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IRDM · Iridium Communications Inc.

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$50.20 +0.42 (+0.84%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$5.32B
Shares
105.96M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$50.20 Open$50.00 Day$49.41–50.27 52W close$15.84–55.72 Avg vol 30d1.5M Short int3.5M · 3.3% float · 2.2d Short vol51% Last earningsJul 22, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 22

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 21, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 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 Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +58%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +5%
      above
      RSI (14) 58
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 86%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +8%
      trailing
      6-month return +117%
      trailing
      YTD return +189%
      this year
      Relative strength +103%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $48 › 200d $32 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +23% holders QoQ · +150 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      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
      472 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 64
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +5%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +13%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $299.8M
      Valuation P/E 57.1
      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 3.7%
      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 Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2025
      Service revenue growth · this year 3% – 5%
      CapEx · this year $90M

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
      0 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +58% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      58 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      86% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $48 › 200d $32 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +23% holders QoQ · +150 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      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
      472 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $16 Now $50 · 86% Range high $56
      vs 200-day avg +58% vs 50-day avg +5%

      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
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP GAAP net income 9.68M
      +19.25M Interest expense, net
      +3.13M Income tax expense
      +53.86M Depreciation and amortization
      +17.36M Share-based compensation
      +14.33M Transaction related expenses
      +1.51M Loss on equity method investments
      = Operational EBITDA 119.11M
      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
      $5.32B +188.8% +4.9% 57.1 3.3%
      SFTBF
      Softbank Group Corp.
      $199.46B +29.4% 0.4%
      VZ
      Verizon Communications Inc
      $195.19B +19.0% +2.5% 12.2 2.0%
      TMUS
      T-Mobile US, Inc.
      $190.00B -10.1% +8.3% 18.5 1.7%
      T
      At&T Inc.
      $166.17B +0.2% +2.7% 8.1 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
      472
      % held
      87.3%
      Net QoQ
      +1.2M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      529
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.5M
      Days to cover
      2.2d
      Change
      +631.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      51%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      70.6K
      Value
      $3.8M
      As of
      Jul 6, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      39.1%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      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
      $375.1K
      Shares
      20.8K
      Filed
      Oct 31, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 22, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      IRDM +0.5% +7.5% +116.6% +6.0% +188.8%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +0.1% +3.1% +102.8% +2.1% +175.0%

      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)
      1.20%
      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) 443 filings 437 filers Visit website Investor relations