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Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM)

47.21 +0.26 (+0.55%)
At close: September 4 at 4:00:01 PM EDT
46.55 -0.66 (-1.40%)
After hours: September 4 at 7:52:25 PM EDT
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Dividend
IRDM announced a cash dividend of $0.15 with an ex-date of Sep. 15, 2026
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  • Previous Close 46.95
  • Open 47.13
  • Bid 45.19 x 100
  • Ask 49.82 x 100
  • Day's Range 47.08 - 47.65
  • 52 Week Range 15.65 - 57.18
  • Volume 520,313
  • Avg. Volume 2,022,353
  • Market Cap (intraday) 5.003B
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.88
  • PE Ratio (TTM) 54.26
  • EPS (TTM) 0.87
  • Earnings Date (est.) Oct 22, 2026
  • Forward Dividend & Yield 0.60 (1.28%)
  • Ex-Dividend Date Sep 15, 2026
  • 1y Target Est 42.00

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.

www.iridium.com

975

Full Time Employees

December 31

Fiscal Year Ends

Telecom Services

Industry

Performance Overview

Trailing total returns as of 9/4/2026, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 (^GSPC) .

YTD Return

IRDM
174.15%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
12.75%

1-Year Return

IRDM
96.75%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
18.71%

3-Year Return

IRDM
1.34%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
70.93%

5-Year Return

IRDM
9.75%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
70.18%

Earnings Trends

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Earnings Per Share

GAAP
Normalized
GAAP
Normalized

Revenue vs. Earnings

Annual
Quarterly
Annual
Quarterly
Q2 FY26
Revenue 225.24M
Earnings 9.68M
Profit Margin 4.30%

Q3

FY25

Q4

FY25

Q1

FY26

Q2

FY26

0
50M
100M
150M
200M
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%

Analyst Insights

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Analyst Price Targets

36.00 Low
42.00 Average
47.21 Current
54.00 High

Analyst Recommendations

  • Strong Buy
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
  • Sell

Latest Rating

Date 6/30/2026
Analyst Morgan Stanley
Rating Action Maintains
Rating Equal-Weight
Price Action Raises
Price Target 26 -> 54

Statistics

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Valuation Measures

Annual
As of 9/2/2026
  • Market Cap

    4.98B

  • Enterprise Value

    6.56B

  • Trailing P/E

    53.99

  • Forward P/E

    23.87

  • PEG Ratio (5yr expected)

    1.83

  • Price/Sales (ttm)

    5.69

  • Price/Book (mrq)

    10.54

  • Enterprise Value/Revenue

    7.41

  • Enterprise Value/EBITDA

    15.52

Financial Highlights

Profitability and Income Statement

  • Profit Margin

    10.55%

  • Return on Assets (ttm)

    5.11%

  • Return on Equity (ttm)

    19.72%

  • Revenue (ttm)

    884.17M

  • Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)

    93.27M

  • Diluted EPS (ttm)

    0.87

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • Total Cash (mrq)

    184.21M

  • Total Debt/Equity (mrq)

    378.66%

  • Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)

    239.21M

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Company Insights

Fair Value

47.21 Current

Dividend Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High

Hiring Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High

Insider Sentiment Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High

Research Reports

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  • What does Argus have to say about IRDM?

    IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $49.000000; an Industry Subrating of Medium; a Management Subrating of Low; a Safety Subrating of Low; a Financial Strength Subrating of Low; a Growth Subrating of Low; and a Value Subrating of Medium.

    Rating
    Price Target
  • Lowering target price to $49.00

    IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $49.000000; an Industry Subrating of Medium; a Management Subrating of Low; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Low; a Growth Subrating of Low; and a Value Subrating of High.

    Rating
    Price Target
  • Daily – Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers for 08/20/2026

    The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.

  • Lowering target price to $51.00

    IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $51.000000; an Industry Subrating of Medium; a Management Subrating of Low; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Low; a Growth Subrating of Low; and a Value Subrating of High.

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