Iridium Communications Inc

IRDM.US
Communication Services · Telecom Services
45.44
-0.52 (-1.13%)
USD · NASDAQ

Company Information

Company Name
Iridium Communications Inc
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Telecom Services
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN: US46269C1027
CIK: 0001418819
CUSIP: 36172H207
Currency: USD
Full Time Employees: 975
Phone: 703-287-7400
Fiscal Year End: December
IPO Date: Mar 20, 2008
Description:

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.

Address:

1676 International Drive, McLean, VA, United States, 22102

People

Directors & Officers

Name Title Year Born
Mr. Matthew J. Desch CEO & Director 1958
Mr. Vincent J. O'Neill Chief Financial Officer 1966
Ms. Suzanne E. McBride COO & Director 1969
Ms. Kathleen A. Morgan Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary 1968
Mr. Scott T. Scheimreif Executive Vice President of Government Programs 1969
Mr. Gregory D. Pelton Chief Technical Officer NA
Mr. Kenneth B. Levy Vice President of Investor Relations NA
Mr. Timothy J. Last Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing 1968

Insider Trading

Date Insider Name Title Transaction Type Shares Price Value
Apr 06, 2026 Timothy Kapalka N/A Sale 2.04K $33.00 $67.42K
Apr 02, 2026 Timothy Kapalka N/A Sale 3.79K $31.00 $117.49K
Oct 31, 2025 Thomas Fitzpatrick N/A Sale 20.84K $18.00 $375.10K
Oct 30, 2025 Matthew J Desch N/A Purchase 20.00K $17.33 $346.60K
Oct 28, 2025 Robert H Niehaus N/A Purchase 30.00K $17.49 $524.70K
Oct 28, 2025 Thomas Fitzpatrick N/A Sale 6.80K $18.00 $122.35K
Oct 27, 2025 Thomas Fitzpatrick N/A Sale 3.33K $18.00 $59.96K

Shareholders

Institutional Holders

Holder Name Shares Date Reported % Out Value % Change
BlackRock Inc 13.94M Mar 31, 2026 13.16% $0.01 0.35%
Vanguard Group Inc 10.16M Dec 31, 2025 9.59% $0.00 7.14%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC 6.09M Mar 31, 2026 5.75% $0.01 0.00%
Silver Heights Capital Management Inc. 5.15M Mar 31, 2026 4.86% $54.85 -2.01%
State Street Corp 5.05M Mar 31, 2026 4.77% $0.00 6.06%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 4.11M Mar 31, 2026 3.88% $0.00 0.00%
American Century Companies Inc 3.47M Mar 31, 2026 3.27% $0.05 12.71%
Gotham Asset Management, LLC 3.35M Mar 31, 2026 3.17% $0.28 45.21%
AQR Capital Management LLC 2.92M Mar 31, 2026 2.75% $0.04 509.00%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 2.16M Mar 31, 2026 2.04% $0.01 3.15%
Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.01M Mar 31, 2026 1.89% $0.00 5.20%
Man Group PLC 1.91M Mar 31, 2026 1.80% $0.10 3.00%
ARK Investment Management LLC 1.73M Mar 31, 2026 1.63% $0.37 -39.42%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts 1.58M Mar 31, 2026 1.49% $0.00 -11.80%
Van Eck Associates Corporation 1.50M Mar 31, 2026 1.42% $0.03 24.94%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc 1.37M Mar 31, 2026 1.29% $0.01 13.25%
UBS Group AG 1.28M Mar 31, 2026 1.21% $0.01 0.89%
Schroder Investment Management Group 1.28M Mar 31, 2026 1.21% $0.03 34.35%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 1.15M Mar 31, 2026 1.09% $0.01 -1.99%
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership 1.10M Mar 31, 2026 1.04% $0.02 -4.69%

Fund Holdings

Rank Holder Name Shares Held % of Shares Change Date Reported
1 iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 6.37M 6.01% ▲ 0.01% Jun 30, 2026
2 Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF 4.15M 3.92% ▲ 0.08% Jun 30, 2026
3 Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv 2.85M 2.69% ▲ 0.35% Jun 30, 2026
4 VanEck Space Innovators ETF A USD Acc 2.19M 2.07% ▼ 1.58% Jun 30, 2026
5 Vanguard Small Cap Index 2.06M 1.95% ▲ 0.43% Jun 30, 2026
6 Pacer US Large Cp CA Cows Gr Ldrs ETF 2.01M 1.90% ▲ 0.00% Jun 30, 2026
7 Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr 1.21M 1.14% ▲ 2.20% Jun 30, 2026
8 Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Inv 1.19M 1.12% ▲ 3.16% Jun 30, 2026
9 State Street SPDR Port S&P 600 Sm CpETF 967.90K 0.91% ▼ 0.65% Jun 30, 2026
10 Jupiter Merian Glb Eq Abs Rt I USD Acc 808.39K 0.76% ▲ 0.00% Dec 31, 2025

Financial Highlights

Market Cap: $4.87B
EBITDA: $423.36M
P/E Ratio: $52.83
PEG Ratio: $3.26
Book Value: $4.43
Dividend/Share: $0.60
Dividend Yield: 1.31%
Earnings/Share: $0.87
Profit Margin: 10.55%
Operating Margin: 15.10%
ROA (TTM): 5.11%
ROE (TTM): 19.72%
Revenue (TTM): $884.17M
Revenue/Share (TTM): $8.33
Earnings Growth (YOY): -55.00%
Revenue Growth (YOY): 3.80%

Valuation Metrics

Enterprise Value: $6.43B
Trailing P/E: 52.83
Forward P/E: 42.37

Shares Statistics

Shares Outstanding: 105.96M
Shares Float: 93.32M
% Insiders: 1,224.50%
% Institutions: 8,990.20%
Short % Float: 3.12%

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Line Item
Step Type
Value
Revenue
adjust
$871.66M
Cost of Goods Sold
adjust
$-197.58M
Gross Profit
subtotal
$674.08M
SG&A
adjust
$-157.71M
R&D
adjust
$-19.76M
Other Operating Expense
adjust
$-260.63M
Operating Income
subtotal
$235.98M
Other / Non-Operating Items
adjust
$-121.61M
Net Income
subtotal
$114.37M

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