Iridium Communications IRDM
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$46.98 -0.08 (-0.17%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Iridium Communications' (IRDM) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.18 in Q2 2026, up 26.55% year-over-year from 0.14 in Q2 2025, and down 55.78% quarter-over-quarter from 0.4 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 8 consecutive years, with 0.18 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 26.55% year-over-year to 0.18 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.33, a 70.6% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.21, down 1.27% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.18 for Q2 2026 at Iridium Communications, down from 0.4 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.59 in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.14 in Q2 2025.
  • A 4-year average of 0.28 and a median of 0.25 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 262.34% in 2025, down 42.88% in 2025.
  • Over 4 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.22 in 2023, then slipped by 6.25% to 0.21 in 2024, then climbed by 7.64% to 0.23 in 2025, then retreated by 22.05% to 0.18 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.18 (Q2 2026), 0.4 (Q1 2026), and 0.23 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 EchoStar 26.70 Bn 25.21 Bn 1.65 Bn -
2 AST SpaceMobile 17.92 Bn 17.92 Bn 9.12 Mn -
3 Globalstar 10.58 Bn 10.17 Bn 41.17 Mn 0.02
4 Viasat 10.16 Bn 8.42 Bn 643.41 Mn -
5 Iridium Communications 5.03 Bn 4.84 Bn 173.92 Mn 0.18
6 Telesat 688.26 Mn 410.80 Mn 53.65 Mn -
7 Gogo 352.21 Mn 289.07 Mn - -
8 Kvh Industries Inc \De\ 138.28 Mn 80.56 Mn 14.63 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.18
Mar 31, 2026 0.40
Dec 31, 2025 0.23
Sep 30, 2025 0.59
Jun 30, 2025 0.14
Mar 31, 2025 0.43
Dec 31, 2024 0.21
Sep 30, 2024 0.16
Jun 30, 2024 0.24
Mar 31, 2024 0.28
Dec 31, 2023 0.22
Sep 30, 2023 0.28
Jun 30, 2023 0.26
Mar 31, 2023 0.36
Mar 31, 2015 1.43
Dec 31, 2014 0.06
Sep 30, 2014 0.08
Jun 30, 2014 -1.34
Mar 31, 2014 -0.11
Dec 31, 2013 -0.02