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Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM)

Communication Services | Telecom Services | McLean, United States | NasdaqGS
44.99 USD -0.79 (-1.726%) ⇩ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 44.99

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:31 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Iridium is currently fractured by a stark disconnect between its operational reality and its market valuation. While the company boasts a fortress-like balance sheet with a current ratio of 2.78 and robust free cash flow, the stock has suffered a brutal multi-year decline, dropping nearly 38% in the trailing twelve months and erasing roughly 33% of its value in the prior year. This relentless downward trajectory, compounded by a massive 378% debt-to-equity ratio, signals that the market views the business as fundamentally compromised, likely due to the looming sale to Rocket Lab. The recent price action shows a technical bounce, but the underlying fundamentals—specifically the -55% earnings growth and the precarious valuation relative to book value—suggest this recovery may be premature. The options market confirms this anxiety, with traders aggressively buying deep out-of-the-money puts to hedge against a potential collapse or a failed deal, while call buyers remain hesitant. Until the sale closes or a clear path to independent growth emerges, the risk of further downside outweighs the potential for a quick rebound.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.018160
MSTL0.036277
AutoETS0.043602
AutoTheta0.046835

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 60%
H-stat 0.38
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.654
Excess Kurtosis -0.67
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 378.657
Revenue per Share 8.328
Market Cap 4,768,110,080
Trailing P/E 52.31
Forward P/E 26.23
Beta 0.85
Profit Margins 10.55%
Website https://www.iridium.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:31 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume and open interest across multiple expirations, particularly targeting strikes significantly below current prices. This suggests a fear of a significant downside gap or a 'double the money' scenario rather than a modest correction. Conversely, call activity is sparse and concentrated near the money or slightly out-of-the-money, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish conviction despite the recent rally off lows.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.32% 2.10% 2.08% —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-15 0.15 0.318539
2026-06-15 0.15 0.330469
2026-03-16 0.15 0.600240
2025-12-15 0.15 0.852273
2025-09-15 0.15 0.825082
2025-06-13 0.14 0.488827
2025-03-17 0.14 0.506329
2024-12-16 0.14 0.463576
2024-09-13 0.14 0.519095
2024-06-14 0.14 0.529301
2024-03-14 0.13 0.475842
2023-12-14 0.13 0.319567
2023-09-14 0.13 0.269095
2023-06-14 0.13 0.213115
2023-03-14 0.13 0.209711
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.28
exDividendDate 2026-09-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.6
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.013106161
lastDividendValue 0.15
lastDividendDate 2026-09-15
dividendDate 2026-09-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.4455128
Address1 1,676 International Drive
Address2 Suite 1100
All Time High 68.34
All Time Low 5.25
Ask 47.18
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 916,730
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,115,145
Average Volume 1,115,145
Average Volume10Days 916,730
Beta 0.846
Bid 42.21
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 1
Book Value 4.46
City McLean
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 44.99
Current Ratio 2.782
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 45.25
Day Low 43.78
Debt To Equity 378.657
Display Name Iridium Communications
Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Dividend Yield 1.28
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,947,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,947,400
Earnings Growth -0.55
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.559
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,723,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,672,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,672,200
Ebitda 423,361,984
Ebitda Margins 0.47882
Enterprise To Ebitda 15.249
Enterprise To Revenue 7.302
Enterprise Value 6,455,848,448
Eps Current Year 1.08
Eps Forward 1.715
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.86
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 703-287-7450
Fifty Day Average 47.9814
Fifty Day Average Change -2.9913979
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.06234495
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 144.55127
Fifty Two Week High 57.18
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.189999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2131864
Fifty Two Week Low 15.65
Fifty Two Week Low Change 29.340002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.8747605
Fifty Two Week Range 15.65 - 57.18
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,206,019,800,000
Float Shares 86,844,070
Forward Eps 1.715
Forward P E 26.233236
Free Cashflow 239,205,376
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 975
Fullday Change -0.7899971
Fullday Change Percent -1.7256382
Fullday Price 44.99
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.71851
Gross Profits 635,281,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.11918
Held Percent Institutions 0.89242
Implied Shares Outstanding 105,981,552
Industry Telecom Services
Industry Disp Telecom Services
Industry Key telecom-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Last Dividend Value 0.15
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Iridium Communications Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,768,110,080
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_702261
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 93,265,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,118,908,961
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 44.55
Operating Cashflow 395,139,008
Operating Margins 0.15099
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.6818
Peg Ratio 1.79
Phone 703-287-7400
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 44.99
Post Market Time 1,792,097,369
Previous Close 45.78
Price Eps Current Year 41.657406
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 10.087444
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.3927584
Profit Margins 0.10548
Quick Ratio 2.13
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.7899971
Regular Market Change Percent -1.7256382
Regular Market Day High 45.25
Regular Market Day Low 43.78
Regular Market Day Range 43.78 - 45.25
Regular Market Open 44.55
Regular Market Previous Close 45.78
Regular Market Price 44.99
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,401
Regular Market Volume 2,329,070
Return On Assets 0.051149998
Return On Equity 0.19715
Revenue Growth 0.038
Revenue Per Share 8.328
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 105,981,552
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0318
Shares Short 3,368,663
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,559,792
Short Name Iridium Communications Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0369
Short Ratio 3.16
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol IRDM
Target High Price 54.0
Target Low Price 36.0
Target Mean Price 42.0
Target Median Price 40.0
Total Cash 184,214,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.739
Total Debt 1,789,196,032
Total Revenue 884,169,024
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.6
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.013106161
Trailing Eps 0.86
Trailing P E 52.313953
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.886
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 38.2044
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.7856026
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.17761312
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,329,070
Website https://www.iridium.com
Zip 22,102