FOXX vs IRDM vs SONY Stock Comparison

Foxx Development Holdings, Iridium Communications and Sony 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
5 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$157.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
0.31%
Gaming Hardware Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sony leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sony 6, Iridium Communications 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOXXIRDMSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.87M $4.85B $157.68B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 30.1x -30.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 40.0x 19.4x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.2% +3.6% +2.1% IRDM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -100.2% 18.1% -6.2% IRDM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.1% 12.2% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 5.1x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.31% 0.31% IRDM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.2% +154.3% -10.7% IRDM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.6%/yr +1.6%/yr IRDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 148.8% 58.9% 29.3% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 13/100 47/100 54/100 SONY

Percentile Scorecard

FOXXIRDMSONY

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

AxisFOXXIRDMSONY
Valuation 14 #96 of 112 27 #36 of 49 80 #23 of 112
Growth 9 #99 of 109 75 #12 of 45 20 #87 of 109
Profitability 19 #84 of 104 66 #16 of 45 63 #39 of 104
Financial Health 10 #105 of 116 31 #34 of 49 47 #62 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 36 #24 of 37 61 #32 of 81
Overall 13 47 54
  • FOXX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • IRDM ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFOXXIRDMSONYSPY
1 month -21.6%-6.4%+8.9% -0.2%
3 months -24.0%+0.5%+13.0% +3.9%
6 months -59.8%+22.2%+28.4% +8.2%
Year to date -57.8%+162.7%+0.2% +12.9%
1 year -54.2%+154.3%-10.7% +12.3%
3 years -82.1%+26.6%+60.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -43.7%+8.2%+17.0% +23.3%
5 years —+13.6%+8.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+2.6%+1.6% +10.9%
10 years —+470.6%+306.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+19.0%+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFOXXIRDMSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 148.8%58.9%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 129.2%44.8%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.021.390.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.362.62-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-76.4%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.8%-18.1%-15.3% -1.2%
52-week high $6.09$55.72$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $1.71$15.84$19.32 $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.

MultipleFOXXIRDMSONY
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 33.2x 30.1xmedian 11.8x -30.0xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.8x 5.4xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 20.0x 17.4xmedian 6.8x 8.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.7xmedian 29.8x 17.5xmedian 5.9x 14.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 3.0x 8.4xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.17 0.26median 0.24 0.75median 1.17

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 monthsFOXXIRDMSONY
Revenue $52.58M $902.97M $82.39B
Gross profit $1.69M $645.23M $26.19B
Operating income -$43.90M $171.59M $10.29B
Net income -$52.69M $163.03M -$5.01B
Free cash flow -$400.00K $277.57M $10.78B
R&D $2.93M $21.63M –
EPS (diluted) $-7.61 $1.50 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $1.47M $97.85M $13.40B
Total debt $653.36K $2.14B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 6.92M 108.93M 6.01B
Enterprise value $5.95M $4.36B $97.45B

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
MetricFOXXIRDMSONY
P/E -0.3x 30.1x -30.0x
P/FCF -34.7x 17.5x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow -34.7x 12.4x 11.6x
P/S 0.3x 5.4x 1.9x
P/B -0.2x 8.4x 2.9x
P/Tangible book -0.2x 22.5x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA -0.3x 17.4x 8.5x
EV/EBIT -0.3x 40.1x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 7.6x 1.8x
EV/FCF -31.2x 24.8x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -31.2x 17.6x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.26 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXXIRDMSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.2% 3.6% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -64.6% 3.8% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -352.6% -26.3% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 46.9% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -484.1% 29.5% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 107.7% -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -418.9% 26.6% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 115.5% -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.9% -1.5% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.0% -9.1% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXXIRDMSONY
Gross margin 3.2% 71.5% 31.8%
EBITDA margin -83.4% 43.9% 21.6%
Operating margin -83.5% 19.0% 12.5%
Pretax margin -100.2% 9.3% 12.2%
Net margin -100.2% 18.1% -6.2%
FCF margin -0.8% 30.7% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% 43.2% 16.4%
Return on equity – 11.8% -9.5%
Return on assets -200.8% 2.2% -5.1%
Return on invested capital – 5.1% 12.2%
Return on capital employed – 6.9% 15.1%
Asset turnover 2.0x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.4x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 6.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXXIRDMSONY
Debt / assets 0.3% 69.4% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 3.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 5.1x -0.3x
Debt / FCF -0.2x 7.7x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 333.4% 81.3% 45.3%
Equity / assets -233.4% 18.7% 54.7%
Interest coverage -5.0x – 12.2x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -9.56 1.50 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXXIRDMSONY
Dividend yield – 1.3% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 1.9%
Shareholder yield – 1.3% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusFOXXIRDMSONY
Forward P/E – 40.0xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.14FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.5%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.3% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $990.74MFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.7%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.2% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXXIRDMSONY
Held by institutions 1.0% 85.3% 7.9%
Institutions holding 10 479 739
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +2.2% +2.1%
Institutions buying 5 305 333
Institutions selling 2 124 268
Buyers to sellers 2.50 2.46 1.24

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.

FOXXIRDMSONY
FOXX 1.00 0.03 0.02
IRDM 0.03 1.00 0.08
SONY 0.02 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXX, IRDM and SONY?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) $13.87M, Iridium Communications (IRDM) $4.85B, Sony (SONY) $157.68B.

Which company is growing faster?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -20.2%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +3.6%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has the highest net margin (Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -100.2%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 18.1%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 5.1%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

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%, Sony (SONY) -10.7%. Over five years, Iridium Communications (IRDM) compounded fastest (Iridium Communications (IRDM) +2.6%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.6%/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%, Sony (SONY) 0.31%. Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 148.8%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 58.9%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sony (SONY) leads on 6. 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.