IRDM vs KVHI vs TV Stock Comparison

Iridium Communications, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
6 wins
KVHI Kvh Industries Inc \De\
$6.04 -12.0% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$109.77M
P/E
229.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$135.01M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
2 wins
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.33 +2.2% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$144.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Iridium Communications leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Iridium Communications 6, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 3, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRDMKVHITVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.46B $109.77M $144.98B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.7x 229.2x -475.3x IRDM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.6x 30.2x 12.9x TV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.6% +25.7% +7.4% KVHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.1% 0.4% -9.4% IRDM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% — 4.4% IRDM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x — 14.6x IRDM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.43% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +133.8% +0.3% -17.4% IRDM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr -10.5%/yr -26.1%/yr IRDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.1% 62.0% 38.8% TV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 57/100 43/100 KVHI

Percentile Scorecard

IRDMKVHITV

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

AxisIRDMKVHITV
Valuation 23 #38 of 49 29 #35 of 49 4 #47 of 49
Growth 70 #15 of 47 50 #24 of 47 67 #16 of 47
Profitability 67 #16 of 46 27 #34 of 46 36 #30 of 46
Financial Health 33 #33 of 49 83 #9 of 49 65 #18 of 49
Shareholder Returns 31 #25 of 36 97 #2 of 36 –
Overall 45 57 43
  • IRDM ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • KVHI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRDMKVHITVSPY
1 month -14.3%-12.0%+2.2% -5.9%
3 months -13.0%-27.1%-18.0% -4.6%
6 months +4.6%-40.8%-17.7% +0.2%
Year to date +141.8%-13.3%-19.9% +7.5%
1 year +133.8%+0.3%-17.4% +8.2%
3 years +10.9%+31.0%-9.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +3.5%+9.4%-3.2% +19.0%
5 years -1.8%-42.4%-77.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -0.4%-10.5%-26.1% +9.4%
10 years +428.6%-22.1%-90.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +18.1%-2.5%-20.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureIRDMKVHITVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.1%62.0%38.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.4%62.7%40.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.351.450.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.300.01-0.45 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-63.5%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-48.3%-32.3% -5.9%
52-week high $55.72$11.69$3.44 $779.14
52-week low $15.84$5.26$2.03 $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.

MultipleIRDMKVHITV
P/E now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 11.9x 229.2xmedian 11.9x -475.3xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x 44.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 6.6x 8.3xmedian 6.6x 483.4xmedian 6.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 4.7x -18.9xmedian 4.7x —median 4.7x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x 23.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.27 7.60median 0.27 -20.23median 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 monthsIRDMKVHITV
Revenue $902.97M $135.01M $3.26B
Gross profit $645.23M $57.38M $2.11B
Operating income $171.59M -$2.36M $477.63M
Net income $163.03M $481.00K $85.50M
Free cash flow $277.57M -$5.81M –
R&D $21.63M $2.63M –
EPS (diluted) $1.50 $0.03 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $97.85M $50.70M –
Total debt $2.14B – $4.53B
Shares (diluted) 108.93M 18.25M 68.12B
Enterprise value $3.97B -$127.71M $145.52B

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
MetricIRDMKVHITV
P/E 27.7x 229.2x -475.3x
P/FCF 16.1x -18.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 59.2x –
P/S 4.9x 0.8x 44.5x
P/B 7.7x 0.9x 23.4x
P/Tangible book 20.7x 0.9x 23.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 8.3x 483.4x
EV/EBIT 37.9x -25.0x 313.0x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 0.4x 45.9x
EV/FCF 23.4x -10.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 31.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 7.60 -20.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRDMKVHITV
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.6% 25.7% 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -0.5% -12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.8% 124.0% -22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -4.2% -4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.3% 82.4% 803.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.9% 20.0% 55.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.5% 104.0% 117.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 107.7% 29.9% 28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 104.2% 40.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 115.5% 30.1% 23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.5% -86.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -37.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% -170.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -26.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRDMKVHITV
Gross margin 71.5% 42.5% 64.9%
EBITDA margin 43.9% 5.3% 9.5%
Operating margin 19.0% -1.8% 14.7%
Pretax margin 9.3% 0.4% 8.1%
Net margin 18.1% 0.4% -9.4%
FCF margin 30.7% -4.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 43.2% 1.4% –
Return on equity 11.8% 0.4% 1.4%
Return on assets 2.2% 0.3% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 5.1% – 4.4%
Return on capital employed 6.9% -1.8% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 3.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 6.3% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRDMKVHITV
Debt / assets 69.4% – 34.5%
Debt / equity 3.7x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x – 14.6x
Debt / FCF 7.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 81.3% 15.6% 52.8%
Equity / assets 18.7% 84.4% 47.2%
Interest coverage – -394.0x 32.4x
Current ratio 0.9x 6.0x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 4.4x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.8x –
Altman Z-score 1.41 4.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRDMKVHITV
Dividend yield 1.4% – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 11.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 11.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusIRDMKVHITV
Forward P/E 35.6xFY2026 30.2xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.18FY2026 $0.20FY2026 $0.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -10.2% +240.0% -22.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $987.64MFY2026 $154.52MFY2026 $3.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +39.2%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +19.7% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRDMKVHITV
Held by institutions 85.3% 66.7% 0.2%
Institutions holding 482 99 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +25.2% -4.9%
Institutions buying 307 69 44
Institutions selling 125 22 33
Buyers to sellers 2.46 3.14 1.33

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.

IRDMKVHITV
IRDM 1.00 0.29 0.12
KVHI 0.29 1.00 0.02
TV 0.12 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IRDM, KVHI and TV?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iridium Communications (IRDM) $4.46B, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) $109.77M, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $144.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, IRDM, KVHI and TV?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 27.7x, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) 229.2x, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -475.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is cheapest (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 35.6x, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) 30.2x, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 12.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Iridium Communications (IRDM) +3.6%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +25.7%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has the highest net margin (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 18.1%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) 0.4%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -9.4%). On return on invested capital, Iridium Communications (IRDM) leads (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 5.1%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iridium Communications (IRDM) returned the most: Iridium Communications (IRDM) +133.8%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +0.3%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -17.4%. Over five years, Iridium Communications (IRDM) compounded fastest (Iridium Communications (IRDM) -0.4%/yr, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -10.5%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -26.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Iridium Communications (IRDM) 1.43%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 0.00%. Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) has been the steadiest (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 58.1%, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) 62.0%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 38.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IRDM, KVHI and TV?

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 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.