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Iridium Communications IRDM · USD

Communication Services · US listing · 🇺🇸 United States

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At a glance

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FY2025

Revenue

$871.7m

FY2016FY2025

Net income

$114.4m

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

$299.8m

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

$462.6m

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue$871.7m$830.7m$790.7m$721.0m$614.5m$583.4m$560.4m$523.0m$448.0m$433.6m
Research and development$19.8m$28.4m$20.3m$16.2m$11.9m$12.0m$14.3m$22.4m$15.2m$16.1m
Operating income$236.0m$203.5m$119.1m$82.6m$46.3m$35.5m$10.1m$41.7m$101.3m$176.4m
Net income$114.4m$112.8m$15.4m$8.7m−$9.3m−$56.1m−$162.0m−$13.4m$233.9m$111.0m
Diluted earnings per share1.090.980.130.07-0.06-0.42-1.23-0.122.381.16

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets$2.53bn$2.67bn$2.66bn$2.95bn$3.18bn$3.36bn$3.62bn$4.01bn$3.78bn$3.50bn
Cash and short-term investments$96.5m$93.5m$71.9m$168.8m$320.9m$244.7m$223.6m$273.4m$297.6m$410.5m
Total liabilities$2.07bn$2.09bn$1.77bn$1.83bn$1.89bn$1.94bn$2.16bn$2.41bn$2.19bn$2.16bn
Debt$1.76bn$1.79bn$1.48bn$1.49bn$1.60bn$1.61bn$1.78bn$1.96bn$1.70bn$1.66bn
Shareholders' equity$462.6m$576.6m$888.1m$1.13bn$1.29bn$1.42bn$1.46bn$1.60bn$1.60bn$1.34bn
Shares outstanding105m115m123m126m147m134m132m112m98m96m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operations$400.1m$376.0m$314.9m$344.7m$302.9m$249.8m$198.1m$263.7m$259.6m$225.2m
Capital spending−$100.3m−$69.9m−$73.5m−$71.3m−$42.1m−$38.7m−$117.8m−$391.4m−$400.1m−$405.7m
Free cash flow$299.8m$306.1m$241.4m$273.5m$260.7m$211.1m$80.3m−$127.7m−$140.5m−$180.5m
Dividends paid−$62.9m−$64.7m−$64.8m—−$7.4m−$8.2m−$8.4m−$15.4m−$3.9m−$15.4m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
Revenue$225.2m$219.1m$212.9m$226.9m$216.9m$214.9m$213.0m$212.8m
Operating income$34.0m$50.7m$55.2m$70.1m$50.3m$60.4m$52.4m$55.3m
Net income$9.7m$21.6m$24.9m$37.1m$22.0m$30.4m$36.3m$24.4m
Diluted earnings per share0.090.200.240.350.210.290.310.21
Cash from operations$107.0m$71.0m$108.0m$100.0m$129.0m$61.0m$104.0m$118.0m
Capital spending−$21.0m−$29.0m−$33.0m−$21.0m−$20.0m−$24.0m−$24.0m−$18.0m
Free cash flow$86.0m$42.0m$75.0m$79.0m$109.0m$37.0m$80.0m$100.0m
Total assets$2.57bn$2.53bn$2.53bn$2.55bn$2.57bn$2.61bn$2.67bn$2.75bn
Cash and short-term investments$184.2m$111.6m$96.5m$88.5m$79.3m$50.9m$93.5m$159.6m
Debt$1.76bn$1.76bn$1.76bn$1.81bn$1.81bn$1.81bn$1.80bn$1.79bn
Shareholders' equity$472.5m$468.4m$462.6m$450.5m$473.6m$518.4m$576.6m$663.8m

Financial ratios

Data as of 27 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Operating margin26.4%25.6%12.3%11.5%7.3%1.7%
Net margin13.1%13.6%1.9%1.2%-1.5%-9.6%
Return on equity24.7%19.6%1.7%0.8%-0.7%-3.9%
Return on assets4.5%4.2%0.6%0.3%-0.3%-1.7%
Free cash flow yield10.7%8.7%7.1%7.4%5.3%4.8%
Revenue growth4.9%5.1%9.7%17.3%5.3%4.1%
Earnings growth1.4%631.6%76.7%-193.6%-83.4%-65.4%
Current ratio2.48x1.73x2.06x2.16x3.90x3.04x
Debt to equity3.81x3.11x1.67x1.32x1.24x1.14x
Equity ratio18.3%21.6%33.4%38.2%40.5%42.2%
Interest coverage2.35x2.07x0.95x1.15x0.61x0.10x
R&D as a share of sales2.3%3.4%2.6%2.2%1.9%2.1%
Buybacks as a share of market value9.2%6.0%2.5%14.4%-10.0%-1.6%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue6.5%8.4%7.8%
Operating income41.9%46.1%3.9%
Net income135.8%—32.0%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Operating margin25.8%19.9%16.4%17.9%
Net margin13.3%7.8%4.2%5.3%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings15.929.7327.8—-651.8-93.8-20.0-154.75.08.3
Price to sales2.14.06.49.09.99.05.84.02.62.1

Market value over time

30 Nov 2016 to 26 Oct 2026, in USD

$1.09bn$4.85bn

Share price return

Finished calendar years

2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Return-43%-27%-19%27%5%51%36%57%5%33%

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 3 years. Last went ex-dividend on 15 Sept 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Paid in the year0.450.580.550.390.13

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