iridium communications - IRDM

IRDM

Close Chg Chg %
28.52 4.34 15.22%

Closed Market

32.86

+4.34 (15.22%)

Volume: 3.90M

Last Updated:

Apr 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: iridium communications - IRDM

IRDM Key Data

Open

$29.08

Day Range

29.08 - 32.94

52 Week Range

15.65 - 33.34

Market Cap

$3.45B

Shares Outstanding

104.96M

Public Float

91.05M

Beta

0.48

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

30.98

EPS

$1.07

Yield

173.46%

Dividend

$0.15

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 16, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

2.15M

 

IRDM Performance

1 Week
 
17.53%
 
1 Month
 
36.86%
 
3 Months
 
85.02%
 
1 Year
 
33.63%
 
5 Years
 
-18.26%
 

IRDM Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 10
Full Ratings ➔

About iridium communications - IRDM

Iridium Communications, Inc. operates as a commercial provider of communications services offering true global coverage, connecting people, organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. It offers its services to businesses, the U.S. and foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers via satellite network, which has an architecture of operational satellites with in-orbit spares and related ground infrastructure. Its products include personal communicators, messengers, and trackers, satellite phones, push-to-talk-devices, broadband terminals, midband terminals, external antennas, docking stations, apps, accessories and developer tools & resources. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

IRDM At a Glance

Iridium Communications, Inc.
1750 Tysons Boulevard
McLean, Virginia 22102
Phone 1-703-287-7400 Revenue 871.66M
Industry Specialty Telecommunications Net Income 114.37M
Sector Communications 2025 Sales Growth 4.933%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 975
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IRDM Valuation

P/E Current 30.982
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 16.387
Price to Sales Ratio 2.15
Price to Book Ratio 3.942
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 4.68
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 7.998
Enterprise Value to Sales 4.094
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.502

IRDM Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 894,009.231
Income Per Employee 117,304.615
Receivables Turnover 9.296
Total Asset Turnover 0.335

IRDM Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.476
Quick Ratio 1.816
Cash Ratio 0.864

IRDM Profitability

Gross Margin 47.432
Operating Margin 27.073
Pretax Margin 16.613
Net Margin 13.121
Return on Assets 4.397
Return on Equity 22.011
Return on Total Capital 5.075
Return on Invested Capital 4.982

IRDM Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 387.144
Total Debt to Total Capital 79.472
Total Debt to Total Assets 70.759
Long-Term Debt to Equity 385.529
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 79.141
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Annual Financials for Iridium Communications - IRDM

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
721.03M 790.72M 830.68M 871.66M
Sales Growth
+17.34% +9.67% +5.05% +4.93%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
504.63M 507.62M 433.69M 458.21M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
303.48M 282.50M 203.13M 210.21M
Depreciation
301.88M 281.00M 195.93M 206.31M
Amortization of Intangibles
1.60M 1.50M 7.20M 3.90M
COGS Growth
+10.71% +0.59% -14.56% +5.65%
Gross Income
216.40M 283.10M 396.99M 413.45M
Gross Income Growth
+36.38% +30.82% +40.23% +4.15%
Gross Profit Margin
+30.01% +35.80% +47.79% +47.43%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
139.72M 163.97M 193.50M 177.47M
Research & Development
16.22M 20.27M 28.42M 19.76M
Other SG&A
123.50M 143.71M 165.08M 157.71M
SGA Growth
+24.35% +17.36% +18.01% -8.29%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- 1.19M 37.50M 3.10M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
75.49M 81.63M 200.38M 235.98M
Non Operating Income/Expense
5.61M 15.95M 12.16M 6.96M
Non-Operating Interest Income
7.00M 11.93M 11.62M 9.88M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - (1.50M)
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Interest Expense
72.09M 102.32M 102.76M 98.13M
Interest Expense Growth
-2.46% +41.94% +0.43% -4.51%
Gross Interest Expense
74.68M 107.41M 107.80M 102.73M
Interest Capitalized
2.59M 5.09M 5.04M 4.60M
Pretax Income
9.01M (4.75M) 109.78M 144.81M
Pretax Income Growth
+131.20% -152.66% +2,412.70% +31.91%
Pretax Margin
+1.25% -0.60% +13.22% +16.61%
Income Tax
292.00K (26.25M) 12.26M 27.62M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
272.00K 1.03M 2.86M 3.48M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
1.21M 4.54M 2.84M 1.98M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(1.56M) (31.54M) 6.98M 21.94M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
371.00K (291.00K) (422.00K) 225.00K
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - (1.50M)
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
8.72M 15.41M 112.78M 114.37M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
8.72M 15.41M 112.78M 114.37M
Net Income Growth
+193.59% +76.74% +631.60% +1.42%
Net Margin Growth
+1.21% +1.95% +13.58% +13.12%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
8.72M 15.41M 112.78M 114.37M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
8.72M 15.41M 112.78M 114.37M
EPS (Basic)
0.068 0.1227 0.9512 1.0665
EPS (Basic) Growth
+197.42% +80.44% +675.22% +12.12%
Basic Shares Outstanding
128.25M 125.60M 118.57M 107.24M
EPS (Diluted)
0.068 0.1212 0.9414 1.0606
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+197.42% +78.24% +676.73% +12.66%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
128.25M 127.22M 119.79M 107.84M
EBITDA
380.16M 401.63M 406.61M 446.19M
EBITDA Growth
+8.08% +5.65% +1.24% +9.73%
EBITDA Margin
+52.72% +50.79% +48.95% +51.19%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 28.25
Number of Ratings 10 Current Quarters Estimate 0.315
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 1.347
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.27 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 1.06 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 1.488
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 9 9 9 8
Mean Estimate 0.32 0.36 1.35 1.49
High Estimates 0.76 0.82 3.19 3.28
Low Estimate 0.19 0.21 0.91 1.09
Coefficient of Variance 54.20 50.67 52.08 49.69

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 6 6 6
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 0
HOLD 2 2 2
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

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