Iridium Communications Inc.
IRDMNasdaq
$46.68
↑ +0.2%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +53.6%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$5.0B
Enterprise Value
$4.9B
P/E
47.2
P/S
5.7
P/B
10.6
EV/EBITDA
11.1
PEG
0.3
FCF Yield
6.1%
Dividend Yield
1.3%
Revenue (TTM)
$875.8M
Net Income (TTM)
$105.6M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$304.9M
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
25.8%
Net Margin
12.0%
ROE
22.5%
ROIC
49.5%
Debt / Equity
—
Net Cash
$111.6M
Return 1Y
+49.2%
Company profile
Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and international governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers. The company also provides push-to-talk; broadband data; and Internet of Things (IoT) services. Iridium sells its products and services to commercial end users through a wholesale distribution network that include service providers and value-added resellers.
- CEO
- Matthew J. Desch
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Industry
- Electronic Equipment
- Employees
- 660
- Headquarters
- Virginia
- Website
- iridium.com
Management & directors
- Thoma Donald LeeEVP, Aireon
- Desch Matthew JChief Executive Officer
- Kapalka TimothyCAO Iridium Satellite LLC
- Last Timothy JamesEVP, Sales & Marketing
- Mcbride Suzanne E.Chief Operations Officer
- Morgan Kathleen A.Chief Legal Officer
- O'Neill Vincent JamesChief Financial Officer
- Scheimreif ScottEVP-Government Programs
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
IRDM Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$219.1M↑ +1.9%
Diluted EPS$0.20↓ -25.9%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $583.4M | $614.5M | $721.0M | $790.7M | $830.7M | $871.7M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $35.5M | $46.3M | $76.7M | $81.6M | $200.4M | $236.0M |
| Net income | -$56.1M | -$9.3M | $8.7M | $15.4M | $112.8M | $114.4M |
| Diluted EPS | — | — | $0.07 | $0.12 | $0.94 | $1.06 |
| Operating cash flow | $249.8M | $302.9M | $344.7M | $314.9M | $376.0M | $400.1M |
| Free cash flow | $211.1M | $260.7M | $273.5M | $241.4M | $306.1M | $299.8M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 7.5% | 10.6% | 10.3% | 24.1% | 27.1% |
| Net margin | -9.6% | -1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 13.6% | 13.1% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $201.1M | $212.8M | $213.0M | $214.9M | $216.9M | $226.9M | $212.9M | $219.1M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $43.6M | $54.9M | $52.1M | $60.4M | $50.3M | $70.1M | $55.2M | $50.7M |
| Net income | $32.3M | $24.4M | $36.3M | $30.4M | $22.0M | $37.1M | $24.9M | $21.6M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.27 | $0.21 | $0.30 | $0.27 | $0.20 | $0.35 | $0.24 | $0.20 |
| Operating cash flow | $81.1M | $118.6M | $104.8M | $61.1M | $129.6M | $100.8M | $108.6M | $71.6M |
| Free cash flow | $68.7M | $100.0M | $80.5M | $36.5M | $108.9M | $79.2M | $75.1M | $41.7M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 21.7% | 25.8% | 24.5% | 28.1% | 23.2% | 30.9% | 25.9% | 23.2% |
| Net margin | 16.1% | 11.5% | 17.1% | 14.2% | 10.1% | 16.4% | 11.7% | 9.9% |
Company news
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Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | Thoma Donald Lee· EVP, Aireon | Award | 41,949 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-30 | YEANEY JACQUELINE E | Award | 30 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-30 | Shivanandan Monique S. | Award | 44 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-30 | Sears Kay | Award | 30 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-30 | Olson Eric T | Award | 385 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-30 | NIEHAUS ROBERT H | Award | 378 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-30 | FRAZIER LEON ANTHONY | Award | 93 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-30 | FITZPATRICK THOMAS | Award | 49 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-30 | Alterman Louis M | Award | 38 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-30 | Canfield Thomas C | Award | 639 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | DESCH MATTHEW J· Chief Executive Officer | Tax withholding | 9,583 | $51.78 | $496,207.74 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | McBride Suzanne E.· Chief Operations Officer | Tax withholding | 3,622 | $51.78 | $187,547.16 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | Scheimreif Scott· EVP-Government Programs | Tax withholding | 2,205 | $51.78 | $114,174.90 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | Morgan Kathleen A.· Chief Legal Officer | Tax withholding | 2,052 | $51.78 | $106,252.56 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | Last Timothy James· EVP, Sales & Marketing | Tax withholding | 1,498 | $51.78 | $77,566.44 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | O'Neill Vincent James· Chief Financial Officer | Tax withholding | 1,459 | $51.78 | $75,547.02 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | Kapalka Timothy· CAO Iridium Satellite LLC | Tax withholding | 692 | $51.78 | $35,831.76 | filing |
| 2026-06-01 | Kapalka Timothy· CAO Iridium Satellite LLC | Award | 4,175 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-20 | Canfield Thomas C | D | 136 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-06 | Kapalka Timothy· CAO Iridium Satellite LLC | Sale | 2,043 | $33.00 | $67,419.00 | filing |
| 2026-04-02 | Kapalka Timothy· CAO Iridium Satellite LLC | Sale | 3,790 | $31.00 | $117,490.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | NIEHAUS ROBERT H | Award | 743 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | Shivanandan Monique S. | Award | 86 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | YEANEY JACQUELINE E | Award | 59 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-31 | Sears Kay | Award | 59 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.