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Iridium Communications Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $871.7 million, up 4.93% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +8.28%
- EPS
- +180.0%
- Free cash flow
- −13.6%
- Total debt
- +18.2%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) Gross margin
Iridium Communications Inc's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 71.5%, down 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (71.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 71.5% (fiscal 2023) to 75.5% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Telecom Services industry median of 48.8% and above the Communication Services sector median of 51.3%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 71.6% | (0.69) |
| FY2024 | 72.2% | 0.71 |
| FY2023 | 71.5% | (0.57) |
| FY2022 | 72.1% | (3.43) |
| FY2021 | 75.5% | (0.01) |
| FY2020 | 75.5% | 1.44 |
| FY2019 | 74.1% | 1.42 |
| FY2018 | 72.7% | 0.54 |
| FY2017 | 72.1% | (2.67) |
| FY2016 | 74.8% | (0.61) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 70.6% | (0.64) |
| Jun 2026 | 71.2% | (0.17) |
| Mar 2026 | 71.4% | (1.35) |
| Dec 2025 | 72.8% | 0.70 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| KYIV Kyivstar Group Ltd. compare | 88.8% |
| VEON VEON Ltd. compare | 87.1% |
| PHI PLDT Inc. compare | 85.0% |
| IRDM Iridium Communications Inc | 71.5% |
| TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. compare | 59.4% |
| LBTYK Liberty Global Ltd compare | 48.8% |
| LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd compare | 48.8% |
| LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. compare | 48.4% |
| TKC Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS compare | 27.4% |
| Telecom Services industry median | 48.8% |
| Communication Services sector median | 51.3% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
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