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Index	-
Market Cap	5.17B
Enterprise Value	6.75B
Income	93.27M
Sales	884.17M
Book/sh	4.46
Cash/sh	1.74
Dividend Est.	0.62 (1.27%)
Dividend TTM	0.60 (1.23%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 15, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -
Payout	-
Employees	975
IPO	Mar 20, 2008

P/E	55.63
Forward P/E	36.22
PEG	2.29
P/S	5.85
P/B	10.95
P/C	28.08
P/FCF	17.94
EV/EBITDA	15.95
EV/Sales	7.64
Quick Ratio	2.31
Current Ratio	2.78
Debt/Eq	3.73
LT Debt/Eq	3.70
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	0.88
EPS next Y	1.35
EPS next Q	0.33
EPS this Y	-10.27%
EPS next Y	41.72%
EPS next 5Y	15.84%
EPS past 3/5Y	151.09% -
Sales past 3/5Y	6.53% 8.36%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-12.30%
Sales Y/Y TTM	3.10%
EPS Q/Q	-56.08%
Sales Q/Q	3.84%
Earnings	Jul 22 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	-68.09% 2.23%

Insider Own	13.55%
Insider Trans	-0.04%
Inst Own	86.25%
Inst Trans	-5.41%
ROA	3.63%
ROE	19.72%
ROIC	4.20%
Gross Margin	47.73%
Oper. Margin	23.76%
Profit Margin	10.55%
SMA20	1.20%
SMA50	1.71%
SMA200	51.31%
Trades

Shs Outstand	105.96M
Shs Float	91.60M
Short Float	3.77%
Short Ratio	1.49
Short Interest	3.46M
52W High	57.18 -14.61%
52W Low	15.65 212.08%
Volatility	2.43% 3.34%
ATR (14)	1.70
RSI (14)	51.26
Beta	0.89
Rel Volume	0.24
Avg Volume	2.32M
Volume	307,052

Perf Week	-1.66%
Perf Month	3.35%
Perf Quarter	12.06%
Perf Half Y	111.64%
Perf YTD	180.92%
Perf Year	104.29%
Perf 3Y	1.27%
Perf 5Y	25.58%
Perf 10Y	475.08%
Recom	3.00
Target Price	45.00
Prev Close	49.03
Price	48.82
Change %	-0.42%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Jul-22-26	Upgrade	New Street	Neutral → Buy
May-14-26	Initiated	New Street	Neutral	$40
Apr-24-26	Downgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Jan-16-26	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Overweight → Equal-Weight	$24
Sep-11-25	Downgrade	Raymond James	Strong Buy → Outperform	$26
Sep-09-25	Downgrade	BWS Financial	Neutral → Sell	$16
May-05-25	Initiated	Oppenheimer	Outperform	$34
Apr-22-25	Upgrade	William Blair	Mkt Perform → Outperform
Jan-24-25	Initiated	Cantor Fitzgerald	Overweight	$40
Feb-16-24	Downgrade	BWS Financial	Buy → Neutral	$30
Feb-15-24	Downgrade	William Blair	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Sep-18-23	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$57
Jul-27-23	Upgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Overweight	$66 → $65
Jun-22-23	Initiated	Deutsche Bank	Hold	$61
Oct-19-22	Downgrade	Barclays	Overweight → Equal Weight	$48 → $45
Feb-22-22	Upgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Overweight	$47
Feb-18-22	Upgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Strong Buy	$47 → $51
Jan-27-22	Upgrade	Sidoti	Neutral → Buy	$44
Oct-20-21	Upgrade	BWS Financial	Neutral → Buy	$37 → $60
Aug-03-21	Initiated	Morgan Stanley	Overweight	$50

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Aug-10-26 05:32PM	Rocket Lab shares slide 9% amid fading chances of debut Neutron launch this year (Investing.com)
Jul-28-26 07:01AM	Iridium and SKYWAVE, an ORBCOMM company, Partner to Advance Global Industrial IoT for Heavy Equipment OEMs (PR Newswire)
12:01AM	SpaceX Rival Rocket Lab Scores Record Contract in as Space Race Engines Roar (The Daily Upside)
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Jul-22-26 09:03AM	Why a Billion Dollars in New Debt Just Sent ASTS Flying (Trefis)
08:28AM	Iridium shares edge higher despite second-quarter earnings miss (NASDAQ:IRDM) (InvestorsHub)
07:20AM	Iridium: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
07:01AM	Iridium Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results (PR Newswire)
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Jul-14-26 07:01AM	Iridium Announces Commercial Availability of Iridium PNT ASIC, Bringing Resilient GNSS Protection to Devices Worldwide (PR Newswire)
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Jul-13-26 12:52PM	Cathie Wood Loads Up on SpaceX, Meta, Eli Lilly and Circle Group (GuruFocus.com)
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09:47AM	This Space Stock Could Be a Takeover Target After Rocket Lab, Iridium Deal (Barrons.com)
08:12AM	Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium Communications for $8B (Manufacturing Dive)
06:06AM	The Rocket Lab CEOs Bold Bet to Challenge SpaceXs Dominance (Bloomberg)
05:24AM	Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium in $8bn cash and stock deal (Verdict)
Jun-29-26 10:31PM	RKLB Stock Keeps Flying Overnight: Analyst Says Rocket Lab Outbid ASTS, Other Rivals For Iridium In 'Bolt From The Blue' Deal (Stocktwits) +25.44%
03:42PM	Rocket Lab expands satellite business with Iridium deal (Yahoo Finance Video)
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03:23PM	Planet Labs Stock Soars on $8 Billion Space Mega-Deal Frenzy (GuruFocus.com)
02:10PM	Charter may be making 'frenemies' with SpaceX, and its stock is soaring (MarketWatch)
02:05PM	RKLB Stock Jumps Nearly 17% Analyst Says Rocket Labs Iridium Deal Isnt A Starlink Competitor Play (Stocktwits)
01:59PM	Are IRDM, TBPH, SYNA, TECH Obtaining Fair Deals for their Shareholders? (PR Newswire)
01:50PM	Rocket Lab's $8 Billion Iridium Deal Sends Shares Higher (GuruFocus.com)
01:45PM	Rocket Lab Shares Jump on $8 Billion Iridium Deal (GuruFocus.com)
12:19PM	Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium in $8B cash-and-stock deal (Proactive)
11:07AM	Iridium, Rocket Lab Shares Soar on Plans to Combine Into 'Space Powerhouse' (Investopedia)
10:36AM	Rocket Lab expands space biz with $8 billion deal (Axios)
10:10AM	Comcast Split Pushes Charter's Stock Higher (The Wall Street Journal)
10:07AM	Rocket Lab to take on SpaceX's Starlink with $8 billion acquisition (MarketWatch)
09:59AM	Stocks to Watch: Comcast, Rocket Lab, Palantir Technologies, Verizon (The Wall Street Journal)
09:56AM	Rocket Lab Shares Climb After Agreeing US$8 Billion Acquisition of Iridium (RKLB) (InvestorsHub)
09:52AM	Rocket Lab taking on SpaceX with Iridium satellite internet buy (Yahoo Finance)
09:25AM	Rocket Lab's Purchase of Iridium Creates a Mini SpaceX. What It Means for the Stock. (Barrons.com)
08:55AM	Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium for $8 Billion (GuruFocus.com)
08:32AM	Rocket Lab acquires Iridium in $8 billion satellite deal (Quartz)
07:46AM	RKLB Wants To Own More Than Rockets Why Its Spending $8B On Iridium (Stocktwits)
07:43AM	Rocket Lab Buys Satellite Operator Iridium in Bid to Challenge SpaceX (The Wall Street Journal)
07:35AM	Rocket Lab to buy satellite communications firm Iridium in $8 billion deal (Reuters)
07:15AM	Rocket Lab Stock Rises on $8 Billion Acquisition of Iridium Communications (Barrons.com)
07:14AM	Rocket Lab buys Iridium in $8 billion deal, to expand beyond launches (Reuters)
07:00AM	Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium in Historic Deal, Creating A Fully Vertically Integrated Space Powerhouse Primed for Growth (PR Newswire)
Jun-24-26 07:01AM	Iridium NTN Direct Begins Live Testing with Mlink (PR Newswire)
Jun-23-26 07:01AM	Iridium's Next-Generation Hybrid IoT Module and Development Kit are Now Commercially Available (PR Newswire)
Jun-15-26 07:33PM	Why the SpaceX IPO Dragged AST SpaceMobile Down (Trefis)
02:48PM	Cathie Wood Buys $444 Million in SpaceX, Dumps Tesla and AMD (GuruFocus.com)
02:00AM	Satellite Stocks Are Flying on SpaceX, Spectrum-Sale Hopes. Time Is Running Out. (Barrons.com)
Jun-12-26 03:01AM	Is Cathie Wood Making Room For SpaceX? ARK Funds Dump Over $200M Across 20 Stocks Ahead Of Mega IPO (Stocktwits) -5.19%
May-22-26 08:01AM	Musks Latest Venture Gives Space Stocks Their Own Tesla Surge (Bloomberg) +6.87%
May-21-26 04:50AM	Why Is IRDM Stock Rising Premarket Today? (Stocktwits)
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May-14-26 12:42PM	Iridium Bets on Air Safety in Aireon Takeover (The Wall Street Journal)
07:01AM	Iridium to Acquire Aireon, Advancing its Strategy to Lead the Future of Aviation Safety (PR Newswire)
Apr-23-26 12:49PM	Iridium Communications Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
10:20AM	Iridium falls 5% after earnings miss outweighs slight revenue beat (InvestorsHub)
07:11AM	Iridium: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
07:01AM	Iridium Announces First Quarter 2026 Results (PR Newswire)
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08:19AM	Globalstar Stock Jumps After Agreeing to Amazon Takeover. The Impact on AST SpaceMobile and Iridium. (Barrons.com)
07:56AM	Globalstar Stock Rises on Report of Amazon Acquisition. The Impact on AST SpaceMobile and Iridium. (Barrons.com)
Apr-02-26 07:39AM	Iridium Stock Rises as a Rival Holds Bid Talks. What Dragged AST SpaceMobile Down. (Barrons.com) +15.22%
07:01AM	Iridium Announces Release Date for First-Quarter 2026 Financial Results (PR Newswire)
Mar-05-26 03:28PM	Is Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) A Good Stock To Buy? (Insider Monkey)
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Feb-25-26 11:11AM	How Should You Play ASTS Stock Ahead of Q4 Earnings Release? (Zacks)
Feb-24-26 07:01AM	Iridium Launches Next Generation IoT Platform (PR Newswire)
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Feb-19-26 12:35AM	The Top 5 Analyst Questions From Iridium's Q4 Earnings Call (StockStory)
Feb-17-26 02:50PM	Iridium to Participate in Investor Conferences (PR Newswire)
08:39AM	AST SpaceMobile, Intuitive Machines, and Rocket Lab Tumble While Iridium Gains (24/7 Wall St.)
Feb-16-26 09:50AM	Iridium Communications (IRDM) is a Top-Ranked Momentum Stock: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
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09:03AM	IRDM Q4 Earnings Top on IoT Strength, Revenues Lag, Stock Soars 21% (Zacks)
12:31AM	IRDM Q4 Deep Dive: New Technology Drives Strategic Transition Amid Flat Revenue (StockStory)
Feb-12-26 04:06PM	Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong EBITDA Growth Amid ... (GuruFocus.com) +21.29%
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01:02PM	Iridium Communications Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
12:32PM	Iridium Communications Inc. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
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08:15AM	Iridium Communications (IRDM) Surpasses Q4 Earnings Estimates (Zacks)
07:23AM	Iridium: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:01AM	Iridium Announces 2025 Results; Issues 2026 Outlook (PR Newswire)
Feb-10-26 10:02PM	Iridium (IRDM) Q4 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For (StockStory) -9.11%

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. It offers its services to businesses, the U.S. and foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers via satellite network, which has an architecture of operational satellites with in-orbit spares and related ground infrastructure. Its products include personal communicators, messengers, and trackers, satellite phones, push-to-talk-devices, broadband terminals, midband terminals, external antennas, docking stations, apps, accessories and developer tools & resources. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

CEO & DirectorMr. Matthew J. Desch

Chief Financial OfficerMr. Vincent J. O'Neill

COO & DirectorMs. Suzanne E. McBride

Chief Legal Officer & Company SecretaryMs. Kathleen A. Morgan

Executive Vice President of Government ProgramsMr. Scott T. Scheimreif

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
FITZPATRICK THOMAS	Director	Aug 18 '26	Proposed Sale	49.57	15,046	745,905		Aug 18 04:03 PM
SUZANNE MCBRIDE	Officer	Aug 17 '26	Proposed Sale	50.28	85,454	4,296,678		Aug 17 06:00 PM
ERIC T OLSON	Director	Aug 17 '26	Proposed Sale	50.61	8,000	404,881		Aug 17 05:24 PM
THOMAS FITZPATRICK	Director	Aug 17 '26	Proposed Sale	50.22	209,233	10,508,446		Aug 17 05:12 PM
TIMOTHY J LAST	Officer	Aug 17 '26	Proposed Sale	50.34	19,521	982,754		Aug 17 04:26 PM
KATHLEEN MORGAN	Officer	Aug 17 '26	Proposed Sale	50.35	33,192	1,671,254		Aug 17 04:18 PM
Kapalka Timothy	CAO Iridium Satellite LLC	Apr 02 '26	Sale	31.00	3,790	117,490	47,764	Apr 06 05:51 PM
Kapalka Timothy	CAO Iridium Satellite LLC	Apr 06 '26	Sale	33.00	2,043	67,419	45,721	Apr 06 05:51 PM
FITZPATRICK THOMAS	Director	Oct 31 '25	Sale	18.00	20,839	375,102	231,034	Nov 03 04:30 PM
DESCH MATTHEW J	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	Oct 30 '25	Buy	17.33	20,000	346,600	1,127,019	Nov 03 04:29 PM
THOMAS FITZPATRICK	Director	Oct 31 '25	Proposed Sale	18.00	20,839	375,102		Oct 31 04:07 PM
FITZPATRICK THOMAS	Director	Oct 28 '25	Sale	18.00	6,797	122,346	251,873	Oct 29 04:57 PM
FITZPATRICK THOMAS	Director	Oct 27 '25	Sale	18.00	3,331	59,958	258,670	Oct 29 04:57 PM
NIEHAUS ROBERT H	Director	Oct 28 '25	Buy	17.49	30,000	524,700	297,363	Oct 29 04:57 PM
THOMAS FITZPATRICK	Director	Oct 28 '25	Proposed Sale	18.00	6,797	122,375		Oct 28 06:14 PM
THOMAS FITZPATRICK	Director	Oct 27 '25	Proposed Sale	18.00	3,331	59,958		Oct 27 06:10 PM

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