)
Reductions based on tax positions related to settlements with taxing authorities			(3,219)
Reductions based on tax positions related to the lapse of the statute of limitations	(362)	(310)	(352)
Balance as of end of period	$ 877,093	$ 859,327	$ 609,543

Revenue Recognition - Activity in Contract Acquisition Costs, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue Recognition
Balance, beginning of period	$ 289,200	$ 352,114	$ 460,876
Additions	243,801	260,403	321,470
Amortization expense	(271,881)	(321,717)	(431,181)
Foreign currency translation	826	(1,600)	949
Balance, end of period	$ 261,946	$ 289,200	$ 352,114

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets - Asset retirement obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Activity relating to our asset retirement obligations
Balance at beginning of period	$ 327,031	$ 278,287	$ 183,135
Liabilities incurred	5,222	20,929	74,189
Accretion expense	36,040	27,815	20,963
Remeasurement of estimate	80,459
Balance at end of period	448,752	327,031	278,287
Corresponding assets, net of accumulated depreciation, related to asset retirement obligations	$ 0	$ 216,000	$ 217,000

Leases - Components of Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Leases
Operating lease cost	$ 624,248	$ 639,707	$ 538,805
Short-term lease cost	12,508	16,685	4,765
Finance lease cost: Amortization of right-of-use assets	43,699	71,474	102,724
Finance lease cost: Interest on lease liabilities	5,027	8,799	14,090
Total finance lease cost	48,726	80,273	116,814
Total lease costs	$ 685,482	$ 736,665	$ 660,384

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2025 Vote $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2024 $ / shares shares
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Preferred Stock, shares authorized	20,000,000
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.001
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Class A common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Common stock, shares authorized	1,600,000,000	1,600,000,000
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares outstanding	157,477,437	155,048,676
Votes per share	1
Class B common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Common stock, shares authorized	800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares outstanding	131,348,468	131,348,468
Votes per share	10
Number of shares of Class A common stock into which each share of common stock is convertible	1
Class C common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Common stock, shares authorized	800,000,000
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Votes per share	1
Number of shares of Class A common stock into which each share of common stock is convertible	1
Votes per share in the event of change of control \| Vote	10
Class D common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Common stock, shares authorized	800,000,000
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares outstanding	0	0

Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations - Fair Value of Debt (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2025	Jul. 30, 2025	Jun. 27, 2025	May 08, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Nov. 12, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2024	Jan. 26, 2023 USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2021 USD ($)	May 24, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 08, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 13, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 26,352,557			$ 26,352,557					$ 27,091,651
Fair Value		31,410,801			31,410,801					25,630,980
Unamortized deferred financing costs and other debt discounts, net		(416,734)			(416,734)					(555,533)
Finance lease obligations		44,048			44,048					67,199
Total long-term debt, finance lease and other obligations (including current portion)		25,979,871			25,979,871					26,603,317
Less: current portion		(7,321,269)			(7,321,269)					(943,029)
Total debt, finance lease and other obligations, net of current portion		$ 18,658,602			$ 18,658,602					25,660,288
Interest rate (as a percent)		0.25%			0.25%
2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024 \| DISH Network L.L.C.
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)													2.375%
0% Convertible Notes due 2025 \| DISH Network L.L.C.
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding										138,403	$ 138,000
Fair Value										$ 124,916
Interest rate (as a percent)		0.00%			0.00%	0.00%				0.00%	0.00%
Term Loan due 2025 \| DBS SubscriberCo
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding										$ 500,000
Fair Value										500,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.00%			11.00%
Aggregate principal amount												$ 500,000
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 \| DDBS
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 2,000,000			$ 2,000,000					2,000,000
Fair Value		$ 1,977,500			$ 1,977,500					$ 1,678,640
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.75%			7.75%		7.75%			7.75%
Aggregate principal amount																					$ 2,000,000
Semi-annual interest payment					$ 155,000
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.25%			5.25%
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| DDBS
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 2,750,000			$ 2,750,000					$ 2,750,000
Fair Value		$ 2,673,440			$ 2,673,440					$ 2,507,780
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.25%			5.25%					5.25%
Aggregate principal amount																$ 2,750,000
Semi-annual interest payment					$ 144,375
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| HSSC
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 627,283			627,283					$ 750,000
Fair Value		$ 604,776			$ 604,776					$ 686,475
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.25%			5.25%					5.25%
Debt repurchased		$ 123,000			$ 123,000
Aggregate principal amount																				$ 750,000
Semi-annual interest payment					39,375
6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2026 \| HSSC
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		750,000			750,000					$ 750,000
Fair Value		$ 691,313			$ 691,313					$ 595,725
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.625%			6.625%					6.625%
Aggregate principal amount																				$ 750,000
Semi-annual interest payment					$ 49,688
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.375%			3.375%
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| DISH Network L.L.C.
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 45,209			$ 45,209					$ 45,209	$ 45,000
Fair Value		$ 44,564			$ 44,564					$ 38,495
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.375%			3.375%					3.375%	3.375%
Aggregate principal amount																			$ 3,000,000
Semi-annual interest payment					$ 1,526
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount														$ 1,500,000	$ 2,000,000
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| DDBS
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.75%			11.75%
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| DISH Network L.L.C.
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 3,500,000			$ 3,500,000					$ 3,500,000
Fair Value		$ 3,646,440			$ 3,646,440					$ 3,708,460
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.75%			11.75%					11.75%
Semi-annual interest payment					$ 411,250
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.375%			7.375%
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028 \| DDBS
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 1,000,000			$ 1,000,000					$ 1,000,000
Fair Value		$ 970,280			$ 970,280					$ 715,680
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.375%			7.375%					7.375%
Aggregate principal amount																		$ 1,000,000
Semi-annual interest payment					$ 73,750
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.75%			5.75%
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 \| DDBS
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 2,500,000			$ 2,500,000					$ 2,500,000
Fair Value		$ 2,450,000			$ 2,450,000					$ 2,143,350
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.75%			5.75%			5.75%		5.75%
Aggregate principal amount																$ 2,500,000
Semi-annual interest payment					$ 143,750
5 1/8 % Senior Notes due 2029 \| DDBS
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 1,500,000			1,500,000					$ 1,500,000
Fair Value		$ 1,331,430			$ 1,331,430					$ 959,610
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.125%			5.125%					5.125%
Aggregate principal amount																	$ 1,500,000
Semi-annual interest payment					$ 76,875
Term Loan due 2029 \| DBS SubscriberCo
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 1,608,374			1,608,374					$ 1,800,000
Fair Value		1,608,374			1,608,374					1,800,000
Aggregate principal amount												$ 1,800,000
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029 \| DBS SubscriberCo
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		178,708			178,708					200,000
Fair Value		178,708			178,708					200,000
10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		5,506,000			5,506,000					5,356,000
Fair Value		$ 6,144,476			$ 6,144,476					$ 5,763,110
Interest rate (as a percent)		10.75%			10.75%				10.75%	10.75%
Aggregate principal amount									$ 150,000		$ 5,356,000
Semi-annual interest payment					$ 591,895
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 1,942,594			1,942,594					$ 1,906,229
Fair Value		$ 6,581,334			$ 6,581,334					$ 2,029,715
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.875%			3.875%					3.875%	3.875%
Amount of debt converted		$ 4,000			$ 4,000
Aggregate principal amount											$ 1,906,000
Semi-annual interest payment	$ 41,000				75,275
Number shares issued in conversion		58,000,000	58,000,000
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 \| Subsequent event
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)				3.875%
Number shares issued in conversion				58,000
6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 2,372,670			2,372,670					$ 2,287,738
Fair Value		$ 2,436,447			$ 2,436,447					$ 2,070,952
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.75%			6.75%					6.75%
Aggregate principal amount											$ 2,288,000
Semi-annual interest payment	$ 85,000				$ 160,155
Other notes payable
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 71,719			71,719					$ 108,072
Fair Value		71,719			71,719					$ 108,072
Term Loan due 2029 and Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029 \| DBS SubscriberCo
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 1,787,000			1,787,000
Debt redeemed					$ 213,000

Segment Reporting - Revenue, expense, operating income (loss) and OIBDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue
Revenue	$ 15,004,989	$ 15,825,516	$ 17,015,598
Cost of services:
Cost of services	9,445,223	10,135,622	9,510,427
Cost of sales - equipment and other	1,685,099	1,636,955	2,434,904
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Subscriber acquisition costs	1,252,492	1,267,494	1,610,515
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,127,761	1,159,322	1,378,639
Total selling, general and administrative expenses	2,380,253	2,426,816	2,989,154
Impairments and other	17,632,011		761,099
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill	6,456,414		3,591
OIBDA	(16,137,597)	1,626,123	1,320,014
Depreciation and amortization	1,585,549	1,930,193	1,597,923
Total costs and expenses	32,728,135	16,129,586	17,293,507
Operating income (loss)	(17,723,146)	(304,070)	(277,909)
Unallocated Amounts
Interest income	228,733	116,625	207,374
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(1,521,713)	(481,622)	(90,357)
Other, net	122,812	593,497	(1,770,792)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(18,893,314)	(75,570)	(1,931,684)
Pay-TV
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Impairments and other			6,457
Wireless
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Impairments and other			98,657
Broadband and Satellite Services
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Impairments and other	1,529,982		536,082
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill	969,128		3,591
Other
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Impairments and other	16,102,029		119,903
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill	5,487,286
Service revenue
Revenue
Revenue	14,023,730	14,956,126	16,145,763
Equipment sales and other revenue
Revenue
Revenue	981,259	869,390	869,835
Programming
Cost of services:
Cost of services	4,639,993	5,060,083	5,301,968
Connectivity services
Cost of services:
Cost of services	2,743,955	2,966,497	1,931,052
Other
Cost of services:
Cost of services	2,061,275	2,109,042	2,277,407
Operating segment \| Pay-TV
Revenue
Revenue	9,700,480	10,688,204	11,571,159
Cost of services:
Cost of services	5,995,943	6,546,506	6,977,628
Cost of sales - equipment and other	40,258	80,271	91,164
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Subscriber acquisition costs	359,339	425,227	687,338
Selling, general and administrative expenses	616,846	650,915	727,470
Total selling, general and administrative expenses	976,185	1,076,142	1,414,808
Impairments and other			6,457
OIBDA	2,688,094	2,985,285	3,081,102
Depreciation and amortization	262,866	337,331	381,292
Total costs and expenses	7,275,252	8,040,250	8,871,349
Operating income (loss)	2,425,228	2,647,954	2,699,810
Operating segment \| Wireless
Revenue
Revenue	3,795,675	3,594,197	3,692,372
Cost of services:
Cost of services	2,021,765	1,880,708	2,022,443
Cost of sales - equipment and other	1,225,042	1,250,656	1,133,377
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Subscriber acquisition costs	736,110	650,794	701,814
Selling, general and administrative expenses	190,277	136,838	157,297
Total selling, general and administrative expenses	926,387	787,632	859,111
Impairments and other			98,657
OIBDA	(377,519)	(324,799)	(421,216)
Depreciation and amortization	117,509	153,192	221,968
Total costs and expenses	4,290,703	4,072,188	4,335,556
Operating income (loss)	(495,028)	(477,991)	(643,184)
Operating segment \| Broadband and Satellite Services
Revenue
Revenue	1,456,052	1,575,788	1,755,559
Cost of services:
Cost of services	455,511	502,740	530,875
Cost of sales - equipment and other	317,000	308,412	241,570
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Subscriber acquisition costs	171,344	194,665	227,754
Selling, general and administrative expenses	184,974	228,076	258,625
Total selling, general and administrative expenses	356,318	422,741	486,379
Impairments and other	1,529,982		536,082
OIBDA	(1,202,759)	341,895	(39,347)
Depreciation and amortization	404,645	459,796	419,262
Total costs and expenses	3,063,456	1,693,689	2,214,168
Operating income (loss)	(1,607,404)	(117,901)	(458,609)
Operating segment \| Other
Revenue
Revenue	294,823	156,702	91,928
Cost of services:
Cost of services	1,130,167	1,304,295
Cost of sales - equipment and other	105,296		977,329
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	160,744	166,402	255,380
Total selling, general and administrative expenses	160,744	166,402	255,380
Impairments and other	16,102,029		119,903
OIBDA	(17,203,413)	(1,313,995)	(1,260,684)
Depreciation and amortization	844,487	1,039,920	620,685
Total costs and expenses	18,342,723	2,510,617	1,973,297
Operating income (loss)	(18,047,900)	(2,353,915)	(1,881,369)
Operating segment \| Segment Total
Revenue
Revenue	15,247,030	16,014,891	17,111,018
Cost of services:
Cost of services	9,603,386	10,234,249	9,530,946
Cost of sales - equipment and other	1,687,596	1,639,339	2,443,440
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Subscriber acquisition costs	1,266,793	1,270,686	1,616,906
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,152,841	1,182,231	1,398,772
Total selling, general and administrative expenses	2,419,634	2,452,917	3,015,678
Impairments and other	17,632,011		761,099
OIBDA	(16,095,597)	1,688,386	1,359,855
Depreciation and amortization	1,629,507	1,990,239	1,643,207
Total costs and expenses	32,972,134	16,316,744	17,394,370
Operating income (loss)	(17,725,104)	(301,853)	(283,352)
Operating segment \| Service revenue \| Pay-TV
Revenue
Revenue	9,633,209	10,602,475	11,377,524
Operating segment \| Service revenue \| Wireless
Revenue
Revenue	3,315,978	3,156,760	3,337,186
Operating segment \| Service revenue \| Broadband and Satellite Services
Revenue
Revenue	1,074,543	1,196,891	1,431,053
Operating segment \| Service revenue \| Segment Total
Revenue
Revenue	14,023,730	14,956,126	16,145,763
Operating segment \| Equipment sales and other revenue \| Pay-TV
Revenue
Revenue	55,013	71,002	175,948
Operating segment \| Equipment sales and other revenue \| Wireless
Revenue
Revenue	479,697	437,437	355,132
Operating segment \| Equipment sales and other revenue \| Broadband and Satellite Services
Revenue
Revenue	348,994	349,911	299,720
Operating segment \| Equipment sales and other revenue \| Other
Revenue
Revenue	97,555	11,040	39,035
Operating segment \| Equipment sales and other revenue \| Segment Total
Revenue
Revenue	981,259	869,390	869,835
Operating segment \| Programming \| Pay-TV
Cost of services:
Cost of services	4,639,993	5,060,083	5,301,968
Operating segment \| Programming \| Segment Total
Cost of services:
Cost of services	4,639,993	5,060,083	5,301,968
Operating segment \| Connectivity services \| Pay-TV
Cost of services:
Cost of services	205,390	224,112	245,716
Operating segment \| Connectivity services \| Wireless
Cost of services:
Cost of services	1,371,034	1,328,311	1,501,511
Operating segment \| Connectivity services \| Broadband and Satellite Services
Cost of services:
Cost of services	198,398	203,498	197,358
Operating segment \| Connectivity services \| Other
Cost of services:
Cost of services	1,130,167	1,304,295
Operating segment \| Connectivity services \| Segment Total
Cost of services:
Cost of services	2,904,989	3,060,216	1,944,585
Operating segment \| Other \| Pay-TV
Cost of services:
Cost of services	1,150,560	1,262,311	1,429,944
Operating segment \| Other \| Wireless
Cost of services:
Cost of services	650,731	552,397	520,932
Operating segment \| Other \| Broadband and Satellite Services
Cost of services:
Cost of services	257,113	299,242	333,517
Operating segment \| Other \| Segment Total
Cost of services:
Cost of services	2,058,404	2,113,950	2,284,393
Eliminations
Revenue
Revenue	(242,041)	(189,375)	(95,420)
Cost of services:
Cost of services	(158,163)	(98,627)	(20,519)
Cost of sales - equipment and other	(2,497)	(2,384)	(8,536)
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Subscriber acquisition costs	(14,301)	(3,192)	(6,391)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(25,080)	(22,909)	(20,133)
Total selling, general and administrative expenses	(39,381)	(26,101)	(26,524)
OIBDA	(42,000)	(62,263)	(39,841)
Depreciation and amortization	(43,958)	(60,046)	(45,284)
Total costs and expenses	(243,999)	(187,158)	(100,863)
Operating income (loss)	1,958	(2,217)	5,443
Eliminations \| Pay-TV
Revenue
Revenue	12,258	14,727	17,687
Eliminations \| Wireless
Revenue
Revenue			54
Eliminations \| Broadband and Satellite Services
Revenue
Revenue	32,515	28,986	24,786
Eliminations \| Other
Revenue
Revenue	197,268	145,662	52,893
Eliminations \| Segment Total
Revenue
Revenue	242,041	189,375	95,420
Eliminations \| Connectivity services
Cost of services:
Cost of services	(161,034)	(93,719)	(13,533)
Eliminations \| Other
Cost of services:
Cost of services	$ 2,871	$ (4,908)	$ (6,986)

Organization and Business Activities - Impairments and other (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2023
Organization and Business Activities
Prepaids and other		$ 398,422
Regulatory authorizations		5,784,779
Property and equipment, net		6,456,414	$ 3,591
Operating lease assets		4,257,724
Exit and disposal costs		786,388
Goodwill			757,508
(Gains) losses on costs paid or settled	$ (22,640)	(51,716)
Total impairments and other		17,632,011	761,099
ROU asset remeasured	1,284,000	1,284,000
Lease liability remeasured	$ 1,284,000	1,284,000
Variable lease expense		457,000
Pay-TV
Organization and Business Activities
Goodwill			6,457
Total impairments and other			6,457
Wireless
Organization and Business Activities
Goodwill			98,657
Total impairments and other			98,657
Broadband and Satellite Services
Organization and Business Activities
Prepaids and other		5,211
Regulatory authorizations		450,306
Property and equipment, net		969,128	3,591
Operating lease assets		66,591
Exit and disposal costs		38,746
Goodwill			532,491
Total impairments and other		1,529,982	536,082
Other
Organization and Business Activities
Prepaids and other		393,211
Regulatory authorizations		5,334,473
Property and equipment, net		5,487,286
Operating lease assets		4,191,133
Exit and disposal costs		747,642
Goodwill			119,903
(Gains) losses on costs paid or settled		(51,716)
Total impairments and other		$ 16,102,029	$ 119,903

Inventory

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Inventory

Inventory

7.Inventory

Inventory consisted of the following:


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Finished goods		$	273,817		$	353,401
Work-in-process and service repairs			60,147			58,028
Consignment			7,951			10,110
Raw materials			38,732			33,658
Total inventory		$	380,647		$	455,197

Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

18.Related Party Transactions

CONX

CONX Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company partially owned by Charles W. Ergen, our Chairman (“CONX”). On May 1, 2024, we and CONX entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement, which provides for CONX’s purchase from us of the commercial real estate property in Littleton, Colorado, comprising the corporate headquarters of DISH Wireless. Concurrently with the transaction closing on May 1, 2024, we entered into an agreement to lease back the property from CONX for an initial 10-year term. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded $3 million and $2 million, respectively, for this lease in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Hughes Systique Corporation

We own 42% of Hughes Systique Corporation (“Hughes Systique”) and contract with Hughes Systique for software development services.

The table below summarizes our transactions with Hughes Systique:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025		2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Purchases:
Purchases from Hughes Systique		$	16,188	$	17,528	$	19,597

		As of December 31,
		2025		2024

		(In thousands)
Amounts Payable:
Amounts payable to Hughes Systique		$	1,497	$	1,466

NagraStar

We own a 50% interest in NagraStar, a joint venture that is our primary provider of encryption and related security systems intended to assure that only authorized customers have access to our programming. Certain payments related to NagraStar are recorded in “Cost of services” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). In addition, certain other payments are initially included in “Inventory” and are subsequently capitalized as “Property and equipment, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets or expensed as “Selling, general and administrative expenses” or “Cost of services” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) when the equipment is deployed. We record all payables in “Trade accounts payable” or “Other accrued expenses and liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our investment in NagraStar is accounted for using the equity method.

The table below summarizes our transactions with NagraStar:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Purchases (including fees):
Purchases from NagraStar		$	27,877		$	32,508		$	37,068

		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Amounts Payable and Commitments:
Amounts payable to NagraStar		$	4,190		$	5,569
Commitments to NagraStar		$	364		$	883

- Definition

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Use of Estimates

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Concentration of Credit Risk

Marketable Investment Securities

Receivables and Related Allowance for Credit Losses

Receivables and Related Allowance for Credit Losses

General Accounts Receivable

Installment Receivables

Inventory

Property and Equipment

Internal Use Software

Asset Retirement Obligation

Other Investments

Equity Method Investments

Cost Method Investments

Other Debt Investments

Impairment Considerations

Derivative and/or Financial Liability Instruments

We had the option to purchase certain of T-Mobile’s 800 MHz spectrum licenses from T-Mobile at a fixed price which expired on its own terms on April 1, 2024.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

Pay-TV Satellite Fleet

Broadband and Satellite Services Satellite Fleet

Finite-Lived Regulatory Authorizations

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets and Goodwill

●

FCC licenses are a non-depleting asset;

●

existing FCC licenses are integral to our business segments and will contribute to cash flows indefinitely;

●

replacement satellite applications are generally authorized by the FCC subject to certain conditions, without substantial cost under a stable regulatory, legislative and legal environment;

●

maintenance expenditures to obtain future cash flows are not significant;

●

FCC licenses are not technologically dependent; and

●

we intend to use these assets indefinitely.

Pay-TV Segment Licenses

Broadband and Satellite Services Segment Licenses

Other Segment Spectrum Licenses

Changes in circumstances or market conditions could result in a write-down of any of the above Other segment spectrum licenses in the future.

Goodwill

Exit and Disposal Costs

Capitalized Interest

Business Combinations

Long-Term Deferred Revenue and Other Long-Term Liabilities

Sales Taxes

Income Taxes

Fair Value Measurements

●

Level 1, defined as observable inputs being quoted prices in active markets for identical assets;

●

Deferred Debt Issuance Costs and Debt Discounts

Revenue Recognition

Pay-TV Segment

Wireless Segment

Sales of equipment in the indirect sales channel often include credits subsequently paid to the direct distribution partner as a reimbursement for any discount promotions offered to the end consumer.

Broadband and Satellite Services Segment

Governmental Funding

Contract Balances

Assets Recognized Related to the Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer

Leases

Lessee Accounting

We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are generally accounted for separately.

Lessor Accounting

Cost of Services

Pay-TV Segment

Wireless Segment

Broadband and Satellite Services Segment

Other Segment

Cost of Sales - Equipment and Other

Cost of Sales – Equipment and Other

Pay-TV Segment

Wireless Segment

Broadband and Satellite Services Segment

Other Segment

Advertising Costs

Research and Development

Foreign Currency

New Accounting Pronouncements

Not Yet Adopted

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Commitments and Contingencies

Schedule of future maturities of long-term debt, finance lease and contractual obligations

As of December 31, 2025, future maturities of our long-term debt, finance lease and contractual obligations are summarized as follows:


	Payments Due in the Years Ending December 31,
	Total			2026			2027			2028			2029			2030			Thereafter

	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	26,352,557		$	7,279,749		$	4,220,457		$	3,505,325		$	7,011,869		$	4,321,707		$	13,450
Interest expense on long-term debt (1)		5,871,388			2,072,402			1,565,995			1,124,117			868,009			237,476			3,389
Finance lease obligations (2)		44,048			41,520			2,528			—			—			—			—
Interest expense on finance lease obligations (2)		3,048			3,002			46			—			—			—			—
Other long-term obligations (3)		3,791,581			806,476			743,994			678,205			623,175			623,175			316,556
Operating lease obligations (2)		7,755,439			892,686			811,676			752,008			717,080			697,539			3,884,450
Purchase obligations		2,126,418			2,117,739			4,000			4,000			679			—			—
Total	$	45,944,479		$	13,213,574		$	7,348,696		$	6,063,655		$	9,220,812		$	5,879,897		$	4,217,845

(1)	Includes interest expense on our 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 and our 6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 with interest payments that are, at our option, payable in cash or in kind. See Note 10 for further information.

(2)	See Note 9 for further information on leases.

(3)	Represents minimum contractual commitments related to obligations for our Hybrid MNO, certain wireless device purchases and marketing obligations, and satellite related and other obligations.

Summary of wireless spectrum licenses


					Build-Out Deadlines
							Final
		Carrying Amount			Interim		Accelerated License Areas		Extension License Areas		Expiration Date
		(In thousands)
SpaceX Transactions:
AWS-4 Licenses (1)		$	1,928,688				December 31, 2024 (4)		June 14, 2025 (6)		June 2033
H Block Licenses (1)			1,671,506				December 31, 2024 (4)		June 14, 2025 (7)		June 2033
AT&T Transactions:
600 MHz Licenses			6,447,728				December 31, 2024 (5)		June 14, 2025 (8)		June 2029
3.45–3.55 GHz Licenses (2)			7,199,380		May 4, 2026 (9)				May 4, 2030 (9)		May 2037
Remaining wireless spectrum licenses:
DBS Licenses (3)			677,409
700 MHz Licenses (1)			701,803				December 31, 2024 (4)		June 14, 2025 (6)		June 2033
MVDDS Licenses (3)			24,000								July, August, September 2034
LMDS Licenses (3)			—								September 2028
28 GHz Licenses			2,883						October 2, 2029 (10)		October 2029
24 GHz Licenses			11,772						December 11, 2029 (10)		December 2029
37 GHz, 39 GHz and 47 GHz Licenses			202,392						June 4, 2030 (10)		June 2030
3550-3650 MHz Licenses			912,200						March 12, 2031 (10)		March 2031
3.7-3.98 GHz Licenses			2,969		July 23, 2029 (10)				July 23, 2033 (10)		July 2036
1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz (1)			972								March 2026
AWS-3			9,829,287				December 31, 2024 (11)		October 25, 2025 (12)		October 2025 (12)
Subtotal			29,612,989

Capitalized interest (13)			10,270,436
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets (14)			(5,334,473)
Total as of December 31, 2025		$	34,548,952

(1)	The interim build-out deadlines for these licenses are in the past.

(2)	Subject to the terms of the AT&T License Purchase Agreement, at the end of the third quarter of 2025, AT&T, subject to a short-term spectrum manager lease, exercised its right to lease certain 3.45 GHz licenses from us.

(3)	The build-out deadlines for these licenses have been met.

(4)

In a January 10, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we were offering 5G broadband service for certain of these license areas to at least 85% of the population in each Economic Area (which is a service area established by the FCC), and offering 5G broadband service for certain other licenses to at least 80% of the population in each Economic Area by this date (part of Commitments #2 and #3 of the September 2024 FCC Extension Request “Extension Request”). These licenses are set forth in Appendices A and D of the Extension Request. Under the Extension Request, if we successfully fulfill Commitments #2 and #3, the final construction deadline for the AWS-4 licenses, the AWS H Block licenses, and the Lower 700 MHz E Block licenses listed in Appendix G-1 of the Extension Request shall be extended from June 14, 2025 to December 14, 2026. While the FCC has not yet updated the build-out deadlines in the Universal Licensing System, the licenses remain in effect based upon the submission of our build-out certifications. See Note 1 “Recent Developments” for further information on the FCC’s recently completed review of our compliance with our obligations regarding our federal spectrum licenses.

(5)

In a January 10, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we were offering 5G broadband service for certain of these license areas to at least 85% of the population in each Partial Economic Area (which is a service area established by the FCC), and offering 5G broadband service for certain other licenses to at least 80% of the population in each Partial Economic Area by this date (part of Commitments #2 and #3 of the Extension Request). These licenses are set forth in Appendices B and E of the Extension Request. Under the Extension Request, if we successfully fulfill Commitments #2 and #3, the final construction deadline for the 600 MHz licenses listed in Appendix G-2 of the Extension Request shall be extended from June 14, 2025 to December 14, 2026. While the FCC has not yet updated the build-out deadlines in the Universal Licensing System, the licenses remain in effect based upon the submission of our build-out certifications. See Note 1 “Recent Developments” for further information on the FCC’s recently completed review of our compliance with our obligations regarding our federal spectrum licenses.

(6)

For the 700 MHz and AWS-4 licenses set forth in Appendix G-1 of the Extension Request, we have certified to meeting the accelerated buildout obligations described in footnotes 4, 5 and 11 herein (thus fulfilling Commitments #2 and #3 of the Extension Request), and as a result the final deadline for us to offer 5G broadband service to at least 70% of the population in each Economic Area (which is a service area established by the FCC) with respect to these licenses shall be extended to December 14, 2026. While the FCC has not yet updated the build-out deadlines in the Universal Licensing System, the licenses remain in effect based upon the submission of our build-out certifications. Under the Extension Request, the final construction deadline shall be further extended to June 14, 2028, if: by December 31, 2024, we have offered 5G broadband service to, at least, 80% of the U.S. population; and, by June 14, 2025 (a) we have offered a low-cost 5G broadband plan and device to consumers nationwide; (b) we have deployed at least 24,000 5G sites; (c) we have upgraded our deployed 5G sites to 3GPP Release 17; and (d) we have provisioned at least 75% of new subscribers with an EchoStar-certified 5G device on our MNO network if the subscriber is within the accelerated markets as set forth in Appendices A-F of the Extension Request. In a January 10, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that, as of December 31, 2024: (i) we were offering 5G broadband service to, at least, 80% of the U.S. population and (ii) we were offering a low-cost 5G broadband plan and device to consumers nationwide. In a March 17, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we have upgraded our deployed 5G sites to 3GPP Release 17. In a May 5, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we have deployed at least 24,000 5G sites. In a June 17, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we have provisioned at least 75% of new subscribers with an EchoStar-certified 5G device on our MNO network if the subscriber is within the accelerated markets as set forth in Appendices A-F of the Extension Request. See Note 1 “Recent Developments” for further information on the FCC’s recently completed review of our compliance with our obligations regarding our federal spectrum licenses.

(7)

For the H-Block licenses set forth in Appendix G-1 of the Extension Request, we have certified to meeting the accelerated buildout obligations described in footnotes 4, 5 and 11 herein (thus fulfilling Commitments #2 and #3 of the Extension Request), and as a result the final deadline for us to offer 5G broadband service to at least 75% of the population in each Economic Area (which is a service area established by the FCC) with respect to these licenses shall be extended to December 14, 2026. While the FCC has not yet updated the build-out deadlines in the Universal Licensing System, the licenses remain in effect based upon the submission of our build-out certifications. Under the Extension Request, the final construction deadline shall be further extended to June 14, 2028, if: by December 31, 2024, we have offered 5G broadband service to, at least, 80% of the U.S. population; and, by June 14, 2025 (a) we have offered a low-cost 5G broadband plan and device to consumers nationwide; (b) we have deployed at least 24,000 5G sites; (c) we have upgraded our deployed 5G sites to 3GPP Release 17; and (d) we have provisioned at least 75% of new subscribers with an EchoStar-certified 5G device on our MNO network if the subscriber is within the accelerated markets as set forth in Appendices A-F of the Extension Request. In a January 10, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that, as of December 31, 2024: (i) we were offering 5G broadband service to, at least, 80% of the U.S. population and (ii) we were offering a low-cost 5G broadband plan and device to consumers nationwide. In a March 17, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we have upgraded our deployed 5G sites to 3GPP Release 17.

In a May 5, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we have deployed at least 24,000 5G sites. In a June 17, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we have provisioned at least 75% of new subscribers with an EchoStar-certified 5G device on our MNO network if the subscriber is within the accelerated markets as set forth in Appendices A-F of the Extension Request. See Note 1 “Recent Developments” for further information on the FCC’s recently completed review of our compliance with our obligations regarding our federal spectrum licenses.

(8)

For the 600 MHz licenses set forth in Appendix G-2 of the Extension Request, we have certified to meeting the accelerated buildout obligations described in footnotes 4, 5 and 11 herein (thus fulfilling Commitments #2 and #3 of the Extension Request), and as a result the final deadline for us to offer 5G broadband service to at least 75% of the population in each Partial Economic Area (which is a service area established by the FCC) with respect to these licenses shall be extended to December 14, 2026. While the FCC has not yet updated the build-out deadlines in the Universal Licensing System, the licenses remain in effect based upon the submission of our build-out certifications. Under the Extension Request, the final construction deadline shall be further extended to June 14, 2028, if: by December 31, 2024, we have offered 5G broadband service to, at least, 80% of the U.S. population; and, by June 14, 2025 (a) we have offered a low-cost 5G broadband plan and device to consumers nationwide; (b) we have deployed at least 24,000 5G sites; (c) we have upgraded our deployed 5G sites to 3GPP Release 17; and (d) we have provisioned at least 75% of new subscribers with an EchoStar-certified 5G device on our MNO network if the subscriber is within the accelerated markets as set forth in Appendices A-F of the Extension Request. In a January 10, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that, as of December 31, 2024: (i) we were offering 5G broadband service to, at least, 80% of the U.S. population and (ii) we were offering a low-cost 5G broadband plan and device to consumers nationwide. In a March 17, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we have upgraded our deployed 5G sites to 3GPP Release 17. In a May 5, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we have deployed at least 24,000 5G sites. In a June 17, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we have provisioned at least 75% of new subscribers with an EchoStar-certified 5G device on our MNO network if the subscriber is within the accelerated markets as set forth in Appendices A-F of the Extension Request. See Note 1 “Recent Developments” for further information on the FCC’s recently completed review of our compliance with our obligations regarding our federal spectrum licenses.

(9)	There are a variety of build-out options and associated build-out metrics associated with these licenses. If the interim build-out requirement is not met, the final build-out requirement may be accelerated by one year from May 2030 to May 2029.

(10)	There are a variety of build-out options and associated build-out metrics associated with these licenses.

(11)

In a January 10, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we were offering reliable signal coverage for certain of these license areas and offering service for certain accelerated licenses to at least 85% of the population of each license area and for certain other accelerated licenses to at least 80% of the population of each license area by this date (part of Commitments #2 and #3 the Extension Request). These accelerated licenses are set forth in Appendices C and F of the Extension Request. Under the Extension Request, if we successfully fulfill Commitment #2 and Commitment #3, the final construction deadlines for the AWS-3 licenses listed in Appendix G-3 of the Extension Request shall be extended from June 14, 2025 to December 14, 2026. While the FCC has not yet updated the build-out deadlines in the Universal Licensing System, the licenses remain in effect based upon the submission of our build-out certifications. See Note 1 “Recent Developments” for further information on the FCC’s recently completed review of our compliance with our obligations regarding our federal spectrum licenses.

(12)

For the AWS-3 licenses set forth in Appendix G-3 of the Extension Request, we have certified to meeting the accelerated build-out obligations described in footnotes 4, 5 and 11 herein (thus fulfilling Commitments #2 and #3 of the Extension Request), and as a result the final deadline for us to offer reliable signal coverage to at least 75% of the population in each license area with respect to these licenses shall be extended to December 14, 2026. While the FCC has not yet updated the build-out deadlines in the Universal Licensing System, the licenses remain in effect based upon the submission of our build-out certifications.

Under the Extension Request, the final construction deadline shall be further extended to June 14, 2028, if: by December 31, 2024, we have offered reliable signal coverage to, at least, 80% of the U.S. population; and, by June 14, 2025 (a) we have offered a low-cost 5G broadband plan and device to consumers nationwide; (b) we have deployed at least 24,000 5G sites; (c) we have upgraded our deployed 5G sites to 3GPP Release 17; and (d) we have provisioned at least 75% of new subscribers with an EchoStar-certified 5G device on our MNO network if the subscriber is within the accelerated markets as set forth in Appendices A-F of the Extension Request. In a January 10, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that, as of December 31, 2024: (i) we were offering reliable signal coverage to, at least, 80% of the U.S. population and (ii) we were offering a low-cost 5G broadband plan and device to consumers nationwide. In a March 17, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we have upgraded our deployed 5G sites to 3GPP Release 17. In a May 5, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we have deployed at least 24,000 5G sites. In a June 17, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified that we have provisioned at least 75% of new subscribers with an EchoStar-certified 5G device on our MNO network if the subscriber is within the accelerated markets as set forth in Appendices A-F of the Extension Request. See Note 1 “Recent Developments” for further information on the FCC’s recently completed review of our compliance with our obligations regarding our federal spectrum licenses.

(13)	See Note 2 for further information.

(14)	See Note 1 “Impairment of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets” for further information.

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments

Schedule of marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investments


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Marketable investment securities:
Current marketable investment securities:
Strategic - available-for-sale		$	51		$	51
Strategic - trading/equity			37,378			26,454
Other			1,063,462			1,215,531
Total current marketable investment securities			1,100,891			1,242,036
Restricted marketable investment securities (1)			52,960			32,114
Total marketable investment securities			1,153,851			1,274,150

Restricted cash and cash equivalents (1)			299,081			288,411

Other investments, net:
Equity method investments			85,014			83,423
Other investments			109,032			118,904
Total other investments, net			194,046			202,327

Total marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investments, net		$	1,646,978		$	1,764,888

(1)

Restricted marketable investment securities and restricted cash and cash equivalents are included in “Current restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities” and “Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and discussed below.

Schedule of fair value measurements


		As of December 31,
		2025												2024
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total

		(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted):
Cash		$	420,971		$	—		$	—		$	420,971		$	594,654		$	—		$	—		$	594,654
Cash equivalents			407,354			1,353,830			—			1,761,184			255,118			3,744,032			—			3,999,150
Total		$	828,325		$	1,353,830		$	—		$	2,182,155		$	849,772		$	3,744,032		$	—		$	4,593,804

Debt securities (including restricted):
U.S. Treasury and agency securities		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	8,163		$	—		$	—		$	8,163
Commercial paper			—			370,755			—			370,755			—			596,568			—			596,568
Corporate securities			—			731,195			—			731,195			—			629,115			—			629,115
Other			—			14,472			51			14,523			—			13,799			51			13,850
Equity securities			37,378			—			—			37,378			26,454			—			—			26,454
Total		$	37,378		$	1,116,422		$	51		$	1,153,851		$	34,617		$	1,239,482		$	51		$	1,274,150

Schedule of gains and losses on sales and changes in carrying amounts of investments and other


	For the Years Ended December 31,
Other, net:	2025			2024		2023

	(In thousands)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) and impairments on investments and other	$	(9,903)		$	(73,217)	$	13,664
Derivative instruments - net realized and/or unrealized gains (losses)		—			—		(1,793,387)
Other investment securities - other-than-temporary impairments		—			—		(39,800)
Early debt redemption gains (losses)		11,465			—		73,024
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)		10,844			(4,511)		5,677
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates		7,700			(73,451)		(8,098)
Asset sales and other gains (losses) (1)		100,028			50,418		—
EchoStar exchange offers debt extinguishment gains (losses)		—			688,661		—
Other		2,678			5,597		(21,872)
Total	$	122,812		$	593,497	$	(1,770,792)

(1)	Asset sales and other assets gains (losses) includes, among other things, gains and (losses) related to the Omega Transaction and sale of the Fiber business during 2025 and the Liberty Puerto Rico asset sale during 2024.

Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

Schedule of components of the (benefit from) provision for income taxes


		For the Year Ended
		December 31, 2025
		(In thousands)

Income (loss) before income taxes:
US		$	(18,714,058)
Foreign			(179,256)
Total Income (loss) before income taxes:		$	(18,893,314)

Current provision (benefit):
Federal		$	(2,225)
State			15,278
Foreign			13,474
Total current provision (benefit)			26,527

Deferred provision (benefit):
Federal			(3,827,165)
State			(561,508)
Foreign			(24,229)
Total deferred provision (benefit)			(4,412,902)

Income tax provision (benefit):
Federal			(3,829,390)
State			(546,230)
Foreign			(10,755)
Total income tax provision (benefit)		$	(4,386,375)


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Current provision (benefit):
Federal		$	(20,241)		$	(7,484)
State			23,007			39,441
Foreign			17,898			8,405
Total current provision (benefit)			20,664			40,362

Deferred provision (benefit):
Federal			(35,837)			(308,917)
State			(60,930)			(150,108)
Foreign			(23,653)			(45,006)
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance			148,701			166,809
Total deferred provision (benefit)			28,281			(337,222)
Total income tax provision (benefit)		$	48,945		$	(296,860)

Schedule of principal reasons for the difference between the effective income tax rate and the statutory federal tax rate


	For the Year Ended
	December 31, 2025
	(In thousands)		% of pre-tax income/(loss)
Pretax book income at US federal statutory tax rate	$	(3,967,596)	21.0
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect		(441,711)	2.3
Foreign rate difference/other		15,042	(0.1)
Tax credits		(13,761)	0.1
Changes in valuation allowances		17,718	(0.1)
Nontaxable or nondeductible items		(12,815)	0.1
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits		18,362	(0.1)
Other adjustments		(1,614)	—
Total income tax provision (benefit)	$	(4,386,375)	23.2

The state and local jurisdictions that contribute to the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category include California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

The following table is a reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% to our effective rate for years prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2024		2023

		% of pre-tax income/(loss)
Statutory rate		21.0		21.0
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		62.9		3.6
Rates different than statutory		(8.6)		1.1
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance		(196.8)		(8.6)
Tax credits		62.5		3.8
Impairments		—		(6.0)
Other, net		(5.8)		0.5
Total income tax provision (benefit)		(64.8)		15.4

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
NOL, interest, credit and other carryforwards		$	3,232,730		$	1,986,276
Depreciation			433,678			—
Lease liabilities			1,204,334			866,453
Accrued and prepaid expenses			314,680			147,004
Stock-based compensation			26,348			31,061
Unrealized (gains) losses on available for sale and other investments			40,820			58,587
Discount on convertible notes and convertible note hedge transaction, net			442			696
Deferred revenue			4,529			6,369
Other			3,231			3,602
Total deferred tax assets			5,260,792			3,100,048
Valuation allowance			(779,225)			(564,306)
Deferred tax asset after valuation allowance			4,481,567			2,535,742

Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation			—			(1,211,131)
Regulatory authorizations and other intangible amortization			(4,759,734)			(4,187,034)
ROU assets			(56,754)			(785,055)
Bases differences in partnerships and cost method investments (1)			(207,357)			(1,312,328)
Other liabilities			(24,989)			(21,752)
Total deferred tax liabilities			(5,048,834)			(7,517,300)
Net deferred tax asset (liability) (2)		$	(567,267)		$	(4,981,558)

(1)	Included in this line item are deferred taxes related to, among other things, our noncontrolling investments in Northstar Spectrum and SNR HoldCo, including deferred taxes created by the tax amortization of the Northstar Licenses and SNR Licenses. See Note 2 for further information.

(2)

The presentation of net deferred tax liability includes both deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets. Certain foreign deferred tax assets are presented as part of “Other noncurrent assets, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and our deferred tax liabilities related to all other jurisdictions are reported separately as “Deferred tax liabilities, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Components of total cash paid for income taxes, net of (refunds)

The components of total cash paid for income taxes, net of (refunds) were as follows:


	For the Year Ended
	December 31, 2025
	(In thousands)
Federal (national)	$	—

State and local:
AL		2,294
LA		1,289
MD		1,471
NC		1,365
NY		965
TN		4,610
TX		3,874
Other		2,400
Total state and local		18,268

Foreign:
India		2,717
Canada		7,589
Germany		2,161
Brazil		1,552
Other		1,724
Total foreign		15,743
Total cash paid for income taxes, net of (refunds)	$	34,011

Schedule of reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits


		For the Years Ended December 31,
Unrecognized tax benefit		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period		$	859,327		$	609,543		$	569,601
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year			22,954			251,296			9,210
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years			711			23,794			41,522
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years			(5,537)			(24,996)			(7,219)
Reductions based on tax positions related to settlements with taxing authorities			—			—			(3,219)
Reductions based on tax positions related to the lapse of the statute of limitations			(362)			(310)			(352)
Balance, end of period		$	877,093		$	859,327		$	609,543

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Schedule of property and equipment


		Depreciable
		Life				As of December 31,
		(In Years)				2025			2024

						(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers (1)		2	-	5		$	964,013		$	1,784,801
Satellites (1)		5	-	15			2,104,134			3,872,664
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements (1)			15				77,116			344,972
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other (1)		1	-	20			971,824			1,686,992
5G Network equipment/Hybrid MNO (1)(2)		3	-	15			89,604			5,382,706
Software and computer equipment (1)		1	-	8			1,341,690			2,216,007
Buildings and improvements (1)		1	-	40			419,719			513,419
Land			-				42,980			42,842
Construction in progress (1)			-				514,662			1,570,275
Total property and equipment							6,525,742			17,414,678
Accumulated depreciation (1)							(4,282,227)			(8,227,546)
Property and equipment, net (3)						$	2,243,515		$	9,187,132

(1)	This change primarily resulted from the non-cash impairment of long-lived assets. See Note 1 for further information.

(2)	Historically, includes 5G Network assets acquired under finance lease agreements.

(3)	As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no refunds and other receipts of purchases of property and equipment.

Schedule of construction in progress


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Pay-TV (1)		$	450,327		$	268,423
Wireless			59,880			—
Broadband and Satellite Services			2,741			25,459
Other			1,714			1,276,393
Total construction in progress		$	514,662		$	1,570,275

(1)	This increase primarily relates to the EchoStar XXV and EchoStar XXVI satellites under construction.

Schedule of depreciation and amortization expense


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers		$	230,284		$	283,099	$	329,449
Satellites			236,960			293,260		264,433
Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other			109,098			124,123		144,722
5G Network equipment/Hybrid MNO			598,848			718,729		371,640
Software and computer equipment			356,113			374,953		270,200
Intangible assets and other amortization expense			54,246			136,029		217,479
Total depreciation and amortization		$	1,585,549		$	1,930,193	$	1,597,923

Schedule of asset retirement obligations


	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2025		2024		2023

	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	327,031	$	278,287	$	183,135
Liabilities incurred		5,222		20,929		74,189
Accretion expense		36,040		27,815		20,963
Remeasurement of estimate		80,459		—		—
Balance, end of period	$	448,752	$	327,031	$	278,287

Schedule of identifiable intangibles subject to amortization


		As of December 31,
		2025						2024
		Intangible			Accumulated			Intangible			Accumulated
		Assets			Amortization			Assets			Amortization

		(In thousands)
Technology-based		$	63,545		$	(61,724)		$	115,173		$	(112,557)
Trademarks			139,498			(91,107)			164,834			(101,522)
Contract-based			41,500			(41,500)			41,500			(41,500)
Customer relationships			620,136			(615,935)			902,753			(893,742)
Total		$	864,679		$	(810,266)		$	1,224,260		$	(1,149,321)

Schedule of estimated future amortization of identifiable intangible assets

Estimated future amortization of our identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:


For the Years Ending December 31,	Total
	(In thousands)
2026	$	12,905
2027		12,127
2028		11,617
2029		11,027
2030		5,873
Thereafter		864
Total	$	54,413

Schedule of Regulatory Authorizations

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our Regulatory Authorizations with indefinite lives consisted of the following:


				As of December 31,
		Segment		2025			2024

				(In thousands)
DBS Licenses		Pay-TV		$	677,409		$	677,409
700 MHz Licenses		Other			701,803			701,803
AWS-4 Licenses		Other			1,928,688			1,928,688
H Block Licenses		Other			1,671,506			1,671,506
600 MHz Licenses		Other			6,447,728			6,192,575
MVDDS Licenses		Other			24,000			24,000
28 GHz Licenses		Other			2,883			2,883
24 GHz Licenses		Other			11,772			11,772
37 GHz, 39 GHz & 47 GHz Licenses		Other			202,392			202,392
3550-3650 MHz Licenses		Other			912,200			912,200
3.7-3.98 GHz Licenses		Other			2,969			2,969
3.45-3.55 GHz Licenses		Other			7,199,380			7,329,093
1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz		Other			972			972
AWS-3		Other			9,829,287			9,829,287
Subtotal					29,612,989			29,487,549

Capitalized interest (1)					10,270,436			9,502,912
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets (2)					(5,334,473)			—
Total				$	34,548,952		$	38,990,461

(1)	See Note 2 for further information.

(2)	See Note 1 for further information.

Regulatory Authorizations – Broadband and Satellite Services Segment

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our Regulatory Authorizations for our Broadband and Satellite Services segment with indefinite lives consisted of the following:


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
95 W		$	200,000		$	200,000
107 W			200,000			200,000
Sirion-1 Filing			39,160			39,160
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets (1)			(439,160)			—
Total		$	—		$	439,160

(1)	See Note 1 for further information.

Schedule of finite lived intangible assets with regulatory authorizations

As of December 31,

2025

2024

Finite Lived

Accumulated

Finite Lived

Accumulated

 

Assets

 

Amortization

 

Assets

 

Amortization

(In thousands)

Total (1)

—

53,160

(40,615)

(1)	During the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded a noncash impairment charge for finite lived intangible assets in “Impairments and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 1 for further information.

Pay-TV

Schedule of satellites

As of December 31, 2025, our Pay-TV segment satellite fleet consisted of the following:


				Degree		Lease
		Launch		Orbital		Termination
Satellites		Date		Location		Date
Owned:
EchoStar X		February 2006		110		N/A
EchoStar XI		July 2008		110		N/A
EchoStar XIV		March 2010		119		N/A
EchoStar XV		July 2010		119		N/A
EchoStar XVI		November 2012		61.5		N/A
EchoStar XVIII		June 2016		61.5		N/A
EchoStar XXIII		March 2017		110		N/A

Under Construction:
EchoStar XXV		2026		110		N/A
EchoStar XXVI		2028		119		N/A

Leased from Other Third-Party:
Nimiq 5		September 2009		72.7		October 2029

Broadband and Satellite Services

Schedule of satellites

As of December 31, 2025, our Broadband and Satellite Services segment satellite fleet consisted of the following:


				Degree		Lease
		Launch		Orbital		Termination
Satellites		Date		Location		Date
Owned:
EchoStar XVII (1)		July 2012		107		N/A
EchoStar XIX (1)		December 2016		97.1		N/A
EchoStar XXI (1)		June 2017		10.25		N/A
EchoStar XXIV (1)		July 2023		95.2		N/A

Leased from Other Third-Party:
Eutelsat 65 West A (1)		March 2016		65		July 2031
Telesat T19V (1)		July 2018		63		August 2033
EchoStar 105/SES-11 (1)		October 2017		105		November 2030

(1)

As of December 31, 2025, we impaired these satellites and wrote down the carrying value of the satellites to their estimated fair value. See Note 1 for further information.

Segment Reporting - Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting
Total long-lived assets	$ 37,007,016	$ 51,890,066
North America
Segment Reporting
Total long-lived assets	36,968,298	51,729,583
Foreign
Segment Reporting
Total long-lived assets	$ 38,718	$ 160,483

Inventory (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Inventory

Schedule of inventory


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Finished goods		$	273,817		$	353,401
Work-in-process and service repairs			60,147			58,028
Consignment			7,951			10,110
Raw materials			38,732			33,658
Total inventory		$	380,647		$	455,197

Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations - Senior Notes and Convertible Notes (Details)							3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2025 D	Nov. 12, 2024 USD ($) item period	Nov. 26, 2021 USD ($) D	May 24, 2021 USD ($) D	Jul. 01, 2020 USD ($) D	Jun. 13, 2016 USD ($) D	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) D $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2025 D	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) D $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) D $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 15, 2025	Jul. 30, 2025	May 30, 2025 USD ($)	May 08, 2025 USD ($)	Jan. 26, 2023 USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 08, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 27, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)							0.25%		0.25%	0.25%
Grace period \| D										30
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 26,352,557,000		$ 26,352,557,000	$ 26,352,557,000	$ 27,091,651,000
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Percentage of principal amount at which notes may be required to be repurchased in event of change of control							101.00%		101.00%	101.00%
Class A common stock
Debt Instrument
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 0.001		$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
EchoStar Notes
Debt Instrument
Period to obtain Initial appraisal of collateral										60 days
Fair value of collateral							$ 33,100,000,000		$ 33,100,000,000	$ 33,100,000,000
loan-to-value ratio										0.3
Period to obtain forfeiture										60 days
Percentage of the aggregate MHz-POPs										10.00%
Threshold loan to value ratio										0.375
Period to add additional collateral										60 days
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount										0.375%
EchoStar Notes \| Failure to deliver appraisal within specified days
Debt Instrument
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount										102.00%
10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount		$ 5,356,000,000													$ 150,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							10.75%		10.75%	10.75%	10.75%				10.75%
Amount of cash interest payment elected not to make or pay														$ 326,000,000
Grace period \| D										30
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount		100.00%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 5,506,000,000		$ 5,506,000,000	$ 5,506,000,000	$ 5,356,000,000
Percentage of principal amount at which notes may be required to be repurchased in event of change of control		101.00%
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,906,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.875%					3.875%		3.875%	3.875%	3.875%
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount		100.00%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 1,942,594,000		$ 1,942,594,000	$ 1,942,594,000	$ 1,906,229,000
Number of interest payment periods \| item		4
Number shares issued in conversion							58,000,000	58,000,000
Threshold trading days \| D							20	20
Threshold consecutive trading days \| D									30
Threshold conversion price							130.00%	130.00%
Convertible notes converted into shares \| shares										58,000,000	58,000,000
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 \| Class A common stock
Debt Instrument
Denomination of principal amount of debt		$ 1,000
Convertible notes converted rate, shares \| shares										29.73507
Conversion price per share \| $ / shares							$ 33.63		$ 33.63	$ 33.63
0% Convertible Notes due 2025 \| DISH Network
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		0.00%					0.00%		0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 138,000,000									$ 138,403,000
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)							3.375%		3.375%	3.375%
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| DISH Network
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount																		$ 3,000,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.375%					3.375%		3.375%	3.375%	3.375%
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount										100.00%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 45,000,000					$ 45,209,000		$ 45,209,000	$ 45,209,000	$ 45,209,000
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| Class A common stock
Debt Instrument
Denomination of principal amount of debt							$ 1,000		$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Convertible notes converted rate, shares \| shares										5.383
Conversion price per share \| $ / shares							$ 185.76		$ 185.76	$ 185.76
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| Class A common stock \| Convertible note hedges
Debt Instrument
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							65.18		65.18	$ 65.18
Convertible notes converted into shares \| shares										46,000,000
Conversion of shares \| shares										16,000,000
Total cost of convertible notes										$ 635,000,000
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| Class A common stock \| Convertible note hedges \| DISH Network
Debt Instrument
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							185.76		185.76	$ 185.76
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| Class A common stock \| Common stock warrants
Debt Instrument
Common stock par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							86.08		86.08	$ 86.08
Convertible notes converted into warrants \| shares										46,000,000
Cash proceeds from the sale of warrants										$ 376,000,000
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| Class A common stock \| Common stock warrants \| EchoStar
Debt Instrument
Conversion of convertible securities \| shares										16,000,000
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| Class A common stock \| Common stock warrants \| EchoStar \| Minimum \| DISH Network
Debt Instrument
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							185.75		185.75	$ 185.75
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| Class A common stock \| Common stock warrants \| EchoStar \| Maximum \| DISH Network
Debt Instrument
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 245.33		$ 245.33	$ 245.33
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)							5.25%		5.25%	5.25%
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Prior to June 1, 2026
Debt Instrument
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount										100.00%
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount			$ 2,750,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							5.25%		5.25%	5.25%	5.25%
Amount of cash interest payment elected not to make or pay			$ 72,000,000
Grace period \| D	30		30
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 2,750,000,000		$ 2,750,000,000	$ 2,750,000,000	$ 2,750,000,000
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| HSSC
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount																			$ 750,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							5.25%		5.25%	5.25%	5.25%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 627,283,000		$ 627,283,000	$ 627,283,000	$ 750,000,000
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount						$ 2,000,000,000
Term of loan						10 years
Interest rate (as a percent)							7.75%		7.75%	7.75%	7.75%		7.75%
Amount of cash interest payment elected not to make or pay						$ 78,000,000
Grace period \| D						30
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount										100.00%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 2,000,000,000		$ 2,000,000,000	$ 2,000,000,000	$ 2,000,000,000
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)							7.375%		7.375%	7.375%
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount					$ 1,000,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							7.375%		7.375%	7.375%	7.375%
Amount of cash interest payment elected not to make or pay					$ 37,000,000
Grace period \| D					30
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 1,000,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000
5 1/8 % Senior Notes due 2029
Debt Instrument
Percentage of principal amount at which notes may be required to be repurchased in event of change of control							101.00%		101.00%	101.00%
5 1/8 % Senior Notes due 2029 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount				$ 1,500,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							5.125%		5.125%	5.125%	5.125%
Amount of cash interest payment elected not to make or pay				$ 38,000,000
Grace period \| D				30
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount				100.00%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 1,500,000,000		$ 1,500,000,000	$ 1,500,000,000	$ 1,500,000,000
Percentage of principal amount at which notes may be required to be repurchased in event of change of control							101.00%		101.00%	101.00%
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)							5.75%		5.75%	5.75%
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 \| Prior to December 1, 2027
Debt Instrument
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount										100.00%
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount			$ 2,500,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.75%						5.75%		5.75%	5.75%	5.75%
Amount of cash interest payment elected not to make or pay			$ 72,000,000
Grace period \| D	30		30
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 2,500,000,000		$ 2,500,000,000	$ 2,500,000,000	$ 2,500,000,000
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument
Period to obtain Initial appraisal of collateral										120 days
Fair value of collateral							$ 10,040,000,000.00		$ 10,040,000,000.00	$ 10,040,000,000.00
Threshold loan to value ratio										0.35
Period to obtain second appraisal of collateral										120 days
Period to add additional collateral after second appraisal										90 days
Aggregate principal amount																$ 1,500,000,000	$ 2,000,000,000
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)							11.75%		11.75%	11.75%
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| DISH Network
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)							11.75%		11.75%	11.75%	11.75%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 3,500,000,000		$ 3,500,000,000	$ 3,500,000,000	$ 3,500,000,000
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| Failure to deliver appraisal within specified days
Debt Instrument
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount										102.00%
6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2026 \| HSSC
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount																			$ 750,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							6.625%		6.625%	6.625%	6.625%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 750,000,000		$ 750,000,000	$ 750,000,000	$ 750,000,000
Percentage of principal amount at which notes may be required to be repurchased in event of change of control							101.00%		101.00%	101.00%
6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount		$ 2,288,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							6.75%		6.75%	6.75%	6.75%
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount		100.00%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding							$ 2,372,670,000		$ 2,372,670,000	$ 2,372,670,000	$ 2,287,738,000
Number of interest payment periods \| period		4
Percentage of principal amount at which notes may be required to be repurchased in event of change of control		101.00%

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

3.Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

We present both basic earnings per share (“EPS”) and diluted EPS. Basic EPS excludes potential dilution and is computed by dividing “Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar” by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock awards were exercised and if our convertible notes, as detailed in Note 10, were converted. The potential dilution from stock awards is accounted for using the treasury stock method based on the average market value of our Class A common stock for the reporting period. The potential dilution from conversion of the Convertible Notes is accounted for using the if-converted method, which requires that all of the shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible notes will be included in the calculation of diluted EPS assuming conversion of the convertible notes at the beginning of the reporting period (or at time of issuance, if later).

The following table presents EPS amounts for all periods and the basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding used in the calculation.


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024			2023

			(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income (loss)		$	(14,506,939)		$	(124,515)		$	(1,634,824)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax			(9,759)			(4,969)			67,233
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar - Basic			(14,497,180)			(119,546)			(1,702,057)
Interest on dilutive Convertible Notes, net of tax (1)(7)			—			—			—
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar - Diluted		$	(14,497,180)		$	(119,546)		$	(1,702,057)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:
Basic (2)			287,589			274,079			270,842
Dilutive impact of Convertible Notes (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)			—			—			—
Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding (7)			—			—			—
Diluted			287,589			274,079			270,842

Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar		$	(50.41)		$	(0.44)		$	(6.28)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar		$	(50.41)		$	(0.44)		$	(6.28)

(1)	For the year ended December 31, 2023, substantially all of our interest expense was capitalized. See Note 2 for further information.

(2)	On November 12, 2024, we issued and sold 14.265 million shares of our Class A Common Stock to certain PIPE investors.

(3)	We repurchased or redeemed the principal balance of our 2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024 as of March 15, 2024, the instrument’s maturity date.

(4)	On November 12, 2024, we issued $1.906 billion aggregate principal amount of our 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due November 30, 2030.

(5)

On November 12, 2024, $1.819 billion aggregate principal amount of our 0% Convertible Notes due 2025 were tendered for exchange and cancelled and an aggregate principal amount of $138 million remained outstanding. We redeemed the remaining principal balance of our 0% Convertible Notes due 2025 as of December 15, 2025, the instrument’s maturity date.

(6)	On November 12, 2024, $2.863 billion aggregate principal amount of our 3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 were tendered for exchange and cancelled and an aggregate principal amount of $45 million remains outstanding.

(7)

For both the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the interest on dilutive Convertible Notes and the dilutive impact of weighted-average shares of Class A common stock were excluded from the computation of “Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar” because the effect would have been anti-dilutive as a result of the net loss attributable to EchoStar in the period. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our Convertible Notes may be converted into 58 million shares, respectively.

Certain stock awards to acquire our Class A common stock are not included in the weighted-average common shares outstanding above, as their effect is anti-dilutive. In addition, vesting of performance/market based options and rights to acquire shares of our Class A common stock granted pursuant to our performance based stock incentive plans (“Restricted Performance Units”) are both contingent upon meeting certain goals, some of which are not yet probable of being achieved. Furthermore, the warrants that we issued to certain option counterparties in connection with the Convertible Notes due 2026 are only exercisable at their expiration if the market price per share of our Class A common stock is greater than the strike price of the warrants, which strike prices range between approximately $185.75 to $245.33 per share, subject to certain adjustments. As a consequence, the following are not included in the diluted EPS calculation.


		As of December 31,
		2025		2024	2023

		(In thousands)
Anti-dilutive stock awards		2,626		7,082	10,906
Performance/market based options		4,207		4,300	4,631
Common stock warrants		16,151		16,151	16,151
Total		22,984		27,533	31,688

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Schedule of EPS amounts for all periods and the basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding used in the calculation


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024			2023

			(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income (loss)		$	(14,506,939)		$	(124,515)		$	(1,634,824)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax			(9,759)			(4,969)			67,233
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar - Basic			(14,497,180)			(119,546)			(1,702,057)
Interest on dilutive Convertible Notes, net of tax (1)(7)			—			—			—
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar - Diluted		$	(14,497,180)		$	(119,546)		$	(1,702,057)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:
Basic (2)			287,589			274,079			270,842
Dilutive impact of Convertible Notes (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)			—			—			—
Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding (7)			—			—			—
Diluted			287,589			274,079			270,842

Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar		$	(50.41)		$	(0.44)		$	(6.28)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar		$	(50.41)		$	(0.44)		$	(6.28)

(1)	For the year ended December 31, 2023, substantially all of our interest expense was capitalized. See Note 2 for further information.

(2)	On November 12, 2024, we issued and sold 14.265 million shares of our Class A Common Stock to certain PIPE investors.

(3)	We repurchased or redeemed the principal balance of our 2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024 as of March 15, 2024, the instrument’s maturity date.

(4)	On November 12, 2024, we issued $1.906 billion aggregate principal amount of our 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due November 30, 2030.

(5)

(6)	On November 12, 2024, $2.863 billion aggregate principal amount of our 3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 were tendered for exchange and cancelled and an aggregate principal amount of $45 million remains outstanding.

(7)

Schedule of anti-dilutive securities not included in the diluted EPS calculation


		As of December 31,
		2025		2024	2023

		(In thousands)
Anti-dilutive stock awards		2,626		7,082	10,906
Performance/market based options		4,207		4,300	4,631
Common stock warrants		16,151		16,151	16,151
Total		22,984		27,533	31,688

Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Employee Benefit Plans

Schedule of expense recognized related to the 401(k) Plan


		For the Years Ended December 31,
Expense Recognized Related to the 401(k) Plan		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Matching contributions, net of forfeitures		$	22,392		$	23,386		$	20,379
Discretionary stock contributions		$	31,855		$	11,491		$	5,491

Related Party Transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Hughes Systique

Schedule of transactions with related party


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025		2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Purchases:
Purchases from Hughes Systique		$	16,188	$	17,528	$	19,597

		As of December 31,
		2025		2024

		(In thousands)
Amounts Payable:
Amounts payable to Hughes Systique		$	1,497	$	1,466

NagraStar

Schedule of transactions with related party


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Purchases (including fees):
Purchases from NagraStar		$	27,877		$	32,508		$	37,068

		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Amounts Payable and Commitments:
Amounts payable to NagraStar		$	4,190		$	5,569
Commitments to NagraStar		$	364		$	883

Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy Disclosure	12 Months Ended
Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy Disclosure	Dec. 31, 2025
Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, and Governance [Line Items]
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes for Assessing, Identifying, and Managing Threats [Text Block]	We recognize the importance of assessing, identifying, reviewing and managing material risks associated with cybersecurity threats, as such term is defined in Item 106(a) of Regulation S-K. These risks include, among other things: operational and legal risks including intellectual property theft or loss, fraud, extortion, harm to employees or customers and violation of data privacy or security regulation. Our framework is informed in part by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework, although this does not imply that we meet all requirements under NIST. We have a cybersecurity security program designed to identify, detect, and respond to threats and vulnerabilities, and protect the enterprise and respond and recover from cybersecurity events and incidents when they do occur. Our cybersecurity risk management program contributes significantly to the overall resilience and integrity of our business by, among other things, integrating the risk identification process in all major company initiatives and deployment processes, implementing a unified approach to managing both digital and traditional business risks, making continuous improvements and regularly reporting to management and the Board of Directors as a whole to ensure senior-level visibility. We regularly assess risks from cybersecurity and technology threats and monitor our information systems for potential vulnerabilities. We and certain third parties conduct regular reviews and tests of our information security program and also leverage, among other things, audits, tabletop exercises, penetration and vulnerability testing, cybersecurity maturity assessments, simulations and other exercises to evaluate the effectiveness of our information security program and improve our security measures and planning. In addition, we evaluate third-party risks and perform third-party risk management to assess, identify and mitigate risks from third parties such as vendors, suppliers and other business partners. We have experienced cyber-attacks and other malicious activities that disrupted our business in the past. Any future failure or disruption of our information technology infrastructure and communications systems or those of third parties that we use in our operations could harm our business in the future. We describe if and how risks from identified cybersecurity threats, including, but not limited to, as a result of any previous cybersecurity incidents, have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition included as part of our risk factor disclosures at Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes Integrated [Flag]	true
Cybersecurity Risk Management Processes Integrated [Text Block]	We have a cybersecurity security program designed to identify, detect, and respond to threats and vulnerabilities, and protect the enterprise and respond and recover from cybersecurity events and incidents when they do occur. Our cybersecurity risk management program contributes significantly to the overall resilience and integrity of our business by, among other things, integrating the risk identification process in all major company initiatives and deployment processes, implementing a unified approach to managing both digital and traditional business risks, making continuous improvements and regularly reporting to management and the Board of Directors as a whole to ensure senior-level visibility.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Third Party Engaged [Flag]	true
Cybersecurity Risk Third Party Oversight and Identification Processes [Flag]	true
Cybersecurity Risk Materially Affected or Reasonably Likely to Materially Affect Registrant [Flag]	false
Cybersecurity Risk Board of Directors Oversight [Text Block]	In addition, the Board of Directors is regularly briefed, no less frequently than quarterly, on cybersecurity risks as part of its oversight functions and to ensure that cybersecurity practices align with the company’s overall risk management framework and business objectives.
Cybersecurity Risk Board Committee or Subcommittee Responsible for Oversight [Text Block]	The senior management and other members of management receive detailed updates on cybersecurity risks on a regular basis, no less frequently than monthly, or when significant risks or incidents are identified. These briefings enable the management team to, among other things, stay informed of the latest threats, assess the effectiveness of current security measures and make timely decisions on strategic security initiatives. In addition, the Board of Directors is regularly briefed, no less frequently than quarterly, on cybersecurity risks as part of its oversight functions and to ensure that cybersecurity practices align with the company’s overall risk management framework and business objectives.
Cybersecurity Risk Process for Informing Board Committee or Subcommittee Responsible for Oversight [Text Block]	Board of Directors
Cybersecurity Risk Role of Management [Text Block]	The Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”) leads our information security organization responsible for overseeing our information security program. Our CISO has over 25 years of experience in various roles involving information security, including risk management and security leadership. Team members who support our information security program have relevant education, professional certifications and industry experience, including but not limited to, holding similar positions at large enterprises. The Cybersecurity team provides regular briefings, no less frequently than monthly, to senior management and other relevant teams on preparation for and, where possible prevention of cybersecurity incidents. These briefings involve risk remediation measures that should be taken to decrease, among other things, the likelihood and severability of incidents and to mitigate and manage their effects.
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Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible [Text Block]	Chief Information Security Officer
Cybersecurity Risk Management Expertise of Management Responsible [Text Block]	Our CISO has over 25 years of experience in various roles involving information security, including risk management and security leadership. Team members who support our information security program have relevant education, professional certifications and industry experience, including but not limited to, holding similar positions at large enterprises.
Cybersecurity Risk Process for Informing Management or Committees Responsible [Text Block]	The Cybersecurity team provides regular briefings, no less frequently than monthly, to senior management and other relevant teams on preparation for and, where possible prevention of cybersecurity incidents.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Positions or Committees Responsible Report to Board [Flag]	true

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Feb. 26, 2026
Information regarding repurchase of Class A common stock
Treasury stock, number of shares held	1,789,020
Class A common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Maximum amount authorized for common stock repurchase under common stock repurchase program	$ 1.0
Information regarding repurchase of Class A common stock
Total number of shares repurchased	1,789,020
Class A common stock \| Subsequent event
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Maximum amount authorized for common stock repurchase under common stock repurchase program		$ 2.0

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets - Depreciation and Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization	$ 1,585,549	$ 1,930,193	$ 1,597,923
Equipment leased to customers
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization	230,284	283,099	329,449
Satellites
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization	236,960	293,260	264,433
Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization	109,098	124,123	144,722
5G Network equipment/Hybrid MNO
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization	598,848	718,729	371,640
Software and computer equipment
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization	356,113	374,953	270,200
Intangible assets and other amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization	$ 54,246	$ 136,029	$ 217,479

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The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.

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Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets - Regulatory Authorizations - Pay-TV and Wireless Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	$ 34,548,952	$ 38,990,461
Pay-TV and Other Segments
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	29,612,989	29,487,549
Capitalized Interest	10,270,436	9,502,912
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets	(5,334,473)
DBS Licenses
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	677,409
DBS Licenses \| Pay-TV
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	677,409	677,409
700 MHz Licenses
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	701,803
700 MHz Licenses \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	701,803	701,803
AWS-4 Licenses
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	1,928,688
AWS-4 Licenses \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	1,928,688	1,928,688
H Block Licenses
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	1,671,506
H Block Licenses \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	1,671,506	1,671,506
600 MHz Licenses
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	6,447,728
600 MHz Licenses \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	6,447,728	6,192,575
MVDDS Licenses \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	24,000	24,000
28 GHz Licenses
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	2,883
28 GHz Licenses \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	2,883	2,883
24 GHz Licenses
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	11,772
24 GHz Licenses \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	11,772	11,772
37 Ghz, 39 Ghz and 47 Ghz Licenses
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	202,392
37 Ghz, 39 Ghz and 47 Ghz Licenses \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	202,392	202,392
3550-3650 MHz Licenses
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	912,200
3550-3650 MHz Licenses \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	912,200	912,200
3.7-3.98 GHz Licenses
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	2,969
3.7-3.98 GHz Licenses \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	2,969	2,969
3.45-3.55 GHz Licenses
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	7,199,380
3.45-3.55 GHz Licenses \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	7,199,380	7,329,093
1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	972
1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	972	972
AWS-3 Licenses
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	9,829,287
AWS-3 Licenses \| Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Regulatory authorizations	$ 9,829,287	$ 9,829,287

Revenue Recognition

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

17.Revenue Recognition

Contract Balances

Our allowance for credit losses for trade accounts receivable were as follows:


		Pay-TV		Wireless (1)		Broadband and Satellite Services		Consolidated Total

		(In thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2022		$	40,642	$	3,789	$	15,359	$	59,790
Current period provision for expected credit losses			56,421		10,881		34,085		101,387
Write-offs charged against allowance			(61,743)		4,001		(29,371)		(87,113)
Foreign currency translation			—		—		326		326
Balance, December 31, 2023		$	35,320	$	18,671	$	20,399	$	74,390
Current period provision for expected credit losses			56,729		24,989		25,653		107,371
Write-offs charged against allowance			(49,474)		(14,921)		(34,193)		(98,588)
Foreign currency translation			—		—		(545)		(545)
Balance, December 31, 2024		$	42,575	$	28,739	$	11,314	$	82,628
Current period provision for expected credit losses			27,303		33,640		21,073		82,016
Write-offs charged against allowance			(33,861)		(36,365)		(14,877)		(85,103)
Foreign currency translation			—		—		49		49
Balance, December 31, 2025		$	36,017	$	26,014	$	17,559	$	79,590

(1)	Our allowance for credit losses for trade accounts receivable for our Other segment is immaterial and therefore included in the Wireless segment in the table above.

Contract assets arise when we recognize revenue for providing a service in advance of billing our customers. Our contract assets typically relate to our long-term contracts where we recognize revenue using the cost-based input method and the revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer.

Our contract assets also include receivables related to sales-type leases recognized over the lease term as the customer is billed. Contract assets are amortized as the customer is billed for services. Contract assets are recorded in “Trade accounts receivable, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table summarizes our contract asset balances:

Contract liabilities arise when we bill our customers and receive consideration in advance of providing the service. Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue when the service has been provided to the customer.

Contract liabilities are recorded in “Deferred revenue and other” and “Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table summarizes our contract liability balances:

Our beginning of period contract liability recorded as customer contract revenue during 2025 was $607 million.

Performance Obligations

Pay-TV and Wireless Segments

We apply a practical expedient and do not disclose the value of the remaining performance obligations for contracts that are less than one year in duration, which represent a substantial majority of our revenue. As such, the amount of revenue related to unsatisfied performance obligations is not necessarily indicative of our future revenue.

Broadband and Satellite Services Segment

As of December 31, 2025, the remaining performance obligations for our customer contracts was approximately $1.4 billion. Performance obligations expected to be satisfied within one year and greater than one year are 28% and 72%, respectively. This amount and percentages exclude leasing arrangements and agreements with consumer customers.

Contract Acquisition Costs

The following table presents the activity in our contract acquisition costs, net:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period		$	289,200		$	352,114	$	460,876
Additions			243,801			260,403		321,470
Amortization expense			(271,881)			(321,717)		(431,181)
Foreign currency translation			826			(1,600)		949
Balance, end of period		$	261,946		$	289,200	$	352,114

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The entire disclosure of revenue from contract with customer to transfer good or service and to transfer nonfinancial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, disaggregation of revenue, credit loss recognized from contract with customer, judgment and change in judgment related to contract with customer, and asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. Excludes insurance and lease contracts.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Activity (Details) - Restricted stock units - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Restricted stock unit activity
Total restricted stock units outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)	91,228
Granted (in shares)	571,698
Vested (in shares)	(342,750)
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period (in shares)	320,176	91,228
Weighted - Average Grant Date Fair Value
Total restricted stock units outstanding, beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 34.08
Granted (in dollars per share)	29.3	$ 16.6	$ 17.5
Vested (in dollars per share)	24.98
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 35.28	$ 34.08

Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations

Schedule of carrying amount and fair value of our debt facilities


			As of December 31,
			2025						2024
	Issuer		Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Fair Value

			(In thousands)
0% Convertible Notes due 2025 (1)	DISH		$	—		$	—		$	138,403		$	124,916
Term Loan due 2025 (2)	DBS SubscriberCo			—			—			500,000			500,000
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 (3)	DDBS			2,000,000			1,977,500			2,000,000			1,678,640
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (3)(4)	HSSC			627,283			604,776			750,000			686,475
6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2026 (3)	HSSC			750,000			691,313			750,000			595,725
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 (3)	DISH			45,209			44,564			45,209			38,495
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (3)	DDBS			2,750,000			2,673,440			2,750,000			2,507,780
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027	DISH			3,500,000			3,646,440			3,500,000			3,708,460
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028	DDBS			1,000,000			970,280			1,000,000			715,680
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028	DDBS			2,500,000			2,450,000			2,500,000			2,143,350
5 1/8% Senior Notes due 2029	DDBS			1,500,000			1,331,430			1,500,000			959,610
Term Loan due 2029 (5)	DBS SubscriberCo			1,608,374			1,608,374			1,800,000			1,800,000
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029 (5)(6)	DBS SubscriberCo			178,708			178,708			200,000			200,000
10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (7)	SATS			5,506,000			6,144,476			5,356,000			5,763,110
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 (8)(9)	SATS			1,942,594			6,581,334			1,906,229			2,029,715
6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (10)	SATS			2,372,670			2,436,447			2,287,738			2,070,952
Other notes payable				71,719			71,719			108,072			108,072
Subtotal				26,352,557		$	31,410,801			27,091,651		$	25,630,980
Unamortized deferred financing costs and other debt discounts, net				(416,734)						(555,533)
Finance lease obligations (11)				44,048						67,199
Total				25,979,871						26,603,317
Less: current portion (5)				(7,321,269)						(943,029)
Total debt, finance lease and other obligations, net of current portion			$	18,658,602					$	25,660,288

(1)	We redeemed the remaining principal balance of our 0% Convertible Notes due 2025 as of December 15, 2025, on its maturity date.

(2)	We redeemed the principal balance of our Term Loan due 2025 as of September 30, 2025, the instrument’s maturity date.

(3)	These notes have been reclassified to “Current portion of debt, finance lease and other obligations” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025.

(4)	During the year ended December 31, 2025, we repurchased approximately $123 million of our 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 in open market trades. The remaining balance of approximately $627 million matures on August 1, 2026.

(5)

A portion of the principal balance of these instruments is classified as “Current portion of debt, finance lease and other obligations” due to payment terms upon which we will pay a portion of principal balance based on the variable cash flows for certain Pay-TV business metrics which are an estimate and could change significantly based on actual performance. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we redeemed approximately $213 million of our Term Loan due 2029 and Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029. The remaining balance of approximately $1.787 billion is paid monthly based on the variable cash flows for certain Pay-TV business metrics and the final payment is due no later than June 30, 2029.

(6)	Due to the June 30, 2029 mandatory redemption feature of this instrument, it is considered a debt instrument.

(7)	On May 8, 2025, we issued an additional $150 million aggregate principal amount of our 10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 30, 2029.

(8)

Beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending at the close of business on March 31, 2026, our 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 are convertible, at the option of the holders. These notes are convertible, at our election, into cash, a total of approximately 58 million shares of our Class A common stock, or a combination thereof. See the description of our 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 below for further information. During the year ended December 31, 2025, holders converted approximately $4 million of our 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030.

(9)	We elected to make our May 30, 2025 semi-annual interest payment of approximately $41 million in kind. We elected to make our November 30, 2025 semi-annual interest payment in cash, which is subject to reimbursement from SpaceX upon the Spectrum Transfer Closing. See Note 1 for further information.

(10)	We elected to make our May 30, 2025 semi-annual interest payment of approximately $85 million in kind. We elected to make our November 30, 2025 semi-annual interest payment in cash, which is subject to reimbursement from SpaceX upon the Spectrum Transfer Closing. See Note 1 for further information.

(11)	Disclosure regarding fair value of finance leases is not required.

Schedule of interest on long-term debt


			Annual
		Semi-Annual	Debt Service
	Issuer	Payment Dates	Requirements (1)
			(In thousands)
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026	DDBS	January 1 and July 1	$	155,000
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026	HSSC	February 1 and August 1	$	39,375
6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2026	HSSC	February 1 and August 1	$	49,688
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 (2)	DISH	February 15 and August 15	$	1,526
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026	DDBS	June 1 and December 1	$	144,375
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027	DISH	May 15 and November 15	$	411,250
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028	DDBS	January 1 and July 1	$	73,750
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028	DDBS	June 1 and December 1	$	143,750
5 1/8% Senior Notes due 2029	DDBS	June 1 and December 1	$	76,875
10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029	SATS	May 30 and November 30	$	591,895
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 (3)	SATS	May 30 and November 30	$	75,275
6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (3)	SATS	May 30 and November 30	$	160,155

(1)

Annual debt service requirements exclude the interest on the Term Loans and the Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029, discussed below.

(2)

As of December 31, 2025, a total of $45 million aggregate principal amount of 3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 remain outstanding.

(3)

Includes interest payments that are, at our option, payable in cash or in kind. See above for further information.

Schedule of other long term debt and capital lease obligations


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Satellites and other finance lease obligations		$	44,048		$	67,199
Notes payable related to satellite vendor financing and other debt payable in installments through 2032 with interest rates ranging from approximately 4% to 10%			71,719			108,072
Total			115,767			175,271
Less: current portion			(62,309)			(69,496)
Other debt, finance lease and other obligations, net of current portion		$	53,458		$	105,775

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Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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+ Details

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025 item
Property and Equipment
Number of other satellites to be relocated in the event of failure or loss of any satellite	1
Pay-TV
Property and Equipment
Number of satellites utilized in geostationary orbit approximately 22,300 miles above the equator	8
Owned satellites	7
Number of satellites leased	1
Broadband and Satellite Services
Property and Equipment
Number of satellites utilized in geostationary orbit approximately 22,300 miles above the equator	7
Owned satellites	4
Number of satellites leased	3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 16, 2024	Oct. 12, 2023	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized			$ 1,521,713	$ 481,622	$ 90,357
Property and Equipment
Capitalized interest			$ 845,000	1,105,000	1,335,000
Long-Term Deferred Revenue, Distribution and Carriage Payments
Deferred upfront payment, amortization period			10 years
Revenue Recognition
Revenue, practical expedient, financing component			true
Advertising expenses			$ 775,000	745,000	868,000
Research and Development
Research and development costs			$ 68,000	$ 91,000	$ 110,000
Maximum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life			40 years
Business Combinations
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life			20 years
Revenue Recognition
Finance lease, lease term			12 years
Option to terminate period - Operating			1 year
Minimum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life			1 year
Business Combinations
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life			1 year
Revenue Recognition
Finance lease, lease term			1 year
SNR HoldCo
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Purchase of ownership interests	$ 442,000
Northstar
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Purchase of ownership interests		$ 109,000
Boost infinite
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Devices and other equipment made under an installment plan			36 months

Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations

Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations

10.Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations

Fair Value of our Debt

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and fair value of our debt facilities as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:


			As of December 31,
			2025						2024
	Issuer		Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Fair Value

			(In thousands)
0% Convertible Notes due 2025 (1)	DISH		$	—		$	—		$	138,403		$	124,916
Term Loan due 2025 (2)	DBS SubscriberCo			—			—			500,000			500,000
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 (3)	DDBS			2,000,000			1,977,500			2,000,000			1,678,640
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (3)(4)	HSSC			627,283			604,776			750,000			686,475
6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2026 (3)	HSSC			750,000			691,313			750,000			595,725
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 (3)	DISH			45,209			44,564			45,209			38,495
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (3)	DDBS			2,750,000			2,673,440			2,750,000			2,507,780
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027	DISH			3,500,000			3,646,440			3,500,000			3,708,460
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028	DDBS			1,000,000			970,280			1,000,000			715,680
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028	DDBS			2,500,000			2,450,000			2,500,000			2,143,350
5 1/8% Senior Notes due 2029	DDBS			1,500,000			1,331,430			1,500,000			959,610
Term Loan due 2029 (5)	DBS SubscriberCo			1,608,374			1,608,374			1,800,000			1,800,000
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029 (5)(6)	DBS SubscriberCo			178,708			178,708			200,000			200,000
10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (7)	SATS			5,506,000			6,144,476			5,356,000			5,763,110
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 (8)(9)	SATS			1,942,594			6,581,334			1,906,229			2,029,715
6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (10)	SATS			2,372,670			2,436,447			2,287,738			2,070,952
Other notes payable				71,719			71,719			108,072			108,072
Subtotal				26,352,557		$	31,410,801			27,091,651		$	25,630,980
Unamortized deferred financing costs and other debt discounts, net				(416,734)						(555,533)
Finance lease obligations (11)				44,048						67,199
Total				25,979,871						26,603,317
Less: current portion (5)				(7,321,269)						(943,029)
Total debt, finance lease and other obligations, net of current portion			$	18,658,602					$	25,660,288

(1)	We redeemed the remaining principal balance of our 0% Convertible Notes due 2025 as of December 15, 2025, on its maturity date.

(2)	We redeemed the principal balance of our Term Loan due 2025 as of September 30, 2025, the instrument’s maturity date.

(3)	These notes have been reclassified to “Current portion of debt, finance lease and other obligations” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025.

(4)	During the year ended December 31, 2025, we repurchased approximately $123 million of our 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 in open market trades. The remaining balance of approximately $627 million matures on August 1, 2026.

(5)

(6)	Due to the June 30, 2029 mandatory redemption feature of this instrument, it is considered a debt instrument.

(7)	On May 8, 2025, we issued an additional $150 million aggregate principal amount of our 10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 30, 2029.

(8)

(9)	We elected to make our May 30, 2025 semi-annual interest payment of approximately $41 million in kind. We elected to make our November 30, 2025 semi-annual interest payment in cash, which is subject to reimbursement from SpaceX upon the Spectrum Transfer Closing. See Note 1 for further information.

(10)	We elected to make our May 30, 2025 semi-annual interest payment of approximately $85 million in kind. We elected to make our November 30, 2025 semi-annual interest payment in cash, which is subject to reimbursement from SpaceX upon the Spectrum Transfer Closing. See Note 1 for further information.

(11)	Disclosure regarding fair value of finance leases is not required.

We estimated the fair value of our publicly traded long-term debt using market prices in less active markets (Level 2). We estimated the fair value of our non-publicly traded debt based on, among other things, available trade information and/or valuations performed by a third-party (Level 3).

Term Loans and Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029

The below summaries are not complete and are qualified in entirety by reference to the full and complete text of the applicable agreements.

On September 29, 2024, DBS SubscriberCo, Alter Domus (US) LLC, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (together with all the exhibits, annexes and schedules thereto, the “Loan and Security Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the lenders agreed to extend credit to DBS SubscriberCo in an aggregate principal amount of up to $2.3 billion secured by the assets of DBS SubscriberCo, which includes approximately three million DISH TV subscribers and their related subscription and equipment agreements (such transactions, the “Loan Financing”). The Loan Financing consisted of the following: (i) initial term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1.8 billion that mature on June 30, 2029 (the “Term Loan due 2029”), (ii) incremental term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million that are payable in equal monthly installments which began in January 2025 and matured on September 30, 2025 (the “Term Loan due 2025”) and (iii) an additional amount of incremental term loans (the “Roll-up Incremental Term Loans” and, together with the Term Loan due 2029 and the Term Loan due 2025, the “Term Loans”). The Roll-up Incremental Term Loans may be incurred from time to time, subject to DBS SubscriberCo’s prior approval and pro forma compliance with a leverage ratio set forth in the Loan and Security Agreement, and mature on June 30, 2029.

The Roll-up Incremental Term Loans may be incurred in exchange for Outstanding DBS Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to: (i) the price at which certain lenders acquire such notes plus (ii)(A) in the case of Outstanding 2028 DBS Notes and Outstanding 2029 DBS Notes, 15% of the difference between the aggregate principal amount of such notes and the purchase price thereof, or (B) in the case of Outstanding 2026 DBS Notes, Outstanding 2026 DBS Secured Notes and Outstanding 2028 DBS Secured Notes, 20% of the difference between the aggregate principal amount of such notes and the purchase price thereof.

Interest on the Term Loans accrues and is payable monthly, generally in cash. The interest rate with respect to the Term Loan due 2029 is: (i) from (and including) the Financing Closing Date and until (but excluding) the date that is twelve months thereafter, 10.75% per annum; and (ii) from (and including) the date that is twelve months after the Financing Closing Date and until June 30, 2029, 11.25% per annum. The interest rate with respect to the Term Loan due 2025 is 11.00% per annum. The interest rate with respect to the Roll-up Incremental Term Loans is: (i) from (and including) the Financing Closing Date and until (but excluding) the date that is twelve months thereafter, 11.00% per annum; and (ii) from (and including) the date that is twelve months after the Financing Closing Date and until the Maturity Date, 11.50% per annum.

The Loan and Security Agreement specifies a priority of payments for funds received by DBS SubscriberCo from subscriber payments and certain other revenue. Specifically, on each Transfer Date, as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement, payments will be made, as applicable, to the Administrative Agent for certain administrative and other fees, to DBS SubscriberCo for reimbursement of certain operating costs, to a subsidiary of DISH Network as Manager under the Loan and Security Agreement and as Servicer for DBS SubscriberCo, and to an account used to collect and remit interest on the Term Loans, preferred distributions with respect to Preferred Membership interests (as defined below) and monthly principal payments on the Term Loan due 2025. If DBS SubscriberCo is in compliance with the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement, it will have the ability to accumulate any excess collections, subject to the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement. At its election, any such excess collections can be distributed by DBS SubscriberCo to its parent via an intercompany loan. All excess collections will be used to fund the payment of the Term Loans, the Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares and the associated interest and preferred distributions. If DBS SubscriberCo is not in compliance with its covenants, the entity will lose the ability to accumulate any excess collections with those proceeds being utilized to satisfy the debt obligation and associated interest.

Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares Due 2029

On the Financing Closing Date, DBS SubscriberCo, entered into an amended and restated limited liability company agreement (the “SubscriberCo LLCA”), pursuant to which, among other things, DBS SubscriberCo issued to certain investors (the “Preferred Members”) redeemable preferred equity interests (the “Preferred Membership Interests”) with an aggregate liquidation preference of $200 million (the “Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares”). The Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares mature on June 30, 2029. Due to the mandatory redemption feature of this instrument, it is considered a debt instrument and recorded in “Current portion of debt, finance lease and other obligations” and “Long-term debt, finance lease and other obligations, net of current portion” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Preferred Membership Interests have a preferential cumulative return that accumulates daily in arrears at a rate of: (a) from (and including) the Financing Closing Date and until (but excluding) the date that is 12 months thereafter, 13.25% per annum; and (b) from (and including) the date that is 12 months after the Financing Closing Date and until June 30, 2029 (or the first business day thereafter), 13.75% per annum, payable in cash monthly and a liquidation preference equal to the issue price plus all accrued and unpaid dividends.

The Preferred Membership Interests are redeemable at DBS SubscriberCo’s option prior to the June 30, 2029 maturity date at a premium as described in the SubscriberCo LLCA. Upon the maturity date, DBS SubscriberCo is required to redeem all of the Preferred Membership Interests issued and outstanding at such time, and upon payment in full of the aggregate liquidation preference, all rights of the Preferred Members will terminate. The Preferred Members also have certain governance and economic rights set forth in the SubscriberCo LLCA.

Senior Notes and Convertible Notes

The below summaries are not complete and are qualified in entirety by reference to the full and complete text of the applicable indentures.

EchoStar Senior Secured Notes and Convertible Secured Notes

The EchoStar Senior Secured Notes and Convertible Secured Notes are:

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senior unsecured obligations of EchoStar and guaranteed by the Spectrum Assets Guarantors (as defined below) and the Equity Pledge Guarantors (as defined below) on a senior secured basis;

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secured equally and ratably with certain other secured indebtedness on a first-priority basis, subject to permitted liens, certain exceptions and the first lien intercreditor agreement, by: (i) a lien on all licenses, authorizations and permits issued from time to time by the FCC for use of the AWS-3 Spectrum and for the use of the AWS-4 Spectrum (the “Spectrum Assets”) held by certain of our subsidiaries that hold any Spectrum Assets (each, a “Spectrum Assets Guarantor”); (ii) the proceeds of any Spectrum Assets sale; (iii) other wireless licenses (valued by third-party) of similar value which can be substituted for the Spectrum Assets; and (iv) a lien on the equity interests held by an entity that directly owns any equity interests in any Spectrum Assets Guarantor (each, a “Equity Pledge Guarantor”);

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ranked equally in right of payment, without giving effect to collateral arrangements, with all of our and the Spectrum Assets Guarantors’ or Equity Pledge Guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness;

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ranked senior in right of payment to any of our and the Spectrum Assets Guarantors or Equity Pledge Guarantors’ subordinated existing and future indebtedness and effectively senior to any of the Spectrum Assets Guarantors or Equity Pledge Guarantors unsecured indebtedness and indebtedness secured by junior liens on the collateral to the extent of the value of the collateral and effectively junior to all the existing and future obligations of any of our subsidiaries that are not Spectrum Assets Guarantors or Equity Pledge Guarantors.

The indentures related to our EchoStar Senior Secured Notes and Convertible Secured Notes contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, impose limitations on the ability of EchoStar and the Spectrum Assets Guarantors and the Equity Pledge Guarantors to:

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incur or guarantee additional debt;

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make certain investments and other restricted payments;

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create liens;

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enter into transactions with affiliates;

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merge or consolidate with another company;

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transfer or sell assets;

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allow to exist certain restrictions on paying dividends or other payments; and

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engage in new activities (applicable to guarantors).

Pursuant to the related indenture, we were required to appoint independent appraisers to determine the aggregate Appraised Value (as defined in the related indenture) of the Spectrum Assets within 60 days following the issue date of the EchoStar Senior Secured Notes and Convertible Secured Notes. Based on the independent appraisals and in accordance with the definition of “Appraised Value” in the related indenture, the Initial Appraisal (as defined in the related indenture) was determined to be $33.1 billion, with a LTV Ratio (as defined in the related indenture) of approximately 0.3 to 1.00. We will also be required to obtain a forfeiture appraisal of the Spectrum Assets (the “Spectrum Assets Forfeiture Appraisal”) within 60 days of the forfeiture date if wireless spectrum licenses that form part of the Spectrum Assets accounting for more than 10% of the aggregate MHz-POPs of all such licenses constituting the Spectrum Assets are forfeited to the FCC as a result of our failure to meet its buildout milestones with respect to such forfeited licenses.

If the loan-to-value ratio with respect to the Spectrum Assets as of the date of the Spectrum Assets Forfeiture Appraisal is greater than 0.375 to 1.00, then within 60 days following the date of the delivery of the Spectrum Assets Forfeiture Appraisal, we will be required to add additional Spectrum Assets Guarantors and/or pledge (or cause to be pledged) cash or additional wireless spectrum licenses as Spectrum Assets to comply with the required loan-to-value ratio of 0.375 to 1.00.

EchoStar Senior Secured Notes Special Partial Mandatory Redemption. If we fail to deliver the Spectrum Assets Forfeiture Appraisal within 60 days following the date of forfeiture or we fail to add such additional Spectrum Assets Guarantors and/or pledge (or cause to be pledged) cash or additional wireless spectrum licenses as Spectrum Assets, we will be required to redeem the EchoStar Senior Secured Notes such that immediately after giving effect to such redemption, the loan-to-value ratio shall not be greater than 0.375 to 1.00 at a redemption price equal to 102% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.

10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029

On November 12, 2024 and on May 8, 2025, we issued $5.356 billion and $150 million, respectively, aggregate principal amount of our 10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 30, 2029. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 10 3/4% and is payable semi-annually in cash, in arrears on May 30 and November 30 of each year, which commenced on May 30, 2025. We elected not to make the approximately $326 million cash interest payment due on May 30, 2025 (the “10 3/4% Interest Payment”). Under the related indenture, such non-payment is a default and we had a 30-day grace period to make the 10 3/4% Interest Payment before such non-payment would have been an Event of Default, as defined in the related indenture. On June 27, 2025, we made the scheduled 10 3/4% Interest Payment originally due May 30, 2025, including interest on the defaulted interest, within the applicable 30-day grace period to make such interest payment.

The 10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time prior to November 30, 2026 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus the Applicable Premium, as defined in the related indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. At any time on or after November 30, 2026, we may redeem the 10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 at various redemption prices detailed in the related indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.

In the event of a change of control, as defined in the related indenture, we would be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any part of a holder’s 10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the date of repurchase.

3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030

On November 12, 2024, we issued $1.906 billion aggregate principal amount of our 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due November 30, 2030 (“Convertible Notes due 2030”). Interest accrues at an annual rate of 3 7/8% and is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 30 and November 30 of each year, commencing on May 30, 2025. Interest payments are, at our option, payable in cash or in kind for the first four interest payment periods; provided that no payment in kind interest may be paid for any interest period if the payment of interest on the 6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 or certain other indebtedness during such period is made in cash. Interest payments from and including the fifth interest payment period (which will be payable on May 30, 2027) and thereafter must be paid in cash.

We may not redeem the Convertible Notes due 2030 prior to November 30, 2027. The Convertible Notes due 2030 are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time on or after November 30, 2027 at the redemption prices and subject to the conversion rights and other conditions specified in the related indenture.

If a “fundamental change” (as defined in the related indenture) occurs prior to the maturity date of the Convertible Notes due 2030, holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or part of their Convertible Notes due 2030 at a specified make-whole price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Convertible Notes due 2030, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the fundamental change repurchase date.

Subject to the terms of the related indenture, the Convertible Notes due 2030 may be converted at an initial conversion rate of 29.73507 shares of our Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes due 2030 (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $33.63 per share of our Class A common stock) (the “Initial Conversion Rate”), at any time on or after May 30, 2030 through the second scheduled trading day preceding the maturity date. Holders of the Convertible Notes due 2030 will also have the right to convert the Convertible Notes due 2030 at the Initial Conversion Rate prior to May 30, 2030, but only upon the occurrence of specified events described in the related indenture. The conversion rate is subject to anti-dilution adjustments if certain events occur.

Beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending at the close of business on March 31, 2026, the Convertible Notes due 2030 are convertible, at the option of the holders. The Convertible Notes due 2030 are convertible, at our election, into cash, approximately 58 million shares of our Class A common stock or a combination thereof. Any determination regarding the convertibility of the Convertible Notes due 2030 during future periods will be made in accordance with the terms of the related indenture. The Convertible Notes due 2030 became convertible because the last reported sale price of shares of our Class A common stock, for at least 20 trading days during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the calendar quarter ended September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2025, respectively, was greater than 130% of the conversion price in effect on each applicable trading day.

6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030

On November 12, 2024, we issued $2.288 billion aggregate principal amount of our 6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 30, 2030. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 6 3/4% and is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 30 and November 30 of each year, commencing on May 30, 2025. Interest payments are, at our option, payable in cash or in kind for the first four interest payment periods. Interest payments from and including the fifth interest payment period (which will be payable on May 30, 2027) and thereafter must be paid in cash.

The 6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time prior to November 30, 2026 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus the Applicable Premium, as defined in the related indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. At any time on or after November 30, 2026, we may redeem the 6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 at various redemption prices detailed in the related indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.

In the event of a change of control, as defined in the related indenture, we would be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any part of a holder’s 6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the date of repurchase.

DISH DBS Unsecured Senior Notes

Our Senior Notes are:

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general unsecured senior obligations of DISH DBS Corporation (“DISH DBS”);

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ranked equally in right of payment with all of DISH DBS’ and the guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt; and

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ranked effectively junior to our and the guarantors’ current and future secured senior indebtedness up to the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness.

The indentures related to our Senior Notes contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, impose limitations on the ability of DISH DBS and its restricted subsidiaries to:

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incur additional debt;

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pay dividends or make distributions on DISH DBS’ capital stock or repurchase DISH DBS’ capital stock;

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make certain investments;

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create liens or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

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enter into transactions with affiliates;

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merge or consolidate with another company; and

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transfer or sell assets.

In the event of a change of control, as defined in the related indentures, we would be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any part of a holder’s Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the date of repurchase.

7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026

On June 13, 2016, we issued $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of our ten-year 7 3/4% Senior Notes due July 1, 2026. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 7 3/4% and is payable semi-annually in cash, in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year. We elected not to make the approximately $78 million cash interest payment due on July 1, 2025 (the “7 3/4% Interest Payment”). Under the related indenture, such non-payment is a default and we had a 30-day grace period to make the 7 3/4% Interest Payment before such non-payment would have been an Event of Default, as defined in the related indenture. On July 30, 2025, we made the scheduled 7 3/4% Interest Payment originally due July 1, 2025, including interest on the defaulted interest, within the applicable 30-day grace period to make such interest payment.

The 7 3/4% Senior Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a “make-whole” premium, as defined in the related indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest.

7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028

On July 1, 2020, we issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of our 7 3/8% Senior Notes due July 1, 2028. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 7 3/8% and is payable semi-annually in cash, in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year. We elected not to make the approximately $37 million cash interest payment due on July 1, 2025 (the “7 3/8% Interest Payment”). Under the related indenture, such non-payment is a default and we had a 30-day grace period to make the 7 3/8% Interest Payment before such non-payment would have been an Event of Default, as defined in the related indenture. On July 30, 2025, we made the scheduled 7 3/8% Interest Payment originally due July 1, 2025, including interest on the defaulted interest, within the applicable 30-day grace period to make such interest payment.

The 7 3/8% Senior Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time at the redemption prices specified under the related indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest.

5 1/8% Senior Notes due 2029

On May 24, 2021, we issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of our 5 1/8% Senior Notes due June 1, 2029. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 5 1/8% and is payable semi-annually in cash, in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. We elected not to make the approximately $38 million cash interest payment due on June 2, 2025 (the “5 1/8% Interest Payment”).

Under the related indenture, such non-payment is a default and we had a 30-day grace period to make the 5 1/8% Interest Payment before such non-payment would have been an Event of Default, as defined in the related indenture. On June 27, 2025, we made the scheduled 5 1/8% Interest Payment originally due June 2, 2025, including interest on the defaulted interest, within the applicable 30-day grace period to make such interest payment.

The 5 1/8% Senior Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a “make-whole” premium, as defined in the related indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest.

HSSC Unsecured Senior Notes

6 5/8% Unsecured Senior Notes due 2026

On July 27, 2016, our subsidiary Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (“HSSC”) issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due August 1, 2026 (the “2026 Senior Unsecured Notes”). Interest on the 2026 Senior Unsecured Notes accrues at an annual rate of 6 5/8% and is payable semi-annually in cash, in arrears, on February 1 and August 1 of each year.

Our Senior Notes due 2026 are:

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unsecured senior obligations of HSSC;

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ranked equally with all existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness and effectively junior to any secured indebtedness up to the value of the assets securing such indebtedness;

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effectively junior to HSSC’s obligations that are secured to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such obligations;

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senior in right of payment to all existing and future obligations of HSSC that are expressly subordinated to the 2026 Senior Unsecured Notes;

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structurally junior to any existing and future obligations of any of HSSC’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2026 Senior Unsecured Notes; and

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unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a general senior secured basis by certain of HSSC’s subsidiaries, which guarantees rank equally with all of the guarantors’ existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness, and effectively junior to any secured indebtedness of the guarantors up to the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indentures contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, impose limitations on HSSC’s ability and, in certain instances, the ability of certain of HSSC’s subsidiaries to:

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incur additional debt;

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pay dividends or make distributions on HSSC’s or their capital stock or repurchase HSSC’s or their capital stock;

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make certain investments;

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create liens or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

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enter into transactions with affiliates;

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merge or consolidate with another company;

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transfer and sell assets; and

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allow to exist certain restrictions on its or their ability to pay dividends, make distributions, make other payments, or transfer assets.

In the event of a change of control, as defined in the respective indenture, we would be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any part of a holder’s 2026 Senior Unsecured Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the date of repurchase.

Existing DISH Convertible Notes

3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026

On August 8, 2016, we issued $3.0 billion aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes due August 15, 2026 in a private offering. A portion of these notes were tendered for exchange and cancelled and an aggregate principal amount of $45 million remains outstanding. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 3 3/8% and is payable semi-annually in cash, in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year.

The Convertible Notes due 2026 are:

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our general unsecured obligations;

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ranked senior in right of payment to any future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Convertible Notes due 2026;

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ranked equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness;

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ranked effectively junior to any of our existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness;

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ranked structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries; and

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not guaranteed by our subsidiaries.

We may not redeem the Convertible Notes due 2026 prior to the maturity date. If a “fundamental change” (as defined in the related indenture) occurs prior to the maturity date of the Convertible Notes due 2026, holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or part of their Convertible Notes due 2026 at a specified make-whole price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Convertible Notes due 2026, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the fundamental change repurchase date.

The indenture related to the Convertible Notes due 2026 does not contain any financial covenants and does not restrict us from paying dividends, issuing or repurchasing our other securities, issuing new debt (including secured debt) or repaying or repurchasing our debt.

Subject to the terms of the related indenture, the Convertible Notes due 2026 may be converted at an initial conversion rate of 5.383 shares of our Class A common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes due 2026 (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $185.76 per share of our Class A common stock) (the “Initial Conversion Rate”), at any time on or after March 15, 2026 through the second scheduled trading day preceding the maturity date. Holders of the Convertible Notes due 2026 will also have the right to convert the Convertible Notes due 2026 at the Initial Conversion Rate prior to March 15, 2026, but only upon the occurrence of specified events described in the related indenture. The conversion rate is subject to anti-dilution adjustments if certain events occur. Upon any conversion, we will settle our conversion obligation in cash, shares of our Class A common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our Class A common stock, at our election.

Convertible Note Hedge and Warrant Transactions

Merger with DISH Network. As defined and detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, in connection with the completion of the Merger, on December 31, 2023, we and DISH Network entered into a note hedge amendment letter agreement with each option counterparty pursuant to which, at the Effective Time, DISH Network’s right to purchase shares of DISH Class A Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the applicable convertible note hedge transactions was changed into a right to purchase shares of EchoStar Class A Common Stock.

In addition, in connection with the completion of the Merger, on December 31, 2023, we and DISH Network entered into a warrant amendment letter agreement and warrant guarantee with each option counterparty, pursuant to which, at the Effective Time, each counterparty’s right to purchase shares of DISH Network Class A Common Stock pursuant to the applicable warrant transactions was changed into a right to purchase shares of EchoStar Class A Common Stock, and we guaranteed all of DISH Network’s obligations under the applicable warrant transactions.

In connection with the offering of the Convertible Notes due 2026, we entered into convertible note hedge transactions with certain option counterparties. The convertible note hedge transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Convertible Notes due 2026, the number of shares of DISH Network Class A Common Stock underlying the Convertible Notes due 2026, which initially gives us the option to purchase approximately 46 million shares of DISH Network Class A Common Stock at a price of approximately $65.18 per share, which in connection with the completion of the Merger converted into approximately 16 million shares of EchoStar Class A Common Stock at a price of approximately $185.76 per share. The total cost of the original convertible note hedge transactions was $635 million.

Concurrently with entering into the convertible note hedge transactions, we also entered into warrant transactions with each option counterparty whereby we sold to such option counterparty warrants to purchase, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, up to the same number of shares of DISH Network Class A common stock, which initially gives the option counterparties the option to purchase approximately 46 million shares of DISH Network Class A common stock at a price of approximately $86.08 per share, which in connection with the completion of the Merger converted into approximately 16 million shares of EchoStar Class A Common Stock at price ranges of approximately $185.75 to $245.33 per share.

We received $376 million in cash proceeds from the original sale of these warrants. In accordance with accounting guidance on hedge and warrant transactions, the net cost incurred in connection with the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions are recorded as a reduction in “Additional paid-in capital” within “Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016.

We will not be required to make any cash payments to each option counterparty or its affiliates upon the exercise of the options that are a part of the convertible note hedge transactions, but will be entitled to receive from them a number of shares of Class A common stock, an amount of cash or a combination thereof. This consideration is generally based on the amount by which the market price per share of Class A common stock, as measured under the terms of the convertible note hedge transactions, is greater than the strike price of the convertible note hedge transactions during the relevant valuation period under the convertible note hedge transactions. Additionally, if the market price per share of Class A common stock, as measured under the terms of the warrant transactions, exceeds the strike price of the warrants during the measurement period at the maturity of the warrants, we will owe each option counterparty a number of shares of Class A common stock in an amount based on the excess of such market price per share of Class A common stock over the strike price of the warrants. However, as specified under the terms of the warrant transactions, we may elect to settle the warrants in cash.

DISH DBS Senior Secured Notes

Our DISH DBS Senior Secured Notes are:

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general senior secured obligations of DISH DBS Corporation (“DISH DBS”);

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secured by security interests in substantially all existing and future tangible and intangible assets of DISH DBS and its principal operating subsidiaries on a first priority basis, subject to certain exceptions;

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ranked equally in right of payment with all of DISH DBS’ and the guarantors’ existing and future senior debt;

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ranked senior in right of payment and effectively senior to any of DISH DBS’ and the guarantors’ junior lien or unsecured debt to the extent of the value of the pledged collateral that secures the Senior Secured Notes; and

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ranked effectively junior to DISH DBS’ and the guarantors’ obligations that are secured by assets that are not part of the pledged collateral that secures the Senior Secured Notes, to the extent of the value of such assets.

The indenture related to our DISH DBS Senior Secured Notes contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, impose limitations on the ability of DISH DBS and its restricted subsidiaries to:

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incur additional debt;

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pay dividends or make distributions on DISH DBS’ capital stock or repurchase DISH DBS’ capital stock;

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make certain investments;

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create liens or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

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enter into transactions with affiliates;

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merge or consolidate with another company; and

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transfer or sell assets.

In the event of a change of control, as defined in the related indentures, we would be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any part of a holder’s Senior Secured Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the date of repurchase.

5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026

On November 26, 2021, we issued $2.750 billion aggregate principal amount of our 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due December 1, 2026. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 5 1/4% and is payable semi-annually in cash, in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. We elected not to make the approximately $72 million cash interest payment due on June 2, 2025 (the “5 1/4% Interest Payment”). Under the related indenture, such non-payment is a default and we had a 30-day grace period to make the 5 1/4% Interest Payment before such non-payment would have been an Event of Default, as defined in the related indenture. On June 27, 2025, we made the scheduled 5 1/4% Interest Payment originally due June 2, 2025, including interest on the defaulted interest, within the applicable 30-day grace period to make such interest payment.

The 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time prior to June 1, 2026 (the “2026 Par Call Date”) at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a “make-whole” premium, as defined in the related indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest. At any time on or after the 2026 Par Call Date, we may redeem the 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.

5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028

On November 26, 2021, we issued $2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of our 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due December 1, 2028. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 5 3/4% and is payable semi-annually in cash, in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. We elected not to make the approximately $72 million cash interest payment due on June 2, 2025 (the “5 3/4% Interest Payment”). Under the related indenture, such non-payment is a default and we had a 30-day grace period to make the 5 3/4% Interest Payment before such non-payment would have been an Event of Default, as defined in the related indenture. On June 27, 2025, we made the scheduled 5 3/4% Interest Payment originally due June 2, 2025, including interest on the defaulted interest, within the applicable 30-day grace period to make such interest payment.

The 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time prior to December 1, 2027 (the “2028 Par Call Date”) at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a “make-whole” premium, as defined in the related indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest. At any time on or after the 2028 Par Call Date, we may redeem the 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.

DISH Network Senior Secured Notes

Our DISH Network Senior Secured Notes are:

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senior unsecured obligations and guaranteed by certain restricted subsidiaries on a senior secured basis and certain other material subsidiaries;

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secured on a first priority basis by security interests, in favor of the secured parties, in the collateral, which consists primarily of interests in wireless spectrum licenses within the 600 MHz band (“the Spectrum Collateral”) owned by one of the secured guarantors and any additional subsidiaries of ours that may be added as guarantors from time to time and equity interests in the Spectrum Collateral guarantor(s) and DISH DBS;

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ranked equally in right of payment with all of our and the guarantor’s existing and future senior indebtedness;

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ranked senior in right of payment to any of our and the guarantors’ subordinated indebtedness and effectively senior to any of the Secured Guarantors unsecured indebtedness and indebtedness secured by junior liens on the collateral to the extent of the value of the collateral and effectively junior to all the existing and future obligations of any of our subsidiaries that are not Guarantors.

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ranked effectively junior to our obligations and the obligations of the guarantors that are secured by assets that do not constitute collateral to the extent of the value of such assets;

The indenture related to our DISH Network Senior Secured Notes contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, impose limitations on our ability and certain of our subsidiaries to:

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incur additional debt;

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pay dividends or make distributions on our capital stock or repurchase our capital stock;

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make certain investments of Spectrum Collateral;

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create liens or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

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enter into transactions with affiliates;

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merge or consolidate with another company; and

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transfer or sell assets.

In the event of a change of control, as defined in the related indentures, we would be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any part of a holder’s DISH Senior Secured Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the date of repurchase.

11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027

On November 15, 2022 and January 26, 2023, we issued $2.0 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, aggregate principal amount of our 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2027. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 11 3/4% and is payable semi-annually in cash, in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year.

At any time, we may redeem the 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the redemption prices specified in the related indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.

Pursuant to the related indenture, we were required to obtain an initial appraisal of the Spectrum Collateral by an independent appraiser (the “Initial Appraisal”) within 120 days following the issue date of the 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027. As of January 17, 2023, the Initial Appraisal certified we had satisfied the requirements under the loan-to-value ratio (as defined in the Indenture). Based on the independent appraisal, the loan-to-value ratio was not greater than 0.35 to 1.00 and the fair market value of the Spectrum Collateral was $10.04 billion. We will also be required to obtain a second appraisal of the Spectrum Collateral (a “Second Appraisal”) within 120 days of the date if wireless spectrum licenses that form part of the Spectrum Collateral accounting for more than 10% of the aggregate MHz-POPs of all such licenses constituting the Spectrum Collateral are forfeited to the FCC as a result of our failure to meet its buildout milestones with respect to such forfeited licenses. If we fail to deliver the Second Appraisal within 120 days following the date of forfeiture, then we will be required to redeem all of the 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 at a redemption price equal to 102% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.

If the loan-to-value ratio with respect to the Spectrum Collateral, as of the date of the Second Appraisal, is greater than 0.35 to 1.00, then within 90 days following the date of the delivery of the Second Appraisal we will be required to add additional Spectrum Collateral guarantors and/or pledge (or cause to be pledged) cash or interests in additional wireless spectrum licenses as Spectrum Collateral to comply with the required loan-to-value ratio of 0.35 to 1.00. If we fail to add such additional Spectrum Collateral and/or pledge (or cause to be pledged) cash or interests in additional wireless spectrum licenses, we will be required to redeem an amount of 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 such that immediately after giving effect to such redemption, the loan-to-value ratio shall not be greater than 0.35 to 1.00 at a redemption price equal to 102% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.

HSSC Secured Senior Notes

5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026

On July 27, 2016, our subsidiary Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (“HSSC”) issued $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due August 1, 2026 (the “2026 Senior Secured Notes”). Interest on the 2026 Senior Secured Notes accrues at an annual rate of 5 1/4% and is payable semi-annually in cash, in arrears, on February 1 and August 1 of each year.

Our Senior Notes due 2026 are:

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secured obligations of HSSC;

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secured by security interests in substantially all existing and future tangible and intangible assets of HSSC and certain of its subsidiaries on a first priority basis, subject to certain exceptions;

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effectively junior to HSSC’s obligations that are secured by assets that are not part of the collateral that secures the 2026 Senior Secured Notes to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such obligations;

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effectively senior to HSSC’s existing and future unsecured obligations to the extent of the value of the collateral securing the 2026 Senior Secured Notes, after giving effect to permitted liens as provided in the 2016 Secured Indenture;

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senior in right of payment to all existing and future obligations of HSSC that are expressly subordinated to the 2026 Senior Secured Notes;

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structurally junior to any existing and future obligations of any of HSSC’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2026 Senior Secured Notes; and

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unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a general senior secured basis by certain of our HSSC’s subsidiaries, which guarantees rank equally with all of the guarantors’ existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness and effectively senior to such guarantors’ existing and future obligations to the extent of the value of the assets securing the 2026 Senior Secured Notes.

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incur additional debt;

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pay dividends or make distributions on HSSC’s or their capital stock or repurchase HSSC’s or their capital stock;

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make certain investments;

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create liens or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

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enter into transactions with affiliates;

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merge or consolidate with another company;

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transfer and sell assets; and

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allow to exist certain restrictions on its or their ability to pay dividends, make distributions, make other payments, or transfer assets.

In the event of a change of control, as defined in the respective indenture, we would be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any part of a holder’s 2026 Senior Secured Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the date of repurchase.

Intercompany Loans

All intercompany loans are eliminated in consolidations.

DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan

The net proceeds from the offering of our 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and our 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “DISH DBS Senior Secured Notes”) issued on November 26, 2021 were used by DISH DBS to make an intercompany loan to DISH Network pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement dated November 26, 2021 (together with potential future advances to DISH Network, the “DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan”) between DISH DBS and DISH Network in order to finance the purchase of wireless spectrum licenses and for general corporate purposes, including our 5G Network deployment.

The DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan matures in two tranches, with the first tranche maturing on December 1, 2026 (the “DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan 2026 Tranche”) and the second tranche maturing on December 1, 2028 (the “DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan 2028 Tranche”). DISH DBS may make additional advances to DISH Network under the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan, and on February 11, 2022, DISH DBS advanced an additional $1.5 billion to DISH Network under the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan 2026 Tranche.

Interest accrues and is payable semiannually, and interest payments with respect to the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan were, at our option, payable in kind for the first two years from the issuance date of November 2021. In the third year post issuance date, a minimum of 50% of each interest payment due with respect to each tranche of the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan were required to be paid in cash.

Currently, and prospectively, interest payments must be paid in cash. Interest accrues: (a) when paid in cash, at a fixed rate of 0.25% per annum in excess of the interest rate applicable to, in the case of the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan 2026 Tranche, the 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026, and in the case of the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan 2028 Tranche, the 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (each, the “Cash Accrual Rate” with respect to the applicable tranche); and (b) when paid in kind, at a rate of 0.50% per annum in excess of the Cash Accrual Rate for the applicable tranche.

As of December 31, 2025, the total DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan amount outstanding plus interest paid in kind was $7.612 billion.

DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan 2026 Tranche. In January 2024, we completed a series of assignments resulting in the transfer of the receivable in respect to the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan 2026 Tranche of $4.7 billion from DISH DBS to EchoStar Intercompany Receivable Company L.L.C., our direct wholly-owned subsidiary, such that amounts owed in respect of the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan 2026 Tranche will now be paid by DISH Network to EchoStar Intercompany Receivable Company L.L.C. As of December 31, 2025, the total DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan 2026 Tranche amount outstanding plus interest paid in kind was $4.767 billion.

The DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan was initially secured by interest in the wireless spectrum licenses for the 3.45-3.55 GHz Licenses up to the total loan amount outstanding including interest paid in kind. Pursuant to the terms of the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan, under certain circumstances, DISH Network wireless spectrum licenses (valued based upon a third-party valuation) may be substituted for the collateral. During the first quarter of 2025, we exercised our right to exchange certain of the 3.45-3.55 GHz Licenses for certain other previously unencumbered wireless spectrum licenses of equal or greater value based upon the most recent third-party valuation. The DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan is not included as collateral for the DISH DBS Senior Secured Notes, and the DISH DBS Senior Secured Notes are subordinated to DISH DBS’s existing and certain future unsecured notes with respect to certain realizations under the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan and any collateral pledged as security for the DISH 2021 Intercompany Loan.

DISH Q2 2024 Intercompany Loan

In June 2024, DISH Network entered into an intercompany loan with DISH DBS (the “DISH Q2 2024 Intercompany Loan”) for an initial principal amount of $1.508 billion. The DISH Q2 2024 Intercompany Loan matures on August 13, 2028. Interest accrues and is payable monthly and interest payments are payable in kind. The interest rate with respect to the DISH Q2 2024 Intercompany Loan is at a variable rate. As of December 31, 2025, the total DISH Q2 2024 Intercompany Loan amount outstanding plus interest paid in kind was $1.687 billion.

DISH Q3 2024 Intercompany Loan

In September 2024, DISH Network entered into an intercompany loan with DISH DBS (the “DISH Q3 2024 Intercompany Loan”) for an initial principal amount of $481 million. The DISH Q3 2024 Intercompany Loan matures on November 13, 2028. Interest accrues and is payable monthly and interest payments are payable in kind. The interest rate with respect to the DISH Q3 2024 Intercompany Loan is at a variable rate. As of December 31, 2025, the total DISH Q3 2024 Intercompany Loan amount outstanding plus interest paid in kind was $527 million.

EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan

In November 2024, EchoStar Financing L.L.C., our subsidiary, entered into an intercompany loan with DISH Wireless L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network, for a borrowing principal amount of up to $4.500 billion (the “EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan”). The EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan matures on November 30, 2030. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 11.50% and is payable monthly. Interest payments are payable in kind. DISH Wireless L.L.C., at its option, may elect to repay the EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan amount outstanding prior to maturity in cash or assets at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount. As of December 31, 2025, the total EchoStar 2024 Intercompany Loan amount outstanding plus interest paid in kind was $4.338 billion.

Interest on Long-Term Debt


			Annual
		Semi-Annual	Debt Service
	Issuer	Payment Dates	Requirements (1)
			(In thousands)
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026	DDBS	January 1 and July 1	$	155,000
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026	HSSC	February 1 and August 1	$	39,375
6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2026	HSSC	February 1 and August 1	$	49,688
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 (2)	DISH	February 15 and August 15	$	1,526
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026	DDBS	June 1 and December 1	$	144,375
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027	DISH	May 15 and November 15	$	411,250
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028	DDBS	January 1 and July 1	$	73,750
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028	DDBS	June 1 and December 1	$	143,750
5 1/8% Senior Notes due 2029	DDBS	June 1 and December 1	$	76,875
10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029	SATS	May 30 and November 30	$	591,895
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 (3)	SATS	May 30 and November 30	$	75,275
6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (3)	SATS	May 30 and November 30	$	160,155

(1)

Annual debt service requirements exclude the interest on the Term Loans and the Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029, discussed below.

(2)

As of December 31, 2025, a total of $45 million aggregate principal amount of 3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 remain outstanding.

(3)

Includes interest payments that are, at our option, payable in cash or in kind. See above for further information.

Interest on the Term Loans and the Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029

The Term Loans and the Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029 have payment terms upon which we may pay a portion of principal balance based on estimated variable cash flows for certain Pay-TV business metrics which could change significantly based on actual performance. The estimated annual interest requirement for the Term Loans and the Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029 for the year ended December 31, 2026 is approximately $144 million.

Our ability to meet our debt service requirements will depend on, among other factors, the successful execution of our business strategy, which is subject to uncertainties and contingencies beyond our control.

Other Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations

Other debt, finance lease and other obligations consisted of the following:


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Satellites and other finance lease obligations		$	44,048		$	67,199
Notes payable related to satellite vendor financing and other debt payable in installments through 2032 with interest rates ranging from approximately 4% to 10%			71,719			108,072
Total			115,767			175,271
Less: current portion			(62,309)			(69,496)
Other debt, finance lease and other obligations, net of current portion		$	53,458		$	105,775

Finance Lease Obligations

Nimiq 5. On May 19, 2019, we entered into a Master Transaction Agreement pursuant to which, on September 10, 2019, the satellite service agreement for Nimiq 5 was transferred to us. Nimiq 5 was launched in September 2009 and commenced commercial operation at the 72.7 degree west longitude orbital location during October 2009. This satellite was previously accounted for as a finance lease and depreciated over the term of the satellite service agreement. We leased 100% of the capacity on Nimiq 5 for an initial period of 15 years. During October 2024, we extended the Nimiq 5 lease and, as a result of the new terms, it is currently accounted for as an operating lease.

Dell Finance Lease. On July 17, 2020, we entered into a master agreement with Dell to lease certain components of our 5G Network Deployment infrastructure.

The summary of future maturities of our outstanding debt as of December 31, 2025 is included in the commitments table in Note 15.

Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting

Schedule of revenue, expense, operating income (loss) and OIBDA by segment and purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds


	Pay-TV		Wireless		Broadband and Satellite Services		Other		Segment Total		Eliminations		Consolidated Total

	(In thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
Revenue from external customers:
Service revenue	$	9,633,209	$	3,315,978	$	1,074,543	$	—	$	14,023,730	$	—	$	14,023,730
Equipment sales and other revenue		55,013		479,697		348,994		97,555		981,259		—		981,259
Intersegment revenue		12,258		—		32,515		197,268		242,041		(242,041)		—
Total revenue		9,700,480		3,795,675		1,456,052		294,823		15,247,030		(242,041)		15,004,989

Operating Expenses
Cost of services:
Programming		4,639,993		—		—		—		4,639,993		—		4,639,993
Connectivity services (1)		205,390		1,371,034		198,398		1,130,167		2,904,989		(161,034)		2,743,955
Other (2)		1,150,560		650,731		257,113		—		2,058,404		2,871		2,061,275
Total cost of services		5,995,943		2,021,765		455,511		1,130,167		9,603,386		(158,163)		9,445,223
Cost of sales - equipment and other		40,258		1,225,042		317,000		105,296		1,687,596		(2,497)		1,685,099
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Subscriber acquisition costs		359,339		736,110		171,344		—		1,266,793		(14,301)		1,252,492
Selling, general and administrative expenses		616,846		190,277		184,974		160,744		1,152,841		(25,080)		1,127,761
Total selling, general and administrative expenses		976,185		926,387		356,318		160,744		2,419,634		(39,381)		2,380,253
Impairments and other		—		—		1,529,982		16,102,029		17,632,011		—		17,632,011

OIBDA (3)		2,688,094		(377,519)		(1,202,759)		(17,203,413)		(16,095,597)		(42,000)		(16,137,597)

Depreciation and amortization		262,866		117,509		404,645		844,487		1,629,507		(43,958)		1,585,549
Total costs and expenses		7,275,252		4,290,703		3,063,456		18,342,723		32,972,134		(243,999)		32,728,135

Operating income (loss)	$	2,425,228	$	(495,028)	$	(1,607,404)	$	(18,047,900)	$	(17,725,104)	$	1,958		(17,723,146)

Unallocated Amounts
Interest income														228,733
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized														(1,521,713)
Other, net														122,812
Income (loss) before income taxes													$	(18,893,314)

(1)	“Connectivity services” is the cost to deliver our services and products to customers, which includes, among other things, network, data, satellite and transmission, and other related costs.

(2)	“Other” primarily consists of variable costs including call center, manufacturing, dealer incentive, bad debt, billing and other variable costs, as well as costs to retain our subscribers.

(3)

OIBDA is a non-GAAP measure and does not purport to be an alternative to operating income (loss) as a measure of operating performance. We believe this measure is useful to management, investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating operating profitability of our business segments on a more variable cost basis as it excludes the depreciation and amortization expenses related primarily to capital expenditures and acquisitions for those business segments, as well as in evaluating operating performance in relation to our competitors.


	Pay-TV		Wireless		Broadband and Satellite Services		Other		Segment Total		Eliminations		Consolidated Total

	(In thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
Revenue from external customers:
Service revenue	$	10,602,475	$	3,156,760	$	1,196,891	$	—	$	14,956,126	$	—	$	14,956,126
Equipment sales and other revenue		71,002		437,437		349,911		11,040		869,390		—		869,390
Intersegment revenue		14,727		—		28,986		145,662		189,375		(189,375)		—
Total revenue		10,688,204		3,594,197		1,575,788		156,702		16,014,891		(189,375)		15,825,516

Operating Expenses
Cost of services:
Programming		5,060,083		—		—		—		5,060,083		—		5,060,083
Connectivity services		224,112		1,328,311		203,498		1,304,295		3,060,216		(93,719)		2,966,497
Other		1,262,311		552,397		299,242		—		2,113,950		(4,908)		2,109,042
Total cost of services		6,546,506		1,880,708		502,740		1,304,295		10,234,249		(98,627)		10,135,622
Cost of sales - equipment and other		80,271		1,250,656		308,412		—		1,639,339		(2,384)		1,636,955
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Subscriber acquisition costs		425,227		650,794		194,665		—		1,270,686		(3,192)		1,267,494
Selling, general and administrative expenses		650,915		136,838		228,076		166,402		1,182,231		(22,909)		1,159,322
Total selling, general and administrative expenses		1,076,142		787,632		422,741		166,402		2,452,917		(26,101)		2,426,816
Impairments and other		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

OIBDA		2,985,285		(324,799)		341,895		(1,313,995)		1,688,386		(62,263)		1,626,123

Depreciation and amortization		337,331		153,192		459,796		1,039,920		1,990,239		(60,046)		1,930,193
Total costs and expenses		8,040,250		4,072,188		1,693,689		2,510,617		16,316,744		(187,158)		16,129,586

Operating income (loss)	$	2,647,954	$	(477,991)	$	(117,901)	$	(2,353,915)	$	(301,853)	$	(2,217)		(304,070)

Unallocated Amounts
Interest income														116,625
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized														(481,622)
Other, net														593,497
Income (loss) before income taxes													$	(75,570)


	Pay-TV		Wireless		Broadband and Satellite Services		Other		Segment Total		Eliminations		Consolidated Total

	(In thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Revenue
Revenue from external customers:
Service revenue	$	11,377,524	$	3,337,186	$	1,431,053	$	—	$	16,145,763	$	—	$	16,145,763
Equipment sales and other revenue		175,948		355,132		299,720		39,035		869,835		—		869,835
Intersegment revenue		17,687		54		24,786		52,893		95,420		(95,420)		—
Total revenue		11,571,159		3,692,372		1,755,559		91,928		17,111,018		(95,420)		17,015,598

Operating Expenses
Cost of services:
Programming		5,301,968		—		—		—		5,301,968		—		5,301,968
Connectivity services		245,716		1,501,511		197,358		—		1,944,585		(13,533)		1,931,052
Other		1,429,944		520,932		333,517		—		2,284,393		(6,986)		2,277,407
Total cost of services		6,977,628		2,022,443		530,875		—		9,530,946		(20,519)		9,510,427
Cost of sales - equipment and other		91,164		1,133,377		241,570		977,329		2,443,440		(8,536)		2,434,904
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Subscriber acquisition costs		687,338		701,814		227,754		—		1,616,906		(6,391)		1,610,515
Selling, general and administrative expenses		727,470		157,297		258,625		255,380		1,398,772		(20,133)		1,378,639
Total selling, general and administrative expenses		1,414,808		859,111		486,379		255,380		3,015,678		(26,524)		2,989,154
Impairments and other		6,457		98,657		536,082		119,903		761,099		—		761,099

OIBDA		3,081,102		(421,216)		(39,347)		(1,260,684)		1,359,855		(39,841)		1,320,014

Depreciation and amortization		381,292		221,968		419,262		620,685		1,643,207		(45,284)		1,597,923
Total costs and expenses		8,871,349		4,335,556		2,214,168		1,973,297		17,394,370		(100,863)		17,293,507

Operating income (loss)	$	2,699,810	$	(643,184)	$	(458,609)	$	(1,881,369)	$	(283,352)	$	5,443		(277,909)

Unallocated Amounts
Interest income														207,374
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized														(90,357)
Other, net														(1,770,792)
Income (loss) before income taxes													$	(1,931,684)


		Pay-TV			Wireless			Broadband and Satellite Services			Other			Consolidated Total

		(In thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
Purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations)		$	288,595		$	35,848		$	144,949		$	1,172,649		$	1,642,041

For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations)		$	218,473		$	—		$	212,581		$	2,065,570		$	2,496,624

For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations)		$	242,736		$	—		$	233,423		$	3,748,624		$	4,224,783

Schedule of revenue by geographical region


		For the Years Ended December 31,
Revenue:		2025			2024		2023

		(In thousands)
North America		$	14,717,241		$	15,508,769	$	16,670,377
Foreign			287,748			316,747		345,221
Total revenue		$	15,004,989		$	15,825,516	$	17,015,598

Schedule of long-lived assets by geographic region and revenue from external customers disaggregated by major revenue source


		As of December 31,
Long-lived assets:		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
North America		$	36,968,298		$	51,729,583
Foreign			38,718			160,483
Total long-lived assets		$	37,007,016		$	51,890,066


	For the Years Ended December 31,
Category:	2025			2024		2023

	(In thousands)
Pay-TV subscriber and related revenue	$	9,642,661		$	10,613,653	$	11,385,961
Wireless services and related revenue		3,315,978			3,156,760		3,337,240
Broadband and satellite services and other revenue		1,081,986			1,204,938		1,443,616
Pay-TV equipment sales and other revenue		57,819			74,551		185,198
Wireless equipment sales and other revenue		479,697			437,437		355,132
Broadband equipment and other revenue		374,066			370,850		311,943
Other equipment and other revenue		294,823			156,702		91,928
Eliminations		(242,041)			(189,375)		(95,420)
Total	$	15,004,989		$	15,825,516	$	17,015,598

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments - Other Income Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Other Income (Expense)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) and impairments on investments and other	$ (9,903)	$ (73,217)	$ 13,664
Derivative instruments - net realized and/or unrealized gains (losses)			(1,793,387)
Other investment securities - other-than-temporary impairments			(39,800)
Early debt redemption gains (losses)	11,465		73,024
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)	10,844	(4,511)	5,677
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates	7,700	(73,451)	(8,098)
Asset sales and other gains (losses)	100,028	50,418
EchoStar exchange offers debt extinguishment gains (losses)		688,661
Other	2,678	5,597	(21,872)
Total	$ 122,812	$ 593,497	$ (1,770,792)

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows
Cash paid for interest (including capitalized interest)	$ 2,087,133	$ 1,429,588	$ 1,400,524
Interest paid in kind on long-term debt	125,559
Cash paid for income taxes, net of (refunds)	34,011	(11,675)	15,634
Total capitalized interest	844,972	1,104,736	1,335,129
Employee benefits paid in Class A common stock	16,834		20,101
Vendor financing			87,343
Accrued capital expenditures	100,049	137,685	238,231
Remeasured right of use asset and liability	1,283,916
Asset retirement obligation	$ 85,681	$ 20,929	$ 74,189

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) ₨ in Billions															1 Months Ended			7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			96 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) ₨ in Billions	Feb. 27, 2026 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2026 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2025 claim	Aug. 28, 2025 claim	May 20, 2025 USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2025 claim	Feb. 21, 2025 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2020	Sep. 23, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 18, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 17, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2025 INR (₨)	Oct. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024	May 29, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) item site	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) item	Jul. 30, 2025	Jun. 27, 2025	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 20, 2022 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies
Unrecognized tax benefits																			$ 877,093,000	$ 859,327,000	$ 609,543,000	$ 877,093,000			$ 569,601,000
Payment to customer																						30,000,000,000
Capitalized interest																			845,000,000	1,105,000,000	$ 1,335,000,000
Regulatory authorizations																			34,548,952,000	$ 38,990,461,000		$ 34,548,952,000
Amount of Loss contingency damages awarded																			91,000,000
Amount of loss contingency damages paid																			$ 46,000,000
Litigation accrual																										$ 3,900,000
Interest rate (as a percent)																			0.25%			0.25%
Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies
Programming Contracts term																			1 year
Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies
Programming Contracts term																			10 years
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Commitments and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)																			5.75%			5.75%
Cyber-Security Class Actions
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of claims filed \| item																			10
License Fee Dispute
Commitments and Contingencies
Payment schedule term (in years)										10 years
Jones 401(k) Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount																		$ 16,700,000
Jones 401(k) Litigation \| Credit of Fidelity Revenue Share
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount																		$ 10,700,000
ClearPlay \| Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount														$ 469,000,000
DDBS \| 5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Commitments and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)																			5.75%	5.75%		5.75%		5.75%
DDBS \| 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026
Commitments and Contingencies
Interest rate (as a percent)																			7.75%	7.75%		7.75%	7.75%
TQ Delta \| Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount													$ 251,000,000
Entropic Communications, LLC \| Pending Litigation
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount						$ 212,000,000
Headwater Research LLC
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of claims filed \| claim				5	5
NewSpace India Limited
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount															₨ 10.6	$ 117,000,000
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco
Commitments and Contingencies
Adjustment to interim payment																			$ 182,000,000
Re-Auction payment																			$ 1,029,000,000.000
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco \| AWS-3 Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Percentage of bidding credit																			25.00%
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum
Commitments and Contingencies
Adjustment to interim payment																			$ 334,000,000
Re-Auction payment																			1,892,000,000
Non-payment gross winning bids																			$ 2,226,000,000			$ 2,226,000,000
Interim payment percentage																			15.00%
Overpayment of interim payment																			$ 334,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies
Re-Auction payment																			$ 2,921,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| AWS-3 Licenses \| Vermont National Telephone Company
Commitments and Contingencies
Percentage of bidding credit											25.00%
Bidding credit value											$ 3,300,000,000
Recovery amount											10,000,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| AWS-3 Licenses \| Vermont National Telephone Company \| Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount											5,500
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| AWS-3 Licenses \| Vermont National Telephone Company \| Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount											$ 11,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| SNR Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Percentage of bidding credit												25.00%
Bidding credit value												$ 1,961,000,000
Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum \| Northstar Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of wireless spectrum licenses \| item																			261			261
SNR
Commitments and Contingencies
Re-Auction payment																			$ 1,211,000,000
Non-payment gross winning bids																			$ 1,211,000,000			$ 1,211,000,000
Interim payment percentage																			15.00%
Overpayment of interim payment																			$ 182,000,000
SNR \| American III
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of wireless spectrum licenses \| item																			244			244
SNR \| SNR Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Bidding credit value												$ 1,370,000,000
Dish Wireless LLC
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of claims filed \| claim							2
Dish Wireless LLC \| Universal Service Administrative Company
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount									$ 13,900,000
Prior Arrangement \| Northstar Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Non-payment gross winning bids																			$ 2,226,000,000			$ 2,226,000,000
Prior Arrangement \| Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of licenses returned \| item																			84
Non-payment gross winning bids																			$ 2,226,000,000			2,226,000,000
Prior Arrangement \| SNR \| SNR Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of licenses returned \| item																			113
Subsequent event \| Crown Castle
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount		$ 9,500,000
Subsequent event \| Harmoni Towers
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount			$ 16,300,000
Subsequent event \| Comcast
Commitments and Contingencies
Claim amount	$ 54,000,000
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations
Commitments and Contingencies
Capitalized interest																			$ 10,000,000,000
Wireless
Commitments and Contingencies
Regulatory authorizations																			$ 29,612,989,000			29,612,989,000
Percentage of coverage obligations																	80.00%
5G Network Development
Commitments and Contingencies
Payment to customer																						$ 30,000,000,000
5G Network
Commitments and Contingencies
Number Of Sites Deployed \| site																			24,000
5G Network \| Certain of 600 MHz Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
License purchase agreement, one time payment								$ 8,000,000

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Other investments, net:
Current restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities	$ 176	$ 151
Marketable investment securities with contractual maturities within one year	520
Marketable investment securities with contractual maturities longer than one year through year five	596
Financial liability fair value	$ 56
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other Accrued Liabilities, Current
Derivative assets fair value			$ 0
NagraStar
Other investments, net:
Ownership interest (as a percent)	50.00%
Invidi Technologies Corporation
Other investments, net:
Ownership interest (as a percent)	35.00%
TerreStar Solutions, Inc
Other investments, net:
Ownership interest (as a percent)	33.00%
Deluxe/EchoStar LLC
Other investments, net:
Ownership interest (as a percent)	50.00%
Broadband Connectivity Solutions
Other investments, net:
Ownership interest (as a percent)	20.00%
Commercial paper \| Maximum
Other investments, net:
Debt term of Maturity	365 days
Corporate securities \| Maximum
Other investments, net:
Debt term of Maturity	18 months

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Performance based stock (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	22,984	27,533	31,688
Anti-dilutive stock awards
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	2,626	7,082	10,906
Performance/market based options
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	4,207	4,300	4,631
Common stock warrants
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	16,151	16,151	16,151

Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Leases

Leases

9.Leases

Lessee Accounting

We enter into non-cancelable operating and finance leases for, among other things, communication towers, satellites, satellite-related ground infrastructure, data centers, office space, dark fiber and transport equipment, warehouses and distribution centers, vehicles and other equipment. Substantially all of our leases have remaining lease terms from one to 12 years, with a weighted average remaining lease term of 0.8 to 9.5 years, some of which include renewal options and some of which include options to terminate the leases within one year. For certain arrangements, the lease term includes the non-cancelable period plus the renewal period that we are reasonably certain to exercise.

Our Eutelsat 65 West A, Telesat T19V and EchoStar 105/SES-11 satellites are accounted for as finance leases within our Broadband and Satellite Services segment. Through the third quarter of 2024, our Nimiq 5 satellite was accounted for as finance lease within our Pay-TV segment. However, during October 2024, we extended the Nimiq 5 lease and as a result it is currently accounted for as an operating lease. In addition, through the first quarter of 2025, our Anik F3 satellite was accounted for as an operating lease within our Pay-TV segment and as of April 2025 we no longer lease this satellite. Substantially all of our remaining leases are accounted for as operating leases.

The components of lease expense were as follows:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Operating lease cost		$	624,248		$	639,707	$	538,805

Short-term lease cost (1)			12,508			16,685		4,765

Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets			43,699			71,474		102,724
Interest on lease liabilities			5,027			8,799		14,090
Total finance lease cost			48,726			80,273		116,814
Total lease costs		$	685,482		$	736,665	$	660,384

(1)	Leases that have terms of 12 months or less.

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$	572,056		$	504,604	$	367,438
Operating cash flows from finance leases			4,311			9,094		13,400
Financing cash flows from finance leases			23,151			56,459		53,467

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases		$	163,208		$	522,975	$	753,935
Finance leases			—			—		53,771

Remeasured right of use asset and liability		$	1,283,916		$	—	$	—

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Operating Leases:
Operating lease assets (1)(2)		$	214,549		$	3,260,768

Other current liabilities (1)		$	845,326		$	528,542
Operating lease liabilities (1)			4,137,269			3,211,407
Total operating lease liabilities (1)		$	4,982,595		$	3,739,949

Finance Leases:
Property and equipment, gross (2)		$	83,141		$	466,074
Accumulated depreciation (2)			(5,124)			(235,001)
Property and equipment, net (2)		$	78,017		$	231,073

Other current liabilities		$	41,520		$	30,381
Other long-term liabilities			2,528			36,818
Total finance lease liabilities		$	44,048		$	67,199

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term:
Operating leases			9.5 years			9.7 years
Finance leases			0.8 years			1.7 years

Weighted Average Discount Rate:
Operating leases			9.9%			10.2%
Finance leases			10.0%			9.3%

(1)

During the third quarter of 2025, as a result of the AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions, we began the abandonment and decommission process for certain portions of our 5G Network that will not be utilized in our Hybrid MNO business, resulting in a significant adverse change in the intended use of such assets. These developments were considered triggering events and resulted in, among other things, our review of communication tower lease obligations related to our 5G Network, through which we determined we will no longer take on any new communication tower leases, including those under our take or pay arrangements with certain vendors. Consequently, all future cash flows associated with certain communication tower leases not previously commenced under the take or pay arrangements were attributed to existing leases and certain lease liabilities were remeasured and during the third quarter of 2025, we recorded $1.284 billion as an ROU asset and liability on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and the ROU assets associated with such remeasured leases were impaired in the same period and we recorded $4.191 billion in "Impairments and other" on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) in the same period. As a result, a one-time charge for variable lease payment expense resulting from this remeasurement event related to our 5G Network was recorded in "Impairments and other" on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

(2)	During the fourth quarter of 2025, a triggering event occurred and resulted in a non-cash impairment of certain finance lease assets and operating lease assets related to our Broadband and Satellite Services segment. See Note 1 for further information.

Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:


		Maturities of Lease Liabilities
		Operating			Finance
For the Years Ending December 31,		Leases			Leases			Total

		(In thousands)
2026		$	892,686		$	44,522		$	937,208
2027			811,676			2,574			814,250
2028			752,008			—			752,008
2029			717,080			—			717,080
2030			697,539			—			697,539
Thereafter			3,884,450			—			3,884,450
Total lease payments			7,755,439			47,096			7,802,535
Less: Imputed interest			(2,772,844)			(3,048)			(2,775,892)
Total			4,982,595			44,048			5,026,643
Less: Current portion			(845,326)			(41,520)			(886,846)
Long-term portion of lease obligations		$	4,137,269		$	2,528		$	4,139,797

Lessor Accounting

We lease satellite capacity, communications equipment and real estate to certain of our customers.

The following table presents our lease revenue by type of lease:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Lease revenue:
Sales-type lease revenue		$	6,703		$	10,547	$	13,431
Operating lease revenue			15,329			14,358		42,565
Total lease revenue		$	22,032		$	24,905	$	55,996

Substantially all of our net investment in sales-type leases consisted of lease receivables totaling $20 million and $26 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The following table presents future operating lease payments to be received as of December 31, 2025:


For the Years Ending December 31,		Total
		(In thousands)
2026		$	10,392
2027			6,567
2028			4,205
2029			3,215
2030			1,991
Thereafter			292
Total lease payments to be received		$	26,662

Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Employee Benefit Plans
Employer matching contribution as a percentage of voluntary employee contributions under 401(k) plan	50.00%
Employer maximum annual contribution per employee under 401(k) plan	$ 5,000
Expense recognized related to 401(k) plan
Matching contributions, net of forfeitures	22,392,000	$ 23,386,000	$ 20,379,000
Discretionary stock contributions, net of forfeitures	$ 31,855,000	$ 11,491,000	$ 5,491,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Benefit Plans
Minimum number of calendar quarters to be employed for full-time employees to be eligible to participate in the ESPP	3 months
Maximum fair value of capital stock permitted to be purchased by employees in any one year under ESPP	$ 25,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan \| Class A common stock
Employee Benefit Plans
Shares of common stock available for future grant under stock incentive plans	3.2
Purchase price as percentage of closing market price on the last business day of each calendar quarter under ESPP	85.00%
Employee Stock Purchase Plan \| Class A common stock \| Maximum
Employee Benefit Plans
Number of shares authorized to be issued under Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)	8.0

Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2025	Feb. 25, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2025
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-33807
Entity Registrant Name	EchoStar Corporation
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NV
Entity Tax Identification Number	26-1232727
Entity Address, Address Line One	9601 South Meridian Boulevard
Entity Address, City or Town	Englewood
Entity Address, State or Province	CO
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	80112
City Area Code	303
Local Phone Number	723 - 1000
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A common stock, $0.001 par value
Trading Symbol	SATS
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 3,741
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III.
Auditor Name	KPMG LLP
Auditor Firm ID	185
Auditor Location	Denver, Colorado
Entity Central Index Key	0001415404
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Class A common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		157,527,391
Class B common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		131,348,468

Commitments and Contingencies - Future Maturities of Long-term Debt, Finance Lease and Contractual Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Nov. 12, 2024
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total	$ 45,944,479
2026	13,213,574
2027	7,348,696
2028	6,063,655
2029	9,220,812
2030	5,879,897
Thereafter	$ 4,217,845
Interest rate (as a percent)	0.25%
6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.75%	6.75%
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.875%	3.875%	3.875%
Long-term debt obligations
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total	$ 26,352,557
2026	7,279,749
2027	4,220,457
2028	3,505,325
2029	7,011,869
2030	4,321,707
Thereafter	13,450
Interest expense on long-term debt
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total	5,871,388
2026	2,072,402
2027	1,565,995
2028	1,124,117
2029	868,009
2030	237,476
Thereafter	3,389
Finance lease obligations
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total	44,048
2026	41,520
2027	2,528
Interest expense on finance lease obligations
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total	3,048
2026	3,002
2027	46
Other long-term obligations
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total	3,791,581
2026	806,476
2027	743,994
2028	678,205
2029	623,175
2030	623,175
Thereafter	316,556
Operating lease obligations
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total	7,755,439
2026	892,686
2027	811,676
2028	752,008
2029	717,080
2030	697,539
Thereafter	3,884,450
Purchase obligations
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Total	2,126,418
2026	2,117,739
2027	4,000
2028	4,000
2029	$ 679

Organization and Business Activities - Exit and disposal costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025
Restructuring Cost
Beginning balance	$ 848,774
Costs incurred and charged to expense	$ 2,408	$ 806,620
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Asset Impairment Charges and Other	Asset Impairment Charges and Other
(Gains) losses on costs paid or settled	$ (22,640)		$ (51,716)
Costs paid or settled	(80,634)	$ (10,723)
Other adjustments		48,402
Accretion	11,511	4,475
Ending balance	759,419	848,774	759,419
Total exit and disposal costs			786,388
Cumulative costs incurred			809,000
One-Time Employee Termination Benefits
Restructuring Cost
Beginning balance	9,958
Costs incurred and charged to expense	2,408	14,192
Costs paid or settled	(12,366)	(4,234)
Ending balance		9,958
Contract Termination Costs
Restructuring Cost
Beginning balance	838,816
Costs incurred and charged to expense		792,428
(Gains) losses on costs paid or settled	(22,640)
Costs paid or settled	(68,268)	(6,489)
Other adjustments		48,402
Accretion	11,511	4,475
Ending balance	$ 759,419	$ 838,816	$ 759,419

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

12.Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

Capital Stock

Our certificate of incorporation authorizes the following capital stock: (i) 1,600,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share; (ii) 800,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share; (iii) 800,000,000 shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.001 per share; (iv) 800,000,000 shares of Class D common stock, par value $0.001 per share; and (v) 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no outstanding shares of Class C common stock, Class D common stock or preferred stock.

Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue preferred stock and may divide such preferred stock into series and, with respect to each series, to determine the preferences and rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the series, including, but not limited to, the dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights and terms, liquidation preferences, sinking fund provisions, the number of shares constituting the series and the designation of such series.

Our Board of Directors may, without stockholder approval, issue additional preferred stock of existing or new series with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of common stock and could have certain anti-takeover effects.

Our Class A, Class B, and Class C common stock are equivalent except for voting rights. Holders of Class A and Class C common stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of Class B common stock are entitled to 10 votes per share. Each share of Class B and Class C common stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, into one share of Class A common stock. Our Class A common stock is publicly traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SATS.” Upon a change in control of EchoStar, each holder of outstanding shares of Class C common stock is entitled to 10 votes for each share of Class C common stock held. Charles W. Ergen, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and certain entities established for the benefit of his family beneficially own all outstanding Class B common stock. Together with all other stockholders, he also owns outstanding Class A common stock.

Any holder of Class D common stock is not entitled to a vote on any matter or to convert the shares of Class D common stock into any other class of common stock.

Each share of common stock is entitled to receive its pro rata share, based upon the number of shares of common stock held, of dividends and distributions upon liquidation.

Common Stock Repurchase Program

Our Board of Directors previously authorized stock repurchases of up to $1.0 billion of our outstanding Class A common stock through and including December 31, 2026. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we repurchased 1,789,020 shares of our Class A common stock. On February 26, 2026, our Board of Directors extended the plan and authorized an increase in the maximum dollar value of shares that may be repurchased under the plan, such that we are currently authorized to repurchase up to $2.0 billion of our outstanding shares of our Class A common stock through and including December 31, 2026.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for equity.

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Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations - Other Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Other long-term debt and capital lease obligations
Total	$ 115,767	$ 175,271
Less current portion	(62,309)	(69,496)
Other debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion	$ 53,458	105,775
Interest rate (as a percent)	0.25%
Satellites and other finance lease obligations
Other long-term debt and capital lease obligations
Total	$ 44,048	67,199
Notes payable related to satellite vendor financing and other debt payable in installments through 2032 with interest rates ranging from approximately 4% to 10%
Other long-term debt and capital lease obligations
Total	$ 71,719	$ 108,072
Notes payable related to satellite vendor financing and other debt payable in installments through 2032 with interest rates ranging from approximately 4% to 10% \| Minimum
Other long-term debt and capital lease obligations
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.00%
Notes payable related to satellite vendor financing and other debt payable in installments through 2032 with interest rates ranging from approximately 4% to 10% \| Maximum
Other long-term debt and capital lease obligations
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.00%

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share - EPS Amounts for Basic and Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 12, 2024	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 15, 2025	Mar. 15, 2024	Aug. 08, 2016
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Net income (loss)		$ (14,506,939)	$ (124,515)	$ (1,634,824)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax		(9,759)	(4,969)	67,233
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar - Basic		(14,497,180)	(119,546)	(1,702,057)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar - Diluted		$ (14,497,180)	$ (119,546)	$ (1,702,057)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:
Basic (in shares)		287,589	274,079	270,842
Diluted (in shares)		287,589	274,079	270,842
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar (In dollar per share)		$ (50.41)	$ (0.44)	$ (6.28)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar (in dollars per share)		$ (50.41)	$ (0.44)	$ (6.28)
Senior Notes, interest rate (as a percent)		0.25%
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 26,352,557	$ 27,091,651
Class A common stock
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Stock issued	14,265
Convertible Notes 2.375 Percent Due 2024 \| DISH Network L.L.C.
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Senior Notes, interest rate (as a percent)						2.375%
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Convertible notes converted into shares		58,000	58,000
Senior Notes, interest rate (as a percent)	3.875%	3.875%	3.875%
Aggregate principal amount	$ 1,906,000
Aggregate principal amount outstanding		$ 1,942,594	$ 1,906,229
0% Convertible Notes due 2025 \| DISH Network L.L.C.
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Senior Notes, interest rate (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%		0.00%
Convertible debt, exchanged and cancelled	$ 1,819,000
Aggregate principal amount outstanding	$ 138,000		$ 138,403
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Senior Notes, interest rate (as a percent)		3.375%
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| DISH Network L.L.C.
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Senior Notes, interest rate (as a percent)	3.375%	3.375%	3.375%
Aggregate principal amount							$ 3,000,000
Convertible debt, exchanged and cancelled	$ 2,863,000
Aggregate principal amount outstanding	$ 45,000	$ 45,209	$ 45,209

Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

16.Segment Reporting

Our reportable segments are strategic business units managed separately based on different business strategies, services and products.

Our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “OIBDA,” defined as “Operating income (loss)” plus “Depreciation and amortization,” is the primary measure used by our CODM to evaluate segment operating performance. The CODM regularly reviews budget-to-actual variances of OIBDA when evaluating segment performance and allocating resources to each segment.

Historically, we reported three primary business segments: (1) Pay-TV; (2) Wireless; and (3) Broadband and Satellite Services.

We were operating our Wireless segment primarily as an MVNO and secondarily as an MNO as we continued to commercialize our wireless spectrum licenses through the completion of our 5G Network and grow customer traffic on our 5G Network. As an MVNO, we depended on either T-Mobile or AT&T to provide us with network services under the MNSA and NSA, respectively. We had commenced our transition to an MNO as our 5G Network became commercially available and we grew our customer base on our 5G Network.

As a result of the unforeseeable actions by the FCC, as detailed, in “Recent Developments – FCC Review” in Note 1, we entered into the AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions, whereby we agreed to sell a material amount of our spectrum licenses. In August 2025, following these transactions, we terminated our deployment of our 5G Network, after meeting certain interim and final build-out requirements established by the FCC, and we began the abandonment and decommission process for certain portions of our 5G Network that will not be utilized in the Hybrid MNO business.

To align with the information provided to the CODM and management’s view of the business, we separated the historical Wireless segment into two segments, the “Wireless” segment and the “Other” segment.

Our Wireless segment provides wireless communication services (“Wireless” services) and products. We offer nationwide Wireless services to subscribers primarily under our Boost Mobile® and Gen Mobile® brands. We currently offer a broad range of premium wireless devices, including the latest generation iPhones, as well as a wide selection of Samsung, Motorola and other premium devices. Prior to November 15, 2025, we were operating primarily as an MVNO utilizing network services under the MNSA and the NSA and secondarily as an MNO. In light of the AT&T Transactions, we transitioned to a hybrid MNO business model under which we continue to operate our 5G Network core and utilize AT&T’s network services (“Hybrid MNO”) and secondarily as an MVNO utilizing network services under the MNSA and the NSA. We migrated all customer traffic from our 5G Network to AT&T’s network as we transitioned to a Hybrid MNO, which we completed as of November 15, 2025.

Our Other segment primarily consists of our legacy 5G Network and 5G Network deployment operations that will not be utilized in the Wireless segment’s Hybrid MNO business. As a result of the unforeseeable actions by the FCC, as detailed in “Recent Developments – FCC Review” in Note 1, we entered into the AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions, whereby we agreed to sell a material amount of our spectrum licenses. In August 2025, following these transactions, we terminated our deployment of our 5G Network, after meeting certain interim and final build-out requirements established by the FCC, and we began the abandonment and decommission process for certain portions of our 5G Network that will not be utilized in the Wireless segment’s Hybrid MNO business. As of November 15, 2025, we have no customer traffic on our 5G Network.

We currently operate four primary business segments: (1) Pay-TV; (2) Wireless; (3) Broadband and Satellite Services; and (4) Other. See Note 1 for further information.

Our Pay-TV segment revenue is primarily derived from Pay-TV subscriber revenue. Our Wireless segment revenue is primarily derived from Wireless subscriber revenue and selling wireless devices to subscribers. Our Broadband and Satellite Services segment revenue is primarily derived from Broadband subscriber revenue, broadband services revenue and communications equipment sales and leases. Our Other segment revenue is primarily derived from intercompany MNO revenue and leased spectrum revenue.

All eliminations primarily include intersegment eliminations related to intercompany revenue and the related expense, which are eliminated in consolidation.

The CODM is not regularly provided assets on a segment basis; therefore, such information is not presented.

The revenue, expense, operating income (loss) and OIBDA by segment were as follows:

The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM. Intersegment expenses are included within the amounts presented. All prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.


	Pay-TV		Wireless		Broadband and Satellite Services		Other		Segment Total		Eliminations		Consolidated Total

	(In thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
Revenue from external customers:
Service revenue	$	9,633,209	$	3,315,978	$	1,074,543	$	—	$	14,023,730	$	—	$	14,023,730
Equipment sales and other revenue		55,013		479,697		348,994		97,555		981,259		—		981,259
Intersegment revenue		12,258		—		32,515		197,268		242,041		(242,041)		—
Total revenue		9,700,480		3,795,675		1,456,052		294,823		15,247,030		(242,041)		15,004,989

Operating Expenses
Cost of services:
Programming		4,639,993		—		—		—		4,639,993		—		4,639,993
Connectivity services (1)		205,390		1,371,034		198,398		1,130,167		2,904,989		(161,034)		2,743,955
Other (2)		1,150,560		650,731		257,113		—		2,058,404		2,871		2,061,275
Total cost of services		5,995,943		2,021,765		455,511		1,130,167		9,603,386		(158,163)		9,445,223
Cost of sales - equipment and other		40,258		1,225,042		317,000		105,296		1,687,596		(2,497)		1,685,099
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Subscriber acquisition costs		359,339		736,110		171,344		—		1,266,793		(14,301)		1,252,492
Selling, general and administrative expenses		616,846		190,277		184,974		160,744		1,152,841		(25,080)		1,127,761
Total selling, general and administrative expenses		976,185		926,387		356,318		160,744		2,419,634		(39,381)		2,380,253
Impairments and other		—		—		1,529,982		16,102,029		17,632,011		—		17,632,011

OIBDA (3)		2,688,094		(377,519)		(1,202,759)		(17,203,413)		(16,095,597)		(42,000)		(16,137,597)

Depreciation and amortization		262,866		117,509		404,645		844,487		1,629,507		(43,958)		1,585,549
Total costs and expenses		7,275,252		4,290,703		3,063,456		18,342,723		32,972,134		(243,999)		32,728,135

Operating income (loss)	$	2,425,228	$	(495,028)	$	(1,607,404)	$	(18,047,900)	$	(17,725,104)	$	1,958		(17,723,146)

Unallocated Amounts
Interest income														228,733
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized														(1,521,713)
Other, net														122,812
Income (loss) before income taxes													$	(18,893,314)

(1)	“Connectivity services” is the cost to deliver our services and products to customers, which includes, among other things, network, data, satellite and transmission, and other related costs.

(2)	“Other” primarily consists of variable costs including call center, manufacturing, dealer incentive, bad debt, billing and other variable costs, as well as costs to retain our subscribers.

(3)


	Pay-TV		Wireless		Broadband and Satellite Services		Other		Segment Total		Eliminations		Consolidated Total

	(In thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
Revenue from external customers:
Service revenue	$	10,602,475	$	3,156,760	$	1,196,891	$	—	$	14,956,126	$	—	$	14,956,126
Equipment sales and other revenue		71,002		437,437		349,911		11,040		869,390		—		869,390
Intersegment revenue		14,727		—		28,986		145,662		189,375		(189,375)		—
Total revenue		10,688,204		3,594,197		1,575,788		156,702		16,014,891		(189,375)		15,825,516

Operating Expenses
Cost of services:
Programming		5,060,083		—		—		—		5,060,083		—		5,060,083
Connectivity services		224,112		1,328,311		203,498		1,304,295		3,060,216		(93,719)		2,966,497
Other		1,262,311		552,397		299,242		—		2,113,950		(4,908)		2,109,042
Total cost of services		6,546,506		1,880,708		502,740		1,304,295		10,234,249		(98,627)		10,135,622
Cost of sales - equipment and other		80,271		1,250,656		308,412		—		1,639,339		(2,384)		1,636,955
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Subscriber acquisition costs		425,227		650,794		194,665		—		1,270,686		(3,192)		1,267,494
Selling, general and administrative expenses		650,915		136,838		228,076		166,402		1,182,231		(22,909)		1,159,322
Total selling, general and administrative expenses		1,076,142		787,632		422,741		166,402		2,452,917		(26,101)		2,426,816
Impairments and other		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

OIBDA		2,985,285		(324,799)		341,895		(1,313,995)		1,688,386		(62,263)		1,626,123

Depreciation and amortization		337,331		153,192		459,796		1,039,920		1,990,239		(60,046)		1,930,193
Total costs and expenses		8,040,250		4,072,188		1,693,689		2,510,617		16,316,744		(187,158)		16,129,586

Operating income (loss)	$	2,647,954	$	(477,991)	$	(117,901)	$	(2,353,915)	$	(301,853)	$	(2,217)		(304,070)

Unallocated Amounts
Interest income														116,625
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized														(481,622)
Other, net														593,497
Income (loss) before income taxes													$	(75,570)


	Pay-TV		Wireless		Broadband and Satellite Services		Other		Segment Total		Eliminations		Consolidated Total

	(In thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Revenue
Revenue from external customers:
Service revenue	$	11,377,524	$	3,337,186	$	1,431,053	$	—	$	16,145,763	$	—	$	16,145,763
Equipment sales and other revenue		175,948		355,132		299,720		39,035		869,835		—		869,835
Intersegment revenue		17,687		54		24,786		52,893		95,420		(95,420)		—
Total revenue		11,571,159		3,692,372		1,755,559		91,928		17,111,018		(95,420)		17,015,598

Operating Expenses
Cost of services:
Programming		5,301,968		—		—		—		5,301,968		—		5,301,968
Connectivity services		245,716		1,501,511		197,358		—		1,944,585		(13,533)		1,931,052
Other		1,429,944		520,932		333,517		—		2,284,393		(6,986)		2,277,407
Total cost of services		6,977,628		2,022,443		530,875		—		9,530,946		(20,519)		9,510,427
Cost of sales - equipment and other		91,164		1,133,377		241,570		977,329		2,443,440		(8,536)		2,434,904
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Subscriber acquisition costs		687,338		701,814		227,754		—		1,616,906		(6,391)		1,610,515
Selling, general and administrative expenses		727,470		157,297		258,625		255,380		1,398,772		(20,133)		1,378,639
Total selling, general and administrative expenses		1,414,808		859,111		486,379		255,380		3,015,678		(26,524)		2,989,154
Impairments and other		6,457		98,657		536,082		119,903		761,099		—		761,099

OIBDA		3,081,102		(421,216)		(39,347)		(1,260,684)		1,359,855		(39,841)		1,320,014

Depreciation and amortization		381,292		221,968		419,262		620,685		1,643,207		(45,284)		1,597,923
Total costs and expenses		8,871,349		4,335,556		2,214,168		1,973,297		17,394,370		(100,863)		17,293,507

Operating income (loss)	$	2,699,810	$	(643,184)	$	(458,609)	$	(1,881,369)	$	(283,352)	$	5,443		(277,909)

Unallocated Amounts
Interest income														207,374
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized														(90,357)
Other, net														(1,770,792)
Income (loss) before income taxes													$	(1,931,684)

The purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations) by segment were as follows:


		Pay-TV			Wireless			Broadband and Satellite Services			Other			Consolidated Total

		(In thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
Purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations)		$	288,595		$	35,848		$	144,949		$	1,172,649		$	1,642,041

For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations)		$	218,473		$	—		$	212,581		$	2,065,570		$	2,496,624

For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations)		$	242,736		$	—		$	233,423		$	3,748,624		$	4,224,783

Geographic Information. Revenue is attributed to geographic regions based upon the customer billing location. Long-lived assets are associated with the geographic regions based upon the location where the asset resides. Geographic regions consist of: (i) North America, including the U.S. and its territories, Mexico, and Canada; (ii) Foreign, including South and Central America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, India, and the Middle East.

The following table summarizes revenue by geographic region:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
Revenue:		2025			2024		2023

		(In thousands)
North America		$	14,717,241		$	15,508,769	$	16,670,377
Foreign			287,748			316,747		345,221
Total revenue		$	15,004,989		$	15,825,516	$	17,015,598

The following table summarizes long-lived assets by geographic region:


		As of December 31,
Long-lived assets:		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
North America		$	36,968,298		$	51,729,583
Foreign			38,718			160,483
Total long-lived assets		$	37,007,016		$	51,890,066

The revenue from customers disaggregated by major revenue source was as follows:


	For the Years Ended December 31,
Category:	2025			2024		2023

	(In thousands)
Pay-TV subscriber and related revenue	$	9,642,661		$	10,613,653	$	11,385,961
Wireless services and related revenue		3,315,978			3,156,760		3,337,240
Broadband and satellite services and other revenue		1,081,986			1,204,938		1,443,616
Pay-TV equipment sales and other revenue		57,819			74,551		185,198
Wireless equipment sales and other revenue		479,697			437,437		355,132
Broadband equipment and other revenue		374,066			370,850		311,943
Other equipment and other revenue		294,823			156,702		91,928
Eliminations		(242,041)			(189,375)		(95,420)
Total	$	15,004,989		$	15,825,516	$	17,015,598

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Share-based compensation

Schedule of stock option activity


	For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
	Options	Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In thousands)		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life
Total options outstanding, beginning of period	13,559,033	$	44.58
Granted	1,532,353	$	72.37
Exercised	(2,908,405)	$	16.19
Forfeited and cancelled	(895,005)	$	39.22
Total options outstanding, end of period	11,287,976	$	56.09	$	616,193	6.36
Performance/market based options outstanding, end of period (1)	4,207,130	$	84.36
Exercisable, end of period	2,410,706	$	50.85	$	139,456	4.74

(1)	These stock options are included in the caption “Total options outstanding, end of period.” See the 2022 Incentive Plan, Other employee performance awards and Ergen 2020 Performance Award below.

Schedule of realized tax benefits from stock awards exercised


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Tax benefit from stock awards exercised		$	42,043		$	2,150		$	1,384

Schedule of restricted stock unit activity


		For the Year Ended
		December 31, 2025
		Restricted Stock Units/Awards		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Total restricted stock units/awards outstanding, beginning of period		91,228		$	34.08
Granted		571,698		$	29.30
Vested		(342,750)		$	24.98
Forfeited and cancelled		—		$	—
Total restricted stock units/awards outstanding, end of period		320,176		$	35.28

Schedule of stock options and restricted stock units and awards


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Stock options:
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted		$	72.37		$	14.43		$	22.28
Intrinsic value of options exercised		$	140,552		$	2,275		$	—

Restricted stock units and awards:
Weighted-average grant date fair value of units and awards granted		$	29.30		$	16.60		$	17.50
Fair value of units and rewards vested		$	33,444		$	6,469		$	9,926

Schedule of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense recognized


		For the Years Ended December 31,
Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized (1)		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
2022 Incentive Plan		$	219		$	1,149		$	7,346
Ergen 2020 Performance Award			7,638			10,816			12,308
Other employee performance awards			—			—			(1,441)
Total non-cash, stock-based compensation expense recognized for performance based awards		$	7,857		$	11,965		$	18,213

(1)	“Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized” includes actual forfeitures.

Schedule of awards outstanding pursuant to performance-based stock incentive plans


		As of December 31, 2025
Performance Based Stock Options		Number of Awards		Weighted- Average Grant Price
2022 Incentive Plan		124,799		$	14.78
Other employee performance awards (1)		573,561		$	132.44
Ergen 2020 Performance Award		3,508,770		$	78.98
Total		4,207,130		$	84.36

(1)	“Other employee performance awards” includes 182 thousand shares, majority of which will expire in 2029, and 392 thousand shares that will expire on January 1, 2027.

Schedule of allocated non-cash, stock-based compensation expense for all employees


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Cost of services		$	—		$	1,376		$	2,610
Selling, general and administrative			36,272			35,007			48,904
Total non-cash, stock-based compensation		$	36,272		$	36,383		$	51,514

Schedule of assumptions of Black-Scholes option valuation model


		For the Years Ended December 31,
Stock Options		2025							2024							2023
Risk-free interest rate			3.62	%	-		4.46	%		3.58	%	-		4.49	%		3.58	%	-		4.61	%
Volatility factor			40.21	%	-		62.66	%		37.10	%	-		46.39	%		34.30	%	-		41.25	%
Expected term of options in years			3.9		-		6.7			3.3		-		6.7			4.1		-		6.6
Fair value of options granted (1)		$	10.54		-	$	40.29		$	5.15		-	$	12.40		$	7.40		-	$	7.77

(1)	This change primarily resulted from the changes in the volatility factor and the price of our Class A common stock.

2022 Incentive Plan, 2019 LTIP, 2013 LTIP and Other

Share-based compensation

Schedule of unrecognized non-cash, stock-based compensation expense


Estimated Remaining Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense		2022 Incentive Plan			Ergen 2020 Performance Award

		(In thousands)
Expense estimated to be recognized during 2026		$	236		$	5,318
Estimated contingent expense subsequent to 2026			—			3,957
Total estimated remaining expense over the term of the plan		$	236		$	9,275

Revenue Recognition - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Revenue Recognition
Remaining performance obligation	$ 1,400
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-01-01
Revenue Recognition
Remaining performance obligation period	1 year
Remaining performance obligation, percentage	28.00%
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2026-01-01
Revenue Recognition
Remaining performance obligation period	1 year
Remaining performance obligation, percentage	72.00%

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Revenue Recognition - Contract Asset and Contract Liability Balances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Contract Asset and Contract Liability Balances
Contract assets	$ 138,723	$ 108,092
Contract liabilities	607,970	$ 649,054
Customer Contract
Contract Asset and Contract Liability Balances
Contract liabilities	$ 607,000

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Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Revenue Recognition

Summary of allowance for credit losses for trade accounts receivable


		Pay-TV		Wireless (1)		Broadband and Satellite Services		Consolidated Total

		(In thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2022		$	40,642	$	3,789	$	15,359	$	59,790
Current period provision for expected credit losses			56,421		10,881		34,085		101,387
Write-offs charged against allowance			(61,743)		4,001		(29,371)		(87,113)
Foreign currency translation			—		—		326		326
Balance, December 31, 2023		$	35,320	$	18,671	$	20,399	$	74,390
Current period provision for expected credit losses			56,729		24,989		25,653		107,371
Write-offs charged against allowance			(49,474)		(14,921)		(34,193)		(98,588)
Foreign currency translation			—		—		(545)		(545)
Balance, December 31, 2024		$	42,575	$	28,739	$	11,314	$	82,628
Current period provision for expected credit losses			27,303		33,640		21,073		82,016
Write-offs charged against allowance			(33,861)		(36,365)		(14,877)		(85,103)
Foreign currency translation			—		—		49		49
Balance, December 31, 2025		$	36,017	$	26,014	$	17,559	$	79,590

(1)	Our allowance for credit losses for trade accounts receivable for our Other segment is immaterial and therefore included in the Wireless segment in the table above.

Summary of contract asset and contract liability balances

Summary of activity in contract acquisition costs, net


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period		$	289,200		$	352,114	$	460,876
Additions			243,801			260,403		321,470
Amortization expense			(271,881)			(321,717)		(431,181)
Foreign currency translation			826			(1,600)		949
Balance, end of period		$	261,946		$	289,200	$	352,114

Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - shares	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Share-based compensation
Number of stock options outstanding (in shares)	4,207,130
Percentage of stock awards vesting per year	20.00%
Class A common stock
Share-based compensation
Number of stock options outstanding (in shares)	11,300,000
DISH \| Class A common stock \| Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based compensation
Shares of common stock available for future grant under stock incentive plans	20,500,000
Restricted stock units
Share-based compensation
Number of stock options outstanding (in shares)	320,000
Employee Stock Option
Share-based compensation
Number of stock options outstanding (in shares)	11,287,976	13,559,033
Maximum Expiration term	10 years

Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans

13.Employee Benefit Plans

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Our employees may participate in the EchoStar employee stock purchase plan (the “ESPP”), in which we are authorized to issue up to 8.0 million shares of Class A common stock. At December 31, 2025, we had 3.2 million shares of Class A common stock which remain available for issuance under the ESPP. Substantially all full-time employees who have been employed by us for at least one calendar quarter are eligible to participate in the ESPP. Employee stock purchases are made through payroll deductions. Under the terms of the ESPP, employees may not deduct an amount which would permit such employee to purchase our capital stock under all of our stock purchase plans at a rate which would exceed $25,000 in fair value of capital stock in any one year. The purchase price of the stock is 85% of the closing price of the Class A common stock on the last business day of each calendar quarter in which such shares of Class A common stock are deemed sold to an employee under the ESPP and such shares must be held for a minimum of 180 days from the purchase date.

401(k) Employee Savings Plans

We sponsor the EchoStar 401(k) Employee Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) for eligible employees. Voluntary employee contributions to the 401(k) Plan may be matched 50% by us, subject to a maximum annual contribution of $5,000 per employee participating in the 401(k) Plan. Forfeitures of unvested participant balances which are retained by the 401(k) Plans may be used to fund matching and plan expenses. Our Board of Directors may also authorize an annual discretionary contribution to the 401(k) plans, subject to the maximum deductible limit provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. These contributions may be made in cash or in our stock.

The following table summarizes the expense associated with our matching contributions and discretionary contributions:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
Expense Recognized Related to the 401(k) Plan		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Matching contributions, net of forfeitures		$	22,392		$	23,386		$	20,379
Discretionary stock contributions		$	31,855		$	11,491		$	5,491

- Definition

The entire disclosure for retirement benefits.

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Organization and Business Activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Organization and Business Activities

Schedule Of impairments and other


	Pay-TV		Wireless		Broadband and Satellite Services		Other		Total

	(In thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
Prepaids and other (1)	$	—	$	—	$	5,211	$	393,211	$	398,422
Regulatory authorizations		—		—		450,306		5,334,473		5,784,779
Property and equipment, net		—		—		969,128		5,487,286		6,456,414
Operating lease assets (1)		—		—		66,591		4,191,133		4,257,724
Exit and disposal costs (2)		—		—		38,746		747,642		786,388
Goodwill		—		—		—		—		—
(Gains) losses on costs paid or settled		—		—		—		(51,716)		(51,716)
Total impairments and other	$	—	$	—	$	1,529,982	$	16,102,029	$	17,632,011

For the Year Ended December 31, 2024
Prepaids and other	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Regulatory authorizations		—		—		—		—		—
Property and equipment, net		—		—		—		—		—
Operating lease assets		—		—		—		—		—
Exit and disposal costs		—		—		—		—		—
Goodwill		—		—		—		—		—
(Gains) losses on costs paid or settled		—		—		—		—		—
Total impairments and other	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Prepaids and other	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Regulatory authorizations		—		—		—		—		—
Property and equipment, net		—		—		3,591		—		3,591
Operating lease assets		—		—		—		—		—
Exit and disposal costs		—		—		—		—		—
Goodwill		6,457		98,657		532,491		119,903		757,508
(Gains) losses on costs paid or settled		—		—		—		—		—
Total impairments and other	$	6,457	$	98,657	$	536,082	$	119,903	$	761,099

(1)

(2)	Exit and disposal costs include, among other things, one-time employee termination benefits, costs to terminate contracts that are not a lease and other exit and disposal costs.

Schedule of activity in exit and disposal costs


	One-Time Employee Termination Benefits		Contract Termination Costs		Total

	(In thousands)
Balance, July 1, 2025	$	—	$	—	$	—
Costs incurred and charged to expense (1)		14,192		792,428		806,620
Costs paid or settled		(4,234)		(6,489)		(10,723)
Other adjustments (2)		—		48,402		48,402
Accretion		—		4,475		4,475
Balance, September 30, 2025	$	9,958	$	838,816	$	848,774
Costs incurred and charged to expense (1)		2,408		—		2,408
(Gains) losses on costs paid or settled (1)		—		(22,640)		(22,640)
Costs paid or settled		(12,366)		(68,268)		(80,634)
Accretion		—		11,511		11,511
Balance, December 31, 2025	$	—	$	759,419	$	759,419

(1)

(2)

Stock-Based Compensation - Long-Term Performance-Based Plans (Details) - shares		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 04, 2020	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2020
2022 Incentive Plan
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Vested (in shares)		0
Percentage of award vested			33.00%	17.00%
Percentage of probability of achievement of performance conditions		100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Ergen 2020 Performance Award
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Vested (in shares)					0
Percentage of award vested		20.00%
Awards vesting period	10 years
Class A common stock \| Ergen 2020 Performance Award
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Granted	4,385,962

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

5.Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table presents the tax effect on each component of “Other comprehensive income (loss)” and excludes noncontrolling interest:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025									2024									2023
		Before			Tax			Net			Before			Tax			Net			Before			Tax			Net
		Tax			(Expense)			of Tax			Tax			(Expense)			of Tax			Tax			(Expense)			of Tax
		Amount			Benefit			Amount			Amount			Benefit			Amount			Amount			Benefit			Amount

		(In thousands)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		$	11,920		$	(250)		$	11,670		$	(36,230)		$	563		$	(35,667)		$	15,479		$	(503)		$	14,976
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities			(78)			18			(60)			1,549			(375)			1,174			(306)			65			(241)
Recognition of previously unrealized (gains) losses on available-for-sale securities included in net income (loss)			930			(17)			913			(1,539)			377			(1,162)			550			(74)			476
Other comprehensive income (loss)		$	12,772		$	(249)		$	12,523		$	(36,220)		$	565		$	(35,655)		$	15,723		$	(512)		$	15,211

The “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” is detailed in the following table, net of tax and excludes noncontrolling interest:


		Foreign			Unrealized/
		Currency			Recognized
		Translation			Gains
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Adjustment			(Losses)			Total

		(In thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2023		$	(160,169)		$	113		$	(160,056)
Foreign currency translation adjustments			(35,667)			—			(35,667)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification			—			1,174			1,174
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			—			(1,162)			(1,162)
Balance, December 31, 2024		$	(195,836)		$	125		$	(195,711)
Foreign currency translation adjustments			11,670			—			11,670
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification			—			(60)			(60)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			—			913			913
Balance, December 31, 2025		$	(184,166)		$	978		$	(183,188)

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets - Estimated Future Amortization (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	$ 864,679,000	$ 1,224,260,000
Accumulated Amortization	(810,266,000)	(1,149,321,000)
Amortization expense	16,000,000	98,000,000	$ 183,000,000
Goodwill			757,508,000
Goodwill	0	0	$ 0
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2026	12,905,000
2027	12,127,000
2028	11,617,000
2029	11,027,000
2030	5,873,000
Thereafter	864,000
Total	$ 54,413,000
Minimum
Intangible Assets
Useful life	2 years
Maximum
Intangible Assets
Useful life	20 years
Technology-based
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	$ 63,545,000	115,173,000
Accumulated Amortization	(61,724,000)	(112,557,000)
Trademarks
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	139,498,000	164,834,000
Accumulated Amortization	(91,107,000)	(101,522,000)
Contract-based
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	41,500,000	41,500,000
Accumulated Amortization	(41,500,000)	(41,500,000)
Customer relationships
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	620,136,000	902,753,000
Accumulated Amortization	$ (615,935,000)	$ (893,742,000)

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	Dec. 31, 2025
Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations
Nimiq capacity leased (as a percent)	100.00%
Finance lease term	15 years

Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - Cash paid for income taxes, net of (refunds) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total state and local	$ 18,268
Total foreign	15,743
Total cash paid for income taxes, net of (refunds)	34,011	$ (11,675)	$ 15,634
AL
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total state and local	2,294
LA
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total state and local	1,289
MD
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total state and local	1,471
NC
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total state and local	1,365
NY
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total state and local	965
TN
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total state and local	4,610
TX
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total state and local	3,874
Other
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total state and local	2,400
India
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total foreign	2,717
Canada
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total foreign	7,589
Germany
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total foreign	2,161
Brazil
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total foreign	1,552
Other
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Total foreign	$ 1,724

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Minimum
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Exercise price of warrants	$ 185.75
Maximum
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Exercise price of warrants	$ 245.33

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets - Regulatory Authorizations (Broadband and Satellite Services Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Indefinite-Lived License Agreements	$ 34,548,952	$ 38,990,461
Broadband and Satellite Services
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Indefinite-Lived License Agreements		439,160
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets	439,160
Broadband and Satellite Services \| 95 W
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Indefinite-Lived License Agreements	200,000	200,000
Broadband and Satellite Services \| 107 W
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Indefinite-Lived License Agreements	200,000	200,000
Broadband and Satellite Services \| Sirion-1 Filing
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Indefinite-Lived License Agreements	$ 39,160	$ 39,160

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	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax amount
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax amount	$ 12,772	$ (36,220)	$ 15,723
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) benefit
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) benefit	(249)	565	(512)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	12,523	(35,655)	15,211
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax amount
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, before tax	11,920	(36,230)	15,479
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) benefit
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, tax (expense) benefit	(250)	563	(503)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, net of tax	11,670	(35,667)	14,976
Unrealized/Recognized Gains (Losses)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax amount
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, before tax	(78)	1,549	(306)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	930	(1,539)	550
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) benefit
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, tax (expense) benefit	18	(375)	65
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) benefit	(17)	377	(74)
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Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassifications, net of tax	(60)	1,174	(241)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$ 913	$ (1,162)	$ 476

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance	$ 20,245,225	$ 19,949,910
Balance	5,811,998	20,245,225
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance	(195,711)	(160,056)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	11,670	(35,667)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification	(60)	1,174
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	913	(1,162)
Balance	(183,188)	(195,711)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance	(195,836)	(160,169)
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification	(60)	1,174
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+ Details

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,883,074	$ 4,305,393
Current restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities	175,838	150,898
Marketable investment securities	1,100,891	1,242,036
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $79,590 and $82,628, respectively	1,273,849	1,198,731
Inventory	380,647	455,197
Prepaids and other assets	284,194	655,233
Other current assets	34,678	88,255
Total current assets	5,133,171	8,095,743
Noncurrent Assets:
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities	176,203	169,627
Property and equipment, net	2,243,515	9,187,132
Regulatory authorizations, net	34,548,952	39,442,166
Other investments, net	194,046	202,327
Operating lease assets	214,549	3,260,768
Intangible assets, net	54,413	74,939
Other noncurrent assets, net	451,506	505,985
Total noncurrent assets	37,883,184	52,842,944
Total assets	43,016,355	60,938,687
Current Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	541,706	740,984
Deferred revenue and other	639,173	650,940
Accrued programming	1,224,222	1,339,072
Accrued interest	309,462	352,499
Other accrued expenses and liabilities	2,327,587	1,804,516
Current portion of debt, finance lease and other obligations (Note 10)	7,321,269	943,029
Total current liabilities	12,363,419	5,831,040
Long-Term Obligations, Net of Current Portion:
Long-term debt, finance lease and other obligations, net of current portion (Note 10)	18,658,602	25,660,288
Deferred tax liabilities, net	598,590	4,988,653
Operating lease liabilities	4,137,269	3,211,407
Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities	1,446,477	1,002,074
Total long-term obligations, net of current portion	24,840,938	34,862,422
Total liabilities	37,204,357	40,693,462
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Additional paid-in capital	8,875,937	8,768,360
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(183,188)	(195,711)
Accumulated earnings (deficit)	(2,878,743)	11,618,437
Treasury stock, at cost	(48,512)
Total EchoStar stockholders' equity (deficit)	5,765,784	20,191,372
Noncontrolling interests	46,214	53,853
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	5,811,998	20,245,225
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	43,016,355	60,938,687
Class A common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Common stock	159	155
Class B common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Common stock	$ 131	$ 131

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments - Investments Measured at Fair Value On A Recurring Basis (Details) - Fair value measurements on recurring basis - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted)	$ 2,182,155	$ 4,593,804
Total	1,153,851	1,274,150
Cash
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted)	420,971	594,654
Cash equivalents
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted)	1,761,184	3,999,150
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Total		8,163
Commercial paper
Fair value of marketable securities
Total	370,755	596,568
Corporate securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Total	731,195	629,115
Other
Fair value of marketable securities
Total	14,523	13,850
Equity securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Equity securities	37,378	26,454
Level 1
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted)	828,325	849,772
Total	37,378	34,617
Level 1 \| Cash
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted)	420,971	594,654
Level 1 \| Cash equivalents
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted)	407,354	255,118
Level 1 \| U.S. Treasury and agency securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Total		8,163
Level 1 \| Equity securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Equity securities	37,378	26,454
Level 2
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted)	1,353,830	3,744,032
Total	1,116,422	1,239,482
Level 2 \| Cash equivalents
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted)	1,353,830	3,744,032
Level 2 \| Commercial paper
Fair value of marketable securities
Total	370,755	596,568
Level 2 \| Corporate securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Total	731,195	629,115
Level 2 \| Other
Fair value of marketable securities
Total	14,472	13,799
Level 3
Fair value of marketable securities
Total	51	51
Level 3 \| Other
Fair value of marketable securities
Total	$ 51	$ 51

Leases (Details)	12 Months Ended
Leases (Details)	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Leases
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term	9 years 6 months	9 years 8 months 12 days
Finance lease, weighted average remaining lease term	9 months 18 days	1 year 8 months 12 days
Option to extend - Operating	true
Option to extend - Finance	true
Option to terminate - Operating	true
Option to terminate - Finance	true
Minimum
Leases
Operating lease, lease term	1 year
Finance lease, lease term	1 year
Maximum
Leases
Operating lease, lease term	12 years
Finance lease, lease term	12 years
Option to terminate period - Operating	1 year
Option to terminate period - Finance	1 year

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 15,004,989	$ 15,825,516	$ 17,015,598
Costs and Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization):
Cost of services	9,445,223	10,135,622	9,510,427
Cost of sales - equipment and other	1,685,099	1,636,955	2,434,904
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,380,253	2,426,816	2,989,154
Depreciation and amortization	1,585,549	1,930,193	1,597,923
Impairments and other (Note 1)	17,632,011		761,099
Total costs and expenses	32,728,135	16,129,586	17,293,507
Operating income (loss)	(17,723,146)	(304,070)	(277,909)
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	228,733	116,625	207,374
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized (Note 2)	(1,521,713)	(481,622)	(90,357)
Other, net (Note 6)	122,812	593,497	(1,770,792)
Total other income (expense)	(1,170,168)	228,500	(1,653,775)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(18,893,314)	(75,570)	(1,931,684)
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	4,386,375	(48,945)	296,860
Net income (loss)	(14,506,939)	(124,515)	(1,634,824)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	(9,759)	(4,969)	67,233
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar - Basic	$ (14,497,180)	$ (119,546)	$ (1,702,057)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:
Basic (in shares)	287,589	274,079	270,842
Diluted (in shares)	287,589	274,079	270,842
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar (In dollar per share)	$ (50.41)	$ (0.44)	$ (6.28)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar (In dollar per share)	$ (50.41)	$ (0.44)	$ (6.28)
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Net income (loss)	$ (14,506,939)	$ (124,515)	$ (1,634,824)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	14,040	(43,525)	19,129
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities	(78)	1,549	(306)
Recognition of previously unrealized (gains) losses on available-for-sale securities included in net income (loss)	930	(1,539)	550
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit, net	(249)	565	(512)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	14,643	(42,950)	18,861
Comprehensive income (loss)	(14,492,296)	(167,465)	(1,615,963)
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	(7,639)	(12,264)	70,883
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to EchoStar	(14,484,657)	(155,201)	(1,686,846)
Service revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	14,023,730	14,956,126	16,145,763
Equipment sales and other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 981,259	$ 869,390	$ 869,835

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets

8.Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:


		Depreciable
		Life				As of December 31,
		(In Years)				2025			2024

						(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers (1)		2	-	5		$	964,013		$	1,784,801
Satellites (1)		5	-	15			2,104,134			3,872,664
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements (1)			15				77,116			344,972
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other (1)		1	-	20			971,824			1,686,992
5G Network equipment/Hybrid MNO (1)(2)		3	-	15			89,604			5,382,706
Software and computer equipment (1)		1	-	8			1,341,690			2,216,007
Buildings and improvements (1)		1	-	40			419,719			513,419
Land			-				42,980			42,842
Construction in progress (1)			-				514,662			1,570,275
Total property and equipment							6,525,742			17,414,678
Accumulated depreciation (1)							(4,282,227)			(8,227,546)
Property and equipment, net (3)						$	2,243,515		$	9,187,132

(1)	This change primarily resulted from the non-cash impairment of long-lived assets. See Note 1 for further information.

(2)	Historically, includes 5G Network assets acquired under finance lease agreements.

(3)	As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no refunds and other receipts of purchases of property and equipment.

Construction in progress consisted of the following:


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Pay-TV (1)		$	450,327		$	268,423
Wireless			59,880			—
Broadband and Satellite Services			2,741			25,459
Other			1,714			1,276,393
Total construction in progress		$	514,662		$	1,570,275

(1)	This increase primarily relates to the EchoStar XXV and EchoStar XXVI satellites under construction.

Depreciation and amortization expense consisted of the following:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers		$	230,284		$	283,099	$	329,449
Satellites			236,960			293,260		264,433
Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other			109,098			124,123		144,722
5G Network equipment/Hybrid MNO			598,848			718,729		371,640
Software and computer equipment			356,113			374,953		270,200
Intangible assets and other amortization expense			54,246			136,029		217,479
Total depreciation and amortization		$	1,585,549		$	1,930,193	$	1,597,923

Cost of sales and operating expense categories included in our accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) do not include depreciation and amortization expense related to satellites, equipment leased to customers, or our 5G Network equipment and software, and amortization of development costs of externally marketed software.

Activity relating to our asset retirement obligations, included in “Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, was as follows:


	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2025		2024		2023

	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	327,031	$	278,287	$	183,135
Liabilities incurred		5,222		20,929		74,189
Accretion expense		36,040		27,815		20,963
Remeasurement of estimate		80,459		—		—
Balance, end of period	$	448,752	$	327,031	$	278,287

During the third quarter of 2025, our asset retirement obligations were revised as the timing associated with the obligations to remediate leased property on our communication towers was accelerated.

The corresponding assets, net of accumulated depreciation, related to asset retirement obligations were impaired as of December 31, 2025, resulting in a net book value of zero, $216 million and $217 million as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. See Note 1 for further information

Satellites Pay-TV Segment

Our Pay-TV segment currently utilizes eight satellites in geosynchronous orbit approximately 22,300 miles above the equator, seven of which we own and depreciate over their estimated useful life. We also lease one satellite from a third party, Nimiq 5, which is accounted for as an operating lease.

As of December 31, 2025, our Pay-TV segment satellite fleet consisted of the following:


				Degree		Lease
		Launch		Orbital		Termination
Satellites		Date		Location		Date
Owned:
EchoStar X		February 2006		110		N/A
EchoStar XI		July 2008		110		N/A
EchoStar XIV		March 2010		119		N/A
EchoStar XV		July 2010		119		N/A
EchoStar XVI		November 2012		61.5		N/A
EchoStar XVIII		June 2016		61.5		N/A
EchoStar XXIII		March 2017		110		N/A

Under Construction:
EchoStar XXV		2026		110		N/A
EchoStar XXVI		2028		119		N/A

Leased from Other Third-Party:
Nimiq 5		September 2009		72.7		October 2029

As of April 2025, we no longer lease the Anik F3 satellite.

Satellites Under Construction

EchoStar XXV. On March 20, 2023, we entered into a contract with Lanteris Space LLC for the construction of EchoStar XXV, a DBS satellite that is capable of providing service to the continental United States (“CONUS”) and is intended to be used at the 110 degree orbital location. During the fourth quarter of 2023, we entered into an agreement with SpaceX for launch services for this satellite, which is expected to be launched during the first quarter of 2026.

EchoStar XXVI. On May 15, 2025, we entered into a contract with Lanteris Space LLC for the construction of EchoStar XXVI, a DBS satellite that is capable of providing service to the CONUS and is intended to be used at the 119 degree orbital location. During the third quarter of 2025, we entered into an agreement with SpaceX for launch services for this satellite, which is expected to be launched during 2028.

Satellites - Broadband and Satellite Services Segment

Our Broadband and Satellite Services segment currently utilizes seven satellites in geosynchronous orbit approximately 22,300 miles above the equator, four of which we own and depreciate over their estimated useful life. We also lease three satellites from third parties, which are accounted for as finance leases and are depreciated over their economic life.

As of December 31, 2025, our Broadband and Satellite Services segment satellite fleet consisted of the following:


				Degree		Lease
		Launch		Orbital		Termination
Satellites		Date		Location		Date
Owned:
EchoStar XVII (1)		July 2012		107		N/A
EchoStar XIX (1)		December 2016		97.1		N/A
EchoStar XXI (1)		June 2017		10.25		N/A
EchoStar XXIV (1)		July 2023		95.2		N/A

Leased from Other Third-Party:
Eutelsat 65 West A (1)		March 2016		65		July 2031
Telesat T19V (1)		July 2018		63		August 2033
EchoStar 105/SES-11 (1)		October 2017		105		November 2030

(1)

As of December 31, 2025, we impaired these satellites and wrote down the carrying value of the satellites to their estimated fair value. See Note 1 for further information.

As of June 2025, all commercial traffic on the Al Yah 3 satellite had been transferred to other satellites in our fleet and the Al Yah 3 satellite is no longer operational nor in service.

In addition, all commercial traffic on the EchoStar IX satellite has been transferred to other satellites in our fleet and the EchoStar IX satellite is no longer in service. The disposal process for the EchoStar IX satellite was completed in the third quarter of 2025.

Satellite Anomalies and Impairments

Operation of our DISH TV services requires that we have adequate satellite transmission capacity for the programming that we offer. While we generally have had in-orbit satellite capacity sufficient to transmit our existing channels and some backup capacity to recover the transmission of certain critical programming, our backup capacity is limited.

In the event of a failure or loss of any of our owned or leased satellites, we may need to acquire or lease additional satellite capacity or relocate one of our other owned or leased satellites and use it as a replacement for the failed or lost satellite. Such a failure could result in a prolonged loss of critical programming or a significant delay in our plans to expand programming as necessary to remain competitive and thus may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In the past, certain of our owned and leased satellites have experienced anomalies, some of which have had a significant adverse impact on their remaining useful life and/or commercial operation. There can be no assurance that future anomalies will not impact the remaining useful life and/or commercial operation of any of the owned and leased satellites in our fleet. See Note 2 for further information on evaluation of impairment. There can be no assurance that we can recover critical transmission capacity in the event one or more of our owned or leased in-orbit satellites were to fail. We are not aware of any anomalies with respect to our owned or leased satellites that have had any such significant adverse effect during the year ended December 31, 2025.

We generally do not carry commercial in-orbit insurance on any of the satellites that we own and therefore, we will bear the risk associated with any uninsured in-orbit satellite failures. We will continue to assess circumstances going forward and make insurance-related decisions on a case-by-case basis.

Intangible Assets

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our identifiable intangibles, including intangibles subject to amortization, consisted of the following:


		As of December 31,
		2025						2024
		Intangible			Accumulated			Intangible			Accumulated
		Assets			Amortization			Assets			Amortization

		(In thousands)
Technology-based		$	63,545		$	(61,724)		$	115,173		$	(112,557)
Trademarks			139,498			(91,107)			164,834			(101,522)
Contract-based			41,500			(41,500)			41,500			(41,500)
Customer relationships			620,136			(615,935)			902,753			(893,742)
Total		$	864,679		$	(810,266)		$	1,224,260		$	(1,149,321)

These identifiable intangibles are included in “Intangible assets, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization of these intangible assets is recorded on a straight-line basis over an average finite useful life primarily ranging from approximately two to 20 years. Amortization was $16 million, $98 million and $183 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Estimated future amortization of our identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:


For the Years Ending December 31,	Total
	(In thousands)
2026	$	12,905
2027		12,127
2028		11,617
2029		11,027
2030		5,873
Thereafter		864
Total	$	54,413

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration transferred over the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date and is not subject to amortization but is subject to impairment testing annually or whenever indicators of impairment arise.

During the year ended December 31, 2023 we recorded a noncash impairment charge for goodwill of $758 million in “Impairments and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 1 for further information. The non-recurring measurement of fair value of goodwill is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. As of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we have zero goodwill recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Regulatory Authorizations – Pay-TV and Other Segments

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our Regulatory Authorizations with indefinite lives consisted of the following:


				As of December 31,
		Segment		2025			2024

				(In thousands)
DBS Licenses		Pay-TV		$	677,409		$	677,409
700 MHz Licenses		Other			701,803			701,803
AWS-4 Licenses		Other			1,928,688			1,928,688
H Block Licenses		Other			1,671,506			1,671,506
600 MHz Licenses		Other			6,447,728			6,192,575
MVDDS Licenses		Other			24,000			24,000
28 GHz Licenses		Other			2,883			2,883
24 GHz Licenses		Other			11,772			11,772
37 GHz, 39 GHz & 47 GHz Licenses		Other			202,392			202,392
3550-3650 MHz Licenses		Other			912,200			912,200
3.7-3.98 GHz Licenses		Other			2,969			2,969
3.45-3.55 GHz Licenses		Other			7,199,380			7,329,093
1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz		Other			972			972
AWS-3		Other			9,829,287			9,829,287
Subtotal					29,612,989			29,487,549

Capitalized interest (1)					10,270,436			9,502,912
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets (2)					(5,334,473)			—
Total				$	34,548,952		$	38,990,461

(1)	See Note 2 for further information.

(2)	See Note 1 for further information.

Regulatory Authorizations – Broadband and Satellite Services Segment

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our Regulatory Authorizations for our Broadband and Satellite Services segment with indefinite lives consisted of the following:


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
95 W		$	200,000		$	200,000
107 W			200,000			200,000
Sirion-1 Filing			39,160			39,160
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets (1)			(439,160)			—
Total		$	—		$	439,160

(1)	See Note 1 for further information.

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our Regulatory Authorizations with finite lives consisted of the following:

As of December 31,

2025

2024

Finite Lived

Accumulated

Finite Lived

Accumulated

 

Assets

 

Amortization

 

Assets

 

Amortization

(In thousands)

Total (1)

—

53,160

(40,615)

(1)	During the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded a noncash impairment charge for finite lived intangible assets in “Impairments and other” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 1 for further information.

These identifiable intangibles are included in “Regulatory authorizations, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization of these intangible assets was recorded on a straight-line basis over an average finite useful life of thirteen years. Amortization was $3 million, $5 million and $5 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Foreign currency translation adjustments were gains of $1 million and losses of $2 million and gains of $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Segment Reporting - purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds (Details) - Operating segment - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting
Purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations)	$ 1,642,041	$ 2,496,624	$ 4,224,783
Pay-TV
Segment Reporting
Purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations)	288,595	218,473	242,736
Wireless
Segment Reporting
Purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations)	35,848
Broadband and Satellite Services
Segment Reporting
Purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations)	144,949	212,581	233,423
Other
Segment Reporting
Purchases of property and equipment, net of refunds, (including capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations)	$ 1,172,649	$ 2,065,570	$ 3,748,624

Leases - Lease Income By Lease Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Lease revenue:
Sales-type lease revenue	$ 6,703	$ 10,547	$ 13,431
Sales-Type Lease, Lease Income, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax
Operating lease revenue	$ 15,329	$ 14,358	$ 42,565
Operating Lease, Lease Income, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax
Total lease revenue	$ 22,032	$ 24,905	$ 55,996
Sales-type lease receivable	$ 20,000	$ 26,000

Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations - Intercompany Loan (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 11, 2024 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) tranche	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)			0.25%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Interest payment in kind (in percent)			0.50%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS") \| EchoStar Intercompany Receivable Company L.L.C.
Debt Instrument
Outstanding amount			$ 4,767
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.25%
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.25%
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.75%
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.75%
Intercompany Loan \| EchoStar Intercompany Receivable Company L.L.C.
Debt Instrument
Amount of transfer of loan receivable						$ 4,700
Intercompany Loan \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Additional debt	$ 1,500
Minimum interest payment due (in percent)			50.00%
Period After Issuance First Payment In Kind Due			2 years
Outstanding amount			$ 7,612
Number of tranche \| tranche			2
Q2 Inter Company Loan \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount					$ 1,508
Outstanding amount			$ 1,687
Q3 Inter Company Loan \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount				$ 481
Outstanding amount			527
Echo Star 2024 Inter Company Loans
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.50%
Aggregate principal amount		$ 4,500
Outstanding amount			$ 4,338
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount		100.00%

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments

6.Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments

Our marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investments consisted of the following:


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Marketable investment securities:
Current marketable investment securities:
Strategic - available-for-sale		$	51		$	51
Strategic - trading/equity			37,378			26,454
Other			1,063,462			1,215,531
Total current marketable investment securities			1,100,891			1,242,036
Restricted marketable investment securities (1)			52,960			32,114
Total marketable investment securities			1,153,851			1,274,150

Restricted cash and cash equivalents (1)			299,081			288,411

Other investments, net:
Equity method investments			85,014			83,423
Other investments			109,032			118,904
Total other investments, net			194,046			202,327

Total marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investments, net		$	1,646,978		$	1,764,888

(1)

Marketable Investment Securities

Our marketable investment securities portfolio may consist of debt and equity instruments. All equity securities are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). All debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded at fair value. We report the temporary unrealized gains and losses related to changes in market conditions of marketable debt securities as a separate component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” within “Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit),” net of related deferred income tax on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The corresponding changes in the fair value of marketable debt securities, which are determined to be company specific credit losses are recorded in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 2 for further information.

Current Marketable Investment Securities – Strategic

Our current strategic marketable investment securities portfolio includes and may include strategic and financial debt and/or equity investments in private and public companies that are highly speculative and have experienced and continue to experience volatility. As of December 31, 2025, this portfolio consisted of securities of a small number of issuers, and as a result the value of that portfolio depends, among other things, on the performance of those issuers.

The fair value of certain of the debt and equity securities in this portfolio can be adversely impacted by, among other things, the issuers’ respective performance and ability to obtain any necessary additional financing on acceptable terms, or at all.

Current Marketable Investment Securities – Other

Our current other marketable investment securities portfolio includes investments in various debt instruments including, among others, commercial paper, corporate securities and United States treasury and/or agency securities.

Commercial paper consists mainly of unsecured short-term, promissory notes issued primarily by corporations with maturities ranging up to 365 days. Corporate securities consist of debt instruments issued by corporations with various maturities normally less than 18 months. U.S. Treasury and agency securities consist of debt instruments issued by the federal government and other government agencies.

Restricted Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Investment Securities

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, our restricted marketable investment securities, together with our restricted cash and cash equivalents, included amounts required as collateral for our letters of credit, surety bonds and trusts.

Current restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had $176 million and $151 million, respectively, included in “Current restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets that primarily consists of amounts required as collateral for our letters of credit and funds received by our subsidiary, DISH DBS Issuer LLC (“DBS SubscriberCo”), from subscriber payments and certain other revenue, which are required to be restricted per the terms of the debt issued by DBS SubscriberCo. DBS SubscriberCo holds certain DISH TV subscribers and their related subscription and equipment agreements which collateralizes certain debt obligations.

Other Investments, net

We have strategic investments in certain debt and/or equity securities that are included in noncurrent “Other investments, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded at fair value. Generally, our debt investments in non-publicly traded debt instruments without a readily determinable fair value are recorded at amortized cost. Our equity investments where we have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Certain of our equity method investments are detailed below.

NagraStar L.L.C. We own a 50% interest in NagraStar L.L.C. (“NagraStar”), a joint venture that is our primary provider of encryption and related security systems intended to assure that only authorized customers have access to our programming. The three main technologies NagraStar provides to its customers are microchips, set-top box software, and uplink computer systems. NagraStar also provides end-to-end platform security testing services.

Invidi Technologies Corporation. We own a 35% interest in Invidi Technologies Corporation (“Invidi”), an entity that provides proprietary software for the addressable advertising market. Invidi contracts with multichannel video programming distributers to include its software in their respective set-top boxes and DVRs in order to deliver targeted advertisements based on a variety of demographic attributes selected by the advertisers. Invidi has also developed a cloud-based solution for internet protocol-based platforms.

TerreStar Solutions, Inc. We own a 33% interest in TerreStar Solutions, Inc. (“TSI”), an entity that provides wireless mobile communication coverage in Canada using a satellite user terminal. TSI’s wireless communications system is based on a satellite and ground-based technology, which provides communication services in hard-to-reach areas and provides a nationwide interoperable, survivable and critical communications infrastructure. TSI also holds and leases certain 2 GHz wireless spectrum licenses in Canada.

Deluxe/EchoStar LLC. We own 50% of Deluxe/EchoStar LLC (“Deluxe”), a joint venture that we entered into in 2010 to build an advanced digital cinema satellite distribution network targeting delivery to digitally equipped theaters in the U.S. and Canada.

Broadband Connectivity Solutions (Restricted) Limited. We own 20% of Broadband Connectivity Solutions (Restricted) Limited (together with its subsidiaries, “BCS”), a joint venture that we entered into in 2018 to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services across Africa, the Middle East and southwest Asia operating over Yahsat’s Al Yah 2 and Al Yah 3 Ka-band satellites. The Al Yah 3 Ka-band satellite is no longer in service.

We also hold investments that are not accounted for using the equity method of accounting, which are measured at fair value if a readily determinable fair value is available. Investments in equity securities without readily determinable fair values are accounted for at cost, less impairment, and adjusted for observable price changes for identical or similar investments of the same issuer.

Our ability to realize value from our strategic investments in securities that are not publicly traded depends on, among other things, the success of the issuers’ businesses and their ability to obtain sufficient capital, on acceptable terms or at all, and to execute their business plans. Because private markets are not as liquid as public markets, there is also increased risk that we will not be able to sell these investments, or that when we desire to sell them, we will not be able to obtain fair value for them.

Fair Value Measurements

Our investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:


		As of December 31,
		2025												2024
		Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total

		(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted):
Cash		$	420,971		$	—		$	—		$	420,971		$	594,654		$	—		$	—		$	594,654
Cash equivalents			407,354			1,353,830			—			1,761,184			255,118			3,744,032			—			3,999,150
Total		$	828,325		$	1,353,830		$	—		$	2,182,155		$	849,772		$	3,744,032		$	—		$	4,593,804

Debt securities (including restricted):
U.S. Treasury and agency securities		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	8,163		$	—		$	—		$	8,163
Commercial paper			—			370,755			—			370,755			—			596,568			—			596,568
Corporate securities			—			731,195			—			731,195			—			629,115			—			629,115
Other			—			14,472			51			14,523			—			13,799			51			13,850
Equity securities			37,378			—			—			37,378			26,454			—			—			26,454
Total		$	37,378		$	1,116,422		$	51		$	1,153,851		$	34,617		$	1,239,482		$	51		$	1,274,150

As of December 31, 2025, restricted and non-restricted marketable investment securities included debt securities of $520 million with contractual maturities within one year and $596 million with contractual maturities extending longer than one year through and including five years. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities as a result of our ability to sell these securities prior to maturity.

Derivative and/or Financial Liability Instruments

We may purchase and hold derivative and/or financial liability instruments for, among other reasons, strategic or speculative purposes. As of December 31, 2025, we held certain financial liability instruments with a fair value of $56 million, which is included in “Other accrued expenses and liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and is categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. All changes in fair value of the financial liability instruments were recorded in “Other, net” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

We had the option to purchase certain of T-Mobile’s 800 MHz spectrum licenses from T-Mobile at a fixed price pursuant to the License Purchase Agreement, as defined and detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. This instrument met the definition of a derivative and was valued based upon, among other things, our estimate of the underlying asset price, the expected term, volatility, the risk free rate of return and the probability of us exercising the option. We did not exercise the option to purchase the 800 MHz spectrum licenses pursuant to the License Purchase Agreement, which expired on its own terms on April 1, 2024. As of December 31, 2023, the derivative’s fair value was zero on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. All changes in the derivative’s fair value were recorded in “Other, net” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See the table below.

We accounted for our option to purchase certain T-Mobile’s 800 MHz spectrum licenses under the License Purchase Agreement as a Level 3 instrument within the fair value hierarchy.

Gains and Losses on Sales and Changes in Carrying Amounts of Investments and Other

“Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” included on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) is as follows:


	For the Years Ended December 31,
Other, net:	2025			2024		2023

	(In thousands)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) and impairments on investments and other	$	(9,903)		$	(73,217)	$	13,664
Derivative instruments - net realized and/or unrealized gains (losses)		—			—		(1,793,387)
Other investment securities - other-than-temporary impairments		—			—		(39,800)
Early debt redemption gains (losses)		11,465			—		73,024
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)		10,844			(4,511)		5,677
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates		7,700			(73,451)		(8,098)
Asset sales and other gains (losses) (1)		100,028			50,418		—
EchoStar exchange offers debt extinguishment gains (losses)		—			688,661		—
Other		2,678			5,597		(21,872)
Total	$	122,812		$	593,497	$	(1,770,792)

(1)	Asset sales and other assets gains (losses) includes, among other things, gains and (losses) related to the Omega Transaction and sale of the Fiber business during 2025 and the Liberty Puerto Rico asset sale during 2024.

Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information of Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based compensation
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted	$ 72.37	$ 14.43	$ 22.28
Intrinsic value of options exercised	$ 140,552	$ 2,275
Restricted stock units
Share-based compensation
Weighted-average grant date fair value of units and awards granted	$ 29.3	$ 16.6	$ 17.5
Fair value of units and rewards vested	$ 33,444	$ 6,469	$ 9,926

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

15.Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

As of December 31, 2025, future maturities of our long-term debt, finance lease and contractual obligations are summarized as follows:


	Payments Due in the Years Ending December 31,
	Total			2026			2027			2028			2029			2030			Thereafter

	(In thousands)
Long-term debt obligations	$	26,352,557		$	7,279,749		$	4,220,457		$	3,505,325		$	7,011,869		$	4,321,707		$	13,450
Interest expense on long-term debt (1)		5,871,388			2,072,402			1,565,995			1,124,117			868,009			237,476			3,389
Finance lease obligations (2)		44,048			41,520			2,528			—			—			—			—
Interest expense on finance lease obligations (2)		3,048			3,002			46			—			—			—			—
Other long-term obligations (3)		3,791,581			806,476			743,994			678,205			623,175			623,175			316,556
Operating lease obligations (2)		7,755,439			892,686			811,676			752,008			717,080			697,539			3,884,450
Purchase obligations		2,126,418			2,117,739			4,000			4,000			679			—			—
Total	$	45,944,479		$	13,213,574		$	7,348,696		$	6,063,655		$	9,220,812		$	5,879,897		$	4,217,845

(1)	Includes interest expense on our 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 and our 6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 with interest payments that are, at our option, payable in cash or in kind. See Note 10 for further information.

(2)	See Note 9 for further information on leases.

(3)	Represents minimum contractual commitments related to obligations for our Hybrid MNO, certain wireless device purchases and marketing obligations, and satellite related and other obligations.

In certain circumstances the dates on which we are obligated to make these payments could be delayed.

The table above does not include $877 million of liabilities associated with unrecognized tax benefits that were accrued, as discussed in Note 11 and are included on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025. We do not expect any portion of this amount to be paid or settled within the next 12 months.

Wireless Spectrum Licenses

Omega License Purchase Agreement. On February 21, 2025, we entered into a License Purchase Agreement providing for the non-cash sale of certain unencumbered 3.45 GHz wireless spectrum licenses in exchange for certain 600 MHz wireless spectrum licenses and our one-time payment of $8 million (the “Omega Transaction”). The Omega Transaction was approved by the FCC and DOJ and closed in the third quarter of 2025. The difference between our net carrying value of the assets sold and the fair value of the licenses received resulted in a gain which was recorded in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Our wireless spectrum licenses are subject to certain build-out requirements, as well as certain renewal requirements that are summarized in the table below:


					Build-Out Deadlines
							Final
		Carrying Amount			Interim		Accelerated License Areas		Extension License Areas		Expiration Date
		(In thousands)
SpaceX Transactions:
AWS-4 Licenses (1)		$	1,928,688				December 31, 2024 (4)		June 14, 2025 (6)		June 2033
H Block Licenses (1)			1,671,506				December 31, 2024 (4)		June 14, 2025 (7)		June 2033
AT&T Transactions:
600 MHz Licenses			6,447,728				December 31, 2024 (5)		June 14, 2025 (8)		June 2029
3.45–3.55 GHz Licenses (2)			7,199,380		May 4, 2026 (9)				May 4, 2030 (9)		May 2037
Remaining wireless spectrum licenses:
DBS Licenses (3)			677,409
700 MHz Licenses (1)			701,803				December 31, 2024 (4)		June 14, 2025 (6)		June 2033
MVDDS Licenses (3)			24,000								July, August, September 2034
LMDS Licenses (3)			—								September 2028
28 GHz Licenses			2,883						October 2, 2029 (10)		October 2029
24 GHz Licenses			11,772						December 11, 2029 (10)		December 2029
37 GHz, 39 GHz and 47 GHz Licenses			202,392						June 4, 2030 (10)		June 2030
3550-3650 MHz Licenses			912,200						March 12, 2031 (10)		March 2031
3.7-3.98 GHz Licenses			2,969		July 23, 2029 (10)				July 23, 2033 (10)		July 2036
1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz (1)			972								March 2026
AWS-3			9,829,287				December 31, 2024 (11)		October 25, 2025 (12)		October 2025 (12)
Subtotal			29,612,989

Capitalized interest (13)			10,270,436
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets (14)			(5,334,473)
Total as of December 31, 2025		$	34,548,952

(1)	The interim build-out deadlines for these licenses are in the past.

(2)	Subject to the terms of the AT&T License Purchase Agreement, at the end of the third quarter of 2025, AT&T, subject to a short-term spectrum manager lease, exercised its right to lease certain 3.45 GHz licenses from us.

(3)	The build-out deadlines for these licenses have been met.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)	There are a variety of build-out options and associated build-out metrics associated with these licenses. If the interim build-out requirement is not met, the final build-out requirement may be accelerated by one year from May 2030 to May 2029.

(10)	There are a variety of build-out options and associated build-out metrics associated with these licenses.

(11)

(12)

(13)	See Note 2 for further information.

(14)	See Note 1 “Impairment of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets” for further information.

In September 2024, the FCC conditionally granted our requests to extend the 5G deployment deadlines for certain of our wireless spectrum licenses based on several commitments and in a January 10, 2025 filing to the FCC, we certified to meeting the accelerated buildout (Commitments #2 and #3 of the Extension Request) and the nationwide 80% coverage obligations (Commitment #1 of the Extension Request) due by December 31, 2024, as defined and detailed in the footnotes to the table above. Thus, pursuant to the Extension Request, the final deployment deadlines for the licenses subject to the Extension Request (listed in Appendix G) shall be extended to December 14, 2026.

While the FCC has not yet updated the build-out deadlines in the Universal Licensing System, the licenses remain in effect based upon the submission of our build-out certifications. In addition, the final deployment deadlines for the licenses subject to the Extension Request (listed in Appendix G) shall be further extended to June 14, 2028 since we satisfied the remaining Extension Request commitments, as defined and detailed in the footnotes to the table above. See Note 1 “Recent Developments – FCC Review” for further information on the FCC’s recently completed review of our compliance with our obligations regarding our federal spectrum licenses.

AWS-3 Auction

Northstar Wireless is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northstar Spectrum, which is an entity owned by us and, prior to October 12, 2023, by us and Northstar Manager. SNR Wireless is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNR HoldCo, which is an entity owned by us and, prior to February 16, 2024, by us and SNR Management. See Note 2 for further information. Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless each filed applications with the FCC to participate in Auction 97 (the “AWS-3 Auction”) for the purpose of acquiring certain AWS-3 Licenses. Each of Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless applied to receive bidding credits of 25% as designated entities under applicable FCC rules.

FCC Order and October 2015 Arrangements. On August 18, 2015, the FCC released a Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 15-104 (the “Order”) in which the FCC determined, among other things, that DISH Network has a controlling interest in, and is an affiliate of, Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless, and therefore DISH Network’s revenues should be attributed to them, which in turn makes Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless ineligible to receive the 25% bidding credits (approximately $1.961 billion for Northstar Wireless and $1.370 billion for SNR Wireless).

On November 23, 2020, the FCC released a Memorandum Opinion and Order on Remand, FCC 20-160, that found that Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless are not eligible for bidding credits based on the FCC’s determination that they remain under DISH Network’s de facto control. Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless appealed the FCC’s order to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. On June 21, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an Opinion rejecting this challenge. On January 17, 2023, Northstar Wireless filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the United States Supreme Court to hear a further appeal, but that petition was denied on June 30, 2023.

Letters Exchanged between Northstar Wireless and the FCC Wireless Bureau. As outlined in letters exchanged between Northstar Wireless and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the FCC (the “FCC Wireless Bureau”), Northstar Wireless paid the gross winning bid amounts for 261 AWS-3 Licenses and notified the FCC that it would not be paying the gross winning bid amounts for 84 AWS-3 Licenses. As a result of the nonpayment of those gross winning bid amounts, the FCC retained those licenses.

In addition, we will be subject to a default payment with respect to the licenses for which Northstar Wireless did not pay the gross winning bids (the “Northstar Re-Auction Payment”). The Northstar Re-Auction Payment has two components. First, if the winning bids at re-auction are less than the winning bids of Northstar Wireless, we will be responsible for the difference between the two bids. The second component is an additional payment in the amount of fifteen percent (15%) of Northstar Wireless’s bid or the subsequent winning bids, whichever is less. The amount of the Northstar Re-Auction Payment will be offset by the $334 million interim payment Northstar Wireless has already made. For example, if the winning bids in a re-auction are $1, the Northstar Re-Auction Payment would be approximately $2.226 billion, which is calculated as the difference between $2.226 billion (the Northstar winning bid amounts) and $1 (the winning bids from re-auction), plus 15% of the $1 (the winning bids from re-auction), If the winning bids from re-auction or other award of the AWS-3 licenses retained by the FCC are greater than or equal to the winning bids of Northstar Wireless, the Northstar Re-Auction Payment would be approximately $334 million, calculated as fifteen percent (15%) of $2.226 billion (Northstar Wireless’s defaulted bids). In each case, the amount of the Northstar Re-Auction Payment would be offset by the $334 million interim payment Northstar already made, resulting in a maximum exposure of $1.892 billion. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of any re-auction or the amount of any Northstar Re-Auction Payment. The re-auction of the AWS-3 licenses has been designated as Auction 113 and the FCC is required to initiate Auction 113 by June 23, 2026.

Letters Exchanged between SNR Wireless and the FCC Wireless Bureau. As outlined in letters exchanged between SNR Wireless and the FCC Wireless Bureau, SNR Wireless paid the gross winning bid amounts for 244 AWS-3 Licenses and notified the FCC that it would not be paying the gross winning bid amounts for 113 AWS-3 Licenses. As a result of the nonpayment of those gross winning bid amounts, the FCC retained those licenses.

In addition, we will be subject to a default payment with respect to the licenses for which SNR Wireless did not pay the gross winning bids (the “SNR Re-Auction Payment”). The SNR Re-Auction Payment has two components. First, if the winning bids at re-auction are less than the winning bids of SNR Wireless, we will be responsible for the difference between the two bids. The second component is an additional payment in the amount of fifteen percent (15%) of SNR Wireless’s bid or the subsequent winning bids, whichever is less. The amount of the SNR Re-Auction Payment will be offset by the $182 million interim payment SNR Wireless has already made. For example, if the winning bids in a re-auction are $1, the SNR Re-Auction Payment would be approximately $1.211 billion, which is calculated as the difference between $1.211 billion (the SNR winning bid amounts) and $1 (the winning bids from re-auction), plus 15% of the $1 (the winning bids from re-auction). If the winning bids from re-auction of the AWS-3 licenses retained by the FCC are greater than or equal to the winning bids of SNR Wireless, the SNR Re-Auction Payment would be approximately $182 million, calculated as fifteen percent (15%) of $1.211 billion (SNR Wireless’s defaulted bids). In each case, the amount of the SNR Re-Auction Payment would be offset by the $182 million interim payment SNR already made, resulting in a maximum exposure of $1.029 billion. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of any re-auction or the amount of any SNR Re-Auction Payment. The re-auction of the AWS-3 licenses has been designated as Auction 113 and the FCC is required to initiate Auction 113 by June 23, 2026.

D.C. Circuit Court Opinion. On August 29, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the “D.C. Circuit”) in SNR Wireless LicenseCo, LLC, et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, 868 F.3d 1021 (D.C. Cir. 2017) (the “Appellate Decision”) affirmed the Order in part, and remanded the matter to the FCC to give Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless an opportunity to seek to negotiate a cure of the issues identified by the FCC in the Order (a “Cure”). On January 26, 2018, SNR Wireless and Northstar Wireless filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, asking the United States Supreme Court to hear an appeal from the Appellate Decision, which the United States Supreme Court denied on June 25, 2018.

Order on Remand. On January 24, 2018, the FCC released an Order on Remand, DA 18-70 (the “Order on Remand”) purporting to establish a procedure to afford Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless the opportunity to implement a Cure pursuant to the Appellate Decision. On June 8, 2018, Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless each filed amended agreements to demonstrate that, in light of such changes, each of Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless qualified for the very small business bidding credit that it sought in the AWS-3 Auction. Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless filed a Joint Application for Review of the Order on Remand requesting, among other things, an iterative negotiation process with the FCC regarding a Cure, which was denied on July 12, 2018. The pleading cycle established in the Order on Remand concluded in October 2018. On November 23, 2020, the FCC issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order that concluded, among other things, that DISH Network retained de facto control over Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless and denied the very small business bidding credit sought by Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless, even though the parties had eliminated or significantly modified every provision previously deemed to have been disqualifying by the FCC. Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless timely filed an appeal of the FCC’s 2020 decision. On June 21, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an Opinion rejecting this challenge. On January 17, 2023, Northstar Wireless filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the United States Supreme Court to hear a further appeal, but that petition was denied on June 30, 2023.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Satellite Insurance

We generally do not carry commercial in-orbit insurance on any of the satellites we own. We generally do not use commercial insurance to mitigate the potential financial impact of in-orbit failures because we believe that the cost of insurance premiums is uneconomical relative to the risk of such failures. While we generally have had in-orbit satellite capacity sufficient to transmit our existing channels and some backup capacity to recover the transmission of certain critical programming, our backup capacity is limited. In the event of a failure or loss of any of our owned or leased satellites, we may need to acquire or lease additional satellite capacity or relocate one of our other owned or leased satellites and use it as a replacement for the failed or lost satellite.

Purchase Obligations

Our 2026 purchase obligations primarily consist of binding purchase orders for certain fixed contractual commitments to purchase programming content, receiver systems and related equipment, satellites and satellite launch contracts, wireless devices, Hybrid MNO costs, broadband equipment, digital broadcast operations, transmission costs, streaming delivery technology and infrastructure, engineering services, software and other products and services. Our purchase obligations may fluctuate significantly from period to period due to, among other things, management’s timing of payments and inventory purchases, which can materially impact our future operating asset and liability balances and our future working capital requirements.

Programming Contracts

In the normal course of business, we enter into contracts to purchase programming content in which our payment obligations are generally contingent on the number of Pay-TV subscribers to whom we provide the respective content. These programming commitments are not included in the “Commitments” table above. The terms of our contracts typically range from one to ten years with annual rate increases. Our programming expenses will increase to the extent we are successful in growing our Pay-TV subscriber base. In addition, programming costs per subscriber continue to increase due to contractual price increases and the renewal of long-term programming contracts on less favorable pricing terms.

Patents and Intellectual Property

Many entities, including some of our competitors, have or may in the future obtain patents and other intellectual property rights that cover or affect products or services that we offer or that we may offer in the future. We may not be aware of all intellectual property rights that our products or services may potentially infringe. Damages in patent infringement cases can be substantial and in certain circumstances can be trebled. Further, we cannot estimate the extent to which we may be required in the future to obtain licenses with respect to patents held by others and the availability and cost of any such licenses. Various parties have asserted patent and other intellectual property rights with respect to components of our products and services.

We cannot be certain that these persons do not own the rights they claim, that our products do not infringe on these rights and/or that these rights are not valid. Further, we cannot be certain that we would be able to obtain licenses from these persons on commercially reasonable terms or, if we were unable to obtain such licenses, that we would be able to redesign our products to avoid infringement.

Contingencies

Litigation

We are involved in a number of legal proceedings (including those described below) concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of our business activities. Many of these proceedings are at preliminary stages, and many of these proceedings seek an indeterminate amount of damages. We regularly evaluate the status of the legal proceedings in which we are involved to assess whether a loss is probable or there is a reasonable possibility that a loss or an additional loss may have been incurred and to determine if accruals are appropriate. If accruals are not appropriate, we further evaluate each legal proceeding to assess whether an estimate of the possible loss or range of possible loss can be made.

For certain cases described on the following pages, management is unable to provide a meaningful estimate of the possible loss or range of possible loss because, among other reasons, (i) the proceedings are in various stages; (ii) damages have not been sought; (iii) damages are unsupported and/or exaggerated; (iv) there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals or motions; (v) there are significant factual issues to be resolved; and/or (vi) there are novel legal issues or unsettled legal theories to be presented or a large number of parties. For these cases, however, management does not believe, based on currently available information, that the outcomes of these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, though the outcomes could be material to our operating results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period.

Individual Litigations Commenced by Certain Tower and Infrastructure Vendors

DISH Wireless L.L.C. is currently a defendant in multiple, independent legal actions in various jurisdictions brought by various tower and infrastructure vendors. While these actions involve certain overlapping defenses generally related to the abandonment and decommissioning of certain portions of our 5G Network that will not be utilized in our Hybrid MNO business, in light of the FCC forcing us and certain of our affiliates to sell the spectrum on which our 5G Network was based, each action represents a separate and distinct proceeding.

American Towers

On October 20, 2025, American Towers LLC, SpectraSite Communications, LLC and InSite Wireless Group, LLC (collectively “ATC”) filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Wireless L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. ATC seeks a declaration that DISH Wireless has not been excused from performing its obligations under the parties’ Strategic Collocation Agreement, which relates to tower facilities for our 5G Network. DISH Wireless previously notified ATC that DISH Wireless’s performance is excused in light of the FCC forcing us and certain of our affiliates to sell the spectrum on which our 5G Network was based, which constituted, among other legal remedies, a force majeure event.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit.

Comcast Business Communications

On February 27, 2026, Comcast Business Communications, LLC filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against us and our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Wireless L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Comcast Business Communications is seeking a declaratory judgment that DISH Wireless is not excused from performing any of its obligations under those parties’ Master Service Agreement, which relates to fiber connections for our 5G network. It also alleges that we interfered with DISH Wireless’s performance under the Master Services Agreement. Comcast Business Communications is seeking $54 million in damages. DISH Wireless previously notified Comcast Business Communications that DISH Wireless’s performance is excused in light of the FCC forcing us and certain of our affiliates to sell the spectrum on which our 5G Network was based which constituted, among other legal remedies, a force majeure event.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit.

Crown Castle

On November 20, 2025, Crown Castle-affiliated lessors who entered into a Master Lease Agreement (“MLA”) with DISH Wireless L.L.C., which relates to tower facilities for our 5G Network, and Crown Castle Fiber LLC, which entered into a Master Product Agreement (“MPA”) with DISH Wireless L.L.C., which relates to fiber and other infrastructure for our 5G Network, filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Wireless L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The Crown Castle plaintiffs are seeking declaratory judgments confirming that DISH Wireless is not excused from performing any of its obligations under the parties’ agreements. DISH Wireless previously notified the Crown Castle plaintiffs that DISH Wireless’s performance is excused in light of the FCC forcing us and certain of our affiliates to sell the spectrum on which our 5G Network was based, which constituted, among other legal remedies, a force majeure event. On January 30, 2026, the Crown Castle plaintiffs filed an amended complaint that added claims for breach of the MPA and MLA based on unpaid invoices; added us as a defendant for allegedly tortiously interfering with the MLA and the MPA; and added our wholly owned subsidiary DISH Purchasing Corporation as a defendant for allegedly breaching the parties’ Deployment Services Agreement by failing to pay $9.5 million.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit.

Diamond Towers

On January 19, 2026, Diamond Towers II LLC, Diamond Towers IV LLC, Diamond Towers V LLC, Capital Telecom Holdings LLC, Capital Telecom Holdings II LLC, DCHSCU Acquisition Holdings, LLC, A Diamond Infra LLC, B Diamond Infra LLC, C Diamond Infra LLC, and D Diamond Infra LLC, which entered into agreements with DISH Wireless L.L.C. for tower and rooftop facilities for our 5G Network, filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Wireless L.L.C. in the District Court for the City and County of Denver, Colorado. The plaintiffs are seeking a declaratory judgment confirming that DISH Wireless is not excused from performing any of its obligations under the parties’ agreements. DISH Wireless previously notified the plaintiffs that DISH Wireless’s performance is excused in light of the FCC forcing us and certain of our affiliates to sell the spectrum on which our 5G Network was based, which constituted, among other legal remedies, a force majeure event.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit.

Harmoni Towers

On January 29, 2026, Harmoni Towers Infrastructure LLC (“Harmoni”) filed a complaint against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Wireless L.L.C. in the District Court for the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Harmoni alleges that DISH Wireless has breached lease agreements related to tower facilities for our 5G Network, and seeks $16.3 million in damages. DISH Wireless previously notified Harmoni that DISH Wireless’s performance is excused in light of the FCC forcing us and certain of our affiliates to sell the spectrum on which our 5G Network was based, which constituted, among other legal remedies, a force majeure event.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit.

SBA

On February 5, 2026, SBA Telecommunications, LLC; SBA Sites, LLC; SBA Towers II LLC; SBA Towers, LLC; SBA Properties, LLC; SBA Towers V, LLC; SBA Towers VII, LLC; SBA Towers IV, LLC; SBA Towers VI, LLC; TV6 Holdings LLC; SBA Towers IX, LLC; SBA Structures, LLC; SBA Towers X, LLC; SBA Monarch Towers I, LLC; SBA Monarch Steel, LLC; SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC; SBA 2012 TC Assets, LLC; SBA Towers VIII, LLC; SBA GC Towers, LLC; SBA Infrastructure, LLC; SBA Towers III LLC; SBA Steel LLC; SBA Steel II, LLC; SBA Towers XI, LLC; and SBA BTS, LLC (collectively “SBA”) filed a breach of contract lawsuit against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Wireless L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. SBA contends that DISH Wireless has breached the parties’ tower lease agreements. DISH Wireless previously notified SBA that DISH Wireless’s performance is excused in light of the FCC forcing us and certain of our affiliates to sell the spectrum on which our 5G Network was based, which constituted, among other legal remedies, a force majeure event.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit.

Zayo Group

On November 26, 2025, Zayo Group, LLC, which has a Master Services Agreement with DISH Wireless L.L.C. relating to high-speed fiber and transport services as well as network connectivity issues for our 5G Network, filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Wireless L.L.C. in the District Court for the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Zayo Group is seeking a declaratory judgment confirming DISH Wireless is not excused from performing any of its obligations under the parties’ Master Services Agreement. DISH Wireless previously notified Zayo Group that DISH Wireless’s performance is excused in light of the FCC forcing us and certain of our affiliates to sell the spectrum on which our 5G Network was based, which constituted, among other legal remedies, a force majeure event.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit.

Other Litigations

ClearPlay, Inc.

On March 13, 2014, ClearPlay, Inc. (“ClearPlay”) filed a complaint against us and our wholly-owned subsidiaries DISH Network and DISH Network L.L.C., and our then wholly-owned subsidiary EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., in the United States District Court for the District of Utah. The complaint alleges willful infringement of United States Patent Nos. 6,898,799 (the “799 patent”), entitled “Multimedia Content Navigation and Playback”; 7,526,784 (the “784 patent”), entitled “Delivery of Navigation Data for Playback of Audio and Video Content”; 7,543,318 (the “318 patent”), entitled “Delivery of Navigation Data for Playback of Audio and Video Content”; 7,577,970 (the “970 patent”), entitled “Multimedia Content Navigation and Playback”; and 8,117,282 (the “282 patent”), entitled “Media Player Configured to Receive Playback Filters From Alternative Storage Mediums.” ClearPlay alleges that the AutoHop™ feature of our Hopper® set-top boxes infringes the asserted patents. On February 11, 2015, the case was stayed pending various third-party challenges before the United States Patent and Trademark Office regarding the validity of certain of the patents asserted in the action.

In those third-party challenges, the United States Patent and Trademark Office found that all claims of the 282 patent are unpatentable, and that certain claims of the 784 patent and 318 patent are unpatentable. ClearPlay appealed as to the 784 patent and the 318 patent, and on August 23, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the findings of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. On October 31, 2016, the stay was lifted, and in May 2017, ClearPlay agreed to dismiss us and DISH Network as defendants, leaving DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C. as the sole defendants.

In October and November 2020, DISH Network L.L.C. filed petitions with the United States Patent and Trademark Office requesting ex parte reexamination of the validity of the asserted claims of, respectively, the 784 patent, the 799 patent, the 318 patent and the 970 patent; and in November and December, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted each request for reexamination. On May through July 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued Ex Parte Reexamination Certificates confirming the patentability of the challenged claims.

In October and November 2021, DISH Network L.L.C. filed petitions with the United States Patent and Trademark Office requesting ex parte reexamination of the validity of certain asserted claims of the 784 patent, the 799 patent and the 970 patent. In November and December, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted review of the challenged claims of the 799 patent and the 970 patent, but denied review of the challenged claims of the 784 patent. On January 24, 2022, an examiner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office affirmed the challenged claims of the 799 patent, and on January 19, 2023, an examiner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office affirmed the challenged claims of the 970 patent.

In an order dated January 31, 2023, the Court granted in part and denied in part DISH Network L.L.C.’s and DISH Technologies L.L.C.’s motion for summary judgment. Thereafter, ClearPlay narrowed its case to three asserted claims: one under the 799 patent and two under the 970 patent. Following a two-week trial, on March 10, 2023, the jury returned a verdict that DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C. infringed each of the asserted patent claims (though not willfully), and awarded damages of $469 million. That verdict became moot on March 21, 2023, when the trial court indicated that it would grant DISH Network L.L.C.’s and DISH Technologies L.L.C.’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, thus effectively vacating the jury award. On June 2, 2023, the Court entered its formal order granting judgment as a matter of law. On December 12, 2023, the Court denied ClearPlay’s motion to alter or amend the judgment. ClearPlay has filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and oral argument has been scheduled for March 3, 2026.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we infringe the asserted patents, we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble damages, and/or an injunction that could require us to materially modify certain features that we currently offer to consumers. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

Data Breach Class Actions

On May 9, 2023, Susan Owen-Brooks, an alleged customer, filed a putative class action complaint against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Network in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. She purports to represent a nationwide class of all individuals in the United States who allegedly had private information stolen as a result of the February 23, 2023 cybersecurity incident (and a North Carolina statewide subclass of the same individuals). Since that filing, ten additional putative class action complaints have been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, purporting to represent the same nationwide class of people, and Owen-Brooks has filed an amended complaint. On August 2, 2023, the Court issued an order consolidating the first ten cases (the eleventh was dismissed) and, on November 16, 2023 and January 16, 2024, the plaintiffs filed consolidated amended class action complaints. On September 27, 2024, the Court granted DISH Network’s motion to dismiss the First Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint as to eight of the eleven named plaintiffs and as to certain causes of action. On October 29, 2024, the Plaintiffs filed the operative Second Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint, which deletes the allegations as to the dismissed plaintiffs and causes of action, leaving three named plaintiffs and causes of action for negligence, negligence per se, breach of implied contract, and declaratory judgment. DISH Network filed for summary judgment on lack of standing, on the grounds that plaintiffs had no evidence that their alleged harms were “fairly traceable” to the cybersecurity incident. Rather than oppose the motion, the plaintiffs agreed to a walk-away settlement and the case was dismissed on September 10, 2025. This matter is now concluded.

Digital Broadcasting Solutions, LLC

On August 29, 2022, Digital Broadcasting Solutions, LLC filed a complaint against our wholly-owned subsidiaries DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,929,710 (the “710 patent”) and U.S. Patent No. 9,538,122 (the “122 patent”), each entitled “System and method for time shifting at least a portion of a video program.” Generally, the plaintiff contends that the AutoHop feature of our Hopper® set-top boxes infringes the asserted patents. On June 21, 2023, the Court granted the motion of DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C. to have the case transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

In May 2023, DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C. filed petitions with the United States Patent and Trademark Office challenging the validity of all claims of the 710 patent and the 122 patent and, on December 9, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued final written decisions invalidating 38 of the 39 challenged claims. Digital Broadcasting Solutions appealed those final written decisions, and DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C. cross-appealed as to the single patent claim that wasn’t invalidated. Briefing was completed on October 17, 2025. The underlying case has been stayed since May 9, 2024, pending resolution of the petitions before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and any related appeals.

Entropic Communications, LLC (first action)

On March 9, 2022, Entropic Communications, LLC (“Entropic”) filed a complaint against our wholly-owned subsidiaries DISH Network, DISH Network L.L.C. and Dish Network Service L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,130,576 (the “576 patent”), entitled “Signal Selector and Combiner for Broadband Content Distribution”; U.S. Patent No. 7,542,715 (the “715 Patent”), entitled “Signal Selector and Combiner for Broadband Content Distribution”; and U.S. Patent No. 8,792,008 (the “008 Patent”), entitled “Method and Apparatus for Spectrum Monitoring.” On March 30, 2022, Entropic filed an amended complaint alleging infringement of the same patents. Generally, the plaintiff accuses satellite antennas, low-noise block converters, signal selector and combiners, and set-top boxes and the manner in which they process signals for satellite television customers of infringing the asserted patents. The plaintiff is an entity that seeks to license a patent portfolio without itself practicing any of the claims recited therein.

On October 24, 2022, this case was ordered to be transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. A companion case against DirecTV was also ordered transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. In January and February of 2023, DISH Network L.L.C. and Dish Network Service L.L.C. filed petitions with the United States Patent and Trademark Office challenging the validity of all claims of the 715 patent, all claims of the 008 patent, and 25 claims of the 576 patent, which includes all of its asserted claims. In August and September 2023, the Patent Office denied institution on the petitions challenging the 715 patent and the 576 patent. In September 2023, at the parties’ joint request, the Patent Office dismissed the petition challenging the 008 patent, as Entropic agreed to drop its claims against DISH Network on that patent. On July 12, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted a request for reexamination of the 715 patent, but on May 20, 2025, it affirmed the patent’s validity. Entropic’s expert claims that the DISH defendants owe damages of $212 million.

Entropic Communications, LLC (second action)

On February 10, 2023, Entropic filed a second lawsuit against our wholly-owned subsidiaries DISH Network, DISH Network L.L.C., Dish Network Service L.L.C. and Dish Network California Service Corporation in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,295,518 (the “518 patent”), entitled “Broadband network for coaxial cable using multi-carrier modulation”; U.S. Patent No. 7,594,249 (the “249 patent”), entitled “Network interface device and broadband local area network using coaxial cable”; U.S. Patent Nos. 7,889,759 (the “759 patent”), entitled “Broadband cable network utilizing common bit-loading”; U.S. Patent No. 8,085,802 (the “802 Patent”), entitled “Multimedia over coaxial cable access protocol”; U.S. Patent No. 9,838,213 (the “213 patent”), entitled “Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network”; U.S. Patent No. 10,432,422 (the “422 patent”), entitled “Parameterized quality of service architecture in a network”; U.S. Patent No. 8,631,450 (the “450 patent”), entitled “Broadband local area network”; U.S. Patent No. 8,621,539 (the “539 patent”), entitled “Physical layer transmitter for use in a broadband local area network”; U.S. Patent No. 8,320,566 (the “0,566 patent”), entitled “Method and apparatus for performing constellation scrambling in a multimedia home network”; U.S. Patent No. 10,257,566 (the “7,566 patent”), entitled “Broadband local area network”; U.S. Patent No. 8,228,910 (the “910 Patent”), entitled “Aggregating network packets for transmission to a destination mode”; and U.S. Patent No. 8,363,681 (the “681 patent”), entitled “Method and apparatus for using ranging measurements in a multimedia home network.” Generally, the patents relate to Multimedia over Coax Alliance standards and the manner in which we provide a whole-home DVR network over an on-premises coaxial cable network.

Entropic has asserted the same patents in the same court against Comcast, Cox and DirecTV. On September 7, 2023, the Court granted the motion of DISH Network L.L.C., Dish Network Service L.L.C. and Dish Network California Service Corporation to dismiss the claims arising from the 7,566 patent and the 910 patent on the grounds that they claimed in eligible subject matter. On February 24, 2025, the Court granted other defendants’ motions to dismiss the claims arising from the 213 patent, the 422 patent, the 681 patent and the 802 patent on the grounds that they claimed in eligible subject matter. In a claim construction order issued on April 18, 2025, the Court found that the asserted claim of the 539 patent is invalid as indefinite.

In January and February 2024, DISH Network L.L.C. filed petitions with the United States Patent and Trademark Office challenging the validity of the 249 patent, the 518 patent, the 759 patent, the 450 patent, the 539 patent, the 0,566 patent, and the 681 patent. In July and August 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office agreed to institute proceedings on the petitions challenging the 249 patent and the 518 patent, but denied institution on the remaining petitions. On July 22, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued final written decisions invalidating the asserted claims of the 249 patent and the 518 patent, but on November 14, 2025, following a review by its Director, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a new final written decision upholding the validity of the asserted claim from the 249 patent. Entropic has appealed the decision on the 518 patent and DISH Network L.L.C. has appealed the decision on the 249 patent.

Err Content IP

On November 3, 2025, Err Content IP, LLC filed a complaint against EchoStar Communications Corporation, the predecessor to our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Network Corporation, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint alleges infringement of United States Patent No. 10,721,542 (the “542 Patent”), entitled “Bandwidth shaping client to capture, transform, cache, and upload images from a remote point of recordation to a network service.” The infringement allegations generally relate to using AirPlay to watch content from the DISH Anywhere app on a paired television screen. On December 3, 2025 Err Content filed an amended complaint adding allegations of induced and contributory infringement. On February 2, 2026, upon the parties’ joint motion, the case was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.

Headwater Research

On August 28 and 29, 2025, Headwater Research LLC filed five separate lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against our wholly-owned subsidiaries DISH Network Corporation, DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Wireless L.L.C. The first complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,639,935 (the “935 patent”), entitled “Automated device provisioning and activation”; 9,609,510 (the “510 patent”), entitled “Automated credential porting for mobile devices”; 9,973,930 (the “930 patent”), entitled “End user device that secures an association of application to service policy with an application certificate check”; 11,096,055 (the “055 patent”), entitled “Automated device provisioning and activation”; 11,405,429 (the “429 patent”), entitled “Security techniques for device assisted services”; 11,966,464 (the “464 patent), entitled “Security techniques for device assisted services”; and 11,985,155 (the “155 patent”), entitled “Automated device provisioning and activation.” The second complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent 9,179,359 (the “359 patent”), entitled “Wireless end-user device with differentiated network access status for different device applications;” 9,277,445 (the “445 patent”), entitled “Wireless end-user device with differential traffic control policy list and applying foreground classification to wireless data service;” and 9,609,544 (the “544 patent”), entitled “Device-assisted services for protecting network capacity.”

The third complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,666,364, (the “364 patent”), entitled “Verifiable device assisted service usage billing with integrated accounting, mediation accounting, and multiaccount;” 9,143,976 (the “976 patent”), entitled “Wireless end-user device with differentiated network access and access status for background and foreground device applications;” and 9,647,918 (the “918 patent”), entitled “Mobile device and method attributing media services network usage to requesting application.” The fourth complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,635,335 (the “335 patent”), entitled “System and method for wireless network offloading”; 10,791,471 (the “471 patent”), entitled “System and method for wireless network offloading”; and 10,237,757 (the “757 patent”), entitled “System and method for wireless network offloading.” The fifth complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,023,425 (the “425 patent”), entitled “Verifiable service billing for intermediate networking devices”; 8,631,102 (the “102 patent”), entitled “Automated device provisioning and activation”; and 8,799,451 (the “451 patent”), entitled “Verifiable service policy implementation for intermediate networking devices.”

The asserted patents generally relate to eSIM management, data management, application data traffic management, wireless data offloading and tethering operations. Headwater also has filed complaints against Apple, Google, Motorola, Samsung, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, Amazon, Charter, and Comcast.

We intend to vigorously defend these cases. In the event that a court ultimately determines that we infringe the asserted patents, we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble damages, and/or an injunction that could require us to materially modify certain features that we currently offer to consumers. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

Hughes Telecomunicações do Brasil v. State of São Paulo Treasury Department

On December 12, 2019, Hughes Telecomunicações do Brasil (“HTB”) filed a tax annulment claim in the Judicial Court of São Paulo, claiming that a tax assessment from the State Treasury of São Paulo, for the period from January 2013 to December 2014, was based on an erroneous interpretation of an exemption to the ICMS (a state tax on, among other things, communications).

In June 2022, a judicial expert determined that HTB’s interpretation of the exemption was correct. Nonetheless, in July 2023, the Court entered judgment against HTB, and in October 2023, rejected HTB’s request for clarification. In November 2023, HTB filed an appeal to the Court of Justice, but on February 25, 2025, the Court of Justice ruled against HTB. On March 14, 2025, HTB filed a motion seeking clarification, but that motion was denied on October 24, 2025. HTB has filed a new motion for clarification.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit.

Jones 401(k) Litigation

On December 20, 2021, four former employees filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Network, its Board of Directors, and its Retirement Plan Committee alleging fiduciary breaches arising from the management of our 401(k) Plan. The putative class, comprised of all participants in the Plan on or after January 20, 2016, alleges that the Plan had excessive recordkeeping and administrative expenses and that it maintained underperforming funds. On February 1, 2023, a Magistrate Judge issued a recommendation that the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint be granted, and on March 27, 2023, the district court judge granted the motion. As permitted by the Court’s order, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on April 10, 2023, which is limited to allegations regarding the retention and alleged underperformance of the Fidelity Freedom Funds. On November 7, 2023, a Magistrate Judge issued a recommendation that the defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint be denied as to the duty to prudently monitor fund performance, but be granted as to the duty of loyalty and, on November 27, 2023, the district court judge entered an order adopting the recommendation. On March 1, 2024, by stipulation, the plaintiffs dismissed their claims against the Board of Directors and the Retirement Plan Committee, leaving DISH Network as the sole defendant.

On April 30, 2024, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court certified the proposed plaintiff class. Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the case was stayed from October 30, 2024 through May 29, 2025 to facilitate a mediation, but the parties did not reach a settlement. The plaintiffs’ expert claims damages of $16.7 million, which is reduced to $10.7 million when Fidelity revenue sharing is credited.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

License Fee Dispute with Government of India, Department of Telecommunications

In 1994, the Government of India promulgated a “National Telecommunications Policy” under which the government liberalized the telecommunications sector and required telecommunications service providers to pay fixed license fees. Pursuant to this policy, our subsidiary Hughes Communications India Private Limited (“HCIPL”), formerly known as Hughes Escorts Communications Limited, obtained a license to operate a data network over satellite using VSAT systems. In 2002, HCIPL’s license was amended pursuant to a 1999 government policy that eliminated fixed license fees and replaced them with license fees based on service providers’ adjusted gross revenue (“AGR”). In March 2005, the Indian Department of Telecommunications (“DOT”) notified HCIPL that, based on its review of HCIPL’s audited accounts and AGR statements, HCIPL must pay additional license fees and penalties and interest on such fees and penalties. HCIPL responded that the DOT had improperly calculated its AGR by including revenue from both licensed and unlicensed activities.

The DOT rejected this explanation and in 2006, HCIPL filed a petition with an administrative tribunal (the “Tribunal”), challenging the DOT’s calculation of its AGR. The DOT also issued license fee assessments to other telecommunications service providers and those other providers filed similar petitions with the Tribunal. These petitions were amended, consolidated, remanded and re-appealed several times. On April 23, 2015, the Tribunal issued a judgment affirming the DOT’s calculation of AGR for the telecommunications service providers but reversing the DOT’s imposition of interest, penalties and interest on such penalties as excessive.

Over subsequent years, the DOT and HCIPL and other telecommunications service providers, respectively, filed several appeals of the Tribunal’s ruling. On October 24, 2019, the Supreme Court of India (“Supreme Court”) issued an order (the “October 2019 Order”) affirming the license fee assessments imposed by the DOT, including its imposition of interest, penalties and interest on the penalties, but without indicating the amount HCIPL was required to pay the DOT, and ordering payment by January 23, 2020. On November 23, 2019, HCIPL and other telecommunication service providers filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to reconsider the October 2019 Order. The petition was denied on January 20, 2020. On January 22, 2020, HCIPL and other telecommunication service providers filed an application requesting that the Supreme Court modify the October 2019 Order to permit the DOT to calculate the final amount due and extend HCIPL’s and the other telecommunication service providers’ payment deadline. On February 14, 2020, the Supreme Court directed HCIPL and the other telecommunication service providers to explain why the Supreme Court should not initiate contempt proceedings for failure to pay the amounts due.

During a hearing on March 18, 2020, the Supreme Court ordered that all amounts that were due before the October 2019 Order must be paid, including interest, penalties and interest on the penalties. The Supreme Court also ordered that the parties appear for a further hearing addressing, among other things, a proposal by the DOT to allow for extended or deferred payments of amounts due. On June 11, 2020, the Supreme Court ordered HCIPL and the other telecommunication service providers to submit affidavits addressing the proposal made by the DOT to extend the time frame for payment of the amounts owed and for HCIPL and the other telecommunication providers to provide security for such payments.

On September 1, 2020, the Supreme Court issued a judgment permitting a 10-year payment schedule. Under this payment schedule, HCIPL is required to make an annual payment every March 31, through 2031. Following the Supreme Court of India’s October 2019 judgment, HCIPL made payments during the first quarter of 2020, and additional payments on each March 31 thereafter. As of December 31, 2025, the gross amount of fees, penalties and interest owed was approximately $91 million with $46 million remaining outstanding as a result of historical payments.

Pursuant to the Contribution and Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated December 3, 2004 between The DirecTV Group, Inc. (“DirecTV”) and certain other entities relating to DirecTV’s spinoff of certain of its subsidiaries, including HCIPL, DirecTV undertook to indemnify HCIPL for certain pre-closing tax liabilities. On March 27, 2020, HCIPL filed an indemnification complaint against DirecTV in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking to recover certain license fees, penalties and interest owed to the Indian government as a result of the aforementioned proceedings. On November 16, 2021, the New York court granted summary judgment in favor of DirecTV, but on June 22, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed, holding that, under the Purchase Agreement, HCIPL is entitled to indemnification from DirecTV. The Second Circuit remanded the case back to the trial court to determine the amount of indemnification owed. The parties reached a conditional agreement to settle the matter, but the conditions were not met, so the stay entered on October 3, 2024 was lifted on November 22, 2024. On July 8, 2025, a magistrate judge issued a report and recommendation that DirecTV should have to indemnify HCIPL only for license fees, penalties and interest that would have been owing to the DOT as of the April 22, 2005 closing date of the spinoff, but not the penalties and interest that compounded on such pre-closing amounts during the course of the litigation in India. By agreement of the parties, the case was dismissed on September 2, 2025. This matter is now concluded.

Lingam Securities Class Action (formerly Jaramillo)

On March 23, 2023, a securities fraud class action complaint was filed against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Network and Messrs. Ergen, Carlson and Orban in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The complaint was brought on behalf of a putative class of purchasers of our securities during the February 22, 2021 to February 27, 2023 class period. In general, the complaint alleged that DISH Network’s public statements during that period were false and misleading and contained material omissions, because they did not disclose that DISH Network allegedly maintained a deficient cybersecurity and information technology infrastructure, were unable to properly secure customer data and DISH Network’s operations were susceptible to widespread service outages.

In August 2023, the Court appointed a new lead plaintiff and lead plaintiff’s counsel, and, on October 20, 2023, they filed a First Amended Complaint that abandoned the original allegations. In their First Amended Complaint, plaintiffs alleged that, during the class period, the defendants concealed problems concerning the 5G network build-out that prevented scaling and commercializing the network to obtain enterprise customers. The amended complaint added as individual defendants James S. Allen, DISH Network’s Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer; John Swieringa, our President, Technology and Chief Operating Officer; Dave Mayo, DISH Network’s former Executive Vice President of Network Development; Marc Rouanne, DISH Network’s former Executive Vice President and Chief Network Officer; and Stephen Bye, DISH Network’s former Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer.

After the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the First Amended Complaint, the plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Complaint, asserting the same theory, on February 23, 2024. The new complaint drops Erik Carlson, John Swieringa, Paul Orban and James Allen as individual defendants. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint, and on March 20, 2025, the Court granted the motion without granting plaintiffs permission to further amend. The plaintiffs appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and on February 17, 2026, that court unanimously affirmed the trial court’s dismissal.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

Mesa Digital

On November 27, 2024, Mesa Digital, LLC filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Wireless alleging infringement of United States Patent No. 9,031,537, entitled “Electronic Wireless Hand Held Multimedia Device.” Generally, it relates to an electronic handheld device with a touch-sensitive display. On March 31, 2025, the case was dismissed pursuant to a stipulation under which Mesa Digital gave DISH Wireless a covenant not to sue on any of its patents, without any payment from DISH Wireless. This matter is now concluded.

Mobility Workx

On December 3, 2024, Mobility Workx, LLC filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Wireless alleging infringement of United States Patent No. 7,697,508, entitled “System, Apparatus and Methods for Proactive Allocation of Wireless Communication Resources.” Generally, it relates to hand-offs in a mobile network. On July 7, 2025, the case was dismissed under the terms of a non-material confidential settlement. This matter is now concluded.

Morris Routing Technologies

On August 8, 2025, Morris Routing Technologies LLC filed a complaint against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Wireless L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. It alleges infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 10,652,133 (the “133 patent”); 10,574,562 (the “562 patent”); 10,652,134 (the “134 patent”); 10,757,010 (the “010 patent”); 10,805,204 (the “204 patent”); 11,757,756 (the “756 patent”); and 11,784,914 (the “914 patent”), each entitled “Routing methods, systems, and computer program products.” Generally, the patents are directed to transmitting data in an end-to-end network routing path by embedding segment identifiers into packet headers. Morris Routing also has brought cases against AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Samsung, Comcast and Microsoft, among others. Because DISH Wireless L.L.C.’s vendor for the accused technology took a license to the asserted patents, the parties jointly stipulated to dismissal of the case on December 11, 2025. This matter is now concluded.

NewSpace India Limited

In October 2025, NewSpace India Limited (“NSIL”) sued our wholly-owned subsidiary Hughes Communications India Private Limited (“HCIPL”), claiming that HCIPL unlawfully terminated the parties’ agreement for HCIPL to take capacity on the GSAT 20 satellite. HCIPL had terminated the parties’ agreement on December 6, 2024, citing, among other reasons, NSIL’s failure to meet the contractual provision for a timely launch. NSIL seeks a declaration that HCIPL’s termination was premature and void, a temporary and permanent injunction restraining HCIPL from terminating or breaching the agreement, and damages of approximately 10.6 billion Indian Rupees (USD $117 million).

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit.

Peninsula Technologies

On April 15, 2025, Peninsula Technologies, LLC filed two lawsuits against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Wireless L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. In the first lawsuit, Peninsula Technologies alleges infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,844,009 (the “009 patent”), entitled “Power Headroom Report In A Wireless Device With Carrier Aggregation”; 11,792,743 (the “743 patent”), entitled “Transmit Power Priority Based On Cell Types In Wireless Devices”; 11,824,810 (the “4,810 patent”), entitled “Restarting A Deactivation Timer Of A Secondary Cell In A Wireless Network”; and 11,917,549 (the “549 patent”), entitled “Scaling Transmission Power Of Uplink Signals Of A Wireless Device.” In the second lawsuit, Peninsula Technologies alleges infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 11,438,810 (the “8,810 patent”), entitled “Communication Of Configuration Parameters Of Radio Resources Of An Unlicensed Cell”; 11,570,844 (the “844 patent”), entitled “Release Message In Small Data Transmission Procedure”; 11,723,109 (the “109 patent”), entitled “Downlink Data Of Small Data Transmission Procedure”; and 12,144,057 (the “057 patent”), entitled “Release Message In Small Data Transmission Procedure.” Generally, the asserted patents relate to 5G network operations. On July 16, 2025, Peninsula Technologies filed a First Amended Complaint in the second action, which dropped the 8,810 Patent. Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the cases were dismissed without prejudice on October 14 and 17, 2025. This matter is now concluded.

Realtime Data LLC and Realtime Adaptive Streaming LLC

On June 6, 2017, Realtime Data LLC d/b/a IXO (“Realtime”) filed an amended complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Original Texas Action”) against us and our wholly-owned subsidiaries DISH Network, DISH Network L.L.C., DISH Technologies L.L.C. (then known as EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.), Sling TV L.L.C., Sling Media L.L.C. and Hughes Network Systems, L.L.C. (“HNS”); and Arris Group, Inc. Realtime’s initial complaint in the Original Texas Action, filed on February 14, 2017, had named only us and our wholly-owned subsidiary HNS as defendants.

The amended complaint in the Original Texas Action alleges infringement of United States Patent No. 8,717,204 (the “204 patent”), entitled “Methods for encoding and decoding data”; United States Patent No. 9,054,728 (the “728 patent”), entitled “Data compression systems and methods”; United States Patent No. 7,358,867 (the “867 patent”), entitled “Content independent data compression method and system”; United States Patent No. 8,502,707 (the “707 patent”), entitled “Data compression systems and methods”; United States Patent No. 8,275,897 (the “897 patent”), entitled “System and methods for accelerated data storage and retrieval”; United States Patent No. 8,867,610 (the “610 patent”), entitled “System and methods for video and audio data distribution”; United States Patent No. 8,934,535 (the “535 patent”), entitled “Systems and methods for video and audio data storage and distribution”; and United States Patent No. 8,553,759 (the “759 patent”), entitled “Bandwidth sensitive data compression and decompression.”

Realtime alleges that our, Sling TV L.L.C.’s, Sling Media L.L.C.’s and Arris Group, Inc.’s streaming video products and services compliant with various versions of the H.264 video compression standard infringe the 897 patent, the 610 patent and the 535 patent, and that the data compression system in HNS’ products and services infringes the 204 patent, the 728 patent, the 867 patent, the 707 patent and the 759 patent.

On July 19, 2017, the Court severed Realtime’s claims against DISH Network, DISH Network L.L.C., Sling TV L.L.C., Sling Media L.L.C. and Arris Group, Inc. (alleging infringement of the 897 patent, the 610 patent and the 535 patent) from the Original Texas Action into a separate action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Second Texas Action”). On August 31, 2017, Realtime dismissed the claims against DISH Network, Sling TV L.L.C., Sling Media Inc., and Sling Media L.L.C. from the Second Texas Action and refiled these claims (alleging infringement of the 897 patent, the 610 patent and the 535 patent) against Sling TV L.L.C., Sling Media Inc., and Sling Media L.L.C. in a new action in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (the “Colorado Action”). Also on August 31, 2017, Realtime dismissed DISH Technologies L.L.C. from the Original Texas Action, and on September 12, 2017, added it as a defendant in an amended complaint in the Second Texas Action. On November 6, 2017, Realtime filed a joint motion to dismiss the Second Texas Action without prejudice, which the Court entered on November 8, 2017.

On October 10, 2017, Realtime Adaptive Streaming LLC (“Realtime Adaptive Streaming”) filed suit against our wholly-owned subsidiaries DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C., as well as Arris Group, Inc., in a new action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Third Texas Action”), alleging infringement of the 610 patent and the 535 patent. Also on October 10, 2017, an amended complaint was filed in the Colorado Action, substituting Realtime Adaptive Streaming as the plaintiff instead of Realtime, and alleging infringement of only the 610 patent and the 535 patent, but not the 897 patent. On November 6, 2017, Realtime Adaptive Streaming filed a joint motion to dismiss the Third Texas Action without prejudice, which the court entered on November 8, 2017. Also on November 6, 2017, Realtime Adaptive Streaming filed a second amended complaint in the Colorado Action, adding our wholly-owned subsidiaries DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C., as well as Arris Group, Inc., as defendants.

As a result, neither DISH Network nor any of its subsidiaries is a defendant in the Original Texas Action; the Court has dismissed without prejudice the Second Texas Action and the Third Texas Action; and our wholly-owned subsidiaries DISH Network L.L.C., DISH Technologies L.L.C., Sling TV L.L.C. and Sling Media L.L.C. as well as Arris Group, Inc., are defendants in the Colorado Action, which now has Realtime Adaptive Streaming as the named plaintiff. Following settlements with the plaintiff, we and HNS were dismissed from the Original Texas Action in February 2019, and Arris Group, Inc. was dismissed from the Colorado Action in March 2021.

On July 3, 2018, Sling TV L.L.C., Sling Media L.L.C., DISH Network L.L.C., and DISH Technologies L.L.C. filed petitions with the United States Patent and Trademark Office challenging the validity of each of the asserted patents. On January 31, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office agreed to institute proceedings on DISH Network’s petitions, and it held trial on the petitions on December 5, 2019. On January 17, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office terminated the petitions as time-barred, but issued a final written decision invalidating the 535 patent to third parties that had timely joined in DISH Network’s petition (and, on January 10, 2020, issued a final written decision invalidating the 535 patent in connection with a third-party’s independent petition). On March 16, 2020, Sling TV L.L.C., Sling Media L.L.C., DISH Network L.L.C., and DISH Technologies L.L.C. filed a notice of appeal from the terminated petitions to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. On June 29, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office filed a notice of intervention in the appeal. On March 16, 2021, the Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. On April 29, 2021, Sling TV L.L.C., Sling Media L.L.C., DISH Network L.L.C., and DISH Technologies L.L.C. filed a petition for rehearing, which was denied on June 28, 2021. On January 12, 2021, Realtime Adaptive Streaming filed a notice of dismissal of its claims on the 535 patent.

On July 30, 2021, the District Court granted summary judgment in favor of DISH Network L.L.C., DISH Technologies L.L.C., Sling TV L.L.C. and Sling Media L.L.C., holding that the remaining asserted patent, the 610 patent, is invalid because it claims patent-ineligible abstract subject matter. Realtime Adaptive Streaming appealed that ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and on May 11, 2023, that Court affirmed the District Court’s summary judgment order. Independently, on September 21, 2021, in connection with an ex parte reexamination of the validity of the 610 patent, an examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a final office action rejecting each asserted claim of the 610 patent as invalid over the cited prior art. On April 19, 2023, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board rejected Realtime Adaptive Streaming’s appeal and affirmed the examiner’s rejection of the asserted claims of the 610 patent. Realtime did not further appeal the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s determination and, thus, the asserted claims of the 610 patent were canceled. As a result, DISH Network L.L.C., DISH Technologies L.L.C., Sling TV L.L.C. and Sling Media L.L.C. no longer face any possible exposure from this matter, and the liability phase of this case is concluded.

On January 21, 2022, the District Court granted the motion by DISH Network L.L.C., DISH Technologies L.L.C., Sling TV L.L.C. and Sling Media L.L.C. to have the case declared “exceptional,” and on September 20, 2022, awarded them $3.9 million in attorneys’ fees. Realtime Adaptive Streaming filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from the exceptionality and fee award orders, and on August 23, 2024, that Court vacated the exceptionality finding and remanded for further consideration of the issue. On November 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied DISH Network L.L.C., DISH Technologies L.L.C., Sling TV L.L.C. and Sling Media L.L.C.’s petition seeking rehearing en banc. On February 5, 2025, on remand, the District Court denied the motion to declare the case exceptional. On March 6, 2025, DISH Network L.L.C., DISH Technologies L.L.C., Sling TV L.L.C. and Sling Media L.L.C. filed a notice of appeal of that order, but dismissed the appeal on July 3, 2025. This matter is now concluded.

SafeCast Limited

On June 27, 2022, SafeCast Limited filed a complaint against our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Network in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The complaint alleges that DISH Network infringes U.S. Patent No. 9,392,302, entitled “System for providing improved facilities in time-shifted broadcasts” (the “302 patent”). On the same day, it brought complaints in the same court asserting infringement of the same patent against AT&T, Google, HBO, NBCUniversal, Paramount and Verizon. On October 24, 2022, in response to the parties’ joint motion, the Court ordered the case against DISH Network transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. On December 1, 2022, SafeCast filed an amended complaint naming our wholly-owned subsidiaries DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C. as defendants and withdrawing the allegations as to DISH Network. The plaintiff is an entity that seeks to license a patent portfolio without itself practicing any of the claims recited therein.

On June 22, 2023, DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C. filed a petition with the United States Patent and Trademark Office challenging the validity of the asserted claims of the 302 patent, and on June 26, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office agreed to institute proceedings on that petition. On August 28, 2023, the Court stayed the case pending resolution of the petition. On October 3, 2024, in connection with a third-party’s petition citing different prior art, the United States Patent and Trademark Office invalidated all claims asserted against DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C. Because SafeCast Limited did not appeal that decision, on January 27, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a certificate canceling, the challenged claims. As a result, DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C. filed a motion to terminate their petition before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which was granted on June 5, 2025. On July 28, 2025, the District Court dismissed the litigation. This matter is now concluded.

Sling Pass Litigation

On August 26, 2025, ESPN Enterprises, Inc. and other Disney affiliates (“Disney”) sued our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Network L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On September 5, 2025, WarnerMedia Network Sales and other Warner Bros Discovery affiliates (“WBD”) sued our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Network L.L.C. in the same court. In each case, the plaintiffs contend that Sling TV’s Day Pass, Weekend Pass and Week Pass subscriptions breach their respective carriage agreements with DISH Network. In their respective cases, both Disney and WBD sought a preliminary injunction to enjoin the Passes, but the Court denied the Disney motion on November 17, 2025, and denied the WBD motion on December 23, 2025. Disney filed an amended complaint on December 19, 2025, adding a claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and allegations of using Disney marks to advertise the passes over Disney’s objection and for interest on late payments. WBD filed an amended complaint on December 26, 2025, adding claims for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and for unjust enrichment. DISH Network L.L.C. has asserted antitrust counterclaims against Disney and breach of contract counterclaims against both Disney and WBD.

We intend to vigorously defend these cases. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

Sound View Innovations, LLC

On December 30, 2019, Sound View Innovations, LLC filed one complaint against our wholly-owned subsidiaries DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C. and a second complaint against our wholly-owned subsidiary Sling TV L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The complaint against DISH Network L.L.C. and DISH Technologies L.L.C. alleges infringement of United States Patent No 6,502,133 (the “133 patent”), entitled “Real-Time Event Processing System with Analysis Engine Using Recovery Information” and both complaints allege infringement of United States Patent No. 6,708,213 (the “213 patent), entitled “Method for Streaming Multimedia Information Over Public Networks”; United States Patent No. 6,757,796 (the “796 patent”), entitled “Method and System for Caching Streaming Live Broadcasts transmitted Over a Network”; and United States Patent No. 6,725,456 (the “456 patent”), entitled “Methods and Apparatus for Ensuring Quality of Service in an Operating System.” All but the 133 patent are also asserted in the complaint against Sling TV L.L.C. The plaintiff is an entity that seeks to license a patent portfolio without itself practicing any of the claims recited therein.

On May 21, 2020, June 3, 2020, June 5, 2020 and July 10, 2020, DISH Network L.L.C., DISH Technologies L.L.C. and Sling TV L.L.C. filed petitions with the United States Patent and Trademark Office challenging the validity of, respectively, the 213 patent, the 133 patent, the 456 patent and the 796 patent. On November 25, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office declined to review the validity of the 213 patent, and on September 29, 2021, denied a request for rehearing of that decision. On January 19, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office agreed to institute proceedings on the 456 patent but declined to review the 133 patent. On February 24, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office agreed to institute proceedings on the 796 patent. On January 18, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a final written decision holding that the challenged claim of the 456 patent is patentable, and on February 8, 2022, it issued a final written decision holding that the challenged claims of the 796 patent are patentable.

On March 22, 2022, DISH Network L.L.C., DISH Technologies L.L.C. and Sling TV L.L.C. filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from the adverse final written decision regarding the 456 patent, and on April 8, 2022, they filed a notice of appeal to the same court from the adverse final written decision regarding the 796 patent. The appeal on the 456 patent was voluntarily dismissed on December 6, 2022. The Federal Circuit heard oral argument on the 796 patent appeal on October 3, 2023, and affirmed the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s adverse final written decision on October 5, 2023.

On April 20, 2022, DISH Network L.L.C., DISH Technologies L.L.C. and Sling TV L.L.C. filed a petition with the United States Patent and Trademark Office requesting ex parte reexamination of the validity of one of the asserted claims of the 213 patent, and reexamination was ordered on June 16, 2022. On November 13, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office confirmed the patentability of the challenged claim. On January 18, 2023, DISH Network L.L.C., DISH Technologies L.L.C. and Sling TV L.L.C. filed a second petition requesting ex parte reexamination of the validity of the four other asserted claims of the 213 patent, reexamination was ordered on April 17, 2023, and it remains pending. On October 17, 2024, the Court ordered that the stay of the case, which had been entered for the pendency of the original petitions before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, would remain in place pending the resolution of Sound View’s appeal in a parallel action against Hulu. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in the parallel Hulu matter on January 29, 2026.

State of Illinois ex rel. Rodriguez

In March 2020, two private “relators” filed this case in the Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois, County Department, Law Division, under the Illinois False Claims Act against DISH Wireless, Sprint and more than 60 Boost Mobile retailers in Illinois. The defendants only became aware of the lawsuit after it was unsealed in March 2022. The operative Second Amended Complaint alleges that the retailer defendants should have collected sales tax under the Retailers’ Occupation Tax Act on any amounts that Sprint or DISH Network rebated them to facilitate handset price discounts to Illinois consumers (“Prepaid Phone Rebates”) and on any phone activation fees the retailers charged to customers (“Device Setup Charges”). It further alleges that DISH Wireless and Sprint are liable for the alleged violations arising from the Device Setup Charges because of the way they allegedly managed the point-of-sale system that the retailer defendants used. The Plaintiffs seek to recover triple the amount of allegedly unpaid taxes, fines for each alleged violation, and attorneys’ fees and costs. On June 13, 2023, the Court denied the defendants’ motions to dismiss the complaint, but on January 2, 2024, it granted reconsideration and dismissed the complaint as to DISH Wireless and Sprint, with leave to amend. The Plaintiffs filed a Third Amended Complaint on February 2, 2024. On September 20, 2024, the Court granted DISH Wireless’s and Sprint’s motion to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint, without further leave to amend, but the case is continuing against the retailers.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

TQ Delta, LLC

On July 17, 2015, TQ Delta, LLC (“TQ Delta”) filed a complaint against our wholly-owned subsidiaries DISH Network, DISH DBS Corporation and DISH Network L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The Complaint alleges infringement of United States Patent No. 6,961,369 (the “369 patent”), which is entitled “System and Method for Scrambling the Phase of the Carriers in a Multicarrier Communications System”; United States Patent No. 8,718,158 (the “158 patent”), which is entitled “System and Method for Scrambling the Phase of the Carriers in a Multicarrier Communications System”; United States Patent No. 9,014,243 (the “243 patent”), which is entitled “System and Method for Scrambling Using a Bit Scrambler and a Phase Scrambler”; United States Patent No.7,835,430 (the “430 patent”), which is entitled “Multicarrier Modulation Messaging for Frequency Domain Received Idle Channel Noise Information”; United States Patent No. 8,238,412 (the “412 patent”), which is entitled “Multicarrier Modulation Messaging for Power Level per Subchannel Information”; United States Patent No. 8,432,956 (the “956 patent”), which is entitled “Multicarrier Modulation Messaging for Power Level per Subchannel Information”; and United States Patent No. 8,611,404 (the “404 patent”), which is entitled “Multicarrier Transmission System with Low Power Sleep Mode and Rapid-On Capability.”

On September 9, 2015, TQ Delta filed a first amended complaint that added allegations of infringement of United States Patent No. 9,094,268 (the “268 patent”), which is entitled “Multicarrier Transmission System With Low Power Sleep Mode and Rapid-On Capability.” On May 16, 2016, TQ Delta filed a second amended complaint that added us, and our then wholly-owned subsidiary EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. as defendants. TQ Delta alleges that our satellite TV service, Internet service, set-top boxes, gateways, routers, modems, adapters and networks that operate in accordance with one or more Multimedia over Coax Alliance Standards infringe the asserted patents. TQ Delta has filed actions in the same court alleging infringement of the same patents against Comcast Corp., Cox Communications, Inc., DirecTV, Time Warner Cable Inc. and Verizon Communications, Inc. TQ Delta is an entity that seeks to license an acquired patent portfolio without itself practicing any of the claims recited therein.

On July 14, 2016, TQ Delta stipulated to dismiss with prejudice all claims related to the 369 patent and the 956 patent. On July 20, 2016, DISH Network filed petitions with the United States Patent and Trademark Office challenging the validity of all of the patent claims of the 404 patent and the 268 patent that have been asserted against DISH Network. Third parties filed petitions with the United States Patent and Trademark Office challenging the validity of all of the patent claims that have been asserted against us in the action. On November 4, 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office agreed to institute proceedings on the third-party petitions related to the 158 patent, the 243 patent, the 412 patent and the 430 patent. On December 20, 2016, pursuant to a stipulation of the parties, the Court stayed the case until the resolution of all petitions to the United States Patent and Trademark Office challenging the validity of all of the patent claims at issue. On January 19, 2017, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted DISH Network’s motions to join the instituted petitions on the 430 and 158 patents.

On February 9, 2017, the United States Patent and Trademark Office agreed to institute proceedings on DISH Network’s petition related to the 404 patent, and on February 13, 2017, the United States Patent and Trademark Office agreed to institute proceedings on our petition related to the 268 patent. On February 27, 2017, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted DISH Network’s motions to join the instituted petitions on the 243 and 412 patents. On October 26, 2017, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued final written decisions on the petitions challenging the 158 patent, the 243 patent, the 412 patent and the 430 patent, and it invalidated all of the asserted claims of those patents.

On February 7, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued final written decisions on the petitions challenging the 404 patent, and it invalidated all of the asserted claims of that patent on the basis of DISH Network’s petition. On February 10, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a final written decision on DISH Network’s petition challenging the 268 patent, and it invalidated all of the asserted claims.

On March 12, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a final written decision on a third-party petition challenging the 268 patent, and it invalidated all of the asserted claims. TQ Delta filed notices of appeal from the final written decisions adverse to it. On May 9, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidity of the 430 patent and the 412 patent. On July 10, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidity of the asserted claims of the 404 patent. On July 15, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the invalidity of the asserted claims of the 268 patent. On November 22, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed the invalidity finding on the 243 patent and the 158 patent, and then, on March 29, 2020, denied a petition for panel rehearing as to those findings. On April 13, 2021, the Court lifted the stay, and the case is proceeding on the 243 patent and the 158 patent. On April 23 and April 26, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued orders granting requests for ex parte reexamination of, respectively, the 243 patent and the 158 patent, but on July 27, 2023 and October 11, 2023, respectively, the United States Patent and Trademark Office confirmed the challenged claims of the 243 patent and the 158 patent. In a proposed supplemental report, TQ Delta’s damages expert contends that TQ Delta is entitled to $251 million in damages. The Court has set a trial date of November 8, 2027.

Uniloc 2017 LLC

On January 31, 2019, Uniloc 2017 LLC (“Uniloc”) filed a complaint against our wholly-owned subsidiary Sling TV L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The Complaint alleges infringement of United States Patent No. 6,519,005 (the “005 patent”), which is entitled “Method of Concurrent Multiple-Mode Motion Estimation for Digital Video”; United States Patent No. 6,895,118 (the “118 patent”), which is entitled “Method of Coding Digital Image Based on Error Concealment”; United States Patent No. 9,721,273 (the “273 patent”), which is entitled “System and Method for Aggregating and Providing Audio and Visual Presentations Via a Computer Network”); and United States Patent No. 8,407,609 (the “609 patent”), which is entitled “System and Method for Providing and Tracking the Provision of Audio and Visual Presentations Via a Computer Network.” Uniloc is an entity that seeks to license an acquired patent portfolio without itself practicing any of the claims recited therein.

On June 25, 2019, Sling TV L.L.C. filed a petition with the United States Patent and Trademark Office challenging the validity of all of the asserted claims of the 005 patent. On July 19, 2019 and July 22, 2019, respectively, Sling TV L.L.C. filed petitions with the United States Patent and Trademark Office challenging the validity of all asserted claims of the 273 patent and the 609 patent. On August 12, 2019, Sling TV L.L.C. filed a petition with the United States Patent and Trademark Office challenging the validity of all of the asserted claims of the 118 patent. On October 18, 2019, pursuant to a stipulation of the parties, the Court entered a stay of the trial proceedings.

On January 9, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office agreed to institute proceedings on the petition challenging the 005 patent. On January 15, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office agreed to institute proceedings on the petition challenging the 273 patent. On February 4, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office agreed to institute proceedings on the petition challenging the 609 patent. On February 25, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office declined to institute proceedings on the petition challenging the 118 patent.

On December 28, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a final written decision upholding the validity of the challenged claims of the 273 patent. Sling TV L.L.C. appealed that decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and on February 2, 2022, the Federal Circuit vacated the final written decision and remanded to the United States Patent and Trademark Office to reconsider its ruling. On remand, on September 7, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a revised final written decision finding all challenged claims of the 273 patent invalid. Uniloc filed a notice of appeal of that revised final written decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and on September 4, 2024, that court affirmed the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s invalidity finding.

On January 5, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a final written decision invalidating all challenged claims of the 005 patent. On January 19, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a final written decision invalidating all challenged claims of the 609 patent (and a second final written decision invalidating all challenged claims of the 609 patent based on a third-party’s petition). Uniloc did not appeal those decisions. Thus, the sole remaining asserted patent is the 118 patent.

Universal Service Administrative Company

On April 3, 2023, the Universal Service Administrative Company (“USAC”) notified our wholly-owned subsidiary DISH Wireless that it intended to seek to recover funds in the amount of $13.9 million disbursed under the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (“EBBP”) and Affordable Connectivity Program (“ACP”) rules. We appealed this action and the USAC denied our appeal in October 2023. We appealed USAC's action to the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau, which denied our appeal on January 17, 2025.

We will continue to appeal USAC's action. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of our appeals or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

U.S. Bank Trust Company

On April 26, 2024, U.S. Bank Trust Company, in its capacity as Trustee under the Indentures for DISH DBS Corporation’s 5.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 and 7.75% Senior Notes due 2026, filed an action in state court in New York City against DISH DBS Corporation, DISH Network L.L.C., EchoStar Intercompany Receivable Company L.L.C., DISH DBS Issuer LLC, and DBS Intercompany Receivable L.L.C. In its original complaint, the Trustee contended that certain intracompany asset transfers in January 2024 breached the Indentures for those Notes, and that the transfers were intentional and constructive fraudulent transfers under the Colorado Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. The Trustee seeks a declaratory judgment that DISH DBS Corporation breached the Indentures and that an Event of Default occurred under the DBS Indentures. It further asks the Court to unwind certain intracompany asset transfers and to award damages. On May 13, 2024, the defendants removed the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and, on June 28, 2024, filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. Rather than opposing the motion, on July 18, 2024, the Trustee filed a first amended complaint, which added a new declaratory judgment claim challenging certain intercompany advances and new factual allegations challenging a certification of compliance with the DBS Indentures. On January 22, 2025, with permission from the Court, the Trustee filed a second amended complaint, which added allegations regarding the debt issued by DBS SubscriberCo, a related intercompany loan, and the DIRECTV transaction (collectively, the “September 2024 Transactions”). The defendants moved to dismiss the second amended complaint and, on August 21, 2025, the Court granted the motion to dismiss the claims that were based on the September 2024 Transactions but otherwise denied the motion.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

Vermont National Telephone Company

On September 23, 2016, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed a qui tam complaint that, on May 13, 2015, Vermont National filed against our wholly-owned subsidiaries, DISH Network, American AWS-3 Wireless I L.L.C., American II, American III, and DISH Wireless Holding L.L.C.; Charles W. Ergen (our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer) and Cantey M. Ergen (a member of our Board of Directors); Northstar Wireless; Northstar Spectrum; Northstar Manager; SNR Wireless; SNR HoldCo; SNR Management; and certain other parties. The complaint alleges violations of the federal civil False Claims Act (the “FCA”) based on, among other things, allegations that Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless falsely claimed bidding credits of 25% in the AWS-3 Auction when they were allegedly under the de facto control of DISH Network and, therefore, were not entitled to the bidding credits as designated entities under applicable FCC rules. Vermont National participated in the AWS-3 Auction through its wholly-owned subsidiary, VTel Wireless. The complaint was unsealed after the United States Department of Justice notified the District Court that it had declined to intervene in the action. Vermont National seeks to recover on behalf of the United States government approximately $10 billion, which reflects the $3.3 billion in bidding credits that Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless claimed in the AWS-3 Auction, trebled under the FCA. Vermont National also seeks civil penalties of not less than $5,500 and not more than $11,000 for each violation of the FCA.

On March 2, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered a stay of the litigation until such time as the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (the “D.C. Circuit”) issued its opinion in SNR Wireless LicenseCo, LLC, et al. v. F.C.C. The D.C. Circuit issued its opinion on August 29, 2017 and remanded the matter to the FCC for further proceedings.

Thereafter, the District Court maintained the stay until October 26, 2018. On February 11, 2019, the District Court granted Vermont National’s unopposed motion for leave to file an amended complaint. On March 28, 2019, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss Vermont National’s amended complaint, and on March 23, 2021, the District Court granted the motion to dismiss. On April 21, 2021, Vermont National filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit and, on May 17, 2022, that court reversed the District Court’s dismissal of the complaint. On June 16, 2022, the Defendants-Appellees filed a petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc, but on August 17, 2022, that petition was denied. On August 25, 2023, the FCC provided a sworn declaration stating that “the FCC considers … SNR and Northstar to have fully and timely satisfied their obligations to pay money to the Government arising from the AWS-3 Auction.” On that basis, on September 22, 2023, the Defendants filed a motion seeking partial summary judgment of no damages. On September 26, 2023, the Court denied the motion as premature.

On March 8, 2024, the United States filed a motion to exercise its statutory prerogative to intervene in the case for the purpose of moving to dismiss it with prejudice, stating that the case is “unlikely to vindicate the United States’ interests and would needlessly expend the Government’s and this Court’s resources.” In a report and recommendation issued on April 7, 2025, a magistrate judge recommended that the government’s motion be granted. Vermont National’s objections to that recommendation have been fully briefed to the Court.

We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of this proceeding or determine the extent of any potential liability or damages.

Other

In addition to the above actions, we are subject to various other legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business, including, among other things, disputes with programmers regarding fees. In our opinion, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to any of these actions is unlikely to materially affect our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity, though the outcomes could be material to our operating results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period.

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 6,525,742	$ 17,414,678
Accumulated depreciation	(4,282,227)	(8,227,546)
Property and equipment, net	2,243,515	9,187,132
Refunds and other receipts	$ 0	0
Minimum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	1 year
Maximum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	40 years
Equipment leased to customers
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 964,013	$ 1,784,801
Equipment leased to customers \| Minimum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	2 years	2 years
Equipment leased to customers \| Maximum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	5 years	5 years
Satellites
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 2,104,134	$ 3,872,664
Satellites \| Minimum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	5 years	5 years
Satellites \| Maximum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	15 years	15 years
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	15 years	15 years
Total property and equipment	$ 77,116	$ 344,972
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 971,824	$ 1,686,992
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other \| Minimum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	1 year	1 year
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other \| Maximum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	20 years	20 years
5G Network equipment/Hybrid MNO
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 89,604	$ 5,382,706
5G Network equipment/Hybrid MNO \| Minimum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	3 years	3 years
5G Network equipment/Hybrid MNO \| Maximum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	15 years	15 years
Software and computer equipment
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 1,341,690	$ 2,216,007
Software and computer equipment \| Minimum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	1 year	1 year
Software and computer equipment \| Maximum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	8 years	8 years
Buildings and improvements
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 419,719	$ 513,419
Buildings and improvements \| Minimum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	1 year	1 year
Buildings and improvements \| Maximum
Property and Equipment
Depreciable Life (In Years)	40 years	40 years
Land
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 42,980	$ 42,842
Construction in progress
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	514,662	1,570,275
Construction in progress \| Pay-TV
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	450,327	268,423
Construction in progress \| Wireless
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	59,880
Construction in progress \| Broadband and Satellite Services
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	2,741	25,459
Construction in progress \| Other
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 1,714	$ 1,276,393

Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Leases

Schedule of components of lease expense


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Operating lease cost		$	624,248		$	639,707	$	538,805

Short-term lease cost (1)			12,508			16,685		4,765

Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets			43,699			71,474		102,724
Interest on lease liabilities			5,027			8,799		14,090
Total finance lease cost			48,726			80,273		116,814
Total lease costs		$	685,482		$	736,665	$	660,384

(1)	Leases that have terms of 12 months or less.

Summary of supplemental cash flow information related to leases


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$	572,056		$	504,604	$	367,438
Operating cash flows from finance leases			4,311			9,094		13,400
Financing cash flows from finance leases			23,151			56,459		53,467

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases		$	163,208		$	522,975	$	753,935
Finance leases			—			—		53,771

Remeasured right of use asset and liability		$	1,283,916		$	—	$	—

Summary of supplemental balance sheet information related to leases


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Operating Leases:
Operating lease assets (1)(2)		$	214,549		$	3,260,768

Other current liabilities (1)		$	845,326		$	528,542
Operating lease liabilities (1)			4,137,269			3,211,407
Total operating lease liabilities (1)		$	4,982,595		$	3,739,949

Finance Leases:
Property and equipment, gross (2)		$	83,141		$	466,074
Accumulated depreciation (2)			(5,124)			(235,001)
Property and equipment, net (2)		$	78,017		$	231,073

Other current liabilities		$	41,520		$	30,381
Other long-term liabilities			2,528			36,818
Total finance lease liabilities		$	44,048		$	67,199

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term:
Operating leases			9.5 years			9.7 years
Finance leases			0.8 years			1.7 years

Weighted Average Discount Rate:
Operating leases			9.9%			10.2%
Finance leases			10.0%			9.3%

(1)

During the third quarter of 2025, as a result of the AT&T Transactions and SpaceX Transactions, we began the abandonment and decommission process for certain portions of our 5G Network that will not be utilized in our Hybrid MNO business, resulting in a significant adverse change in the intended use of such assets. These developments were considered triggering events and resulted in, among other things, our review of communication tower lease obligations related to our 5G Network, through which we determined we will no longer take on any new communication tower leases, including those under our take or pay arrangements with certain vendors. Consequently, all future cash flows associated with certain communication tower leases not previously commenced under the take or pay arrangements were attributed to existing leases and certain lease liabilities were remeasured and during the third quarter of 2025, we recorded $1.284 billion as an ROU asset and liability on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and the ROU assets associated with such remeasured leases were impaired in the same period and we recorded $4.191 billion in "Impairments and other" on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) in the same period. As a result, a one-time charge for variable lease payment expense resulting from this remeasurement event related to our 5G Network was recorded in "Impairments and other" on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

(2)	During the fourth quarter of 2025, a triggering event occurred and resulted in a non-cash impairment of certain finance lease assets and operating lease assets related to our Broadband and Satellite Services segment. See Note 1 for further information.

Summary of maturities of lease liabilities

Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:


		Maturities of Lease Liabilities
		Operating			Finance
For the Years Ending December 31,		Leases			Leases			Total

		(In thousands)
2026		$	892,686		$	44,522		$	937,208
2027			811,676			2,574			814,250
2028			752,008			—			752,008
2029			717,080			—			717,080
2030			697,539			—			697,539
Thereafter			3,884,450			—			3,884,450
Total lease payments			7,755,439			47,096			7,802,535
Less: Imputed interest			(2,772,844)			(3,048)			(2,775,892)
Total			4,982,595			44,048			5,026,643
Less: Current portion			(845,326)			(41,520)			(886,846)
Long-term portion of lease obligations		$	4,137,269		$	2,528		$	4,139,797

Schedule of lease revenue


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Lease revenue:
Sales-type lease revenue		$	6,703		$	10,547	$	13,431
Operating lease revenue			15,329			14,358		42,565
Total lease revenue		$	22,032		$	24,905	$	55,996

Schedule of operating lease payments to be received

The following table presents future operating lease payments to be received as of December 31, 2025:


For the Years Ending December 31,		Total
		(In thousands)
2026		$	10,392
2027			6,567
2028			4,205
2029			3,215
2030			1,991
Thereafter			292
Total lease payments to be received		$	26,662

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Schedule of tax effect on each component of other comprehensive income (loss)


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025									2024									2023
		Before			Tax			Net			Before			Tax			Net			Before			Tax			Net
		Tax			(Expense)			of Tax			Tax			(Expense)			of Tax			Tax			(Expense)			of Tax
		Amount			Benefit			Amount			Amount			Benefit			Amount			Amount			Benefit			Amount

		(In thousands)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		$	11,920		$	(250)		$	11,670		$	(36,230)		$	563		$	(35,667)		$	15,479		$	(503)		$	14,976
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities			(78)			18			(60)			1,549			(375)			1,174			(306)			65			(241)
Recognition of previously unrealized (gains) losses on available-for-sale securities included in net income (loss)			930			(17)			913			(1,539)			377			(1,162)			550			(74)			476
Other comprehensive income (loss)		$	12,772		$	(249)		$	12,523		$	(36,220)		$	565		$	(35,655)		$	15,723		$	(512)		$	15,211

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)


		Foreign			Unrealized/
		Currency			Recognized
		Translation			Gains
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Adjustment			(Losses)			Total

		(In thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2023		$	(160,169)		$	113		$	(160,056)
Foreign currency translation adjustments			(35,667)			—			(35,667)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification			—			1,174			1,174
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			—			(1,162)			(1,162)
Balance, December 31, 2024		$	(195,836)		$	125		$	(195,711)
Foreign currency translation adjustments			11,670			—			11,670
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification			—			(60)			(60)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			—			913			913
Balance, December 31, 2025		$	(184,166)		$	978		$	(183,188)

Leases - Lease Income Maturity (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Amounts
2026	$ 10,392
2027	6,567
2028	4,205
2029	3,215
2029	1,991
Thereafter	292
Total lease payments to be received	$ 26,662

Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Inventory
Finished goods	$ 273,817	$ 353,401
Work-in-process and service repairs	60,147	58,028
Consignment	7,951	10,110
Raw materials	38,732	33,658
Total inventory	$ 380,647	$ 455,197

Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations - Interest on Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	May 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Jul. 30, 2025	Jun. 27, 2025	May 08, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Nov. 12, 2024
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		0.25%
Carrying Value		$ 26,352,557				$ 27,091,651
DBS SubscriberCo
Debt Instrument
Annual interest		$ 144,000
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.75%	7.75%			7.75%
Annual Debt Service Requirements		$ 155,000
Carrying Value		$ 2,000,000				$ 2,000,000
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.25%
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.25%				5.25%
Annual Debt Service Requirements		$ 144,375
Carrying Value		$ 2,750,000				$ 2,750,000
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| HSSC
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.25%				5.25%
Annual Debt Service Requirements		$ 39,375
Carrying Value		$ 627,283				$ 750,000
6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2026 \| HSSC
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.625%				6.625%
Annual Debt Service Requirements		$ 49,688
Carrying Value		$ 750,000				$ 750,000
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.375%
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 \| DISH Network L.L.C.
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.375%				3.375%	3.375%
Annual Debt Service Requirements		$ 1,526
Carrying Value		$ 45,209				$ 45,209	$ 45,000
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.75%
11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| DISH Network L.L.C.
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.75%				11.75%
Annual Debt Service Requirements		$ 411,250
Carrying Value		$ 3,500,000				$ 3,500,000
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.375%
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.375%				7.375%
Annual Debt Service Requirements		$ 73,750
Carrying Value		$ 1,000,000				$ 1,000,000
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.75%
5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.75%		5.75%		5.75%
Annual Debt Service Requirements		$ 143,750
Carrying Value		$ 2,500,000				$ 2,500,000
5 1/8 % Senior Notes due 2029 \| DISH DBS Corporation ("DBS")
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.125%				5.125%
Annual Debt Service Requirements		$ 76,875
Carrying Value		$ 1,500,000				$ 1,500,000
10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		10.75%			10.75%	10.75%
Annual Debt Service Requirements		$ 591,895
Carrying Value		$ 5,506,000				$ 5,356,000
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		3.875%				3.875%	3.875%
Annual Debt Service Requirements	$ 41,000	$ 75,275
Carrying Value		$ 1,942,594				$ 1,906,229
6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.75%				6.75%
Annual Debt Service Requirements	$ 85,000	$ 160,155
Carrying Value		$ 2,372,670				$ 2,287,738

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

4.Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

The following table presents certain supplemental cash flow and other non-cash data. See Note 9 for supplemental cash flow and non-cash data related to leases.


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025		2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Cash paid for interest (including capitalized interest)		$	2,087,133	$	1,429,588	$	1,400,524
Interest paid in kind on long-term debt (1)			125,559		—		—
Cash paid for income taxes, net of (refunds)			34,011		(11,675)		15,634
Total capitalized interest (2)			844,972		1,104,736		1,335,129
Employee benefits paid in Class A common stock			16,834		—		20,101
Vendor financing			—		—		87,343
Accrued capital expenditures			100,049		137,685		238,231
Remeasured right of use asset and liability (3)			1,283,916		—		—
Asset retirement obligation (4)			85,681		20,929		74,189

(1)	See Note 10 for further information.

(2)	See Note 2 for further information.

(3)	See Note 9 for further information.

(4)	See Note 8 for further information.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (14,506,939)	$ (124,515)	$ (1,634,824)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,585,549	1,930,193	1,597,923
Impairments and other (Note 1)	17,632,011		761,099
Realized and unrealized losses (gains) and impairments on investments and other	(1,562)	73,217	(46,888)
Realized and unrealized losses (gains) on derivatives			1,693,387
Asset sales and other losses (gains)	(100,028)	(50,418)
EchoStar exchange offers debt extinguishment losses (gains)		(688,661)
Non-cash, stock-based compensation	36,272	36,383	51,514
Interest expense paid in kind on long-term debt	95,120	30,439
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	(4,412,902)	28,281	(337,222)
Changes in allowance for credit losses	(3,038)	8,238	14,600
Change in long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities	(50,654)	12,555	15,825
Other, net	60,359	151,299	(10,305)
Changes in operating assets and operating liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	(28,546)	9,569	61,279
Prepaid and accrued income taxes	(10,431)	43,430	15,836
Inventory	59,368	189,648	(37,981)
Other operating assets and operating liabilities	7,895	(129,046)	95,741
Trade accounts payable	(130,828)	108,982	4,108
Deferred revenue and other	(11,313)	(103,718)	(78,555)
Accrued programming and other accrued expenses	(319,707)	(273,179)	267,110
Net cash flows from operating activities	(99,374)	1,252,697	2,432,647
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities	(3,069,138)	(1,253,543)	(2,407,546)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities	3,228,293	573,031	3,710,544
Purchases of property and equipment (Note 8)	(965,730)	(1,544,877)	(3,100,921)
Refunds and other receipts of purchases of property and equipment			38,611
Capitalized interest related to regulatory authorizations (Note 2)	(676,311)	(951,747)	(1,162,473)
Proceeds from other debt investments			148,448
Purchases of regulatory authorizations, including deposits		(1,104)	(2,009)
Sale of assets to CONX		26,719
Liberty Puerto Rico asset sale		95,435
Sale of Fiber business	47,207
Other, net	31,073	7,736	(33,386)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(1,404,606)	(3,048,350)	(2,808,732)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Repayment of debt, finance lease and other obligations	(70,063)	(108,961)	(121,981)
Redemption and repurchases of debt (Note 10)	(974,037)	(2,933,714)	(1,643,469)
Proceeds from issuance of debt (Note 10)	150,000	7,886,000	1,500,000
Debt issuance costs and debt (discount) premium	(946)	(316,789)	21,635
Proceeds from issuance of PIPE shares		400,000
Early debt redemption gains (losses)	11,465		73,024
Class A common stock repurchases	(48,512)
Net proceeds from Class A common stock options exercised and stock issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan	49,199	4,192	10,598
Purchase of ownership interest		(441,998)	(109,432)
Other, net	(27,419)	(5,153)	(7,496)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(910,313)	4,483,577	(277,121)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	2,644	(5,721)	3,004
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents	(2,411,649)	2,682,203	(650,202)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period (Note 6)	4,593,804	1,911,601	2,561,803
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period (Note 6)	$ 2,182,155	$ 4,593,804	$ 1,911,601

Stock-Based Compensation - Stock Award Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Stock option activity
Total options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	4,207,130
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Total options outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 84.36
Employee Stock Option
Stock option activity
Total options outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)	13,559,033
Granted (in shares)	1,532,353
Exercised (in shares)	(2,908,405)
Forfeited and cancelled (in shares)	(895,005)
Total options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	11,287,976	13,559,033
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	2,410,706
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Total options outstanding, beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 44.58
Granted (in dollars per share)	72.37
Exercised (in dollars per share)	16.19
Forfeited and cancelled (in dollars per share)	39.22
Total options outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	56.09	$ 44.58
Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 50.85
Additional disclosures
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding	$ 616,193
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercisable	$ 139,456
Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life	6 years 4 months 9 days
Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life	4 years 8 months 26 days
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Tax benefit from stock awards exercised	$ 42,043	$ 2,150	$ 1,384
Employee Stock Option \| Long-Term Performance Based Plans
Stock option activity
Total options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	4,207,130
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Total options outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 84.36

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Net of deferred taxes	$ 788
3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.875%

Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Leases
Operating lease assets	$ 214,549	$ 3,260,768
Other current liabilities	$ 845,326	$ 528,542
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Other Accrued Liabilities, Current	Other Accrued Liabilities, Current
Operating lease liabilities	$ 4,137,269	$ 3,211,407
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Operating lease liabilities	Operating lease liabilities
Total	$ 4,982,595	$ 3,739,949
Operating Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Operating lease liabilities, Other Accrued Liabilities, Current	Operating lease liabilities, Other Accrued Liabilities, Current
Other current liabilities	$ 41,520	$ 30,381
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Current	Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Current
Other long-term liabilities	$ 2,528	$ 36,818
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligation	Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligation
Total	$ 44,048	$ 67,199
Finance Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Current, sats:LongTermDebtAndFinanceLeaseObligationsNetOfCurrentPortion	Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Current, sats:LongTermDebtAndFinanceLeaseObligationsNetOfCurrentPortion
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term	9 years 6 months	9 years 8 months 12 days
Finance lease, weighted average remaining lease term	9 months 18 days	1 year 8 months 12 days
Operating lease, weighted average discount rate, percent	9.90%	10.20%
Finance lease, weighted average discount rate, percent	10.00%	9.30%
Remeasured right of use asset and liability	$ 1,283,916
Lease liability remeasured	1,284,000
ROU asset and liability impairments	4,257,724
Other
Leases
ROU asset and liability impairments	4,191,133
Finance Leased Equipment
Leases
Property and equipment, gross	83,141	$ 466,074
Accumulated depreciation	(5,124)	(235,001)
Property and equipment, net	$ 78,017	$ 231,073

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current Assets:
Allowance for credit losses on trade accounts receivable	$ 79,590	$ 82,628
Treasury Stock, Shares	1,789,020
Class A common stock
Current Assets:
Common stock par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	1,600,000,000	1,600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	159,266,457	155,048,676
Common stock, shares outstanding	157,477,437	155,048,676
Class B common stock
Current Assets:
Common stock par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	131,348,468	131,348,468
Common stock, shares outstanding	131,348,468	131,348,468

Insider Trading Policies and Procedures	12 Months Ended
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures	Dec. 31, 2025
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures [Line Items]
Insider Trading Policies and Procedures Adopted	true

Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Net Income (Loss)	$ (14,497,180)	$ (119,546)	$ (1,702,057)

- Definition

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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+ Details

Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

11.Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Our income tax policy is to record the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and amounts reported on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, as well as net operating loss, tax credit and other carryforwards. We periodically evaluate our need for a valuation allowance. Determining necessary valuation allowances requires us to make assessments about historical financial information as well as the timing of future events, including the probability of expected future taxable income and available tax planning opportunities.

We file consolidated tax returns in the United States. The income taxes of domestic and foreign subsidiaries not included in the United States tax group are presented in our consolidated financial statements on a separate return basis for each tax paying entity.

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires entities to provide additional information in the income tax rate reconciliation and additional disclosures about income taxes paid. The new accounting guidance requires entities to disclose in their rate reconciliation table additional categories of information about federal, state and foreign income taxes and to provide more details about the reconciling items in some categories if the items meet a quantitative threshold. We adopted this accounting guidance on December 31, 2025, and applied it prospectively in our consolidated financial statements.

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the "OBBBA") was enacted into law in the United States. The OBBBA includes changes to certain U.S. federal income tax provisions, including the restoration of 100% bonus depreciation on certain assets and modifications to the limitation on business interest expense and the treatment of research and experimental expenditures. We evaluated the impact of the OBBBA in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. The enactment did not have a material impact on our income tax expense, effective tax rate, or cash taxes for the year ended December 31, 2025, and we do not expect the OBBBA to result in a material rate benefit in future periods.

However, certain provisions of the OBBBA resulted in additional deductible interest expense and changes to the amortization of research and experimental expenditures, which increased our U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2025. The related deferred tax effects have been reflected in our consolidated financial statements.

As of December 31, 2025, we had $1.184 billion net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) for federal income tax purposes, $491 million of NOL carryforwards for state income tax purposes and $236 million of foreign NOL carryfowards which are partially offset by a valuation allowance. In addition, there are $414 million of tax benefits related to credit carryforwards which are partially offset by a valuation allowance. Portions of the state NOL and credit carryforwards expired in 2025. All of our federal net operating loss carryforwards of $1.184 billion may be carried forward indefinitely. Certain state and foreign NOL carryforwards are subject to expiration at various dates beginning in 2026.

The components of the (benefit from) provision for income taxes were as follows:


		For the Year Ended
		December 31, 2025
		(In thousands)

Income (loss) before income taxes:
US		$	(18,714,058)
Foreign			(179,256)
Total Income (loss) before income taxes:		$	(18,893,314)

Current provision (benefit):
Federal		$	(2,225)
State			15,278
Foreign			13,474
Total current provision (benefit)			26,527

Deferred provision (benefit):
Federal			(3,827,165)
State			(561,508)
Foreign			(24,229)
Total deferred provision (benefit)			(4,412,902)

Income tax provision (benefit):
Federal			(3,829,390)
State			(546,230)
Foreign			(10,755)
Total income tax provision (benefit)		$	(4,386,375)


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Current provision (benefit):
Federal		$	(20,241)		$	(7,484)
State			23,007			39,441
Foreign			17,898			8,405
Total current provision (benefit)			20,664			40,362

Deferred provision (benefit):
Federal			(35,837)			(308,917)
State			(60,930)			(150,108)
Foreign			(23,653)			(45,006)
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance			148,701			166,809
Total deferred provision (benefit)			28,281			(337,222)
Total income tax provision (benefit)		$	48,945		$	(296,860)

As previously described above, we have elected to prospectively adopt the guidance in ASU 2023-09. The following table is a reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% to our effective rate for the year ended December 31, 2025 in accordance with the guidance in ASU No. 2023-09:


	For the Year Ended
	December 31, 2025
	(In thousands)		% of pre-tax income/(loss)
Pretax book income at US federal statutory tax rate	$	(3,967,596)	21.0
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect		(441,711)	2.3
Foreign rate difference/other		15,042	(0.1)
Tax credits		(13,761)	0.1
Changes in valuation allowances		17,718	(0.1)
Nontaxable or nondeductible items		(12,815)	0.1
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits		18,362	(0.1)
Other adjustments		(1,614)	—
Total income tax provision (benefit)	$	(4,386,375)	23.2

The following table is a reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% to our effective rate for years prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2024		2023

		% of pre-tax income/(loss)
Statutory rate		21.0		21.0
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		62.9		3.6
Rates different than statutory		(8.6)		1.1
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance		(196.8)		(8.6)
Tax credits		62.5		3.8
Impairments		—		(6.0)
Other, net		(5.8)		0.5
Total income tax provision (benefit)		(64.8)		15.4

Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:


		As of December 31,
		2025			2024

		(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
NOL, interest, credit and other carryforwards		$	3,232,730		$	1,986,276
Depreciation			433,678			—
Lease liabilities			1,204,334			866,453
Accrued and prepaid expenses			314,680			147,004
Stock-based compensation			26,348			31,061
Unrealized (gains) losses on available for sale and other investments			40,820			58,587
Discount on convertible notes and convertible note hedge transaction, net			442			696
Deferred revenue			4,529			6,369
Other			3,231			3,602
Total deferred tax assets			5,260,792			3,100,048
Valuation allowance			(779,225)			(564,306)
Deferred tax asset after valuation allowance			4,481,567			2,535,742

Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation			—			(1,211,131)
Regulatory authorizations and other intangible amortization			(4,759,734)			(4,187,034)
ROU assets			(56,754)			(785,055)
Bases differences in partnerships and cost method investments (1)			(207,357)			(1,312,328)
Other liabilities			(24,989)			(21,752)
Total deferred tax liabilities			(5,048,834)			(7,517,300)
Net deferred tax asset (liability) (2)		$	(567,267)		$	(4,981,558)

(1)	Included in this line item are deferred taxes related to, among other things, our noncontrolling investments in Northstar Spectrum and SNR HoldCo, including deferred taxes created by the tax amortization of the Northstar Licenses and SNR Licenses. See Note 2 for further information.

(2)

As of December 31, 2025, we had undistributed earnings attributable to foreign subsidiaries for which no provision for U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes has been made because it is expected that such earnings will be reinvested outside the U.S. indefinitely. It is not practicable to determine the amount of the unrecognized deferred tax liability at this time.

The components of total cash paid for income taxes, net of (refunds) were as follows:


	For the Year Ended
	December 31, 2025
	(In thousands)
Federal (national)	$	—

State and local:
AL		2,294
LA		1,289
MD		1,471
NC		1,365
NY		965
TN		4,610
TX		3,874
Other		2,400
Total state and local		18,268

Foreign:
India		2,717
Canada		7,589
Germany		2,161
Brazil		1,552
Other		1,724
Total foreign		15,743
Total cash paid for income taxes, net of (refunds)	$	34,011

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

In addition to filing federal income tax returns, we and one or more of our subsidiaries file income tax returns in all states that impose an income tax. We are subject to United States federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for the years as early as tax year 2008. We are currently under a federal income tax examination for years 2008 through 2011, 2013 through 2016 and 2021 through 2022. We also file income tax returns in the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, India and a number of other foreign jurisdictions. We generally are open to income tax examination in these foreign jurisdictions for taxable years beginning in 2004.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits included in “Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets was as follows:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
Unrecognized tax benefit		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period		$	859,327		$	609,543		$	569,601
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year			22,954			251,296			9,210
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years			711			23,794			41,522
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years			(5,537)			(24,996)			(7,219)
Reductions based on tax positions related to settlements with taxing authorities			—			—			(3,219)
Reductions based on tax positions related to the lapse of the statute of limitations			(362)			(310)			(352)
Balance, end of period		$	877,093		$	859,327		$	609,543

We have $833 million in unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, could favorably affect our effective tax rate. Accrued interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions are recorded as a component of “Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized” and “Other, net,” respectively, on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we recorded $47 million, $52 million and $39 million in net interest and penalty expense to earnings, respectively. Accrued interest and penalties were $263 million and $216 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The above table excludes these amounts.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income tax.

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Insider Trading Arrangements - Paul W. Orban	3 Months Ended
Insider Trading Arrangements - Paul W. Orban	Dec. 31, 2025 shares
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Material Terms of Trading Arrangement	On December 9, 2025, Paul W. Orban, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, terminated his Rule 10b5-1 Plan dated September 12, 2025 for the potential sale of up to 52,874 shares of our Class A common stock.
Name	Paul W. Orban
Title	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Adoption Date	September 12, 2025
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	true
Termination Date	December 9, 2025
Aggregate Available	52,874

Stock-Based Compensation - Long-Term Performance-Based Plans - Additional (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Recognized non-cash stock-based compensation expense
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense recognized	$ 36,272	$ 36,383	$ 51,514
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Performance Based Stock Options (in shares)	4,207,130
Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 84.36
Continuing operations
Recognized non-cash stock-based compensation expense
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense recognized	$ 7,857	11,965	18,213
2022 Incentive Plan
Recognized non-cash stock-based compensation expense
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense recognized	219	1,149	7,346
Estimated Remaining Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Expense estimated to be recognized during 2026	236
Total estimated remaining expense over the term of plan	$ 236
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Performance Based Stock Options (in shares)	124,799
Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 14.78
Ergen 2020 Performance Award
Recognized non-cash stock-based compensation expense
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense recognized	$ 7,638	$ 10,816	12,308
Estimated Remaining Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Expense estimated to be recognized during 2026	5,318
Estimated contingent expense subsequent to 2026	3,957
Total estimated remaining expense over the term of plan	$ 9,275
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Performance Based Stock Options (in shares)	3,508,770
Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 78.98
Other employee performance awards
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Performance Based Stock Options (in shares)	573,561
Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 132.44
Other employee performance awards majority expiring in 2029
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Performance Based Stock Options (in shares)	182,000
Other employee performance awards expiring on January 1, 2027
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Performance Based Stock Options (in shares)	392,000
Class A common stock
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Performance Based Stock Options (in shares)	11,300,000
Other employee performance awards
Recognized non-cash stock-based compensation expense
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense recognized			$ (1,441)
Restricted stock units
Share-based compensation additional disclosures
Performance Based Stock Options (in shares)	320,000

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Class A and B Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Earnings (Deficit)	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interests	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Northstar	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests SNR HoldCo	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 269	$ 8,222,599	$ (175,267)	$ 13,440,040		$ 98,192			$ 464,359	$ 21,585,833
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Issuance of Class A common stock	2	30,697								30,699
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		51,514								51,514
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			15,211			3,650				18,861
Deconsolidation of Hughes Systique Corporation						(15,448)				(15,448)
Other, net		(2,831)				(439)				(3,270)
Purchase of ownership interest							$ (109,432)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests						(16,222)			83,455	(16,222)
Net Income (Loss)				(1,702,057)						(1,702,057)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023	271	8,301,979	(160,056)	11,737,983		69,733			438,382	19,949,910
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Issuance of Class A common stock	1	4,191								4,192
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		36,383								36,383
Sale of Assets to CONX, net of deferred taxes		2,587								2,587
Proceeds from issuance of PIPE shares	14	399,986								400,000
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			(35,655)			(7,295)				(42,950)
Release of valuation allowance		23,234								23,234
Purchase of ownership interest								$ (441,998)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests						(8,585)			$ 3,616	(8,585)
Net Income (Loss)				(119,546)						(119,546)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2024	286	8,768,360	(195,711)	11,618,437		53,853				20,245,225
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Issuance of Class A common stock	4	66,028								66,032
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		36,272								36,272
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			12,523			2,120				14,643
Class A common stock repurchases, at cost					$ (48,512)					(48,512)
Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 - converted		4,322								4,322
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests						(9,759)				(9,759)
Net Income (Loss)				(14,497,180)						(14,497,180)
Other		955								955
Balance at Dec. 31, 2025	$ 290	$ 8,875,937	$ (183,188)	$ (2,878,743)	$ (48,512)	$ 46,214				$ 5,811,998

Debt, Finance Lease and Other Obligations - Term Loans and Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares (Details) item in Millions, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2024 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		0.25%
New DISH DBS financing term loan \| Outstanding 2028 DBS Notes and Outstanding 2029 DBS Notes
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount (as a percent)		15.00%
New DISH DBS financing term loan \| Outstanding 2026 DBS Notes, Outstanding 2026 DBS Secured Notes and Outstanding 2028 DBS Secured Notes
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount (as a percent)		20.00%
New DISH DBS financing term loan \| DBS SubscriberCo
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount	$ 2,300
New DISH DBS financing term loan \| DBS SubscriberCo \| Dish TV
Debt Instrument
Number of DISH TV subscribers \| item	3
Term Loan due 2029 \| Interest rate from financing closing date and twelve months thereafter
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		10.75%
Term Loan due 2029 \| Interest rate for twelve months after financing closing date
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.25%
Term Loan due 2029 \| DBS SubscriberCo
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount	$ 1,800
Term Loan due 2025 \| DBS SubscriberCo
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount	$ 500
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.00%
New DISH DBS roll-up incremental term loan \| DBS SubscriberCo
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.00%
New DISH DBS roll-up incremental term loan \| DBS SubscriberCo \| Interest rate for twelve months after financing closing date
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		11.50%
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029
Debt Instrument
Aggregate liquidation preference		$ 200
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029 \| Interest rate from financing closing date and twelve months thereafter
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		13.75%
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029 \| Interest rate for twelve months after financing closing date
Debt Instrument
Interest rate (as a percent)		13.25%

Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - Reconciliation of income tax benefit (expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Amount
Pretax book income at US federal statutory tax rate	$ (3,967,596)
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect	$ (441,711)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, State and Local Jurisdiction, Contribution Greater than 50 Percent, Tax Effect [Extensible Enumeration]	CANADA, country:IL, ALABAMA, stpr:GA, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, stpr:MI, NEW YORK, stpr:PA
Foreign rate difference/other	$ 15,042
Tax credits	(13,761)
Changes in valuation allowances	17,718
Nontaxable or nondeductible items	(12,815)
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits	18,362
Other adjustments	(1,614)
Total income tax provision (benefit)	$ (4,386,375)	$ 48,945	$ (296,860)
Tax Jurisdiction of Domicile [Extensible Enumeration]	country:US
Percentage
Pretax book income at US federal statutory tax rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect	2.30%	62.90%	3.60%
Foreign rate difference/other	(0.10%)
Rates different than statutory		(8.60%)	1.10%
Tax credits	0.10%	62.50%	3.80%
Impairments			(6.00%)
Changes in valuation allowances	(0.10%)	(196.80%)	(8.60%)
Nontaxable or nondeductible items	0.10%
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits	(0.10%)
Other, net		(5.80%)	0.50%
Total income tax provision (benefit)	23.20%	(64.80%)	15.40%

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

Schedule of supplemental cash flow and other non-cash data


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025		2024		2023

		(In thousands)
Cash paid for interest (including capitalized interest)		$	2,087,133	$	1,429,588	$	1,400,524
Interest paid in kind on long-term debt (1)			125,559		—		—
Cash paid for income taxes, net of (refunds)			34,011		(11,675)		15,634
Total capitalized interest (2)			844,972		1,104,736		1,335,129
Employee benefits paid in Class A common stock			16,834		—		20,101
Vendor financing			—		—		87,343
Accrued capital expenditures			100,049		137,685		238,231
Remeasured right of use asset and liability (3)			1,283,916		—		—
Asset retirement obligation (4)			85,681		20,929		74,189

(1)	See Note 10 for further information.

(2)	See Note 2 for further information.

(3)	See Note 9 for further information.

(4)	See Note 8 for further information.

Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Leases
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ 572,056	$ 504,604	$ 367,438
Operating cash flows from finance leases	4,311	9,094	13,400
Financing cash flows from finance leases	23,151	56,459	53,467
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: Operating leases	163,208	$ 522,975	753,935
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: Finance leases			$ 53,771
Remeasured right of use asset and liability	$ 1,283,916

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments
Total current marketable investment securities	$ 1,100,891	$ 1,242,036
Total marketable investment securities	1,153,851	1,274,150
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	299,081	288,411
Equity method investments	85,014	83,423
Other investments	109,032	118,904
Total other investments, net	194,046	202,327
Total marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investments, net	1,646,978	1,764,888
Current marketable investment securities - Strategic - available-for-sale
Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments
Total current marketable investment securities	51	51
Current marketable investment securities - Strategic - trading/equity
Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments
Total current marketable investment securities	37,378	26,454
Current marketable investment securities - Other
Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments
Total current marketable investment securities	1,063,462	1,215,531
Restricted marketable investment securities
Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investments
Total marketable investment securities	$ 52,960	$ 32,114

Segment Reporting - Revenue from External Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting
Revenues	$ 15,004,989	$ 15,825,516	$ 17,015,598
Eliminations
Segment Reporting
Revenues	(242,041)	(189,375)	(95,420)
Pay-TV \| Operating segment \| Pay-TV subscriber and related revenue
Segment Reporting
Revenues	9,642,661	10,613,653	11,385,961
Pay-TV \| Operating segment \| Equipment sales and other revenue
Segment Reporting
Revenues	57,819	74,551	185,198
Wireless \| Operating segment \| Wireless services and related revenue
Segment Reporting
Revenues	3,315,978	3,156,760	3,337,240
Wireless \| Operating segment \| Equipment sales and other revenue
Segment Reporting
Revenues	479,697	437,437	355,132
Broadband and Satellite Services \| Operating segment \| Broadband and satellite services and other revenue
Segment Reporting
Revenues	1,081,986	1,204,938	1,443,616
Broadband and Satellite Services \| Operating segment \| Equipment sales and other revenue
Segment Reporting
Revenues	374,066	370,850	311,943
Other \| Operating segment \| Equipment sales and other revenue
Segment Reporting
Revenues	$ 294,823	$ 156,702	$ 91,928

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets - Regulatory authorizations with finite lives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Finite Lived Assets	$ 864,679	$ 1,224,260
Accumulated Amortization	(810,266)	(1,149,321)
Amortization expense	$ 16,000	98,000	$ 183,000
Intangible Assets With Regulatory Authorizations
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Finite Lived Assets		53,160
Accumulated Amortization		(40,615)
Useful life	13 years
Amortization expense	$ 3,000	5,000	5,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$ 1,000	$ (2,000)	$ 1,000

- Definition

The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	May 01, 2024	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Related Party Transactions
Amounts payable to related party		$ 541,706	$ 740,984
Hughes Systique
Related Party Transactions
Ownership interest (as a percent)		42.00%
Purchases from related party		$ 16,188	17,528	$ 19,597
Amounts payable to related party		$ 1,497	1,466
NagraStar
Related Party Transactions
Ownership interest (as a percent)		50.00%
Purchases from related party		$ 27,877	32,508	$ 37,068
Amounts payable to related party		4,190	5,569
Commitments to related party		364	883
Related Party \| CONX
Related Party Transactions
Sale leaseback transaction	10 years
Related Party \| CONX \| Maximum
Related Party Transactions
Sale and leaseback transaction, lease expense		$ 3,000	$ 2,000

Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Income Taxes and Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
Provision for U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes	$ 0
Unrecognized tax benefits if recognized, could favorably affect our effective tax rate	833,000
Interest and penalty (credit) expense	47,000	$ 52,000	$ 39,000
Accrued interest and penalties	$ 263,000	$ 216,000
Income Tax Examination, Description	In addition to filing federal income tax returns, we and one or more of our subsidiaries file income tax returns in all states that impose an income tax. We are subject to United States federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for the years as early as tax year 2008. We are currently under a federal income tax examination for years 2008 through 2011, 2013 through 2016 and 2021 through 2022. We also file income tax returns in the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, India and a number of other foreign jurisdictions. We generally are open to income tax examination in these foreign jurisdictions for taxable years beginning in 2004.
Income Tax Examination, Year under Examination	2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2021 2022

Commitments and Contingencies - Wireless Spectrum Licenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 17, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		$ 34,548,952	$ 38,990,461
Capitalized interest		845,000	$ 1,105,000	$ 1,335,000
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets		5,784,779
Capitalized Interest
Commitments and Contingencies
Capitalized interest		10,270,436
Wireless
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		29,612,989
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets		$ (5,334,473)
Impairment, Intangible Asset, Indefinite-Lived (Excluding Goodwill), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]		Asset Impairment Charges and Other
DBS Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		$ 677,409
700 MHz Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		$ 701,803
Certain of 700 MHz Licenses, AWS-4 Licenses, H Block Licenses areas
Commitments and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area		85.00%
Certain of other 700 MHz Licenses, AWS-4 Licenses, H Block Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area		80.00%
Certain of 600 MHz License Areas
Commitments and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area		85.00%
Certain of 600 MHz Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services Offered in Each Economic Area		80.00%
MHz 700 Licenses and AWS-4 Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population for which Five G Services to be Offered, Shall be Extended		70.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services to be Offered to Extend the Final Deadline		80.00%
Minimum Percentage of New Subscribers Provisioned with certified 5G Device	75.00%	75.00%
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services		80.00%
AWS-4 Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		$ 1,928,688
H Block Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		$ 1,671,506
Minimum Percentage Of Population for which Five G Services to be Offered, Shall be Extended		75.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services to be Offered to Extend the Final Deadline		80.00%
Minimum Percentage of New Subscribers Provisioned with certified 5G Device		75.00%
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services		80.00%
600 MHz Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		$ 6,447,728
Minimum Percentage Of Population for which Five G Services to be Offered, Shall be Extended		75.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services to be Offered to Extend the Final Deadline		80.00%
Minimum Percentage of New Subscribers Provisioned with certified 5G Device		75.00%
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services		80.00%
MVDDS Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		$ 24,000
28 GHz Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		2,883
24 GHz Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		11,772
37 GHz, 39 GHz and 47 GHz Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		202,392
3550-3650 MHz Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		912,200
3.7-3.98 GHz Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		2,969
3.45-3.55 GHz Licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		$ 7,199,380
Acceleration Term of Final Build-Out Requirement, if Interim Build-out Requirement is Not Met		1 year
Certain of AWS-3 license areas
Commitments and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population to be Provided with Reliable Signal Coverage		85.00%
Certain of AWS-3 other licenses
Commitments and Contingencies
Minimum Percentage Of Population to be Provided with Reliable Signal Coverage		80.00%
1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz and 2155-2180 MHz
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		$ 972
AWS-3
Commitments and Contingencies
Carrying Amount		$ 9,829,287
Minimum Percentage Of Population for which Five G Services to be Offered, Shall be Extended		75.00%
Minimum Percentage Of Population to whom Five G Services to be Offered to Extend the Final Deadline		80.00%
Minimum Percentage of New Subscribers Provisioned with certified 5G Device		75.00%
Percentage of population for deploy 5G services		80.00%

Stock-Based Compensation - Valuation (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Black-Scholes option valuation model, assumptions
Dividend yield (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Employee Stock Option
Black-Scholes option valuation model, assumptions
Risk free interest rate, low end of range (as a percent)	3.62%	3.58%	3.58%
Risk free interest rate, high end of range (as a percent)	4.46%	4.49%	4.61%
Volatility factor, low end of range (as a percent)	40.21%	37.10%	34.30%
Volatility factor, high end of range (as a percent)	62.66%	46.39%	41.25%
Fair value of options granted (in dollars per share)	$ 72.37	$ 14.43	$ 22.28
Employee Stock Option \| Minimum
Black-Scholes option valuation model, assumptions
Expected term of options	3 years 10 months 24 days	3 years 3 months 18 days	4 years 1 month 6 days
Fair value of options granted (in dollars per share)	$ 10.54	$ 5.15	$ 7.4
Employee Stock Option \| Maximum
Black-Scholes option valuation model, assumptions
Expected term of options	6 years 8 months 12 days	6 years 8 months 12 days	6 years 7 months 6 days
Fair value of options granted (in dollars per share)	$ 40.29	$ 12.4	$ 7.77

Revenue Recognition - Allowance for credit losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at beginning of period	$ 82,628	$ 74,390	$ 59,790
Current period provision for expected credit losses	82,016	107,371	101,387
Write-offs charged against allowance	(85,103)	(98,588)	(87,113)
Foreign currency translation	49	(545)	326
Balance at end of period	79,590	82,628	74,390
Pay-TV
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at beginning of period	42,575	35,320	40,642
Current period provision for expected credit losses	27,303	56,729	56,421
Write-offs charged against allowance	(33,861)	(49,474)	(61,743)
Balance at end of period	36,017	42,575	35,320
Wireless
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at beginning of period	28,739	18,671	3,789
Current period provision for expected credit losses	33,640	24,989	10,881
Write-offs charged against allowance	(36,365)	(14,921)	4,001
Balance at end of period	26,014	28,739	18,671
Broadband and Satellite Services
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at beginning of period	11,314	20,399	15,359
Current period provision for expected credit losses	21,073	25,653	34,085
Write-offs charged against allowance	(14,877)	(34,193)	(29,371)
Foreign currency translation	49	(545)	326
Balance at end of period	$ 17,559	$ 11,314	$ 20,399

Stock-Based Compensation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

14.Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Incentive Plans

We maintain stock incentive plans to attract and retain officers, directors and key employees. Stock awards under these plans include both performance/market and non-performance based stock incentives. As of December 31, 2025, grant recipients had the ability to acquire from stock incentive plans 11.3 million shares of our Class A common stock and 320 thousand restricted stock units and awards. Stock options are granted with exercise prices equal to or greater than the market value of our Class A common stock at the date of grant and with a maximum term of approximately ten years. We account for forfeitures as they are incurred. While we generally have issued stock awards subject to vesting, typically at the rate of 20% per year, certain stock awards have been granted with shorter vesting periods and/or immediate vesting and certain other stock awards vest only upon the achievement of certain company-specific subscriber, operational and/or financial goals. In addition, the Ergen 2020 Performance Award is subject to the achievement of specified stock price targets. As of December 31, 2025, we had 20.5 million shares of our Class A common stock available for future grant under the stock incentive plans.

Stock Award Activity

Our stock option activity was as follows:


	For the Year Ended December 31, 2025
	Options	Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In thousands)		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life
Total options outstanding, beginning of period	13,559,033	$	44.58
Granted	1,532,353	$	72.37
Exercised	(2,908,405)	$	16.19
Forfeited and cancelled	(895,005)	$	39.22
Total options outstanding, end of period	11,287,976	$	56.09	$	616,193	6.36
Performance/market based options outstanding, end of period (1)	4,207,130	$	84.36
Exercisable, end of period	2,410,706	$	50.85	$	139,456	4.74

(1)	These stock options are included in the caption “Total options outstanding, end of period.” See the 2022 Incentive Plan, Other employee performance awards and Ergen 2020 Performance Award below.

We realized tax benefits from stock awards exercised as follows:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Tax benefit from stock awards exercised		$	42,043		$	2,150		$	1,384

Our restricted stock unit and award activity was as follows:


		For the Year Ended
		December 31, 2025
		Restricted Stock Units/Awards		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Total restricted stock units/awards outstanding, beginning of period		91,228		$	34.08
Granted		571,698		$	29.30
Vested		(342,750)		$	24.98
Forfeited and cancelled		—		$	—
Total restricted stock units/awards outstanding, end of period		320,176		$	35.28

The following table summarizes additional information about our stock options and restricted stock units and awards:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Stock options:
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted		$	72.37		$	14.43		$	22.28
Intrinsic value of options exercised		$	140,552		$	2,275		$	—

Restricted stock units and awards:
Weighted-average grant date fair value of units and awards granted		$	29.30		$	16.60		$	17.50
Fair value of units and rewards vested		$	33,444		$	6,469		$	9,926

Long-Term Performance-Based Plans

2022 Incentive Plan. On December 30, 2021, we adopted a performance-based incentive plan (the “2022 Incentive Plan”). The 2022 Incentive Plan provides stock options, which vest based on certain company-specific operational and/or financial performance conditions. Awards were initially granted under the 2022 Incentive Plan as of February 1, 2022. Exercise of the stock awards is contingent on achieving these conditions by December 31, 2026.

Although no awards vest until the Company attains the performance conditions described above, compensation related to the 2022 Incentive Plan will be recorded based on management’s assessment of the probability of meeting the performance conditions. If the performance conditions are probable of being achieved, we will begin recognizing the associated non-cash, stock-based compensation expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) over the estimated period to achieve the performance condition.

During each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we determined that 100% of the 2022 Incentive Plan performance conditions were probable of achievement. As a result, non-cash, stock-based compensation expense was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 as indicated in the table below titled “Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized.” For each of the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, approximately 33% and 17%, respectively, of the 2022 Incentive Plan awards had vested. For the year ended December 31, 2025, no additional 2022 Incentive Plan awards had vested.

Ergen 2020 Performance Award. On November 4, 2020, our Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved an award to Charles W. Ergen, our Chairman, of long-term performance-based options (the “Ergen 2020 Performance Award”) to purchase up to 4,385,962 shares of EchoStar’s Class A common stock. The award is subject to the achievement of specified EchoStar Class A common stock price targets during the approximate ten-year period following the date of grant. The award was granted on November 6, 2020 and will expire on February 6, 2031.

Although no awards will vest until the market conditions are satisfied, as of December 31, 2020, we began recording non-cash, stock-based compensation expense for each vesting tranche based on the estimated achievement date of the specified stock price target. The valuation and probability of achievement for each tranche is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation. The same Monte Carlo simulation is used as the basis for determining the expected achievement date. As the probability of achievement is factored in as part of the Monte Carlo simulation, the expense for these tranches will be recognized concurrently over each tranche’s estimated achievement date even if some or all of the options never vest. If the related milestone for a tranche is achieved earlier than is expected, all unamortized expense for such tranche will be recognized immediately.

Non-cash, stock-based compensation expense was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, as indicated in the table below titled “Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized.” As of December 31, 2025, cumulatively approximately 20% of the Ergen 2020 Performance Award awards had vested. For the year ended December 31, 2025, no additional Ergen 2020 Performance Award awards had vested.

The non-cash, stock-based compensation expense associated with these awards was as follows:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized (1)		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
2022 Incentive Plan		$	219		$	1,149		$	7,346
Ergen 2020 Performance Award			7,638			10,816			12,308
Other employee performance awards			—			—			(1,441)
Total non-cash, stock-based compensation expense recognized for performance based awards		$	7,857		$	11,965		$	18,213

(1)	“Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized” includes actual forfeitures.


Estimated Remaining Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense		2022 Incentive Plan			Ergen 2020 Performance Award

		(In thousands)
Expense estimated to be recognized during 2026		$	236		$	5,318
Estimated contingent expense subsequent to 2026			—			3,957
Total estimated remaining expense over the term of the plan		$	236		$	9,275

Given the competitive nature of our business, small variations in subscriber churn, gross new subscriber activation rates and certain other factors can significantly impact subscriber growth. Consequently, while it was determined that achievement of certain other company-specific subscriber, operational and/or financial performance conditions were not probable as of December 31, 2025, that assessment could change in the future.

Of the 11.3 million stock options outstanding under our stock incentive plans as of December 31, 2025, the following awards were outstanding pursuant to our performance based stock incentive plans:


		As of December 31, 2025
Performance Based Stock Options		Number of Awards		Weighted- Average Grant Price
2022 Incentive Plan		124,799		$	14.78
Other employee performance awards (1)		573,561		$	132.44
Ergen 2020 Performance Award		3,508,770		$	78.98
Total		4,207,130		$	84.36

(1)	“Other employee performance awards” includes 182 thousand shares, majority of which will expire in 2029, and 392 thousand shares that will expire on January 1, 2027.

Stock-Based Compensation

Total non-cash, stock-based compensation expense for all of our employees is shown in the following table for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 and was allocated to the same expense categories as the base compensation for such employees:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2025			2024			2023

		(In thousands)
Cost of services		$	—		$	1,376		$	2,610
Selling, general and administrative			36,272			35,007			48,904
Total non-cash, stock-based compensation		$	36,272		$	36,383		$	51,514

As of December 31, 2025, our total unrecognized compensation cost related to our non-performance based unvested stock awards was $78 million and will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.6 years. Share-based compensation expense is recognized based on stock awards ultimately expected to vest.

Valuation

The fair value of each stock option granted (excluding the Ergen 2020 Performance Award) for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was estimated at the date of the grant using a Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions:


		For the Years Ended December 31,
Stock Options		2025							2024							2023
Risk-free interest rate			3.62	%	-		4.46	%		3.58	%	-		4.49	%		3.58	%	-		4.61	%
Volatility factor			40.21	%	-		62.66	%		37.10	%	-		46.39	%		34.30	%	-		41.25	%
Expected term of options in years			3.9		-		6.7			3.3		-		6.7			4.1		-		6.6
Fair value of options granted (1)		$	10.54		-	$	40.29		$	5.15		-	$	12.40		$	7.40		-	$	7.77

(1)	This change primarily resulted from the changes in the volatility factor and the price of our Class A common stock.

While we currently do not intend to declare dividends on our Class A common stock, we may elect to do so from time to time. Accordingly, the dividend yield percentage used in the Black-Scholes option valuation model was set at zero for all periods. The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded stock options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. Consequently, our estimate of fair value may differ from other valuation models. Further, the Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions. Changes in these subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate.

We will continue to evaluate the assumptions used to derive the estimated fair value of our stock options as new events or changes in circumstances become known.