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IRDM

Iridium Communications Inc.

IRDM

NASDAQ·Communication Services·Telecommunications Services·Mkt cap $5.9B

$53.57

-3.87%

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52-Week Range

$15.65 - $57.18

P/E

54.11

Fwd P/E

39.27

Beta

0.89

Div Yield

1.08%

Avg Vol

2.8M

Shares Out

105.7M

Mkt Cap

$5.9B

Price action

Price chart

Up 76.8% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Proprietary global satellite constellation with comprehensive coverage
  • Mission-critical infrastructure with high customer switching costs
  • Diversified revenue streams across commercial, government, and IoT markets
  • Long-term government contracts providing stable, predictable revenue

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • High premium - requires strong execution

Growth

Stable outlook

Expanding IoT and M2M connectivity demand in remote regions

Value

High premium - requires strong execution

Momentum

Hot

+69.6% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

1.08% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jul 23, 2026

LATEST RECAP

Earnings recap unavailable for this period.

EPS surprise · last 4Q

Q1 26

$0.20

Q4 25

$0.24

Q3 25

$0.35

Q2 25

$0.20

Next: Jul 23, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+8%

+7%

-0%

+2%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$201.1M

$212.8M

$213.0M

$214.9M

$216.9M

$226.9M

$212.9M

$219.1M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

77.3%

Operating

23.2%

Profit

9.9%

Wall Street consensus

6 analysts · 17% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

17%

Hold

4

67%

Sell

1

17%

Median Price Target

$45.00

-16.0% vs $53.57

Low $40.00
Median $45.00
High $60.00

Latest: William Blair · Jun 29, 2026

3 analysts covering

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How IRDM stacks vs Telecommunications Services

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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