Iridium Communications (IRDM) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Iridium Communications' EBT Margin was 2.12% in Q3 2026, down 18.99 percentage points from 21.11% a year earlier and down 4.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Iridium Communications (IRDM) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Iridium Communications' EBT Margin was 9.32% through Sep 30, 2026, down 6.96 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 16.61%, up 3.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +31.86 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 13.22% in FY2024 (+13.82 pp), -0.60% in FY2023 (-2.06 pp), 1.46% in FY2022 (+6.16 pp) and -4.70% in FY2021 (+10.55 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly EBT Margin since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.94 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 27.31 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 21.08 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, IRDM's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 6.36% (Q2 2026), 14.24% (Q1 2026) and 15.69% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 187.96 Bn | 151.08 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 15.40% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 171.69 Bn | 156.43 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 18.99% |
| 3 | At&T | 155.30 Bn | 96.77 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 8.34% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 149.53 Bn | 141.26 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 2.23% |
| 5 | Comcast | 81.24 Bn | 45.31 Bn | - | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 38.69 Bn | 8.09 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.96 Bn | 29.98 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 22.74% |
| 8 | EchoStar | 24.88 Bn | 15.97 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 273.76% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 21.09 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 11.96% |
| 10 | Iridium Communications | 4.70 Bn | 4.21 Bn | 173.46 Mn | 2.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.12% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -17.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.32% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.46% |
API Access
Iridium Communications EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=IRDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=IRDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();