IRDM
Iridium Communications IncNASDAQ
Communication Services • Telecom Services
Factor tilt: Mid-Cap Momentum
$44.04+4.81%
Close Nov 6, 2026
- Market cap
- $4.8B
- 1 month
- -7.4%
- 3 months
- -10.7%
- 1 year
- +145.1%
- 52-week range
- $15.84$55.72
- Dividend, last 12 mo
- $0.60 · 1.36% yield
- Last ex-date
- Sep 15, 2026 · $0.15
- Dividend growth
- 2+ years in a row
- Short interest
- 3.4% of float2.9M shares · settled Oct 15, 2026 · -12.8% since Sep 30, 2026 · FINRA
Fundamentals · trailing 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
- Revenue
- $902.97M
- Net income
- $163.03M
- Free cash flow
- $277.57M
- Book value
- $576.96M
- Total debt
- $2.14B
- P/E
- 29.4×
- Price / sales
- 5.3×
- Price / book
- 8.3×
- FCF yield
- +5.8%
- Net margin
- +18.1%
EODHD (TTM) · as of Nov 6, 2026
End-of-day close from stored market data, not a live quote.
About Iridium Communications Inc
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.
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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.
- Website
- iridium.com
- Headquarters
- McLean, VA, United States
- Employees
- 975
- Listed
- Mar 20, 2008
- Fiscal year ends
- December
Company profile from EODHD, stored Oct 22, 2026.
Quarterly results
The last 8 fiscal quarters as reported (EODHD). Year over year compares the same quarter a year earlier.
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Gross margin | Op. income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026filed Oct 20, 2026 | $245.7M | +8.3% | 70.6% | $31.6M | $106.9M |
| Jun 2026filed Jul 22, 2026 | $225.2M | +3.8% | 77.2% | $34.0M | $9.7M |
| Mar 2026filed Apr 23, 2026 | $219.1M | +1.9% | 77.3% | $50.7M | $21.6M |
| Dec 2025filed Feb 12, 2026 | $212.9M | 0.0% | 79.1% | $55.2M | $24.9M |
| Sep 2025filed Oct 23, 2025 | $226.9M | +6.7% | 48.7% | $70.1M | $37.1M |
| Jun 2025filed Jul 24, 2025 | $216.9M | +7.9% | 45.7% | $50.3M | $22.0M |
| Mar 2025filed Apr 22, 2025 | $214.9M | +5.4% | 47.3% | $60.4M | $30.4M |
| Dec 2024filed Feb 13, 2025 | $213.0M | +9.4% | 47.6% | $52.4M | $36.3M |
Fiscal years · last 6
| Fiscal year | Revenue | YoY | Gross margin | Op. income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025filed Feb 12, 2026 | $871.7M | +4.9% | 77.3% | $236.0M | $114.4M |
| Dec 2024filed Feb 13, 2025 | $830.7M | +5.1% | 47.8% | $203.5M | $112.8M |
| Dec 2023filed Feb 15, 2024 | $790.7M | +9.7% | 35.8% | $119.1M | $15.4M |
| Dec 2022filed Feb 16, 2023 | $721.0M | +17.3% | 30.0% | $76.7M | $8.7M |
| Dec 2021filed Feb 17, 2022 | $614.5M | +5.3% | 25.8% | $46.3M | -$9.3M |
| Dec 2020filed Feb 11, 2021 | $583.4M | +4.1% | 23.6% | $35.5M | -$56.1M |
Short-interest history
FINRA reports open short positions for a settlement date. The publication date is later. These are reported positions, with a separate date for each observation.
Compare the reported short exposure around the dates you bought, sold or watched IRDM. A long position benefits from price rises; a short position benefits from falls. A change in these counts does not predict either move.
Settlement Oct 15, 2026
2,935,902 shares short
-432,761 shares (-12.8%) vs Sep 30, 2026
3.4% of the stored float. Published Oct 26, 2026.
Settlement Sep 30, 2026
3,368,663 shares short
-31,901 shares (-0.9%) vs Sep 15, 2026
3.9% of the stored float. Published Oct 9, 2026.
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
3,400,564 shares short
+840,772 shares (+32.8%) vs Aug 31, 2026
3.9% of the stored float. Published Sep 24, 2026.
Settlement Aug 31, 2026
2,559,792 shares short
-312,427 shares (-10.9%) vs Aug 14, 2026
2.7% of the stored float. Published Sep 10, 2026.
Settlement Aug 14, 2026
2,872,219 shares short
-585,486 shares (-16.9%) vs Jul 31, 2026
3.1% of the stored float. Published Aug 25, 2026.
Settlement Jul 31, 2026
3,457,705 shares short
+631,514 shares (+22.3%) vs Jul 15, 2026
3.7% of the stored float. Published Aug 11, 2026.
Change = this settlement’s shares short − the previous recorded settlement’s shares short; percentage change divides by that earlier count. A zero earlier count has no percentage change. Split-spanning counts are left uncompared. Float percentages use the stored settlement observation, not today’s float.
Source: stored FINRA equity short-interest records, up to six settlements from the last 240 days. FINRA data and reporting dates · How to read short interest
Dividends and stock splits
See the recorded cash amounts and dates behind IRDM’s income, and the splits that change its share count. Dates below are stored event records, not confirmation of a payment to your account.
Cash-dividend records
USD 0.15 per share
Ex-dividend date: Sep 15, 2026
Recorded pay date: Sep 30, 2026 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.15 per share
Ex-dividend date: Jun 15, 2026
Recorded pay date: Jun 30, 2026 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.15 per share
Ex-dividend date: Mar 16, 2026
Recorded pay date: Mar 31, 2026 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.15 per share
Ex-dividend date: Dec 15, 2025
Recorded pay date: Dec 31, 2025 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.15 per share
Ex-dividend date: Sep 15, 2025
Recorded pay date: Sep 30, 2025 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.14 per share
Ex-dividend date: Jun 13, 2025
Recorded pay date: Jun 30, 2025 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
Up to six Polygon cash-dividend events, including recorded ex-dates within the next 120 days. Amounts retain their recorded currency and decimal precision. Historical amounts are not restated to a common split basis, annualized, or converted to dollars.
For a long holding, compare the ex-date with when you held the shares and check the pay date against your broker’s cash history. Owning the stock today does not establish past entitlement. For a short holding, a dividend can create a payment obligation to the share lender.
Ex-dates and special dividend rules · Short-sale dividend obligations · Dividend data definitions
Split history
No qualified split events are stored. This does not establish that the stock has never split.
Up to six stored split dates through Nov 7, 2026. Equivalent vendor ratios are combined; conflicting ratios are left out. This history may be incomplete.
A split changes the share count and per-share price basis; it does not by itself add investment value. Put your holding’s earlier and later share counts on the same basis before comparing them. This applies to both long shares and shares owed on a short position.
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Smart money context
Holder IQ: MEDIUM
67 smart-money holders: institutions with a high Holder IQ
Q2 2026, filed Nov 3, 2026
Smart-money 13F trend: distributing (light)
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Sentiment: bearish
Last trade: sell 52 days ago
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What happened
Stored recent-activity label: bearish. This context label is separate from the scored insider signal read.
Why it can matter
A count of reported activity describes a sample, not purchase conviction, an insider’s intent or a future price move. Neutral is not an all-clear, and absent direction is not neutral evidence.
How we got this
The current context rule reads at most 50 nonduplicate issuer/share-class records filed in the last 90 days. It counts a bullish direction or purchase code P toward bullish, and a bearish direction or sale code S toward bearish. A side must exceed the opposite count by more than two to set its label; otherwise nonzero directional counts produce neutral. Calculation unavailable for this saved label: its counts, exact records, as-of time and rule version are not supplied here. Do not substitute the separate scored read’s different window or denominator.
Where the data comes from
Stored SEC Forms 3/4/5 insider-signal records, ordered by filing date with amendment duplicates excluded. Filing date is not transaction date. The last-trade line locates recent reported activity; it does not date or reconstruct the complete count.
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What happened
Stored recent-activity label: bearish. This context label is separate from the scored insider signal read.
Why it can matter
A count of reported activity describes a sample, not purchase conviction, an insider’s intent or a future price move. Neutral is not an all-clear, and absent direction is not neutral evidence.
How we got this
The current context rule reads at most 50 nonduplicate issuer/share-class records filed in the last 90 days. It counts a bullish direction or purchase code P toward bullish, and a bearish direction or sale code S toward bearish. A side must exceed the opposite count by more than two to set its label; otherwise nonzero directional counts produce neutral. Calculation unavailable for this saved label: its counts, exact records, as-of time and rule version are not supplied here. Do not substitute the separate scored read’s different window or denominator.
Where the data comes from
Stored SEC Forms 3/4/5 insider-signal records, ordered by filing date with amendment duplicates excluded. Filing date is not transaction date. The last-trade line locates recent reported activity; it does not date or reconstruct the complete count.
Largest 13-F holders · Q2 2026
487 filers reported a long position in IRDM for Q2 2026. 13-F holdings are filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends.
The top 10 hold
54.7%
of the 91.4M shares 13-F filers reported
Moves vs Q1 2026
5 added5 trimmed
Net shares held
+4.7%
across the 10 holders with a comparable Q1 2026 book
| Rank | Holder | Value | Shares | Shares vs Q1 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | $737.6M · 13.4M shares | 13.4M | -3.5% |
| 2 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $374.3M · 6.8M shares | 6.8M | +134.7% |
| 3 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $298.4M · 5.4M shares | 5.4M | -10.7% |
| 4 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | $266.4M · 4.9M shares | 4.9M | +40% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | $259.6M · 4.7M shares | 4.7M | -6.3% |
| 6 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $232.1M · 4.2M shares | 4.2M | +2.9% |
| 7 | Silver Heights Capital Management Inc | $179.6M · 3.3M shares | 3.3M | -36.4% |
| 8 | Gotham Asset Management, LLC | $137.9M · 2.5M shares | 2.5M | -25% |
| 9 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $129.3M · 2.4M shares | 2.4M | +9.2% |
| 10 | VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | $124.6M · 2.3M shares | 2.3M | +50.9% |
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Holders of more than 5% of IRDM file with the SEC within days. A 13D holder may seek to influence the company; a 13G holder is passive. Each holder’s latest filing from the last three years.
| Filed | Holder | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC13G · passive | 6.6% |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Silver Heights Capital Management Inc13G · passive · amended | 3.1%under 5% |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Baralonco Ltd13D · activist · amended | 9.44% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC13G · passive | 5.81% |
| Mar 26, 2026 | VANGUARD GROUP INC13G · passive · amended | 0%under 5% |
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