Iridium Communications/$IRDM
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About Iridium Communications
Iridium Communications Inc is the commercial provider of communications services offering true globalised coverage, connecting people, organizations, and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. The company is a provider of mobile voice and data communications services through a constellation of low-earth-orbiting satellites. Iridium's solutions are ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation, and utilities. Iridium also provides service to subscribers from the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as other civil and government agencies world-wide. The Company operates in one business segment, providing satellite communications services and products.
- Ticker
- $IRDM
- Sector
- Communication
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 975
- Headquarters
- McLean, United States
- Website
- www.iridium.com
IRDM Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$5B
54.18
$0.87
0.88
$0.60
1.27%
Price and volume
Market cap
$5B
Beta
0.88
52-week high
$57.18
52-week low
$15.65
Average daily volume
886K
Dividend rate
$0.60
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.782
Quick ratio
2.13
Long term debt to equity
3.76
Total debt to equity
3.787
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
69.47%
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.37%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
423.362
Gross margin (TTM)
71.85%
Net profit margin (TTM)
10.55%
Operating margin (TTM)
23.76%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
24.30%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$910,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.12%
Return on equity (TTM)
19.72%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
54.18
Price to revenue (TTM)
5.655
Price to book
10.56
Price to tangible book (TTM)
17.15
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
17.341
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.77%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
2.716
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.27%
Forward dividend yield
1.27%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
3.10%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-13.42%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.43%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.58%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
75.91%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
78.53%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
32.15%
What the Analysts think about IRDM
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Iridium Communications stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Iridium Communications stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Billable subscribers grew 6% year-over-year in Q2 2026, driven by commercial IoT expansion (SEC).
In February 2026 Iridium announced four strategic initiatives—focusing on satellite IoT, direct-to-device communications, and enhanced PNT services—to diversify revenue and enter new markets (Investor Relations).
Management continues to invest in high-value differentiation areas including IoT, PNT, national security, and aviation safety, positioning the firm for sustained margin expansion (Investor Relations).
The company ended Q4 2025 with net debt of $1.7 billion, which may constrain financial flexibility and increase interest expense risk (Investor Relations).
Full-year 2026 service revenue growth is guided to a modest 0–2%, reflecting limited near-term top-line momentum (Investor Relations).
The AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon joint venture to integrate satellite capabilities into their networks intensifies competition for Iridium’s mobility services (Bloomberg).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 29 Aug 2026.
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Funds containing IRDM
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | $IRDM weighting |
|---|---|---|
Vaneck Space Innovators€JEDI | €333M | 6.07% |
Vaneck Space Innovators£JEDG | £289M | 6.07% |
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.28% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.28% |
iShares Global Infrastructure€INFR | €2.1B | 0.13% |
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