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IRDM · NasdaqGS
Iridium Communications Inc.
Telecom Services · United States
USD 49.502.2% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
- Market cap (USD)
- US$5.25B
- Trailing P/E
- 56.25x
- Forward P/E
- 28.86x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 3.8%
- Trailing net margin
- 10.5%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 1.2%
Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Next earnings: 2026-10-22 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).
Company background
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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| Metric | IRDMIridium Communications Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | LUMNLumen Technologies, Inc. Common StockSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | IDTIDT CorporationSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-07-31 | Peer medianSimilar-size peers only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$5.25B | US$5.84B | US$1.98B | US$3.91Bn=2 |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 28.86x | — | 17.85x | — |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | 15.91x | 7.79x | 13.41x | 10.60xn=2 |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 3.8% | -9.3% | 7.1% | -1.1%n=2 |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 15.1% | -2.9% | 10.0% | 3.6%n=2 |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | 4.6% | 36.3% | 1.4% | 18.8%n=2 |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | 3.79x | 5.20x | -2.07x | 1.56xn=2 |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | 3.79x | — | 0.00x | — |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 56.25x | — | 23.01x | — |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 11.10x | — | 5.24x | — |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | 7.62x | 1.47x | 1.35x | 1.41xn=2 |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | -55.0% | — | 30.0% | — |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 71.9% | 47.8% | 38.3% | 43.0%n=2 |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 10.5% | -8.7% | 6.7% | -1.0%n=2 |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 19.7% | — | 25.8% | — |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | 27.1% | 17.9% | 2.1% | 10.0%n=2 |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 1.2% | — | 0.4% | — |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 68.2% | 50.0% | 7.5% | 28.8%n=2 |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 2.78x | 0.96x | 1.86x | 1.41xn=2 |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 0.85 | 1.86 | 0.60 | 1.23n=2 |
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