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Iridium Communications

IRDM · NASDAQ

$43.94−$0.24 (−0.54%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $44.18

About IRDM

Iridium Communications, Inc. operates as a commercial provider of communications services offering true global coverage, connecting people, organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. The company is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia and currently employs 975 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2008-02-15. The firm enables connections between people, organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. Together with its ecosystem of partner companies, it delivers a portfolio of solutions for markets that require global communications. Its principal vertical lines of business include land mobile, maritime, aviation, IoT, hosted payloads and other data services, which includes navigation and timing (PNT), and the United States government. Its products include Iridium 9555, Iridium Extreme satellite phones, Iridium Extreme PTT, Iridium GO! Iridium GO!, and others. The company provides voice and data communications services to businesses, the United States and foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers via its satellite network, which has an architecture of 66 operational satellites with in-orbit spares and related ground infrastructure.

Employees
975
Headquarters
McLean, Virginia
Listed
Feb 15, 2008
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Diversified Telecommunication Services
Website
iridium.com

IRDM key statistics

Market cap
4.68B
Price-earnings ratio
50.20
Dividend yield
1.38%
Average volume
967.35K
Volume
676.60K
Open price
$43.66
High today
$44.39
Low today
$43.61
52 Week high
$57.18
52 Week low
$15.65

Iridium Communications (IRDM) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Iridium Communications (IRDM) shares are priced at $43.94, giving the company a market cap of 4.68B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.20 and a dividend yield of 1.38%.

Today the stock has traded between $43.61 and $44.39. The current price is 0.8% above the day's low and 1.0% below its high.

Volume so far is 676.60K shares, below the average of 967.35K shares a day.

Over the past year Iridium Communications has ranged from $15.65 to $57.18, and now sits 68% of the way up that range.

Iridium Communications met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 4 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $0.09 per share against an estimate of $0.2832.

The average analyst price target is $44.44, 1.1% above the current price, from 5 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

40%of 5 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy40.0%
  • Hold40.0%
  • Sell20.0%
Price target · 10 analystsAvg $44.44
Low
$28.28
Now
$43.94
High
$63.00

IRDM earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 4 of the last 8 quarters, by 37.1% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.21 per share against an estimate of $0.202
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.32 per share against an estimate of $0.1645
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.27 per share against an estimate of $0.2298
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $0.203 per share against an estimate of $0.246
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.35 per share against an estimate of $0.2641
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.24 per share against an estimate of $0.2416
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $0.20 per share against an estimate of $0.3419
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $0.09 per share against an estimate of $0.2832

IRDM news

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Iridium Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results

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  • Press releasePRNewswire

    A Speed Cap Nobody Will Own Just Shook Up the Satellite Trade

  • Radhika Anilkumar Nadig

    Shay Boloor Loads Up on Rocket Lab Stock, Says He Understands the Starlink Premium, but Market Is ‘Absolutely Underappreciating’ the SpaceX Rival

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Altair Semiconductor Integrates Iridium NTN Direct into ALT1350 and ALT1550 Cellular IoT Chipsets

  • Akanksha Bakshi

    Why Is Rocket Lab Stock Falling Today?

  • Lekha Gupta

    What's Going On With Rocket Lab Stock Friday?

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Iridium Stockholders Approve Acquisition by Rocket Lab

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