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Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM R3K

Communication Services · Telecom Services · United States
https://www.iridium.com
Company Profile ↓
$47.80
+96.34% 1Y
Mkt Cap$5.07B
P/E54.94
P/B10.49
Div. Yield1.26%
52W High$55.72
52W Low$15.57
Book Value$4.46
EPS (TTM)$0.87

Company Overview

Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company offers mobile satellite communications services for land mobile end users and aviation sectors; broadband terminals, embedded devices, and handsets for merchant shipping, fishing, leisure and research vessels, and specialized watercraft; satellite-based IoT services; hosted payload and other data services; and other data services and engineering services. It also provides postpaid mobile voice and data satellite communications; prepaid mobile voice satellite communications; push-to-talk; broadband data; Internet of Things (IoT); and satellite time and location services. In addition, the company offers personnel tracking devices; asset tracking devices for equipment, vehicles, and aircrafts; beyond-line-of-sight aircraft communications applications; maritime communications applications; specialized communications solutions for high-value individuals; and mobile communications and data devices for the military and other government agencies, such as secure satellite handsets; and maintenance services for the U.S. government's dedicated gateway. Further, it provides satellite handsets, voice and data modems, broadband data devices, and IoT data devices; and various accessories for its devices that include batteries, holsters, earbud headphones, portable auxiliary antennas, antenna adaptors, USB data cables, and charging units. The company sells its products and services to commercial end users through a wholesale distribution network that includes service providers, and value-added resellers and value-added manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Iridium Holdings LLC and changed its name to Iridium Communications Inc. in September 2009. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Why Investors Should Care

Strong Return on Equity

Generates a return on equity of 19.7%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.

Steady Revenue Expansion

Revenue has grown at a 16.5% CAGR over the past five years.

Healthy Margins

Operating margin of 15.1% supports profitability.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $871.66M (+4.9% YoY); net profit $114.37M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +3.8%, earnings -55.0%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 16.5%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:16.47%
1 Year:3.80%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-
1 Year:-55.00%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+96.34%
6 Months:+99.02%
3 Months:+0.99%
1 Month:-4.27%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Mixed
52-Week Range 80% of range
$15.57 $55.72
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMABelow
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)50.14 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-4.27%
3M+0.99%
6M+99.02%
1Y+96.34%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 54.94 is above the sector median of 16.99 — pricier than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Compounding revenue at 16.5% over 5 years.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Trading at a high P/E of 54.9.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
54.94
Industry PE
16.99
Forward P/E
27.87
PEG Ratio
1.85
Book Value
$4.46
Price to Book
10.49
P/S
5.61
EV/EBITDA
15.50
Dividend Yield
1.26%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
16.47%
Profit 5Y
-
Revenue (YoY)
3.80%
Earnings (YoY)
-55.00%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
9.75%
ROE
19.71%
ROA
5.11%
Profit Margin
10.55%
Op Margin
15.10%
Gross Margin
71.85%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.09
EPS (TTM)
$0.87

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
3.79
Quick Ratio
2.13
Current Ratio
2.78
Debt
$1.79B
Total Assets
$2.57B
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
11.92%
Chg in Prom Hold
-0.03%
FII / Inst Holding
90.00%
Chg in FII Hold
0.16%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$5.07B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$884.17M
EBITDA
$423.36M
Free Cash Flow
$239.21M
Operating Cash Flow
$395.14M
Shares Outstanding
105.98M
Gross Margin
71.85%
Payout Ratio
68.97%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 IRDM Iridium Communications Inc. R3K 47.80 54.94 $5.07B 1.26% 9.75% 19.71% 16.47% -
2 GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 338.36 16.97 $1.99T 0.25% 26.20% 48.68% 17.96% 21.53%
3 META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 613.48 23.12 $1.35T 0.31% 25.69% 29.85% 19.89% 37.61%
4 NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI 76.77 24.14 $319.67B 0.00% 29.87% 49.54% 22.30% 32.79%
5 VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPXR3K 50.41 13.13 $209.44B 5.86% 8.56% 15.84% 2.33% 6.90%
6 TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPXR3K 181.69 19.03 $194.89B 2.45% 9.39% 17.99% 22.63% 28.77%
7 DIS The Walt Disney Company SPXR3K 105.06 21.66 $181.41B 1.43% 10.74% 8.01% 6.96% 4.12%
8 T AT&T Inc. SPXR3K 25.60 8.45 $175.42B 4.37% 6.59% 18.34% 0.31% 3.44%
9 SPOT Spotify Technology S.A. R3KAITECH 528.64 28.81 $108.70B 0.00% 24.61% 44.48% 13.59% -
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue -------81.77B111.60M116.55M-119.15M134.93M136.76M-133.69M143.10M144.78M-145.29M140.17M151.47M-146.53M149.92M162.16M168.22M174.92M184.06M205.27M193.11M197.60M203.85M201.07M212.77M214.88M216.91M226.94M219.06M225.24M
Operating Income 42.33M46.54M-48.54M43.28M41.73M49.77M41.60M55.60M35.74M38.08M-13.95M19.44M16.34M6.01M-142.00K-1.63M3.74M8.01M1.00K11.82M5.83M12.73M5.10M9.02M11.60M15.03M19.23M20.80M17.87M23.15M-15.97M28.16M49.77M43.65M54.85M60.39M50.26M70.08M50.71M34.01M
Net Income 25.99M29.55M-69.43M28.52M26.85M31.55M24.10M37.95M24.78M29.25M141.88M11.47M-4.42M-12.86M-7.58M-18.02M-18.11M-18.01M-107.86M-31.70M-12.42M-4.00M-7.92M-5.18M3.83M-2.08M2.82M4.56M2.15M9.78M-30.74M-1.64M19.65M32.34M24.45M30.41M21.97M37.13M21.59M9.68M
Diluted EPS 0.210.24-0.770.230.220.260.190.300.200.231.100.07-0.06-0.13-0.09-0.18-0.16-0.14-0.82-----0.030.03-0.040.020.08-0.24-0.010.160.270.210.270.200.350.200.09
R&D Expense 4.42M3.48M-2.56M4.01M5.04M-3.23M3.01M3.98M-4.58M5.57M5.06M-3.61M4.29M2.82M-2.44M2.38M3.12M-2.72M2.62M2.81M2.62M2.99M4.87M3.88M5.63M5.04M7.20M6.51M6.19M5.42M4.28M4.94M6.17M5.53M

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 75.99M348.17M384.31M383.52M382.65M408.56M411.38M433.64M448.05M523.01M560.44M583.44M614.50M721.03M790.72M830.68M871.66M
Operating Income -13.18M37.36M77.00M105.07M109.89M122.91M73.80M176.37M115.48M41.65M10.12M35.48M46.31M76.68M81.63M200.38M235.98M
Net Income -44.39M19.94M41.03M64.63M62.52M74.99M7.12M111.03M233.86M-13.38M-162.00M-56.05M-9.32M8.72M15.41M112.78M114.37M
Diluted EPS -0.820.270.560.830.710.69-0.090.891.82-0.22-1.33--0.070.120.941.06
R&D Expense 5.97M19.18M18.68M15.53M11.15M17.59M16.14M16.08M15.25M22.43M14.31M12.04M11.88M16.22M20.27M28.42M19.76M

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --1.05B1.37B1.92B2.31B2.91B3.07B3.50B3.78B4.01B3.62B3.36B3.18B2.95B2.66B2.67B2.53B
Total Equity 270.26M629.62M654.92M702.02M876.56M939.50M1.23B1.23B1.34B1.60B1.60B1.46B1.42B1.29B1.13B888.10M576.64M462.60M
Cash & Equivalents 129.00K147.18M119.93M136.37M254.42M186.34M211.25M185.66M371.17M285.87M273.35M223.56M237.18M320.91M168.77M71.87M93.53M96.50M
Long Term Debt --------1.80B1.62B1.83B1.77B1.60B1.58B1.47B1.47B1.76B1.76B
Total Liabilities --391.93M672.17M1.04B1.37B1.68B1.84B2.16B2.19B2.41B2.16B1.94B1.89B1.83B1.77B2.09B2.07B
Current Liabilities --132.84M95.89M88.65M101.50M102.35M101.61M83.19M214.23M262.72M113.75M113.07M108.84M141.58M131.55M169.21M111.67M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 23.17M151.44M183.46M174.02M----259.62M263.71M198.14M249.77M302.87M344.73M314.91M375.95M400.07M
Investing Cash Flow 354.54M-242.09M-359.34M-443.54M-----372.68M-378.91M-127.82M-46.47M-36.38M-121.27M-83.49M-180.60M-100.28M
Financing Cash Flow -230.66M63.40M192.31M387.57M----16.87M193.50M-313.28M-188.19M-182.47M-374.98M-327.05M-170.48M-299.91M
Capital Expenditure -7.35M-237.45M-359.40M-441.65M-403.55M-441.06M-494.81M-405.69M-400.11M-391.39M-117.82M-38.69M-42.15M-71.27M-73.49M-69.89M-100.28M
Free Cash Flow 15.82M-86.01M-175.94M-267.63M-----140.49M-127.68M80.32M211.08M260.73M273.46M241.43M306.06M299.79M
Share Buybacks 164.88M---------00163.44M257.06M247.02M407.73M186.47M
Dividends Paid -001.42M7.00M------------

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % -----------------
Operating Margin % -17.3%10.7%20.0%27.4%28.7%30.1%17.9%40.7%25.8%8.0%1.8%6.1%7.5%10.6%10.3%24.1%27.1%
Net Margin % -58.4%5.7%10.7%16.9%16.3%18.4%1.7%25.6%52.2%-2.6%-28.9%-9.6%-1.5%1.2%1.9%13.6%13.1%
ROE % -7.0%3.0%5.8%7.4%6.7%6.1%0.6%8.3%14.6%-0.8%-11.1%-3.9%-0.7%0.8%1.7%19.6%24.7%
ROCE % -4.1%6.0%5.7%5.0%4.4%2.5%5.2%3.2%1.1%0.3%1.1%1.5%2.7%3.2%8.0%9.8%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
11.92%
Institutions
90.00%
Public Float
102.18%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 12.69% 13.45M $628.93M
2 AQR Capital Management, LLC 6.46% 6.85M $320.24M
3 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 5.13% 5.44M $254.45M
4 American Century Companies Inc 4.58% 4.86M $227.14M
5 State Street Corporation 4.47% 4.73M $221.40M
6 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 3.99% 4.23M $197.94M
7 Silver Heights Capital Management Inc. 3.09% 3.27M $153.17M
8 Gotham Asset Management, LLC 2.37% 2.51M $117.59M
9 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 2.22% 2.36M $110.28M
10 Van Eck Associates Corporation 2.14% 2.27M $106.21M

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Latest News

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IRDM — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM)?

As of 2026-09-19 21:16 PDT, Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) trades at $47.80 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $15.57 to $55.72.

What is the market capitalisation of IRDM?

Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) has a market capitalisation of $5.07B on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of IRDM?

IRDM trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 54.94. The industry average P/E is 16.99. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 10.49.

Does IRDM pay a dividend?

Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.26%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of IRDM?

IRDM has a return on equity (ROE) of 19.71%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 9.75%.

Is IRDM a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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