Iridium Communications Inc.
IRDM | NASDAQ
$48.21
+$1.44 (+3.08%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$48.49
+$0.28 (+0.57%)
Pre-market:
Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $5.11B
Enterprise Value $6.69B
Beta 0.88
Average Volume 2.05M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 108.47M
Shares Change YoY 0.26%
Institutional Ownership 85.37%
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US46269C1027
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -0.9%
Price Change 3M 9.2%
Price Change 6M 62.4%
Price Change YTD 171.4%
Price Change 1Y 165.9%
Price Change 3Y -0.3%
Price Change 5Y 11.9%
1M CAGR (ann.) -3.1%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 162.4%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 1.9%
All-Time CAGR 9.8%
Valuation
PE Ratio 54.78
Forward PE 28.28
PEG Ratio -4.26
Forward PEG 1.31
PS Ratio 5.78
Forward PS 5.30
PB Ratio 10.81
P/FCF Ratio 18.14
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 22.01
P/OCF Ratio 13.07
EV/Sales 7.56
EV/EBIT 31.69
EV/EBITDA 15.76
EV/FCF 23.74
Earnings Yield 1.8%
FCF Yield 5.5%
Adj. FCF Yield 4.5%
Financial Health
Net Debt $1.58B
Total Debt $1.76B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $184.21M
Total Assets $2.57B
Current Ratio 2.78
Quick Ratio 2.31
Debt / Equity Ratio 3.73
Debt / EBITDA 4.15
Debt / FCF 6.26
OCF / Debt 0.22
Interest Coverage 2.31
Altman Z-Score 1.98
Piotroski F-Score 8
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 70.4%
Operating Profit Margin 23.8%
EBITDA Margin 48.0%
Net Profit Margin 10.6%
FCF Margin 31.9%
Adj. FCF Margin 26.3%
SBC / Revenue 5.6%
SBC Impact (per share) -17.6%
Returns
Return on Assets 3.6%
Return on Equity 20.1%
Return on Invested Capital 6.4%
Return on Capital Employed 8.7%
Return on Tangible Assets 3.9%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 4.4%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 8.3%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 7.6%
EPS CAGR 3Y 8.6%
EPS CAGR 5Y 58.8%
EPS CAGR 10Y 7.2%
FCF CAGR 3Y 4.1%
FCF CAGR 5Y 4.0%
FCF CAGR 10Y 41.2%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 14
EPS Growth Next 3Y 29.9%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 4.9%
Earnings Date Oct 21, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.33
EPS Growth Est (next Q) -6.7%
Revenue Est (next Q) $237.9M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 4.8%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $9.35
Graham Upside -80.6%
Lynch Fair Value $22
Lynch Upside -54.4%
Price Target $49.75
Price Target Upside 3.2%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $388.4M
Free Cash Flow $281.58M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $232.1M
FCF Per Share $2.70
OCF Per Share $3.69
OCF/S Ratio 44.7%
Income Statement
Revenue $884.17M
Gross Profit $622.4M
Operating Income $210.06M
EBITDA $424.3M
Net Income $93.27M
EPS (Diluted) $0.88
Revenue / Employee $906.84K
Profit / Employee $95.66K
Employees 975
Dividends
Annual Dividend $0.60
Dividend Yield 1.24%
Payout Ratio 68.2%
FCF Payout Ratio 23.0%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 27.9%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 5.3%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 14, 2026
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