GSAT vs IRDM vs KT Stock Comparison

Globalstar, Iridium Communications and Kt Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GSAT Globalstar, Inc.
$82.52 +0.0% 1M +87.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$280.64M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
4 wins
IRDM Iridium Communications Inc.
$44.40 -8.1% 1M +144.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.78B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.97M
Div. yield
0.01%
Satellite Communications Communication Services
2 wins
KT Kt Corp
$17.31 -11.0% 1M -7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.92B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Kt leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kt 5, Globalstar 4, Iridium Communications 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSATIRDMKTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.70B $4.78B $8.26B GSAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -164.3x 29.3x 6.8x KT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 48.3x 8.4x KT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +3.6% +2.7% GSAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -23.2% 18.1% 6.1% IRDM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 5.1% 8.3% KT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 5.1x — GSAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +87.3% +144.1% -7.6% IRDM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.5%/yr +1.8%/yr +5.3%/yr GSAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.3% 58.9% 22.8% KT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 45/100 72/100 KT

Percentile Scorecard

GSATIRDMKT

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

AxisGSATIRDMKT
Valuation 19 #40 of 49 27 #36 of 49 92 #5 of 49
Growth 84 #8 of 46 73 #13 of 46 80 #10 of 46
Profitability 36 #30 of 46 64 #17 of 46 62 #18 of 46
Financial Health 71 #15 of 50 31 #35 of 50 67 #17 of 50
Shareholder Returns 20 #29 of 36 31 #25 of 36 57 #16 of 36
Overall 46 45 72
  • GSAT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • IRDM ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • KT ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGSATIRDMKTSPY
1 month +0.0%-8.1%-11.0% -1.0%
3 months +4.5%-3.0%-6.8% +2.9%
6 months +0.9%+14.0%-20.1% +6.4%
Year to date +35.2%+155.5%-8.8% +11.4%
1 year +87.3%+144.1%-7.6% +13.1%
3 years +329.8%+17.6%+42.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +62.6%+5.5%+12.6% +21.5%
5 years +250.4%+9.5%+29.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +28.5%+1.8%+5.3% +10.9%
10 years +419.0%+420.5%+8.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.9%+17.9%+0.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGSATIRDMKTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.3%58.9%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%44.4%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.401.360.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.552.45-0.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-76.4%-29.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-20.3%-29.5% -2.5%
52-week high $84.43$55.72$24.54 $779.14
52-week low $41.54$15.84$17.28 $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.

MultipleGSATIRDMKT
P/E now vs peer median -163.7xmedian 11.6x 29.2xmedian 11.6x 6.9xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 1.1x 5.2xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 117.6xmedian 6.9x 17.0xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 5.6x 17.0xmedian 5.6x 8.2xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 1.3x 8.2xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.71median 0.24 0.25median 0.24 0.98median 0.24

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 monthsGSATIRDMKT
Revenue $280.64M $902.97M $19.92B
Gross profit $174.69M $645.23M –
Operating income $13.18M $171.59M $1.79B
Net income -$54.49M $163.03M $1.29B
Free cash flow $480.22M $277.57M $1.02B
R&D – $21.63M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.50 $1.50 $2.50
Cash & equivalents $409.77M $97.85M $2.44B
Total debt $358.79M $7.47B $12.82B
Shares (diluted) 129.12M 108.93M 486.18M
Enterprise value $9.13B $4.29B -$5.99B

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
MetricGSATIRDMKT
P/E -163.7x 29.2x 6.9x
P/FCF 22.3x 17.0x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.7x 12.1x 2.4x
P/S 38.1x 5.2x 0.4x
P/B 36.5x 8.2x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 72.8x 21.9x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 117.6x 17.0x –
EV/EBIT 807.3x 39.4x 7.7x
EV/Revenue 37.9x 7.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 22.2x 24.3x 13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 17.3x 3.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.71 0.25 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSATIRDMKT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 3.6% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 4.6% 9.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 3.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 4.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 365.7% -26.3% 263.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 46.9% 13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -41.9% 29.5% 11.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 107.7% 27.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.5% 26.6% 246.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 115.5% 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.8% -1.5% -6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 88.0% 7.1% 7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.1% -9.1% -38.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 253.1% 5.9% 33.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSATIRDMKT
Gross margin 62.2% 71.5% –
EBITDA margin 32.2% 43.9% –
Operating margin 4.7% 19.0% 9.0%
Pretax margin -16.3% 9.3% 8.5%
Net margin -23.2% 18.1% 6.1%
FCF margin 171.1% 30.7% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 203.7% 43.2% 17.5%
Return on equity -17.9% 11.8% 11.2%
Return on assets -2.3% 2.2% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 1.8% 5.1% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 0.6% 6.9% 8.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -10.5x 2.4x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.7% 6.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSATIRDMKT
Debt / assets 14.7% 69.4% 29.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 3.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 5.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.7x 7.7x 8.8x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 81.3% 59.1%
Equity / assets 12.0% 18.7% 40.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.3x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.93 1.47 1.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSATIRDMKT
Dividend yield – 1.4% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.3% 6.7%
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.

ConsensusGSATIRDMKT
Forward P/E – 48.3xFY2026 8.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.60FY2026 $0.92FY2026 $2.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -13.2%FY2026 -13.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +56.5% +11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $295.71MFY2026 $979.23MFY2026 $20.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.1% +1.3% -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSATIRDMKT
Held by institutions 25.9% 85.3% 34.8%
Institutions holding 314 479 244
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +2.2% +8.3%
Institutions buying 184 305 135
Institutions selling 81 124 78
Buyers to sellers 2.27 2.46 1.73

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.

GSATIRDMKT
GSAT 1.00 0.45 0.04
IRDM 0.45 1.00 0.01
KT 0.04 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSAT, IRDM and KT?

Globalstar (GSAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Globalstar (GSAT) $10.70B, Iridium Communications (IRDM) $4.78B, Kt (KT) $8.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, GSAT, IRDM and KT?

Kt (KT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Globalstar (GSAT) -164.3x, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 29.3x, Kt (KT) 6.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kt (KT) is cheapest (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 48.3x, Kt (KT) 8.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Globalstar (GSAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Globalstar (GSAT) +7.7%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +3.6%, Kt (KT) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has the highest net margin (Globalstar (GSAT) -23.2%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 18.1%, Kt (KT) 6.1%). On return on invested capital, Kt (KT) leads (Globalstar (GSAT) 1.8%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 5.1%, Kt (KT) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iridium Communications (IRDM) returned the most: Globalstar (GSAT) +87.3%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +144.1%, Kt (KT) -7.6%. Over five years, Globalstar (GSAT) compounded fastest (Globalstar (GSAT) +28.5%/yr, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +1.8%/yr, Kt (KT) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Globalstar (GSAT) 0.00%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 0.01%, Kt (KT) 0.00%. Globalstar (GSAT) and Kt (KT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kt (KT) has been the steadiest (Globalstar (GSAT) 56.3%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 58.9%, Kt (KT) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GSAT, IRDM and KT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kt (KT) leads on 5. 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.