Iridium Communications Inc.
IRDM · Communications Services, NEC · 105.7M shares · -2%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $190M (gross $247M, SBC $57M)
Reference price $33.00 · est. market cap ~$3.5B — last insider sale, 2026-04-06 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
B84gen composite 80pct→84
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Operating margin
27.1%
Net margin
13.1%
Return on equity
24.7%
Return on assets
4.5%
ROIC
8.4%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
1.9%
Net-income growth
1.4%
Debt / equity
3.8×
Net debt / EBITDA
3.7×
Interest coverage
16.1×
Current ratio
2.5×
Free cash flow
$300M
EBITDA
$446M
Tangible book value
$277M
Cash & investments
$97M
Stock comp / revenue
5.9%
Insider transactions · last 6 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Canfield Thomas C | Grant | 639 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Shivanandan Monique S. | Grant | 44 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | YEANEY JACQUELINE E | Grant | 30 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Sears Kay | Grant | 30 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Olson Eric T | Grant | 385 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | NIEHAUS ROBERT H | Grant | 378 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | FRAZIER LEON ANTHONY | Grant | 93 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | FITZPATRICK THOMAS | Grant | 48 | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Alterman Louis M | Grant | 38 | — |
| 2026-06-01 | DESCH MATTHEW J | Tax withheld | 9.6K | $51.78 |
| 2026-06-01 | O'Neill Vincent James | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $51.78 |
| 2026-06-01 | Kapalka Timothy | Tax withheld | 692 | $51.78 |
| 2026-06-01 | Kapalka Timothy | Grant | 4.2K | — |
| 2026-06-01 | Last Timothy James | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $51.78 |
| 2026-06-01 | Scheimreif Scott | Tax withheld | 2.2K | $51.78 |
| 2026-06-01 | Morgan Kathleen A. | Tax withheld | 2.1K | $51.78 |
| 2026-06-01 | McBride Suzanne E. | Tax withheld | 3.6K | $51.78 |
| 2026-05-20 | Canfield Thomas C | Disposition | 136 | — |
| 2026-04-06 | Kapalka Timothy | Sell | 2.0K | $33.00 |
| 2026-04-02 | Kapalka Timothy | Sell | 3.8K | $31.00 |
| 2026-03-31 | Sears Kay | Grant | 58 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Olson Eric T | Grant | 757 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Krongard A B | Grant | 640 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | FITZPATRICK THOMAS | Grant | 95 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Canfield Thomas C | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Alterman Louis M | Grant | 74 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | NIEHAUS ROBERT H | Grant | 743 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | FRAZIER LEON ANTHONY | Grant | 182 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Shivanandan Monique S. | Grant | 86 | — |
| 2026-03-31 | YEANEY JACQUELINE E | Grant | 58 | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Scheimreif Scott | Tax withheld | 2.4K | $24.01 |
| 2026-03-09 | O'Neill Vincent James | Tax withheld | 2.5K | $24.01 |
| 2026-03-09 | McBride Suzanne E. | Tax withheld | 3.1K | $24.01 |
| 2026-03-09 | DESCH MATTHEW J | Tax withheld | 8.7K | $24.01 |
| 2026-03-09 | Last Timothy James | Tax withheld | 2.3K | $24.01 |
| 2026-03-09 | Morgan Kathleen A. | Tax withheld | 2.2K | $24.01 |
| 2026-03-09 | Kapalka Timothy | Tax withheld | 744 | $24.01 |
| 2026-03-01 | Last Timothy James | Tax withheld | 3.9K | $22.49 |
| 2026-03-01 | FITZPATRICK THOMAS | Tax withheld | 8.8K | $22.49 |
| 2026-03-01 | Scheimreif Scott | Tax withheld | 13K | $22.49 |
| 2026-03-01 | Morgan Kathleen A. | Grant | 71K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Morgan Kathleen A. | Tax withheld | 11K | $22.49 |
| 2026-03-01 | DESCH MATTHEW J | Grant | 292K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | DESCH MATTHEW J | Tax withheld | 53K | $22.49 |
| 2026-03-01 | McBride Suzanne E. | Grant | 134K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | McBride Suzanne E. | Tax withheld | 20K | $22.49 |
| 2026-03-01 | O'Neill Vincent James | Grant | 84K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | O'Neill Vincent James | Tax withheld | 3.7K | $22.49 |
| 2026-03-01 | Kapalka Timothy | Grant | 14K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Kapalka Timothy | Tax withheld | 1.9K | $22.49 |
| 2026-03-01 | Last Timothy James | Grant | 67K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Scheimreif Scott | Grant | 67K | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Scheimreif Scott | Grant | 5.0K | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Scheimreif Scott | Grant | 21K | — |
| 2026-02-26 | McBride Suzanne E. | Grant | 7.3K | — |
| 2026-02-26 | McBride Suzanne E. | Grant | 34K | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Morgan Kathleen A. | Grant | 4.9K | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Morgan Kathleen A. | Grant | 21K | — |
| 2026-02-26 | FITZPATRICK THOMAS | Grant | 34K | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Kapalka Timothy | Grant | 2.5K | — |
| 2026-02-26 | DESCH MATTHEW J | Grant | 19K | — |
| 2026-02-26 | DESCH MATTHEW J | Grant | 96K | — |
| 2026-02-26 | O'Neill Vincent James | Grant | 5.1K | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Last Timothy James | Grant | 4.6K | — |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | Material agreementReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-20 | Exec/director changeShareholder voteReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-14 | Material agreementReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-23 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-05 | Reg FD | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-27 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-12 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-04 | Exec/director changeReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-29 | 2026-06-28 | 0001104659-26-078482 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-20 | 0001418819-26-000036 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-14 | 2026-05-13 | 0001418819-26-000032 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-04-23 | 2026-03-31 | 0001418819-26-000026 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-23 | 2026-04-23 | 0001418819-26-000027 ↗ |
| DEF 14A | 2026-04-02 | 2026-05-20 | 0001418819-26-000022 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-05 | 2026-03-05 | 0001418819-26-000016 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-27 | 2026-02-26 | 0001418819-26-000014 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-12 | 2026-02-12 | 0001418819-26-000008 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-12 | 2025-12-31 | 0001418819-26-000009 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-04 | 2025-12-04 | 0001418819-25-000012 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-10-23 | 2025-09-30 | 0001418819-25-000009 ↗ |