Growth Metrics

Iridium Communications (IRDM) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2025)

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has disclosed Capital Expenditures for 17 consecutive years, with $33.5 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 537.89% to $33.5 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $100.3 million through Dec 2025, up 661.49% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $100.3 million for FY2025, 661.49% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q4 2025 was $33.5 million at Iridium Communications, down from $60.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $68.4 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$26.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $15.0 million, with a median of $9.9 million recorded in 2024.
  • Peak annual rise in Capital Expenditures hit 642.37% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 2126.22% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $37.2 million in 2021, then soared by 80.04% to $67.0 million in 2022, then grew by 2.17% to $68.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 92.33% to $5.2 million in 2024, then soared by 537.89% to $33.5 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods came in at $33.5 million, $60.7 million, and -$1.3 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.