Iridium Communications Inc.
IRDM
NASDAQ·Communication Services·Telecommunications Services·Mkt cap $5.0B
$46.95
▼ -0.04%
P/E
53.35
Mkt Cap
$5.0B
52-Wk Range
$15.65–$57.18
52-Week Range
$15.65 - $57.18
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Price action
Price chart
Up 90.7% over the trailing year
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.
- Extreme premium - high expectations embedded
Growth
Stable outlook
Expanding IoT and M2M connectivity demand in remote regions
Value
Extreme premium - high expectations embedded
Momentum
Weak
-9.8% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Modest
1.28% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying IRDM right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 22, 2026
JUL 22, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.09 vs $0.28 consensus (-68.1% surprise). Revenue of $225.2M vs $220.3M expected (+2.2%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
0 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
-68.1%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+8%
+7%
-0%
+2%
+4%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$212.8M
$213.0M
$214.9M
$216.9M
$226.9M
$212.9M
$219.1M
$225.2M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
77.2%
Operating
15.1%
Profit
4.3%
Wall Street consensus
6 analysts · 33% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
33%
Hold
50%
Sell
17%
Median Price Target
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Latest: New Street · Jul 22, 2026
vs Industry
How IRDM stacks vs Telecommunications Services
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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