IRDMIridium Communications Inc
+2.4% today · +174.2% over a year
3/10 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 42% of the instruments we score
Trend: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 29.4). Dividend yield 1.33%.
Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) belongs to the Communication services sector and is listed on Nasdaq; country: United States. Its market value is about €4.3B. Over the past 12 months the price changed by +174.2%, with an annualised volatility of 58% and a largest fall of 24%.
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 = 92)
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 97% of peers
- Share issuance (1 y)weighs on the score · better than 20% of peers
- Piotroski F-scoresupports the score · better than 84% of peers
Red flags and notes
- Caution. Dividend Safety below 40 points. More in the glossary → Dividend Safety below 40 points.
- Caution. Net debt above 4× EBITDA or interest cover below 2×. More in the glossary → Net debt above 4× EBITDA or interest cover below 2×.
- Sources disagree Dividend or fundamental sources disagree beyond tolerance.
Our rules see a meaningful risk that this dividend is cut.
Our sources disagree or are incomplete for this instrument.
Price chart
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Key metrics
Valuation
- P/E
- 29.4
- P/B
- 8.3
- P/S
- 5.3
- EV/EBIT
- 40.8
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.8%
- Market cap (EUR)
- €4.3B
Profitability and debt
- Return on equity
- 31.7%
- Return on invested capital
- 5.1%
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 5.62
Dividends
- Dividend yield
- 1.33%
- Payout ratio
- 40%
- Years without a lower dividend
- 3
Returns and risk
- 1 day
- +2.4%
- 1 month
- −5.0%
- 1 year
- +174.2%
- Volatility, 1 yr
- 57.5%
- Max drawdown, 1 yr
- −24.3%
- Beta
- 1.06
Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.
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News and filings
- Iridium Communications Inc.: 10-Q — Quarterly report for the period ending 30 Sep 2026
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 20 Oct 2026
- Iridium Communications Inc.: 8-K — Results of operations
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 20 Oct 2026
- Iridium Communications Inc.: 8-K — Shareholder vote results; other events
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 24 Sep 2026
- Iridium Communications Inc.: 8-K — Other events
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 18 Sep 2026
- Iridium Communications Inc.: 8-K — Material agreement
A filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.SEC EDGAR · Filing · 15 Sep 2026
What the marks mean
- 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).
Show the log: 9 entries
| Date | Event | Balanced | Growth · Income | Warnings | Price at publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating change | 3/10 | 3 · 1 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 3/10 | 4 · 1 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 3/10 | 3 · 1 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 3/10 | 4 · 1 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 2 → 3/10 | 3 · 1 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 2/10 | 3 · 1 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 3 → 2/10 | 3 · 2 | — | Available with Invest Pro | |
| Rating change | 4 → 3/10 | 3 · 2 | Available with Invest Pro | ||
| First rating | 4/10 | 4 · 3 | Available with Invest Pro |
Ratings are rules-based descriptions, valid until the next scoring run (about 06:20 and 21:50 UTC) and the same for every visitor.
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