Stock Evaluator: Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM)

Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM

$47.34 -0.30 -0.63%
July 31, 2026 4:00:00 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 1,306,997
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NASD | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Communication Services Diversified Telecommunication Services

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COMPANY SUMMARY
Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company offers mobile satellite communications services for land mobile end users and aviation sectors; broadband terminals, embedded devices, and handsets for merchant shipping, fishing, leisure and research vessels, and specialized watercraft; satellite-based IoT services; hosted payload and other data services; and other data services and engineering services. It also provides postpaid mobile voice and data satellite communications; prepaid mobile voice satellite communications; push-to-talk; broadband data; Internet of Things (IoT); and satellite time and location services. In addition, the company offers personnel tracking devices; asset tracking devices for equipment, vehicles, and aircrafts; beyond-line-of-sight aircraft communications applications; maritime communications applications; specialized communications solutions for high-value individuals; and mobile communications and data devices for the military and other government agencies, such as secure satellite handsets; and maintenance services for the U.S. government’s dedicated gateway. Further, it provides satellite handsets, voice and data modems, broadband data devices, and IoT data devices; and various accessories for its devices that include batteries, holsters, earbud headphones, portable auxiliary antennas, antenna adaptors, USB data cables, and charging units. The company sells its products and services to commercial end users through a wholesale distribution network that includes service providers, and value-added resellers and value-added manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Iridium Holdings LLC and changed its name to Iridium Communications Inc. in September 2009. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics IRDM Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $5,016.2 $6,091.1 67%
Shares Out (Mil) 108.5 200.3 64%
Institutional Ownership 97.3% 50.0% 73%
Float (Mil) 93.1 266.0 60%
Beta 0.88 0.43 52%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 1,572 217 78%
Price Change
(52-week)
90.0% 79.1% 90%
Growth IRDM Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 8.4% 2.2% 52%
Net Income (5yr) 32.2% (0.1%) 86%
EPS (5yr) 35.2% 0.8% 85
Dividends (5yr) 0.0% 0.0% 71%
Cash Flow (5yr) (21.4%) 8.4% 30%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 1 1 1
Current EPS $0.410 $1.080 $1.970
Month Ago EPS $0.285 $1.035 $1.185
# Rev Up 0 1 0
# Rev Down 1 0 1
Three Months Ago EPS $0.362 $1.177 $1.361
Year/Year Chg 355.6% 1.9% 21.2%
Financials IRDM Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $884 $4,442 49%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $93 $150 60%
EPS (TTM) $0.878 $0.100 59%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $395 $1,169 68%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $105 $93 78%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $1,777 $2,895 73%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $6,570 $9,991 67%
Valuation IRDM Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 10.61 2.32 91%
P/E 54.5 19.3 85%
Dividend Yield 1.3% 0.0% 70%
PEG (5yr hist) 1.5 0.5 59%
Ratios IRDM Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 71.9% 48.5% 83%
Net Margin 10.5% 5.9% 64%
ROA 3.6% 2.6% 65%
ROE 19.7% 8.9% 79%
Liabilities to Assets 81.6% 65.4% 76%
F-Score 7 5 84%

Iridium Communications Inc. did not pass any screens on 7/31/2026.

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