FOXX vs IRDM vs META Stock Comparison

Foxx Development Holdings, Iridium Communications and Meta Platforms Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IRDM Iridium Communications Inc.
$45.65 -6.4% 1M +154.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.85B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.97M
Div. yield
1.31%
Satellite Communications Communication Services
3 wins
META Meta Platforms, Inc.
$620.19 -17.5% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58T
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.61B
Div. yield
0.34%
Social Media Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Meta Platforms leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Meta Platforms 7, Iridium Communications 3, Foxx Development Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOXXIRDMMETALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.87M $4.85B $1.58T META
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 30.1x 21.0x META
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 40.0x 21.7x META
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.2% +3.6% +27.5% META
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -100.2% 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 — 1.31% 0.34% IRDM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.2% +154.3% -17.4% IRDM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.6%/yr +14.4%/yr META
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 148.8% 58.9% 42.9% META
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 13/100 47/100 50/100 META

Percentile Scorecard

FOXXIRDMMETA

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

AxisFOXXIRDMMETA
Valuation 14 #96 of 112 27 #36 of 49 33 #112 of 167
Growth 9 #99 of 109 75 #12 of 45 67 #51 of 153
Profitability 19 #84 of 104 66 #16 of 45 68 #49 of 153
Financial Health 10 #105 of 116 31 #34 of 49 60 #73 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 36 #24 of 37 23 #73 of 94
Overall 13 47 50
  • FOXX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • IRDM ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • META ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFOXXIRDMMETASPY
1 month -21.6%-6.4%-17.5% -0.2%
3 months -24.0%+0.5%+4.5% +3.9%
6 months -59.8%+22.2%-7.6% +8.2%
Year to date -57.8%+162.7%-6.0% +12.9%
1 year -54.2%+154.3%-17.4% +12.3%
3 years -82.1%+26.6%+109.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -43.7%+8.2%+27.9% +23.3%
5 years —+13.6%+95.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+2.6%+14.4% +10.9%
10 years —+470.6%+378.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+19.0%+16.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFOXXIRDMMETASPY
Volatility, 1Y 148.8%58.9%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 129.2%44.8%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.021.391.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.362.62-0.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-76.4%-74.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.8%-18.1%-20.2% -1.2%
52-week high $6.09$55.72$777.59 $779.14
52-week low $1.71$15.84$525.72 $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.

MultipleFOXXIRDMMETA
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 33.2x 30.1xmedian 11.8x 21.0xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.8x 5.4xmedian 1.1x 6.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 20.0x 17.4xmedian 6.8x —median 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.7xmedian 29.8x 17.5xmedian 5.9x 45.9xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 3.0x 8.4xmedian 1.2x 5.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.17 0.26median 0.24 0.56median 0.40

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 monthsFOXXIRDMMETA
Revenue $52.58M $902.97M $241.61B
Gross profit $1.69M $645.23M –
Operating income -$43.90M $171.59M $79.38B
Net income -$52.69M $163.03M $75.25B
Free cash flow -$400.00K $277.57M –
R&D $2.93M $21.63M $76.54B
EPS (diluted) $-7.61 $1.50 $29.33
Cash & equivalents $1.47M $97.85M $12.54B
Total debt $653.36K $2.14B –
Shares (diluted) 6.92M 108.93M 2.57B
Enterprise value $5.95M $4.36B $1.58T

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
MetricFOXXIRDMMETA
P/E -0.3x 30.1x 21.0x
P/FCF -34.7x 17.5x 45.9x
P/Operating cash flow -34.7x 12.4x 11.9x
P/S 0.3x 5.4x 6.5x
P/B -0.2x 8.4x 5.8x
P/Tangible book -0.2x 22.5x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA -0.3x 17.4x –
EV/EBIT -0.3x 40.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.2x 7.6x 6.5x
EV/FCF -31.2x 24.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -31.2x 17.6x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.26 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXXIRDMMETA
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.2% 3.6% 27.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -64.6% 3.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -352.6% -26.3% -3.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 46.9% 29.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -484.1% 29.5% 28.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 107.7% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -418.9% 26.6% 28.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 115.5% 37.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.9% -1.5% 23.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% 26.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.0% -9.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXXIRDMMETA
Gross margin 3.2% 71.5% –
EBITDA margin -83.4% 43.9% –
Operating margin -83.5% 19.0% –
Pretax margin -100.2% 9.3% –
Net margin -100.2% 18.1% –
FCF margin -0.8% 30.7% –
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% 43.2% 55.1%
Return on equity – 11.8% 28.2%
Return on assets -200.8% 2.2% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – 5.1% –
Return on capital employed – 6.9% –
Asset turnover 2.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 6.3% 11.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXXIRDMMETA
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% 81.3% 43.1%
Equity / assets -233.4% 18.7% 56.9%
Interest coverage -5.0x – –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.9x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score -9.56 1.50 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXXIRDMMETA
Dividend yield – 1.3% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield – 1.3% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusFOXXIRDMMETA
Forward P/E – 40.0xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.14FY2026 $28.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.5%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.3% +25.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $990.74MFY2026 $260.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.7%FY2026 +29.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.2% +23.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXXIRDMMETA
Held by institutions 1.0% 85.3% 77.0%
Institutions holding 10 479 5,032
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +2.2% +3.6%
Institutions buying 5 305 2,680
Institutions selling 2 124 1,897
Buyers to sellers 2.50 2.46 1.41

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.

FOXXIRDMMETA
FOXX 1.00 0.03 0.10
IRDM 0.03 1.00 0.06
META 0.10 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXX, IRDM and META?

Meta Platforms (META) is the largest by market capitalisation: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) $13.87M, Iridium Communications (IRDM) $4.85B, Meta Platforms (META) $1.58T.

Which stock is cheaper, FOXX, IRDM and META?

Meta Platforms (META) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -0.3x, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 30.1x, Meta Platforms (META) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Meta Platforms (META) is cheapest (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 40.0x, Meta Platforms (META) 21.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Meta Platforms (META) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -20.2%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +3.6%, Meta Platforms (META) +27.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iridium Communications (IRDM) returned the most: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -54.2%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +154.3%, Meta Platforms (META) -17.4%. Over five years, Meta Platforms (META) compounded fastest (Iridium Communications (IRDM) +2.6%/yr, Meta Platforms (META) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has the highest dividend yield: Iridium Communications (IRDM) 1.31%, Meta Platforms (META) 0.34%. Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Meta Platforms (META) has been the steadiest (Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 148.8%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 58.9%, Meta Platforms (META) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Meta Platforms (META) 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.