Iridium Communications (IRDM) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026)

Iridium Communications (IRDM) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.4 for Q1 2026, up 35.85% year-over-year from 0.29 in Q1 2025, and up 75.93% quarter-over-quarter from 0.23 in Q4 2025.

Iridium Communications (IRDM) FCF Payout Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has 12 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.4 in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.4, up 35.85% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.39 (up 81.91% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.21, up 0.63% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.4 in Q1 2026 per IRDM's latest filing, from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 1.17 in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.0 in Q1 2023.
  • A 4-year average of 0.34 and a median of 0.23 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 8190.1% in 2024 and fell as far as 76.51% in 2024.
  • A 4-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.82 in 2023, then plunged by 76.51% to 0.19 in 2024, then rose by 16.22% to 0.23 in 2025, then soared by 75.93% to 0.4 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IRDM's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.4 in Q1 2026, 0.23 in Q4 2025, and 1.17 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Bce 382.57 Bn 381.58 Bn - -0.21
2 T-Mobile US 195.94 Bn 192.42 Bn 17.62 Bn 0.24
3 Verizon Communications 190.78 Bn 183.73 Bn 27.94 Bn 0.77
4 At&T 159.64 Bn 149.68 Bn 25.25 Bn 0.73
5 Telefonica Brasil 146.21 Bn 144.47 Bn 1.32 Bn -
6 America Movil Sab De Cv 128.31 Bn 126.27 Bn 10.13 Bn 0.00
7 Chunghwa Telecom 109.39 Bn 107.21 Bn 719.92 Mn -
8 Millicom International Cellular 106.22 Bn 104.67 Bn - -
9 Veon 82.81 Bn 80.59 Bn - -
10 Iridium Communications 5.01 Bn 4.90 Bn 169.42 Mn 0.40

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.40
Dec 31, 2025 0.23
Sep 30, 2025 1.17
Jun 30, 2025 0.24
Mar 31, 2025 0.29
Dec 31, 2024 0.19
Sep 30, 2024 0.21
Jun 30, 2024 0.19
Mar 31, 2024 0.28
Dec 31, 2023 0.82
Sep 30, 2023 0.23
Jun 30, 2023 0.19
Mar 31, 2023 0.00
Jun 30, 2019 -0.20
Dec 31, 2018 0.00
Jun 30, 2018 0.01
Mar 31, 2018 -0.28
Dec 31, 2017 0.00
Sep 30, 2017 0.00
Jun 30, 2017 0.00