FOXX vs FKWL vs IRDM Stock Comparison

Foxx Development Holdings, Franklin Wireless and Iridium Communications Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FKWL Franklin Wireless Corp
$2.23 -2.6% 1M -55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$26.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.51M
Div. yield
1.79%
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
IRDM Iridium Communications Inc.
$42.02 -14.3% 1M +133.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.46B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.97M
Div. yield
1.43%
Satellite Communications Communication Services
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Iridium Communications leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Iridium Communications 7, Franklin Wireless 2, Foxx Development Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOXXFKWLIRDMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.02M $26.28M $4.46B IRDM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.2x -5.5x 27.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 55.8x 35.6x IRDM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.2% -20.8% +3.6% IRDM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -100.2% -13.0% 18.1% IRDM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 5.1x FOXX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.79% 1.43% FKWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.4% -55.9% +133.8% IRDM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -15.7%/yr -0.4%/yr IRDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 148.5% 32.7% 58.1% FKWL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 15/100 37/100 45/100 IRDM

Percentile Scorecard

FOXXFKWLIRDM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFOXXFKWLIRDM
Valuation 19 #91 of 112 29 #80 of 112 23 #38 of 49
Growth 10 #97 of 108 1 #107 of 108 70 #15 of 47
Profitability 19 #84 of 104 16 #88 of 104 67 #16 of 46
Financial Health 10 #105 of 116 64 #42 of 116 33 #33 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 73 #23 of 83 31 #25 of 36
Overall 15 37 45
  • FOXX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FKWL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • IRDM ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFOXXFKWLIRDMSPY
1 month -22.4%-2.6%-14.3% -5.9%
3 months -26.4%-1.8%-13.0% -4.6%
6 months -61.3%-35.5%+4.6% +0.2%
Year to date -60.3%-49.0%+141.8% +7.5%
1 year -47.4%-55.9%+133.8% +8.2%
3 years -83.2%-23.9%+10.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year -44.9%-8.7%+3.5% +19.0%
5 years —-57.3%-1.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-15.7%-0.4% +9.4%
10 years —-4.3%+428.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-0.4%+18.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFOXXFKWLIRDMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 148.5%32.7%58.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 129.5%36.6%44.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.68-0.261.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-1.712.30 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-69.5%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.8%-56.9%-24.6% -5.9%
52-week high $6.09$5.18$55.72 $779.14
52-week low $1.71$2.12$15.84 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFOXXFKWLIRDM
P/E now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 25.2x -5.5xmedian 25.2x 27.7xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.4x 0.7xmedian 2.4x 4.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 16.2x —median 16.2x 16.4xmedian 6.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -32.5xmedian 23.4x -4.2xmedian 23.4x 16.1xmedian 4.7x
P/B now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 2.3x 7.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.98 0.30median 0.98 0.24median 0.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFOXXFKWLIRDM
Revenue $52.58M $36.51M $902.97M
Gross profit $1.69M $6.26M $645.23M
Operating income -$43.90M -$2.68M $171.59M
Net income -$52.69M -$6.92M $163.03M
Free cash flow -$400.00K -$6.33M $277.57M
R&D $2.93M $3.23M $21.63M
EPS (diluted) $-7.61 $-0.40 $1.50
Cash & equivalents $1.47M – $97.85M
Total debt $77.85K – $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 6.92M 11.78M 108.93M
Enterprise value $5.10M -$96.38M $3.97B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFOXXFKWLIRDM
P/E -0.2x -5.5x 27.7x
P/FCF -32.5x -4.2x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow -32.5x -4.2x 11.4x
P/S 0.2x 0.7x 4.9x
P/B -0.2x 0.9x 7.7x
P/Tangible book -0.2x 0.9x 20.7x
EV/EBITDA -0.3x – 16.4x
EV/EBIT -0.3x -2.9x 37.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.2x 7.2x
EV/FCF -29.1x -1.2x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -29.1x -1.2x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.30 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXXFKWLIRDM
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.2% -20.8% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -7.4% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -64.6% -21.0% 3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.8% 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -352.6% 6.5% -26.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% 46.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -484.1% -4,827% 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -32.9% 107.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -418.9% -1,851% 26.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -18.2% 115.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.9% -441.4% -1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -49.6% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.0% -449.2% -9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -48.6% 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXXFKWLIRDM
Gross margin 3.2% 17.1% 71.5%
EBITDA margin -83.4% – 43.9%
Operating margin -83.5% -7.3% 19.0%
Pretax margin -100.2% -19.3% 9.3%
Net margin -100.2% -13.0% 18.1%
FCF margin -0.8% -17.3% 30.7%
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% -17.2% 43.2%
Return on equity – -20.7% 11.8%
Return on assets -200.8% -14.3% 2.2%
Return on invested capital – – 5.1%
Return on capital employed – -8.1% 6.9%
Asset turnover 2.0x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 0.9x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXXFKWLIRDM
Debt / assets 0.3% – 69.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 5.1x
Debt / FCF -0.2x – 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 333.4% 34.2% 81.3%
Equity / assets -233.4% 65.8% 18.7%
Interest coverage -5.0x – –
Current ratio 0.3x 2.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -9.56 2.84 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXXFKWLIRDM
Dividend yield – 1.8% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 1.8% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 39.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFOXXFKWLIRDM
Forward P/E – 55.8xFY2027 35.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.04FY2027 $1.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -50.0% -10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $46.08MFY2027 $987.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +26.2%FY2027 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +19.3% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXXFKWLIRDM
Held by institutions 1.0% 13.1% 85.3%
Institutions holding 10 19 482
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +38.6% +2.2%
Institutions buying 5 9 307
Institutions selling 2 3 125
Buyers to sellers 2.50 3.00 2.46

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FOXXFKWLIRDM
FOXX 1.00 0.02 0.02
FKWL 0.02 1.00 0.02
IRDM 0.02 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXX, FKWL and IRDM?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) $13.02M, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) $26.28M, Iridium Communications (IRDM) $4.46B.

Which company is growing faster?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -20.2%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -20.8%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has the highest net margin (Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -100.2%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -13.0%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iridium Communications (IRDM) returned the most: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -47.4%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -55.9%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +133.8%. Over five years, Iridium Communications (IRDM) compounded fastest (Franklin Wireless (FKWL) -15.7%/yr, Iridium Communications (IRDM) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Franklin Wireless (FKWL) has the highest dividend yield: Franklin Wireless (FKWL) 1.79%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 1.43%. Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) has been the steadiest (Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 148.5%, Franklin Wireless (FKWL) 32.7%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 58.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FOXX, FKWL and IRDM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Iridium Communications (IRDM) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.