Iridium Communications (IRDM) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Iridium Communications (IRDM) recorded EBIT Margin of 12.87% in Q3 2026, down 18.02 percentage points from 30.88% a year earlier and down 2.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Iridium Communications (IRDM) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Iridium Communications' EBIT Margin came in at 19.00% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 7.71 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 27.07%, up 2.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin has a five-year change of +20.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBIT Margin came in at 24.12% in FY2024 (+13.80 pp), 10.32% in FY2023 (-0.31 pp), 10.63% in FY2022 (+3.10 pp) and 7.54% in FY2021 (+1.46 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBIT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 29.98 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 20.16 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 15.10% (Q2 2026), 23.15% (Q1 2026) and 25.95% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 187.96 Bn | 151.08 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 20.96% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 171.69 Bn | 156.43 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 24.09% |
| 3 | At&T | 155.30 Bn | 96.77 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 12.67% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 149.53 Bn | 141.26 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 11.00% |
| 5 | Comcast | 81.24 Bn | 45.31 Bn | - | 17.23% |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.69 Bn | 8.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.96 Bn | 29.98 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 21.61% |
| 8 | EchoStar | 24.88 Bn | 15.97 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 14.34% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 21.09 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 16.48% |
| 10 | Iridium Communications | 4.70 Bn | 4.21 Bn | 173.46 Mn | 12.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.87% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -8.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.85% |
API Access
Iridium Communications EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=IRDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "IRDM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=IRDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();