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    Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM)

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    COMMUNICATION SERVICES • TELECOM SERVICES • NASDAQ

    $44.99
    -0.79 (-1.73%)

    Market Cap: $4.85B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    56%(22/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +18.87%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.41
    Range$0.41 - $0.41
    1 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.36+13.2%
    60d ago$0.34+21.1%
    30d ago$0.32+27.6%
    7d ago$0.31+33.7%
    Current$0.41
    Revenue Consensus
    $249M
    Range$248M - $249M
    2 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.10
    Range$0.10 - $0.10
    1 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $250M
    Range$246M - $255M
    3 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.10---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.41---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 22
    		$0.19$0.26-26.92%Miss-5.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 23
    		$0.20$0.28-28.57%Miss-25.9%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 12
    		$0.27$0.24+14.67%Beat-9.5%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 23
    		$0.35$0.25+40.00%Beat+59.1%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 24
    		$0.20$0.24-16.67%Miss+25.0%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 22
    		$0.27$0.28-3.57%Miss+58.8%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 13
    		$0.30$0.22+36.23%Beat+3.3%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 17
    		$0.22$0.21+4.76%Beat+2300.0%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 23
    		$0.16$0.23-30.43%Miss+169.6%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 18
    		$0.17$0.19-10.53%Miss+112.5%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 15
    		$0.29$0.03+866.67%Beat+3000.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 19
    		$-0.01N/A-116.67%Miss-150.0%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 25
    		$-0.23$0.04-675.00%Miss-675.0%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 20
    		$0.08$0.01+700.00%Beat+300.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 16
    		$-0.01$0.02-158.82%Miss+75.0%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 20
    		$0.02$0.01+100.00%Beat+300.0%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.04$0.01+185.71%Beat+33.3%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 19
    		$0.02$0.01+90.48%Beat+150.0%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 17
    		$-0.04$-0.03-33.33%Miss+33.3%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 19
    		$-0.01$-0.02+50.00%Beat+66.7%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 20
    		$0.03$-0.04+175.00%Beat+133.3%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 20
    		$-0.04$-0.04+0.00%Beat+50.0%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 11
    		$-0.06$-0.08+25.00%Beat+92.7%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 20
    		$-0.03N/A+70.00%Beat+78.6%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 28
    		$-0.09$-0.10+10.00%Beat+43.8%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 28
    		$-0.08$-0.13+38.46%Beat+55.6%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 25
    		$-0.82$-0.22-272.73%Miss-811.1%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 29
    		$-0.14$-0.13-7.69%Miss-7.7%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 23
    		$-0.16$-0.17+5.88%Beat-166.7%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 23
    		$-0.18$-0.16-12.50%Miss-357.1%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 28
    		$-0.09$-0.14+35.71%Beat-28.6%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 25
    		$-0.13$-0.04-225.00%Miss-156.5%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 31
    		$-0.06$0.06-200.00%Miss-130.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.07$0.02+250.00%Beat-68.2%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 22
    		$-0.07$0.10-170.00%Miss-136.8%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 26
    		$0.23$0.20+15.00%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.20$0.20+0.00%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.22$0.19+15.79%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 23
    		$0.19$0.20-5.00%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield1.33%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.60
    Payout Ratio68.82%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    IRDM dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun IRDM in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio44.49EV/EBITDA15.03x
    Price/FCF16.69xFCF Yield5.99%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin10.50%Operating Margin15.10%
    ROE19.70%ROIC7.15%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity3.73xInterest Coverage2.54x
    Current Ratio2.78xQuick Ratio2.31x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.85Avg Volume1.22M
    52-Week High$56.9952-Week Low$15.33

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$47.44
    SMA 20$47.80
    SMA 50$47.83
    SMA 200$38.18
    EMA 10$46.91
    EMA 20$47.36
    EMA 50$47.43
    EMA 200$40.24

    MACD

    Line: -0.40Signal: -0.04Hist: -0.35

    ADX

    ADX: 13.2+DI: 15.5-DI: 37.2

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up72.0
    Aroon Down100.0
    PSAR$48.51

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$49.95
    Lower Band$45.65
    %B Position901%(Upper)
    Band Width-0.15

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    32.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K10.9
    Stoch %D8.8
    Williams %R-79.4
    ROC (10d)-6.0%
    Momentum-2.88
    CCI (20d)-255.4
    MFI (14d)20.5

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.03(2.3%)
    StdDev (20d)1.08
    Hist Vol21.7%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$44.67
    OBV26.2M
    AD Line-537.4M
    CMF (20d)-0.143

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)1.2M
    Vol Ratio1.9x(High)
    VWMA (20d)$47.49

    Pivot Points

    R3$47.41
    R2$47.01
    R1$46.40
    Pivot Point$45.99
    S1$45.38
    S2$44.98
    S3$44.37

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-10.33
    Ultimate Osc40.1
    KST-1.55

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$225.24M$219.06M$212.94M$226.94M$216.91M$214.88M$212.99M$212.77M$201.07M$203.85M$194.74M$197.60M
    Cost of Revenue$64.79M$62.65M$58.02M$63.42M$64.91M$61.65M$60.21M$56.62M$53.41M$60.33M$55.61M$54.22M
    Gross Profit$160.44M$156.41M$154.92M$163.51M$152.00M$153.22M$152.78M$156.15M$147.66M$143.52M$139.13M$143.38M
    Operating Expenses$126.44M$105.69M$99.67M$93.43M$101.74M$92.84M$100.67M$101.30M$104.01M$93.75M$92.83M$115.23M
    R&D$5.53M$6.17M$5.12M$4.94M$4.28M$5.42M$8.52M$6.19M$6.51M$7.20M$5.73M$5.04M
    SG&A$67.04M$45.78M$41.82M$35.51M$44.63M$35.75M$40.70M$43.95M$46.72M$36.81M$34.31M$33.37M
    Operating Income$34.01M$50.71M$55.25M$70.08M$50.26M$60.39M$52.12M$54.85M$43.65M$49.77M$46.30M$28.16M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$19.25M$19.37M$21.08M$22.59M$22.75M$21.82M$22.43M$24.25M$23.80M$20.66M$19.11M$34.66M
    Income Before Tax$14.31M$31.15M$33.44M$47.86M$26.64M$36.88M$30.51M$30.92M$19.20M$29.15M$30.21M$-6,162,000
    Income Tax Expense$3.13M$8.83M$7.99M$10.00M$3.81M$5.82M$-6,242,000$6.00M$4.57M$7.93M$-9,578,000$-6,009,000
    Net Income$9.68M$21.59M$24.86M$37.13M$21.97M$30.41M$36.34M$24.45M$32.34M$19.65M$38.02M$-1,642,000
    EBITDA$88.12M$104.93M$107.95M$124.14M$102.92M$111.04M$105.08M$106.95M$94.38M$100.15M$102.71M$106.36M
    EBIT$33.56M$50.52M$54.52M$70.46M$49.39M$58.70M$52.94M$55.16M$43.00M$49.81M$49.33M$28.50M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $16.67M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    1.9%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    4
    New Awards (TTM)
    3
    Avg Remaining Term
    0.6 mo

    Top agency: Department of Defense at 91.1% of trailing twelve month obligations across 2 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    HC101325F0092Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency$15.10MAug 25, 2025
    6913G625P800073Department of TransportationImmediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation$1.49MAug 21, 2025
    HQ085926FE126Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency$500Dec 29, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

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    Iridium Communications (IRDM) Projected to Release Earnings on Thursday

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    Iridium Communications (IRDM) Faces A Fresh Valuation Test On Cooling Momentum

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    IRDM Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    44.5x
    Forward P/E
    24.5x
    EV/EBITDA
    15.0x
    P/FCF
    16.7x
    PEG
    1.9x
    P/B
    10.2x
    See GNG's fair value

    IRDM Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    71.9%
    Operating margin
    15.1%
    Net margin
    10.5%
    ROIC
    7.1%
    ROE
    19.7%
    FCF margin
    32.6%
    FCF yield
    6.0%

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    Sector: Communication Services

    IRDM Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    8
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    3
    Hold
    4
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    IRDM Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • IRDM converts 32.6% of revenue into free cash flow.

    Bear case

    • IRDM trades at 44.5x trailing earnings.
    • IRDM has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.7x.

    IRDM Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    4 of 8 quarters (50.0%)
    Average surprise
    2.5%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.41
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    0 up, 1 down

    IRDM Dividend

    Forward yield
    1.3%
    Payout ratio
    68.8%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    IRDM dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About IRDM

    What is IRDM's current dividend yield?

    Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) has a forward dividend yield of 1.33%.

    Does IRDM pay dividends?

    Yes, Iridium Communications Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 1.33%.

    What is IRDM's P/E ratio?

    Iridium Communications Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 44.49.

    What is IRDM's market cap?

    Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) has a market capitalization of $4.85B with a current stock price of $44.99.

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