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Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) Stock Analysis

Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) is a Telecom Services stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

IRDM

$47.21

+$0.26 (+0.55%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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IRDM Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$47.13
Previous Close
$46.95
Day's Range
47.06–47.66
52-Week Range
15.65–57.18
Volume
520.50K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.88
Valuation
Market Cap
$5.00B
P/E Ratio
54.26
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
27.53
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.82
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
5.66
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.87
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$871.66M+4.93%
Net Income (FY)
$114.37M+1.42%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
10.55%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
105.98M
1-Year Return
+96.75%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.60+1.28%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 15, 2026
Earnings Date
October 22, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
2.01M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

IRDM Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+174.15%
2025−38.51%
2024−28.09%
2023−19.10%
2022+24.49%
2021+4.98%
2020+59.62%
2019+33.55%
2018+56.36%
2017+22.92%
2016 (partial year)+7.87%

As of September 4, 2026.

IRDM Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$871.66M$114.37M13.1%
2024$830.68M$112.78M13.6%
2023$790.72M$15.42M1.9%
2022$721.03M$8.72M1.2%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$871.66M$623.66M$235.98M$114.37M13.1%
2024$830.68M$600.12M$200.38M$112.78M13.6%
2023$790.72M$565.60M$81.63M$15.42M1.9%
2022$721.03M$519.89M$76.68M$8.72M1.2%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

IRDM Dividend History

$0.58+5.5% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.302—
2025$0.584+5.5%
2024$0.554+5.8%
2023$0.524—

Most recent payment: $0.15 per share, ex-dividend June 15, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

IRDM Valuation vs Telecom Services Median

Median of 63 stocks
MetricIRDMTelecom Services medianvs median
P/E54.2613.064.2x the median
P/S ratio5.660.866.6x the median
Profit margin10.55%−0.09%10.6 pts above

Medians across 63 Telecom Services stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) carries a market capitalisation of $5.00B. The company sits in the Communication Services sector, in the Telecom Services industry. Headcount on file is 975.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $15.65 to $57.18. The most recent close on file for IRDM is $47.21, dated September 4, 2026. That is +$0.26 (+0.55%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 201.66% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $871.66M. That is +4.93% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $830.68M. The same year closed with net income of $114.37M. That is +1.42% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 10.55%. That is 10.6 percentage points above the Telecom Services median of −0.09%. Trailing earnings per share are 0.87.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $721.03M in 2022 to $871.66M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 54.26. That is 4.2 times the Telecom Services median of 13.06. On forward earnings the ratio is 27.53. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.82. The price-to-sales ratio is 5.66. On price-to-sales that is 6.6 times the Telecom Services median of 0.86. The medians here are taken across 63 Telecom Services companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.88. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 46.22%. The trailing one-year price return is +96.75%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +20.81%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 1.28%. That is 2.8 percentage points below the Telecom Services median yield of 4.11%. The indicated annual rate is $0.60 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 15, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 4 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $0.30 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.58 a share.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2020 returned +59.62% and 2025 returned −38.51%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. So far in 2026 the price is +174.15%.

Peer Comparison

Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) operates in the Telecom Services industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM $5.00B 54.3
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ $208.32B 13.1
T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS $194.71B 19.0
AT&T Inc. T $175.97B 8.7

The Telecom Services industry average P/E ratio is 13.1x. Iridium Communications Inc. trades at a P/E of 54.3.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Iridium Communications Inc.

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.

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