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Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM

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43.81 USD -0.06 (-0.14%)

Nov 4, 2026, 12:29 PM EST

43.19 Day range 44.34
15.65 52-week range 57.18
YTD
+152.07%
1 year
+145.85%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

1.56 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

6 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 4
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 4
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 16.2×
FY 2016: 9.6×FY 2017: 5.3×FY 2018: -154×FY 2019: -19.1×FY 2020: -93.6×FY 2021: -592×FY 2022: 756×FY 2023: 343×FY 2024: 30.5×FY 2025: 16.2×
FY 2016 5y median 30.5× FY 2025
P/S 2.1×
FY 2016: 2.1×FY 2017: 2.6×FY 2018: 3.8×FY 2019: 5.5×FY 2020: 9.0×FY 2021: 9.0×FY 2022: 9.1×FY 2023: 6.4×FY 2024: 4.1×FY 2025: 2.1×
FY 2016 5y median 6.4× FY 2025
P/B 4.0×
FY 2016: 0.7×FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 2.1×FY 2020: 3.7×FY 2021: 4.3×FY 2022: 5.8×FY 2023: 5.7×FY 2024: 6.0×FY 2025: 4.0×
FY 2016 5y median 5.7× FY 2025
P/FCF 6.2×
FY 2016: -5.1×FY 2017: -8.2×FY 2018: -15.7×FY 2019: 38.4×FY 2020: 24.9×FY 2021: 21.1×FY 2022: 24.1×FY 2023: 20.9×FY 2024: 11.2×FY 2025: 6.2×
FY 2016 5y median 20.9× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 8.0×
FY 2016: 9.6×FY 2017: 10.6×FY 2018: 14.6×FY 2019: 21.2×FY 2020: 21.3×FY 2021: 19.4×FY 2022: 20.5×FY 2023: 17.1×FY 2024: 12.4×FY 2025: 8.0×
FY 2016 5y median 17.1× FY 2025
EV/Sales 4.0×
FY 2016: 5.1×FY 2017: 5.7×FY 2018: 7.1×FY 2019: 8.3×FY 2020: 11.4×FY 2021: 11.1×FY 2022: 11.0×FY 2023: 8.2×FY 2024: 6.2×FY 2025: 4.0×
FY 2016 5y median 8.2× FY 2025
FCF Yield 16.1%
FY 2016: -19.6%FY 2017: -12.2%FY 2018: -6.4%FY 2019: 2.6%FY 2020: 4.0%FY 2021: 4.7%FY 2022: 4.1%FY 2023: 4.8%FY 2024: 8.9%FY 2025: 16.1%
FY 2016 5y median 4.8% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 77.3%
FY 2016: 63.4%FY 2017: 44.8%FY 2018: 31.0%FY 2019: 21.0%FY 2020: 23.6%FY 2021: 25.8%FY 2022: 30.0%FY 2023: 35.8%FY 2024: 47.8%FY 2025: 77.3%
FY 2016 5y median 35.8% FY 2025
Operating Margin 27.1%
FY 2016: 40.7%FY 2017: 22.6%FY 2018: 8.0%FY 2019: 1.8%FY 2020: 6.1%FY 2021: 7.5%FY 2022: 10.6%FY 2023: 15.1%FY 2024: 24.5%FY 2025: 27.1%
FY 2016 5y median 15.1% FY 2025
Net Margin 13.1%
FY 2016: 25.6%FY 2017: 52.2%FY 2018: -2.6%FY 2019: -28.9%FY 2020: -9.6%FY 2021: -1.5%FY 2022: 1.2%FY 2023: 1.9%FY 2024: 13.6%FY 2025: 13.1%
FY 2016 5y median 1.9% FY 2025
ROE 24.7%
FY 2016: 8.3%FY 2017: 14.6%FY 2018: -0.8%FY 2019: -11.1%FY 2020: -3.9%FY 2021: -0.7%FY 2022: 0.8%FY 2023: 1.7%FY 2024: 19.6%FY 2025: 24.7%
FY 2016 5y median 1.7% FY 2025
ROIC 7.8%
FY 2016: 3.2%FY 2017: 2.8%FY 2018: 0.7%FY 2019: 0.2%FY 2020: 0.7%FY 2021: 0.5%FY 2022: 2.6%FY 2023: -6.6%FY 2024: 7.2%FY 2025: 7.8%
FY 2016 5y median 2.6% FY 2025
ROA 4.5%
FY 2016: 3.2%FY 2017: 6.2%FY 2018: -0.3%FY 2019: -4.5%FY 2020: -1.7%FY 2021: -0.3%FY 2022: 0.3%FY 2023: 0.6%FY 2024: 4.2%FY 2025: 4.5%
FY 2016 5y median 0.6% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 4.9%
FY 2016: 5.4%FY 2017: 3.3%FY 2018: 16.7%FY 2019: 7.2%FY 2020: 4.1%FY 2021: 5.3%FY 2022: 17.3%FY 2023: 9.7%FY 2024: 5.1%FY 2025: 4.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 16.0%
FY 2016: 9.7%FY 2017: -42.6%FY 2018: -58.9%FY 2019: -75.7%FY 2020: 250.6%FY 2021: 30.5%FY 2022: 65.6%FY 2023: 55.4%FY 2024: 70.8%FY 2025: 16.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 12.8%
FY 2016: 1244.2%FY 2017: 122.0%FY 2018: -105.4%FY 2019: -975.0%FY 2020: 67.4%FY 2021: 83.4%FY 2022: 196.0%FY 2023: 79.1%FY 2024: 683.3%FY 2025: 12.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -2.0%
FY 2016: 34.9%FY 2017: 22.2%FY 2018: 9.1%FY 2019: 162.9%FY 2020: 162.8%FY 2021: 23.5%FY 2022: 4.9%FY 2023: -11.7%FY 2024: 26.8%FY 2025: -2.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.5×
FY 2016: 6.2×FY 2017: 1.9×FY 2018: 1.5×FY 2019: 3.0×FY 2020: 3.0×FY 2021: 3.9×FY 2022: 2.2×FY 2023: 2.1×FY 2024: 1.7×FY 2025: 2.5×
FY 2016 5y median 2.2× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 1.8×
FY 2016: 6.0×FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 1.4×FY 2019: 2.7×FY 2020: 2.8×FY 2021: 3.6×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 1.4×FY 2024: 1.2×FY 2025: 1.8×
FY 2016 5y median 1.8× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 3.8×
FY 2016: 1.2×FY 2017: 1.1×FY 2018: 1.2×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.2×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.3×FY 2023: 1.7×FY 2024: 3.1×FY 2025: 3.8×
FY 2016 5y median 1.7× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 3.8×
FY 2016: 5.6×FY 2017: 5.9×FY 2018: 6.7×FY 2019: 7.2×FY 2020: 4.5×FY 2021: 3.7×FY 2022: 3.5×FY 2023: 3.8×FY 2024: 4.1×FY 2025: 3.8×
FY 2016 5y median 3.8× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 2.4×
FY 2016: 0.0×FY 2017: 4052×FY 2018: 0.8×FY 2019: 0.1×FY 2020: 0.4×FY 2021: 0.6×FY 2022: 1.1×FY 2023: 1.2×FY 2024: 2.0×FY 2025: 2.4×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 3.4%
FY 2016: 1.7%FY 2017: 0.3%FY 2018: 0.8%FY 2019: 0.3%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 1.3%FY 2024: 1.9%FY 2025: 3.4%
FY 2016 5y median 1.3% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 55.0%
FY 2016: 13.9%FY 2017: 1.7%FY 2018: -115.3%FY 2019: -5.2%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 420.2%FY 2024: 57.4%FY 2025: 55.0%
FY 2016 5y median 55.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31