KVHI vs TLK vs IRDM Stock Comparison

Kvh Industries Inc \De\, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk and Iridium Communications Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KVHI Kvh Industries Inc \De\
$7.73 +5.5% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$149.14M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$125.01M
Div. yield
–
Satellite Communications Communication Services
1 win
IRDM Iridium Communications Inc.
$45.94 -4.9% 1M +165.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.88B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.97M
Div. yield
1.31%
Satellite Communications Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 4, Iridium Communications 4, Kvh Industries Inc \De\ 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKVHITLKIRDMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $149.14M $11.31B $4.88B TLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.6x — 30.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.7x 10.5x 40.3x TLK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.8% — +3.6% KVHI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.7% — 18.1% IRDM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 5.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 10.77% 1.31% TLK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.8% -44.3% +165.2% IRDM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.5%/yr -15.4%/yr +2.5%/yr IRDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.8% 38.5% 58.8% TLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 — 47/100 IRDM

Percentile Scorecard

KVHITLKIRDM

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

AxisKVHITLKIRDM
Valuation 38 #31 of 49 – 27 #36 of 49
Growth 30 #32 of 45 – 75 #12 of 45
Profitability 30 #32 of 45 – 66 #16 of 45
Financial Health 85 #8 of 49 71 #15 of 49 31 #34 of 49
Shareholder Returns 47 #20 of 37 94 #3 of 37 36 #24 of 37
Overall 46 – 47
  • KVHI ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TLK ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • IRDM ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKVHITLKIRDMSPY
1 month +5.5%-13.7%-4.9% +0.9%
3 months -11.8%-20.6%+3.6% +5.9%
6 months -13.9%-31.6%+26.2% +8.5%
Year to date +10.9%-45.7%+164.3% +13.3%
1 year +27.8%-44.3%+165.2% +12.4%
3 years +71.8%-48.2%+27.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.8%-19.7%+8.4% +23.5%
5 years -24.7%-56.6%+13.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -5.5%-15.4%+2.5% +11.0%
10 years -4.6%-64.4%+467.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.5%-9.8%+19.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKVHITLKIRDMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.8%38.5%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.2%44.4%44.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.591.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.46-1.152.81 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.5%-68.3%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.9%-51.3%-17.6% -0.9%
52-week high $11.69$23.43$55.72 $779.14
52-week low $5.26$10.44$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.

MultipleKVHITLKIRDM
P/E now vs peer median -25.6xmedian 11.6x —median 11.6x 30.3xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x 5.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 75.5xmedian 6.8x —median 6.8x 17.4xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -200.5xmedian 6.3x —median 6.3x 17.6xmedian 6.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.0xmedian 1.2x 8.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.24 —median 0.24 0.26median 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 monthsKVHITLKIRDM
Revenue $125.01M – $902.97M
Gross profit $50.82M – $645.23M
Operating income -$8.75M – $171.59M
Net income -$5.85M – $163.03M
Free cash flow -$744.00K – $277.57M
R&D $2.89M – $21.63M
EPS (diluted) $-0.30 – $1.50
Cash & equivalents $57.72M $54.58T $97.85M
Total debt – $135.75T $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 19.67M – 108.93M
Enterprise value -$110.45M -$112.70T $4.39B

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
MetricKVHITLKIRDM
P/E -25.6x – 30.3x
P/FCF -200.5x – 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow 21.6x – 12.5x
P/S 1.2x – 5.4x
P/B 1.1x 0.0x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 0.0x 22.7x
EV/EBITDA 75.5x – 17.4x
EV/EBIT -10.4x – 40.3x
EV/Revenue 0.7x – 7.7x
EV/FCF -122.9x – 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x – 17.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 – 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKVHITLKIRDM
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.8% – 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 54.1% – 3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -14.4% – 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -12.1% – -26.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -172.8% – 46.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.9% – 29.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% – 107.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.0% – 26.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -29.7% – 115.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.1% – -1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.2% – 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -351.4% – -9.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.1% – 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKVHITLKIRDM
Gross margin 40.7% – 71.5%
EBITDA margin 1.0% – 43.9%
Operating margin -7.0% – 19.0%
Pretax margin -4.6% – 9.3%
Net margin -4.7% – 18.1%
FCF margin -0.6% – 30.7%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% – 43.2%
Return on equity -4.5% – 11.8%
Return on assets -3.8% – 2.2%
Return on invested capital – – 5.1%
Return on capital employed -6.4% – 6.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.2x – 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% – 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKVHITLKIRDM
Debt / assets – 18.8% 69.4%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 3.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 5.1x
Debt / FCF – – 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 13.6% 55.5% 81.3%
Equity / assets 86.4% 44.5% 18.7%
Interest coverage -1,459x – –
Current ratio 7.1x 0.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 5.2x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 3.5x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.62 – 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKVHITLKIRDM
Dividend yield – 10.8% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 10.8% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusKVHITLKIRDM
Forward P/E 38.7xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 40.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $1.09FY2026 $1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.0%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +240.0% +9.2% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $154.52MFY2026 $8.21BFY2026 $990.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.2%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.7% +11.7% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKVHITLKIRDM
Held by institutions 66.7% 6.3% 85.3%
Institutions holding 99 209 479
Change in shares held, QoQ +25.2% +7.8% +2.2%
Institutions buying 69 101 305
Institutions selling 22 76 124
Buyers to sellers 3.14 1.33 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.

KVHITLKIRDM
KVHI 1.00 0.03 0.28
TLK 0.03 1.00 0.08
IRDM 0.28 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KVHI, TLK and IRDM?

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) $149.14M, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) $11.31B, Iridium Communications (IRDM) $4.88B.

Which company is growing faster?

Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +15.8%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has the highest net margin (Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -4.7%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iridium Communications (IRDM) returned the most: Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) +27.8%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -44.3%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +165.2%. Over five years, Iridium Communications (IRDM) compounded fastest (Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) -5.5%/yr, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) -15.4%/yr, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) has the highest dividend yield: Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 10.77%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 1.31%. Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) has been the steadiest (Kvh Industries Inc \De\ (KVHI) 59.8%, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) 38.5%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KVHI, TLK 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, Perusahaan Perseroan Persero Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK) leads on 4. 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.