NASDAQ: IRDM
Iridium Communications Inc Stock

$24.65-0.36 (-1.44%)
Updated Aug 18, 2025
IRDM Price
$24.65
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$2.62B
52 Week Low
$19.91
52 Week High
$35.85
P/E
24.41x
P/B
5.52x
P/S
3.79x
PEG
1.43x
Dividend Yield
2.27%
Revenue
$857.55M
Earnings
$113.17M
Gross Margin
71.6%
Operating Margin
24.93%
Profit Margin
13.2%
Debt to Equity
4.42
Operating Cash Flow
$414M
Beta
0.96
Next Earnings
Oct 15, 2025
Ex-Dividend
Sep 15, 2025
Next Dividend
Sep 30, 2025

IRDM Overview

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. The company offers postpaid mobile voice and data satellite communications; prepaid mobile voice satellite communications; push-to-talk; broadband data; and Internet of Things (IoT) services. It also provides hosted payload and other data services, such as satellite time and location services, and inbound connections from the public switched telephone network, short message, subscriber identity module, activation, customer reactivation, and other peripheral services. In addition, the company offers voice and data solutions comprising 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; mobile communications and data devices for the military and intelligence agencies, such as secure satellite handsets, as well as netted voice, messaging, and paging services; and maintenance services for the United States government's dedicated gateway. Further, it provides satellite handsets, personal connectivity devices, voice and data modems, broadband data devices, and IoT data devices; various accessories for its devices that include batteries, holsters, earbud headphones, portable auxiliary antennas, antenna adaptors, USB data cables, charging units, and others; and engineering and support services. Iridium Communications Inc. sells its products and services to commercial end users through a wholesale distribution network that include service providers, and value-added resellers and manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Iridium Holdings LLC and changed its name to Iridium Communications Inc. in September 2009. Iridium Communications Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

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Industry: Telecom

Industry Rating
B
IRDM
Ranked
#42 of 57

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IRDM ($24.65) is trading above its intrinsic value of $11.99, according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from Chapter 11 of "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
IRDM is good value based on its earnings relative to its share price (24.41x), compared to the US market average (35.94x)
P/E vs Market Valuation
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Valuation

IRDM price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
24.41x
Industry
10.61x
Market
35.94x
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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IRDM price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
5.52x
Industry
1.94x
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IRDM price to earnings growth (PEG)

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IRDM's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$216.9M
Net Income
$22.0M
Profit Margin
10.1%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$2.6B
Liabilities
$2.1B
Debt to equity
4.42
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$129.6M
Investing
-$20.7M
Financing
-$81.5M
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Debt Coverage Financials

IRDM vs Telecom Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
IRDMC$2.62B-1.44%24.41x5.52x
IHSA$2.32B-1.70%20.35x-8.57x
GSATC$3.34B-1.35%-56.06x9.25x
CCOIF$1.82B+7.74%-9.25x12.74x
GOGOC$1.59B-0.91%-300.50x19.17x

Iridium Communications Stock FAQ

What is Iridium Communications's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: IRDM) Iridium Communications trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol IRDM. Iridium Communications stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: IRDM.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Iridium Communications (NASDAQ: IRDM)?

(NASDAQ: IRDM) Iridium Communications's 52-week high was $35.85, and its 52-week low was $19.91. It is currently -31.24% from its 52-week high and 23.82% from its 52-week low.

How much is Iridium Communications stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: IRDM) Iridium Communications currently has 106,113,918 outstanding shares. With Iridium Communications stock trading at $24.65 per share, the total value of Iridium Communications stock (market capitalization) is $2.62B.

Iridium Communications stock was originally listed at a price of $9.08 in Mar 20, 2008. If you had invested in Iridium Communications stock at $9.08, your return over the last 17 years would have been 171.48%, for an annualized return of 6.05% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Iridium Communications's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: IRDM) Iridium Communications stock price per share is $24.65 today (as of Aug 18, 2025).

What is Iridium Communications's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: IRDM) Iridium Communications's market cap is $2.62B, as of Aug 20, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Iridium Communications's market cap is calculated by multiplying IRDM's current stock price of $24.65 by IRDM's total outstanding shares of 106,113,918.
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