Iridium Communications Inc.
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) provides global voice, data, and positioning, navigation and timing services through a low-Earth-orbit satellite network of 66 operational satellites and related ground infrastructure. Its L-band network supports communications in remote and underserved areas, including… From the company’s description.
In fiscal 2025, Iridium Communications Inc. reported revenue of $871.66M, up 4.9% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $114.37M. Its operating margin was 27.1%, and operations generated $400.07M in cash. Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, revenue was $902.97M.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Iridium Communications Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) provides global voice, data, and positioning, navigation and timing services through a low-Earth-orbit satellite network of 66 operational satellites and related ground infrastructure. Its L-band network supports communications in remote and underserved areas, including oceans, airways and polar regions, serving businesses, governments, nongovernmental organizations and consumers. Products include satellite phones, broadband and IoT connectivity, tracking and safety services, and secure satellite-based timing and location services. The company also provides engineering and operational support to government customers and hosts payloads, including for aircraft-tracking services. Its business includes commercial voice and data, IoT data, commercial broadband, hosted payload and other data services, and government services; commercial customers are reached mainly through wholesale service providers, resellers and manufacturers. Applications span land mobile, maritime, aviation, utilities, mining, transportation and emergency response. Iridium Certus supports broadband and midband services, while the company is developing standards-based direct-to-device and IoT connectivity. U.S. government revenue was 29% of total revenue in 2025. Revenue totaled $871.7 million in fiscal 2025, and the company had approximately 2.54 million billable subscribers at year-end.
Company details
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry (SIC)
- Communications
- Headquarters
- MCLEAN, VA
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1418819
- SIC
- 4899
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Iridium Communications Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Iridium Communications Inc.’s weight in each
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Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
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Recent filings
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