Dish Network's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Dish Network (DISH) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Dish Network vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 13,756M vs 1,515,074M combined for tracked competitors (0.9% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-4.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-4.5%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Dish Network generated -6.7% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2025, vs 7.5% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -380.0% net margin compares with 8.9% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Dish Network accounted for 0.9% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 1.0% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.96M compares with $0.58M for the peer group (1.6x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
DISH Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2025
Dish Network reported revenue contraction of 6.67 % year on year in Q3 2025, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 7.45 %.
With a net margin of -380.01 %, Dish Network reported lower profitability than its competitors (8.90 %).
Dish Network generated 0.90 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 1.03 % a year earlier.
Dish Network vs. its Competitors, Q3 2025
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Dish Network and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Dish Network Corp | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (8) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Dish Network's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Broadcasting Media & Cable TV industry grew revenue 4.4% year over year, combined, vs -6.7% for Dish Network. Dish Network's share of combined industry revenue moved from 2.00% to 1.79%, a loss of 0.21 percentage points.
Dish Network's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dish Network Corp | No | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (33) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (8) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
DISH Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
DISH Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
DISH Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sifco Industries Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Frequency Electronics Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Viasat Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Corning Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Richardson Electronics Ltd | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Dish Network's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Dish Network Corp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Dish Network Corp | - | 13,755.98 |
| Amazon com Inc | 2,716,482.45 | 776,231.00 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 191,323.77 | 138,895.00 |
| At and t Inc | 169,482.40 | 127,239.00 |
| Corning Inc | 134,531.25 | 16,964.00 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 117,687.68 | 77,014.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 3,774,086.57 | 1,528,834.95 |
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Sources: Dish Network Corp's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Dish Network's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Authentic Holdings Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Telephone And Data Systems Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| QVCD | Named by the company | 85% |
| Conx Corp | Named by the company | 85% |
| Qvc inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Qvc Group Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| T mobile Us Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| EchoStar | Named by the company | 85% |
| Shenandoah Telecommunications Company | Named by the company | 85% |
| USM | Named by the company | 85% |
| Array Digital Infrastructure Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Optimum Communications Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Charter Communications Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Comcast corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Roku Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Viasat Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Liberty Global Ltd | Named by the company | 85% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Cable One Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Amazon com Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Wideopenwest Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| At and t Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Dish Network's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Dish Network's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Dish Network Corp | Pay Tv and Broadband 71.36 % |
| Amazon com Inc | North America 57.75 % |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Verizon Consumer Group 76.61 % |
| At and t Inc | Advanced Connectivity 90.37 % |
| Corning Inc | Optical Communications 40.55 % |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Aeronautics 40.43 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Dish Network's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dish Network Corp | - | 961,957 | -878,344 |
| Amazon com Inc | 2,716,482 | 492,532 | 85,838 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 191,324 | 1,544,994 | 184,638 |
| At and t Inc | 169,482 | 956,468 | 173,074 |
| Corning Inc | 134,531 | 252,440 | 30,863 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 117,688 | 626,130 | 51,114 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 3,774,087 | 584,789 | 77,035 |
Dish Network's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | United States 70.72 % |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | United States 85.81 % |
| Textron Inc | United States 70.21 % |
| Viasat Inc | US 68.12 % |
| Kratos Defense and Security Solutions inc | United States 78.55 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Dish Network's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 42 companies in Dish Network's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Dish Network ranks #0 of 42 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,670, indicating a moderately concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix Inc | 296,501 | 32.23 % |
| 2 | Liberty Media Corporation | 160,797 | 17.48 % |
| 3 | Spotify Technology S a | 102,598 | 11.15 % |
| 4 | Warner Bros Discovery Inc | 79,696 | 8.66 % |
| 5 | Comcast corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Everpure Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Fox Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Tencent Music Entertainment Group | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Roku Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Charter Communications Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Dish Network Corp | - | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Dish Network's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2023-12-29.
Dish Network's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Broadcasting Media & Cable TV industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (65 companies). See the full Broadcasting Media & Cable TV industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 32.07 % | 45.69 % (avg) | -13.6 pp |
| Operating Margin | -119.61 % | industry median | -123.2 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -111.13 % | 7.61 % (avg) | -118.7 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 7.24 % | 6.95 % (avg) | +0.3 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Dish Network's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -4.66 % | 18.68 % | -25.01 % | 20.97 % | 26.31 % | -6.85 % | -8.30 % | -6.55 % |
| Operating Margin | 10.89 % | 12.57 % | 14.67 % | 16.67 % | 18.88 % | 12.26 % | 1.15 % | -1.26 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 5.23 % | 6.47 % | 5.12 % | 5.26 % | 5.16 % | 2.41 % | 0.19 % | -0.26 % |
| P/E | 12.9x | 10.0x | 13.6x | 10.7x | 8.1x | 4.1x | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Dish Network's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Dish Network's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Dish Network is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Dish Network's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Moderate | Industry HHI of 1,670 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Moderate, in line with the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 7.24 % vs industry average 6.95 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Dish Network's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Dish Network's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Dish Network's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Dish Network falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Dish Network's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 123.2 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 613.4 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-4.6% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-4.5% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Dish Network's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dish Network Corp | 0.16 | 0.44 | 4.06 |
| Amazon com Inc | 0.38 | 1.07 | 0.21 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 0.15 | 0.72 | 1.52 |
| At and t Inc | 0.32 | 0.95 | 1.10 |
| Corning Inc | 0.25 | 1.64 | 0.68 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 0.14 | 1.14 | 2.92 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Dish Network's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dish Network Corp | Q3 2025 | -6.7 % | - |
| Amazon com Inc | Q2 2026 | +19.9 % | +244.9 % |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Q2 2026 | -0.7 % | -22.9 % |
| At and t Inc | Q2 2026 | +2.3 % | +3.1 % |
| Corning Inc | Q2 2026 | +16.6 % | +21.8 % |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Q2 2026 | +10.5 % | +436.8 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +10.5 % | +89.4 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Dish Network's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dish Network Corp | Q3 2025 | -6.4 % | -26.0 % |
| Amazon com Inc | Q2 2026 | +18.5 % | +300.3 % |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +29.6 % |
| At and t Inc | Q2 2026 | -1.7 % | +16.4 % |
| Corning Inc | Q2 2026 | +16.5 % | +37.0 % |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Q2 2026 | +1.1 % | -9.4 % |
Dish Network's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dish Network Corp | - | - | - |
| Amazon com Inc | 15.21% | 23.40% | 30.50% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 4.10% | 5.08% | 15.74% |
| At and t Inc | 5.44% | 5.04% | 18.23% |
| Corning Inc | 6.63% | 8.04% | 16.66% |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 10.40% | 14.74% | 86.24% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Dish Network's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Dish Network Corp | 1.91 | - |
| Amazon com Inc | 20.03 | 3.50 |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 11.61 | 1.38 |
| At and t Inc | 8.11 | 1.33 |
| Corning Inc | 70.21 | 7.93 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 18.80 | 1.53 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 20.18 | 2.47 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.