Iridium Communications Inc

IRDM Communication Services Telecom Services

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

42.17 1.64 −3.74%
Market cap
$4.5B
P/E
27.9×
Fwd P/E
30.8×
Dividend yield
1.42%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
1.04
Beneish M
−3.05
Dividend safety
55/100

Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) Net margin

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Iridium Communications Inc's net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 18.1%, up 4.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (13.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.7% (fiscal 2019) to 48.8% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Telecom Services industry median of 6.67% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 13.1% (0.46)
FY2024 13.6% 11.63
FY2023 1.95% 0.74
FY2022 1.21% 2.73
FY2021 −1.52% 8.09
FY2020 −9.61% 20.04
FY2019 −29.7% (25.15)
FY2018 −4.50% (53.25)
FY2017 48.8% 26.70
FY2016 22.1% 24.07

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 43.5% 39.20
Jun 2026 4.30% (5.56)
Mar 2026 9.86% (1.82)
Dec 2025 11.7% (4.68)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −29.7% High 48.8%
Ten-year median 1.21%
Current reading's percentile 81

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. compare 27.7%
IRDM Iridium Communications Inc 18.1%
KYIV Kyivstar Group Ltd. compare 12.5%
PHI PLDT Inc. compare 12.1%
TKC Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS compare 7.21%
VEON VEON Ltd. compare 1.24%
LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. compare −5.83%
LBTYK Liberty Global Ltd compare −62.1%
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd compare −62.1%
Telecom Services industry median 6.67%
Communication Services sector median 0.00%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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