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IRDM · Iridium Communications Inc.

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$48.71 -0.32 (-0.65%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$5.16B
Shares
105.96M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$48.71 Open$48.35 Day$47.90–48.90 52W close$15.84–55.72 Avg vol 30d1.4M Short int3.5M · 3.3% float · 2.2d Short vol49% Last earningsJul 22, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 22

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 21, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 22, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +51%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +1%
      above
      RSI (14) 51
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 82%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +4%
      trailing
      6-month return +117%
      trailing
      YTD return +180%
      this year
      Relative strength +105%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $48 › 200d $32 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +25% holders QoQ · +155 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$19.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      3.26% of float · ▲ +22.3% MoM · 2.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      480 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 60
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +5%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +13%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $299.8M
      Valuation P/E 55.4
      rich
      Buyback $245.3M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.7B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      High
      Volatility 66%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −37%
      past year
      ATR 3.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Feb 12, 2026
      full-year 2026
      Total service revenue growth 0% – 2%
      OEBITDA Non-GAAP $480M – $490M
      through 2027
      Cash taxes up to $10M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 23, 2025
      Total service revenue growth · full-year 2025 3%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +51% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +1% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      51 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      82% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $48 › 200d $32 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +25% holders QoQ · +155 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$19.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      3.26% of float · ▲ +22.3% MoM · 2.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      480 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $16 Now $49 · 82% Range high $56
      vs 200-day avg +51% vs 50-day avg +1%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Capital expenditures $21.84M Q2 2026
      Government IoT data subscribers 76K As of June 30, 2026
      Net debt $1.59B As of June 30, 2026
      Total commercial voice and data, IoT data and Broadband service 2.51M As of June 30, 2026
      Total government voice and data and IoT data service 118K As of June 30, 2026
      Total net billable subscriber additions 90K Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Commercial IoT data ARPU $7.63 first quarter
      Net leverage 3.4 first quarter

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Telecom Services — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      IRDM
      Iridium Communications Inc.
      this stock
      $5.16B +180.3% +4.9% 55.4 3.3%
      VZ
      Verizon Communications Inc
      $201.67B +21.2% +2.5% 12.6 2.0%
      TMUS
      T-Mobile US, Inc.
      $196.03B -10.2% +8.3% 19.1 1.7%
      SFTBF
      Softbank Group Corp.
      $191.71B +16.9% 0.4%
      T
      At&T Inc.
      $171.10B +1.1% +2.7% 8.3 1.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      480
      % held
      87.8%
      Net QoQ
      +1.7M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      373
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.5M
      Days to cover
      2.2d
      Change
      +631.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      49%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      596
      Value
      $27.8K
      As of
      Jul 20, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      41.2%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$19.3M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 6
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $871.7M
      Net income (FY)
      $114.4M
      EPS diluted
      $1.06
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.5B
      Remaining
      $245.3M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 10, 2026
      This year
      14
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $745.9K
      Shares
      15.0K
      Filed
      Aug 18, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 22, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      IRDM -1.9% +4.0% +116.6% +2.9% +180.3%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -1.5% +1.1% +105.0% -0.1% +167.5%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.15 / share · ex Jun 15, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.15 / share · ex Sep 15, 2026
      Raised 7.1%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.60 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.23%
      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $1.50B
      Spent (derived)
      $1.25B
      Remaining
      $245.30M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1418819 CUSIP 46269C102 13F (30d) 427 filings 420 filers Visit website Investor relations