Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) stock
IRDMNasdaqCommunications Services, NECFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 20, 2026Score 14/3020% above fair value
$46.12−1.17 (-2.47%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $4.90BP/E 30.5Yield –
Iridium Communications statistics
97 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 15, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 12.54
- 4.86
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 5.31
- 1.51
- EV / EBIT
- 27.96
- 13.44
- EV / FCF
- 17.29
- 17.20
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -2.71%
- 2.36%
- Float
- 82M
- 47M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 22.6%
- 14.8%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 86.0%
- 59.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 3M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 3.26%
- 1.33%
- Short % of Float
- 3.69%
- 8.13%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.86%
- 4.94%
- Days to Cover
- 4.40
- 5.08
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $57.18
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $15.64
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $44.67
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $46.42
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $40.87
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.37
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 9.76%
- 0.93%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 0.74%
- -6.60%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -8.13%
- -17.3%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 6.19%
- -12.9%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 165.4%
- -11.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 175.5%
- -11.3%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 29.9%
- -27.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 9.73%
- -63.3%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 424.1%
- -50.7%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 808,879
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 769,653
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.92
- 0.88
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 53.0
- 45.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 60.0%
- 63.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.68
- 0.94
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 9.32%
- 1.00%
- EBITDA Margin
- 43.6%
- 9.78%
- FCF Margin
- 30.7%
- 2.82%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 31.7%
- 1.96%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 5.79%
- -1.42%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 30.1%
- 2.85%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 6.25%
- 3.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.91
- 1.26
- Quick Ratio
- 0.64
- 0.91
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 3.59%
- 2.20%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 29.5%
- -27.9%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 33.6%
- -7.19%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -9.05%
- -17.3%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 6.53%
- 0.62%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 8.36%
- 3.27%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 147.4%
- 5.61%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.32
- 0.46
- Revenue Per Employee
- $926.12K
- $509.66K
- Profits Per Employee
- $167.21K
- -$13.80K
- Employee Count
- 975
- 638
- WACC
- 8.40%
- 7.71%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $84.12M
- -$108.67K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $97.85M
- -$9.68M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.92
- -$0.18
- Equity (Book Value)
- $576.96M
- $110.62M
- Book Value Per Share
- $5.43
- $2.31
- Tangible Book Value
- -$51.01M
- $789.72K
- Working Capital
- -$30.62M
- $14.16M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$112.73M
- -$72.78M
- FCF Per Share
- $2.61
- $0.27
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.33%
- -0.81%
- FCF Yield
- 5.67%
- 3.67%
- Buyback Yield
- -0.00%
- 1.89%
- Shareholder Yield
- -0.00%
- 3.68%
- Payout Ratio
- 39.8%
- 48.3%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 23.4%
- 24.2%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $22.13M
- $3.61M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 26.3%
- 23.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $13.59
- $13.70
- Graham Upside
- -70.5%
- -15.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.51
- 0.93
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
- 5
- Lynch Fair Value
- $37.75
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -18.1%
- 71.9%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 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 | -2.0% | -2.7% | +0.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | -6.8% | -1.7% | −5.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +168.7% | +11.9% | +156.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +179.4% | +12.0% | +167.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +37.0% | +78.2% | −41.2 pts | +11.1% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +17.6% | +73.2% | −55.7 pts | +3.3% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +461.4% | +309.6% | +151.8 pts | +18.8% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
3M IRDM shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 3.3% from the previous report, or 3.69% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 47.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3,031,712 | +3.3% | 688,924 | 4.4 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2,935,902 | -12.8% | 1,028,020 | 2.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3,368,663 | -0.9% | 1,371,156 | 2.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 3,400,564 | +32.8% | 715,197 | 4.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2,559,792 | -10.9% | 929,266 | 2.8 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2,872,219 | -16.9% | 1,015,208 | 2.8 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3,457,705 | +22.3% | 1,564,086 | 2.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,826,191 | -35.3% | 2,225,094 | 1.3 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4,367,799 | -54.0% | 4,207,739 | 1.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9,488,045 | +67.9% | 2,787,267 | 3.4 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,651,026 | -0.3% | 2,282,898 | 2.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,669,943 | +4.6% | 1,929,826 | 2.9 |
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