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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) Operating margin
Iridium Communications Inc's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 19.0%, down 8.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (27.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.81% (fiscal 2019) to 40.7% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Telecom Services industry median of 9.22% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.94%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 27.1% | 2.95 |
| FY2024 | 24.1% | 13.80 |
| FY2023 | 10.3% | (0.31) |
| FY2022 | 10.6% | 3.09 |
| FY2021 | 7.54% | 1.46 |
| FY2020 | 6.08% | 4.27 |
| FY2019 | 1.81% | (6.15) |
| FY2018 | 7.96% | (17.81) |
| FY2017 | 25.8% | (14.90) |
| FY2016 | 40.7% | 22.73 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 12.9% | (2.23) |
| Jun 2026 | 15.1% | (8.05) |
| Mar 2026 | 23.2% | (2.80) |
| Dec 2025 | 26.0% | (4.93) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. compare | 37.0% |
| KYIV Kyivstar Group Ltd. compare | 24.1% |
| VEON VEON Ltd. compare | 21.8% |
| IRDM Iridium Communications Inc | 19.0% |
| PHI PLDT Inc. compare | 17.5% |
| TKC Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS compare | 14.6% |
| LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. compare | 1.28% |
| LBTYK Liberty Global Ltd compare | −1.78% |
| LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd compare | −1.78% |
| Telecom Services industry median | 9.22% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.94% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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