IRDMIridium Communications Inc
−2.0% today · +145.6% over a year
4/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 41% of the instruments we score
Trend: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 52.0). Dividend yield 1.31%.
Smart Score
How it is scored →The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.
Compared with: Communication services companies in USA (n = 65)
Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log
Factor scores
Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.
Main drivers
- 12-month trend (ex last month)supports the score · better than 96% of peers
- Piotroski F-scoresupports the score · better than 84% of peers
- Volatility (1 y)weighs on the score · better than 27% of peers
Red flags and notes
- Caution. Dividend Safety below 40 points. More in the glossary → Dividend Safety below 40 points.
Our rules see a meaningful risk that this dividend is cut.
Price chart
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Key metrics
Valuation
- P/E
- 52.0
- P/B
- 10.3
- P/S
- 5.5
- EV/EBIT
- 30.6
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.9%
- Market cap (EUR)
- €4.3B
Profitability and debt
- Return on equity
- 19.7%
- Return on invested capital
- 7.5%
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.73
Dividends
- Dividend yield
- 1.31%
- Payout ratio
- 68%
- Years of dividend growth
- 3
Returns and risk
- 1 day
- −2.0%
- 1 month
- −0.5%
- 1 year
- +145.6%
- Volatility, 1 yr
- 59.1%
- Max drawdown, 1 yr
- −20.4%
- Beta
- 1.04
Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.
News and filings
- Iridium Communications Inc.: 8-K — Shareholder vote results; other events
FactSEC EDGAR · Filing · 24 Sep 2026
- Iridium Communications Inc.: 8-K — Other events
FactSEC EDGAR · Filing · 18 Sep 2026
- Iridium Communications Inc.: 8-K — Material agreement
FactSEC EDGAR · Filing · 15 Sep 2026
- Iridium Communications Inc.: 8-K — Charter or bylaw amendment; Regulation FD disclosure
FactSEC EDGAR · Filing · 10 Aug 2026
- Iridium Communications Inc.: 8-K — Results of operations
FactSEC EDGAR · Filing · 22 Jul 2026
- Iridium Communications Inc.: 10-Q — Quarterly report for the period ending 2026-06-30
FactSEC EDGAR · Filing · 22 Jul 2026
- FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
- Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
- RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.
Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR. The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.
Score changes in the last 12 months
Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).
| Date | Event | Balanced | Growth · Income | Warnings | Price at publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First rating | 4/10 | 4 · 3 | Caution. Dividend Safety below 40 points. More in the glossary → | Available with Invest Pro |
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