Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) stock
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $4.87BP/E 30.4Yield –
Iridium Communications Inc. grew revenue 3.6% to $902.97M over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income fell 26.3% to $171.59M, moving the operating margin from 26.7% to 19.0%. Free cash flow was $277.57M, down 9.1% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $4.87B, 30.4 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $4.87B
- P/E ratio
- 30.4
- Price to sales
- 5.39
- Price to book
- 8.44
- Dividend yield
- –
- Free cash flow yield
- 5.70%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $902.97M
- Net income
- $163.03M
- EPS, diluted
- $1.51
- Free cash flow
- $277.57M
- Book value per share
- $5.30
- Diluted shares
- 109M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $46.12
- Open
- $46.16
- Day's range
- $45.23 – $46.85
- Volume
- 554,620
- Average volume (20 days)
- 753,799
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600 (since Feb 2026), Russell 1000 (since Jun 2023), Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.68
- 52-week range
- $15.64 – $57.18
- RSI (14 days)
- 51.8
- Volatility (1 year)
- 60.0%
- Relative volume
- 0.51×
- WACC
- 8.5%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2010, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | IRDM | S&P 500 | Difference | IRDM per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -1.8% | -3.0% | +1.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -7.6% | -2.8% | −4.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +167.2% | +11.5% | +155.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +180.5% | +13.5% | +167.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | +37.4% | +77.7% | −40.3 pts | +11.2% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +16.9% | +72.6% | −55.7 pts | +3.2% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +458.4% | +308.2% | +150.2 pts | +18.8% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Iridium Communications filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- News
- Results
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About Iridium Communications
Communications Services, NEC
Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile satellite voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing services through a low-Earth orbit constellation. The company delivers real-time communications and emergency solutions across maritime, aviation, and land mobile sectors, supporting applications such as asset tracking, flight tracking, and autonomous systems. Its offerings include specialized broadband and midband services under the Iridium Certus platform, hosted payloads, and dedicated engineering support. Commercial customers, including global enterprises and recreational users, access these services primarily through third-party service providers, value-added resellers, and equipment manufacturers.
Company profile, executives and historyIridium Communications stock: common questions
What is Iridium Communications's stock price?
IRDM closed at $45.87 on Nov 13, 2026, down 0.54% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $15.64 and $57.18.
What is Iridium Communications's market cap?
Iridium Communications was worth $4.87B at the close on Nov 13, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is IRDM's P/E ratio?
IRDM trades at 30.4 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $1.51 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Iridium Communications make?
Iridium Communications reported revenue of $902.97M for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 3.6% from a year earlier.
Does Iridium Communications pay a dividend?
No. Iridium Communications has not paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months.
When does Iridium Communications report earnings next?
Iridium Communications is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 11, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has IRDM stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, IRDM returned +180.5% over the past year, against +13.5% for the S&P 500.
How many IRDM shares are sold short?
3M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 3.69% of the float, or 4.4 days of average trading volume.
Who are Iridium Communications's competitors?
Companies most similar to Iridium Communications by business, industry and size include GSAT, GOGO, TSAT, SGBAF, CCOI.
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