Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM
At closeNov 4, 2026, 4:01 PM EST
After hours · Nov 4, 4:01 PM ET
- YTD
- +152.07%
- 1 year
- +145.85%
- Market cap
- 4.64B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 902.97M
- Profit margin
- 18.06%
- EPS (ttm)
- 1.54
- Shares out
- 105.98M
- P/E ratio
- 28.45
- Forward P/E
- 30.74
- Dividend
- 0.60 (1.37%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Sep 14, 2026
- YTD return
- +152.07%
- 1-year return
- +145.85%
- Volume
- 644.82K
- Avg volume
- 963.02K
- Open
- 43.81
- Previous close
- 43.87
- Day's range
- 43.19 – 44.34
- 52-week range
- 15.65 – 57.18
- Beta
- 0.87
- Analysts
- Buy
- Price target
- 48.00 (+9.6%)
- Earnings date
- Feb 11, 2027
2Y +14.13 (+47.61%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 6.74B
- PEG ratio
- 1.71
- Price / sales
- 5.14
- Price / book
- 8.06
- Dividend yield
- 1.37%
- Payout ratio
- 68.18%
- Revenue growth
- 8.30%
- Free cash flow
- 217.97M
- Total cash
- 97.85M
- Total debt
- 2.18B
- Return on equity
- 31.74%
- Short % of float
- 3.22%
- 50-day average
- 46.71
- 200-day average
- 40.03
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 36.00
- Target (mean)
- 48.00
- Target (high)
- 54.00
- Strong buy1
- Buy1
- Hold4
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Feb 11, 2027
Expected Feb 11, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 0.22.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 0.25 | — | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.3356 | 0.98 | +0.64 | +192.01% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.282 | 0.09 | -0.19 | -68.09% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 0.27 | 0.20 | -0.07 | -25.93% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.23 | 0.24 | +0.01 | +4.35% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 0.26 | 0.35 | +0.09 | +34.62% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Oppenheimer | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Apr 27, 2026 | BWS Financial | main | Sell | Sell |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Raymond James | down | Outperform | Market Perform |
| Apr 15, 2026 | BWS Financial | main | Sell | Sell |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Barclays | main | Overweight | Overweight |
About Iridium Communications Inc.
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.
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Telecom Services
- Country
- United States
- Website
- iridium.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANFIELD THOMAS C | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Sep 29, 2026 | 271,710 |
| DESCH MATTHEW J | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Gift | Oct 21, 2026 | 1,398,630 |
| KRONGARD ALVIN BERNARD | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 30, 2026 | 527,525 |
| LAST TIMOTHY JAMES | Officer | Sale | Sep 14, 2026 | 84,130 |
| MCBRIDE SUZANNE E | Officer and Director | Stock Gift | Aug 19, 2026 | 264,614 |
| MORGAN KATHLEEN A | Officer | Sale | Aug 16, 2026 | 124,871 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 12.67% | 13,447,338 | 589.13M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| AQR Capital Management, LLC | 6.45% | 6,847,072 | 299.97M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.12% | 5,440,399 | 238.34M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| American Century Companies Inc | 4.57% | 4,856,440 | 212.76M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 4.46% | 4,733,714 | 207.38M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.99% | 4,232,161 | 185.41M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 5.94% | 6,311,060 | 276.49M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 3.62% | 3,846,006 | 168.49M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.69% | 2,850,662 | 124.89M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 1.94% | 2,061,767 | 90.33M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Pacer Funds Trust-Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF | 1.87% | 1,985,513 | 86.99M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 1.14% | 1,212,948 | 53.14M | Jun 29, 2026 |