profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Iridium Communications
$47.29+2.51% today
+182.5% in 1 year
1-year low $15.841-year high $55.72
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $43.82 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Iridium Communications sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $721 million in 2022 to $872 million in 2025, with $114 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Iridium Communications handed back 83% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $186M$63M
Free cash flow 2025$300M
Bought back its own shares$186M
Paid as dividends$63M
Cash vs. debt$97M vs. $1.8B
Iridium Communications vs. similar companies
Iridium Communications grows in the middle of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iridium Communications | 43.8× · Expensive | ||
 Charter Communications | 4.9× · Cheap | ||
 Telefónica | No profit yet | ||
 BCE | 4.4× · Cheap | ||
 Rogers Communications | 3.7× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Iridium Communications's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 583 | 615 | 721 | 791 | 831 | 872 | |
| – | – | 520 | 566 | 600 | 624 | |
| 35 | 46 | 77 | 82 | 200 | 236 | |
| 339 | 352 | 379 | 406 | 404 | 443 | |
| -56 | -9 | 9 | 15 | 113 | 114 | |
| -0.42 | -0.07 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.94 | 1.06 | |
| – | – | 72.1% | 71.5% | 72.2% | 71.5% | |
| 6.1% | 7.5% | 10.6% | 10.3% | 24.1% | 27.1% | |
| -9.6% | -1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 13.6% | 13.1% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 3,361 | 3,181 | 2,954 | 2,662 | 2,671 | 2,531 |
| Cash | 237 | 321 | 169 | 72 | 94 | 97 |
| Total debt | 1,614 | 1,598 | 1,487 | 1,482 | 1,791 | 1,761 |
| Total liabilities | 1,942 | 1,893 | 1,825 | 1,774 | 2,095 | 2,068 |
| 1,419 | 1,288 | 1,129 | 888 | 577 | 463 | |
| 133 | 134 | 126 | 128 | 120 | 108 | |
| 0.9% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 8.3% | |
| -3.9% | -0.7% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 19.6% | 24.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 303 | 345 | 315 | 376 | 400 | |
| 39 | 42 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 100 | |
| 211 | 261 | 273 | 241 | 306 | 300 | |
| Dividends paid | – | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 63 |
| 0 | 163 | 257 | 247 | 408 | 186 | |
| 17 | 27 | 44 | 57 | 63 | 52 |
Valuation
- 43.8×
- 42.5×
- –
- 9.7×
- 5.7×
- 16.7×
- 15.1×
- 6.0%
- 2.3%
- 1.4%
Profitability
- 71.5%
- 27.1%
- 13.1%
- 50.4%
- 7.2%
- 2.1%
- 22.8%
- 4.2%
- 9.3%
- 2.3%
Growth
- +8.4%
- –
- −2.0%
- –
- −5.3%
Financial health
- 3.8×
- 0.02
- 0.3%
- 2.4×
- 2.85
- 2.21
- 0.35
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 50%of 435
Top 14%of 437
Bottom 21%of 346
Top 36%of 439
Top 50%of 439
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $35.50
- Range
- $26.00 – $45.00
- 3 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | 0.20 | 0.27 | −25.9% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 0.24 | 0.23 | +4.3% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 0.35 | 0.26 | +34.6% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 0.20 | 0.23 | −13.0% |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 0.27 | 0.22 | +22.7% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 0.31 | 0.15 | +106.7% |
| Oct 17, 2024 | 0.21 | 0.20 | +5.0% |
| Jul 23, 2024 | 0.27 | 0.17 | +58.8% |
1.4%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$14a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised2 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.52 in 2023 → $0.58 in 2025
How safe it looks
55.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 21.0%
News
Rocket Lab Is Buying Iridium, and Guess What? Iridium Just Beat Earnings!Yahoo Finance · Oct 24, 2026Major Milestone Passed In Iridium/Rocket Lab Tie UpYahoo Finance · Sep 26, 2026Rocket Lab Sold $1.9 Billion of New Stock to Pay for Iridium. Here's the Dilution Math.Yahoo Finance · Sep 22, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
48No pass
Benjamin Graham
32No pass
Philip Fisher
51No pass
Peter Lynch
65Pass
Joel Greenblatt
9No pass
Charlie Munger
51No pass
Terry Smith
50No pass
Questions about Iridium Communications
Is Iridium Communications a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, but the price is high. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Iridium Communications AI analysis
What does Iridium Communications do?
Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and international governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers worldwide. It is in Telecommunications Services, based in McLean, VA, United States, with 975 employees.
Does Iridium Communications pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.4% a year, about 55% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $62.9 million in dividends.
Is Iridium Communications stock halal?
No. Iridium Communications does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 35% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Iridium Communications stock done over the past year?
Up 182.5% over the past twelve months, to $47.29. It traded between $15.84 and $55.72 and is 15.1% below its high.
Who are Iridium Communications's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Charter Communications, Telefónica, BCE and Rogers Communications. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Iridium Communications's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.