Communication Services
Iridium Communications Inc.(IRDM)
Live Price
Offline$42.96
-5.35% today
1Y Change
+41.78%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 25, 2026
- Market Cap
- $4.17B
- Revenue Growth
- +4.9%
- EPS Growth
- +12.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.5%
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 25, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $4.17B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $42.96 and up 41.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 25, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +4.9%, EPS growth of +12.6%, a dividend yield of 1.5%. What stands out right now is revenue +4.9%, EPS +12.6%, free cash flow -2.0% with operating margin 25.8% and ROIC 7.2%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.5%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 39.5 and price/sales 4.8. Stock Foundry combines IRDM price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+4.9% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+25.8% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 23, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +4.9% and EPS at +12.6%, with operating margin around 25.8%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.5%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -1.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 23, 2026 | โ | -4.8% | -4.5% | +11.7% |
2026 Feb 12, 2026 | +4.3% | +3.5% | +2.4% | +11.0% |
2025 Oct 23, 2025 | +34.6% | -0.3% | -3.0% | -12.9% |
Benchmark Edge
IRDM vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
IRDM
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Normalized return
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
IRDM Max Drawdown
-51.16%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for IRDM and SPY.
Company Overview
Iridium Communications Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and international governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers worldwide. The company offers postpaid mobile voice and data satellite communications; prepaid mobile voice satellite communications; push-to-talk; broadband data; and Internet of Things (IoT) services. It also provides hosted payload and other data services, such as satellite time and location services, and inbound connections from the public switched telephone network, short message, subscriber identity module, activation, customer reactivation, and other peripheral services. In addition, the company offers voice and data solutions comprising 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; mobile communications and data devices for the military and intelligence agencies, such as secure satellite handsets, as well as netted voice, messaging, and paging services; and maintenance services for the United States government's dedicated gateway. Further, it provides satellite handsets, personal connectivity devices, voice and data modems, broadband data devices, and IoT data devices; various accessories for its devices that include batteries, holsters, earbud headphones, portable auxiliary antennas, antenna adaptors, USB data cables, charging units, and others; and engineering and support services. Iridium Communications Inc. sells its products and services to commercial end users through a wholesale distribution network that include service providers, and value-added resellers and manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Iridium Holdings LLC and changed its name to Iridium Communications Inc. in September 2009. Iridium Communications Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
- Leadership
- Matthew J. Desch
- IPO Date
- Mar 20, 2008
- Employees
- 873
- Street Address
- 1750 Tysons Boulevard
- Mailing
- McLean, VA, 22102
- Region
- McLean, VA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 703 287 7400
- Last Updated
- Apr 30, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 39.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 9.2
- Price/Sales
- 4.8
- Price/Book
- 8.9
Growth
- Revenue
- +4.9%
- EPS
- +12.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- -2.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 62.5%
- Operating Margin
- 25.8%
- Net Margin
- 12.1%
- ROE
- 22.8%
- ROIC
- 7.2%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.02
- Current Ratio
- 2.85
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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