Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM)

Communication Services Telecom Services

46.40 $

Closing price · As of: 20. Jul 2026

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Quality & Balance Sheet

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Basics

Market Cap

4.4Mrd. $

Shares Outstanding

106Mio.

Float

87.9%

Beta

0.9

Performance

Perf. 1M

6.80%

Perf. 3M

95.90%

Perf. 6M

216.60%

YTD Performance (%)

156.40%

52-Week-High Distance

-22.3%

Valuation

P/E

44.0

Forward P/E

41.3

PEG

2.6

P/B

9.8

P/S

5.1

EV/EBITDA

16.8

Price/FCF

14.5

Profitability

Gross Margin

71.6%

EBIT Margin

23.2%

Net Margin

12.0%

Return on Equity

21.4%

Return on Assets

5.5%

Balance Sheet & Safety

Equity Ratio

18.5%

Debt/Equity

4.8

Altman Z

4.10

Piotroski

6 von 9

Growth

Sales Growth Last Quarter

1.90%

EPS Growth Last Quarter

-25.90%

Sales Growth (Year)

4.93%

Forward Sales Growth

4.70%

Forward EPS Growth

20.50%

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.12%

Dividend Per Share (TTM)

0.60$

Payout Ratio

58.8%

Years Without a Cut

2Years

Increase Streak

2Years

Quality & Screener

Stage

Top 10%

RS Rating

EPS Rating

Piotroski

6 von 9

Fundamental Rating

C (-6 von 100)

Altman Z

4.10

AI Rating

Neutral

Geprüft am 10.07.2026 gegen den Geschäftsbericht (10-K) 2025 (eingereicht 12.02.2026) und die vier jüngsten Quartalsberichte (10-Q) sowie den 10-K 2024: In den ausgewerteten SEC-Filings von Iridium Communications findet sich kein wesentlicher KI-Bezug im Sinne des Kriterienkatalogs. Künstliche Intelligenz taucht ausschließlich als generischer Anpassungs-/Wettbewerbsrisikofaktor im Item 1A des 10-K 2025 auf — Iridiums Geschäft könne beeinträchtigt werden, falls das Unternehmen KI nicht so gut in Prozesse, Produkte und Dienste integriere wie Wettbewerber. Das ist eine Boilerplate-Anpassungsfloskel ohne konkreten Bezug zum eigenen Geschäftsmodell und begründet nach der Vorrang-Regel kein 'bedroht'. Es gibt weder eine KI-Umsatzquelle (kein KI-Produkt in Item 1 Business/MD&A) noch einen belegten operativen KI-Einsatz ('machine learning' wird nicht genannt). Der strukturelle Wettbewerbsdruck durch SpaceX/Starlink betrifft Satelliten-Direkt-zum-Gerät-Dienste (D2D), nicht KI. Damit bleibt es beim dokumentierten Negativ-Befund: neutral.

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Filings Reviewed: 10-Q 2026-04-23 · 10-Q 2025-10-23 · 10-Q 2025-07-24 · 10-Q 2025-04-22 · 10-K 2026-02-12 · 10-K 2025-02-13

Rated on July 10, 2026 · How the Rating Is Built

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Sales Per Quarter ($M)

Earnings Per Share Per Quarter ($)

Net Margin Per Quarter (%)

Operating Cash Flow Per Quarter ($M)

Free Cash Flow Per Quarter ($M)

Sales Growth vs. Year-Ago Quarter (%)

EPS Growth vs. Year-Ago Quarter (%)

Price Change in Quarter (%)

Quarterly Figures

Quarterly Figures
Quarter	EPS (Earnings Per Share)	EPS YoY (%)	Sales ($M)	Sales YoY (%)	Net Margin (%)	OCF ($M)	FCF ($M)
2024: Q4	0.31	1.70	213	9.40	17.10	105	81
2025: Q1	0.27	73.40	215	5.40	14.20	61	37
2025: Q2	0.20	-23.90	217	7.90	10.10	130	109
2025: Q3	0.35	68.50	227	6.70	16.40	101	79
2025: Q4	0.24	-24.70	213	0.00	11.70	109	75
2026: Q1	0.20	-26.30	219	1.90	9.90	72	42

What Do These Terms Mean?

EPS (Earnings Per Share):: Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
YoY (Year over Year):: Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
Sales:: All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
Net Margin:: What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
OCF (Operating Cash Flow):: The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
FCF (Free Cash Flow):: Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.

About the Company

Iridium Communications Inc. bietet mobile Sprach- und Datenkommunikationsdienste und -produkte für Unternehmen, die US-Regierung und ausländische Regierungen, Nichtregierungsorganisationen und Verbraucher in den USA, Kanada und international an.

CEO Insider Trades (12 Mo.)	buying own stock
Employees	975
Headquarters	McLean, VA
Website	iridium.com
IPO Date	20. Mar 2008
Next Earnings	23. Jul 2026

Management

Management
Name	Title	Birth Year
Matthew J. Desch	CEO & Director	1958
Vincent J. O'Neill	Chief Financial Officer	1966
Suzanne E. McBride	COO & Director	1969
Kathleen A. Morgan	Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary	1968
Scott T. Scheimreif	Executive Vice President of Government Programs	1969
Gregory D. Pelton	Chief Technical Officer	–
Kenneth B. Levy	Vice President of Investor Relations	–
Timothy J. Last	Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing	1968
Michael L. O'Connor Ph.D.	Executive Vice President of Positioning, Navigation & Timing Division	–
Donald L. Thoma	President & CEO of Aireon LLC	1962

Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.

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Data as of: July 20, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

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