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Iridium Communications (IRDM) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Iridium Communications has reported Capital Expenditures over the past 18 years, most recently at $30.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 308.0% to $30.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $122.9 million through Mar 2026, up 96.1% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $100.3 million for FY2025, 43.48% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $30.0 million for Q1 2026 at Iridium Communications, down from $33.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $68.4 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$8.2 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $7.3 million (2025), against an average of $20.3 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Capital Expenditures was 4068.05% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 257.67% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $67.0 million in 2022, then increased by 2.17% to $68.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 64.54% to $24.3 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 38.0% to $33.5 million in 2025, then fell by 10.55% to $30.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for IRDM's Capital Expenditures are $30.0 million (Q1 2026), $33.5 million (Q4 2025), and $60.7 million (Q3 2025).