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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) Return on assets
Iridium Communications Inc's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 5.79%, up 1.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.40%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.35% (fiscal 2019) to 6.00% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Telecom Services industry median of 1.50% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.40% | 0.17 |
| FY2024 | 4.23% | 3.68 |
| FY2023 | 0.55% | 0.27 |
| FY2022 | 0.28% | 0.56 |
| FY2021 | −0.28% | 1.33 |
| FY2020 | −1.61% | 2.74 |
| FY2019 | −4.35% | (3.75) |
| FY2018 | −0.60% | (6.60) |
| FY2017 | 6.00% | 3.09 |
| FY2016 | 2.91% | 3.19 |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| KYIV Kyivstar Group Ltd. compare | 14.1% |
| IRDM Iridium Communications Inc | 5.79% |
| PHI PLDT Inc. compare | 4.19% |
| TKC Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS compare | 3.61% |
| TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. compare | 3.18% |
| VEON VEON Ltd. compare | 0.63% |
| LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. compare | −2.06% |
| LBTYK Liberty Global Ltd compare | −12.5% |
| LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd compare | −12.5% |
| Telecom Services industry median | 1.50% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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