Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM)

NASDAQ: IRDM · USD

$45.9

+0.24 (+0.5%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	4.9B
Revenue (ttm)	903M
Net income (ttm)	163M
EPS (ttm)	$1.52
Shares out	106.2M
P/E (trailing)	30.1x
P/E (forward)	49.8x
Dividend	$0.60 (1.31%)
Volume	367,409
Beta	0.85

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 903M
Net income (ttm): 163M
EPS (ttm): $1.52
P/E (trailing): 30.1x
P/E (forward): 49.8x
Market cap: 4.9B

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Calendar

Next earnings

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E49.8

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Trailing P/E30.1

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ROE31.7

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ROIC6.4

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001418819
Company name	Iridium Communications Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	46269C102
Earnings date	2026-10-20
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	975
Employees change	94
Employees growth	10.67%
Enterprise value	$7B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-09-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	2000
Industry	Telecom Services
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US46269C1027
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-12
Last earnings date	2026-10-20
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$4.9B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Next earnings date	2027-02-11
Options	Yes
Price	$45.89
Price currency	USD
Sector	Communication Services
SIC code	4899
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	IRDM
U.S. state	Virginia
Website	https://www.iridium.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	25.3x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	63.27x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	236.34x
Earnings yield	3.32%
EV/Earnings	42.62x
EV/EBIT	40.5x
EV/EBITDA	17.64x
EV/FCF	25.03x
EV/Sales	7.7x
FCF / EV yield	3.99%
FCF yield	5.7%
Forward EV/Sales	7.14x
Forward P/E	49.76x
Forward P/S	5x
Graham number	13.65037
Graham upside	-70.22%
Industry forward P/E	9.27x
Industry P/E	17.06x
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	22.02x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	14.58x
P/B ratio	8.4x
P/E ratio	30.12x
P/FCF ratio	17.53x
P/OCF ratio	12.47x
P/S ratio	5.39x
PEG ratio	3.82x
Price/EBITDA ratio	12.35x
Sector forward P/E	18.4x
Sector P/E	19.11x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	19%
EBITDA margin	43.64%
Effective tax rate	11.95%
FCF margin	30.74%
Gross margin	71.46%
Operating margin	19%
Pretax margin	20.51%
Profit margin	18.06%
Profit per employee	$167,214
Profitable quarters	12
Profitable years	4
Revenue per employee	$926,120
ROA	3.81%
ROA (5Y)	3.09%
ROCE	6.25%
ROE	31.74%
ROE (5Y)	7.79%
ROIC	6.38%
ROIC (5Y)	5.21%
SBC / revenue	6.26%
Tax / revenue	2.45%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	34.17%
EPS growth (Q)	180.05%
EPS growth (QoQ)	988.89%
EPS growth 10Y	55.91%
EPS growth quarters	1
EPS growth years	6
FCF growth	-9.05%
FCF growth (Q)	-13.57%
FCF growth (QoQ)	-25.8%
FCF growth 3Y	5.92%
FCF growth 5Y	2.42%
Gross profit growth	3.82%
Gross profit growth (Q)	6.08%
Gross profit growth 3Y	4.63%
Gross profit growth 5Y	7.09%
Net income growth	29.55%
Net income growth (Q)	187.92%
Net income growth (QoQ)	1,004.41%
Net income growth quarters	1
Net income growth years	6
OCF growth	-1.51%
OCF growth (Q)	-4.8%
OCF growth (QoQ)	-15.95%
OCF growth 10Y	5.94%
OCF growth 3Y	7.14%
OCF growth 5Y	6.58%
Operating income growth	-26.31%
Operating income growth (Q)	-54.89%
Operating income growth 3Y	23.27%
Operating income growth 5Y	33.32%
Revenue growth	3.59%
Revenue growth (Q)	8.28%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	9.1%
Revenue growth 10Y	7.64%
Revenue growth 3Y	4.56%
Revenue growth 5Y	8.33%
Revenue growth quarters	3
Revenue growth years	12

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-112.7M
Depreciation and amortization	$222.4M
EBIT	$171.6M
EBITDA	$394M
EPS	$1.52
FCF per share	$2.61
Financing cash flow	$-87.8M
Free cash flow	$277.6M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$221M
Gross profit	$645.2M
Income taxes	$22.1M
Investing cash flow	$-292.5M
Net borrowing	$-3.3M
Net cash flow	$9.3M
Net income	$163M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$333.7M
Operating income	$171.6M
Revenue	$903M
Stock-based compensation	$56.6M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	1.17
Book value per share	$5.44
Debt / EBITDA	5.45
Debt / equity	3.78
Debt / FCF	7.85
Goodwill	$266.1M
Interest coverage	1.89
Long-term assets	$2.8B
Long-term liabilities	$2.2B
Net cash (debt)	$-2.1B
Net cash / market cap	-42.78%
Net debt / EBITDA	5.28
Net debt / equity	3.61
Net debt / FCF	7.5
Piotroski F-Score	5
Property, plant and equipment	$2.1B
Shareholders' equity	$577M
Tangible book value	$-51M
Tangible book value per share	$-0.48
Total assets	$3.1B
Total cash	$97.9M
Total debt	$2.2B
Total liabilities	$2.5B
WACC	7.28%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.32
Current assets	$306.7M
Current liabilities	$337.3M
Current ratio	0.91
Inventory turnover	3.72
Net working capital	$85.9M
Quick ratio	0.64
Working capital	$-30.6M
Working capital turnover	12.71

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	2.72%
Dividend growth	5.26%
Dividend growth years	2
Dividend payment date	2026-09-30
Dividend payment years	4
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$0.60
Dividend yield	1.31%
Ex-dividend date	2026-09-15
FCF payout ratio	22.95%
Last dividend	$0.15
Payout ratio	39.38%
Shareholder yield	4.03%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	473.06%
10Y return CAGR	19.9%
10Y total return	513.9%
150-day SMA	$45.15
15Y price change	588.36%
15Y return CAGR	14.25%
15Y total return	637.42%
1D price change	0.53%
1M price change	-5.96%
1M total return	-5.96%
1W price change	4.34%
1W total return	4.34%
1Y price change	155.4%
1Y return CAGR	160.87%
1Y total return	160.7%
20-day SMA	$46.13
200-day SMA	$39.52
3M price change	-0.25%
3M total return	0.07%
3Y price change	27.17%
3Y return CAGR	10.59%
3Y total return	35.28%
50-day SMA	$47.01
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	$57.18
52-week high date	2026-07-02
52-week low	$15.65
52-week low date	2025-11-21
5Y price change	14.76%
5Y return CAGR	4.22%
5Y total return	22.93%
6M price change	22.58%
6M total return	23.37%
All-time high	$68.34
All-time high date	2023-04-24
All-time low	$5.25
All-time low date	2012-11-16
Average true range (ATR)	$1.01
Average volume	907.6K
Beta (1Y)	1.96
Beta (2Y)	1.07
Beta (5Y)	0.85
Change from 52-week high	-19.74%
Change from 52-week low	193.32%
Change from all-time high	-32.92%
Change from all-time low	773.24%
Change from open	0.64%
Day's gap	-0.11%
Dollar volume	$16.9M
High price	$45.92
Low price	$45.28
Monthly RSI	60.33
Open price	$45.60
Position in 52-week range	95.31%
Premarket change	0.64%
Premarket close	$45.65
Premarket price	$45.94
Premarket volume	230
Previous close	$45.65
Price vs 150-day SMA	1.55%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-0.62%
Price vs 200-day SMA	16%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-2.47%
Relative volume	0.4
RSI	48.24
Sharpe ratio	1.8
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.33
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.21
Sortino ratio	3.72
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.63
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.45
Volume	367.4K
Weekly RSI	55.14
YTD price change	163.78%
YTD total return	167.09%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	87.1M
Float percentage	82.03%
Shares change (QoQ)	0.42%
Shares change (YoY)	-2.72%
Shares held by insiders	1.93%
Shares held by institutions	79.67%
Shares outstanding	106.2M
Short % of float	3.87%
Short % of shares	3.17%
Short ratio	3.2 days

Deeper analysis on IRDM

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Forecast

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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