Iridium Communications (IRDM) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Iridium Communications (IRDM) posted Invested Capital of $2.23 billion for Q2 2026, down 2.1% from $2.28 billion a year earlier but up 0.2% from the prior quarter.
Iridium Communications (IRDM) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since Q4 2009, Iridium Communications has reported Invested Capital for 63 quarters.
- Annual Invested Capital shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Iridium Communications' Invested Capital was $2.4 billion in FY2024 (+0.6%), $2.39 billion in FY2023 (-9.4%), $2.63 billion in FY2022 (-8.8%) and $2.89 billion in FY2021 (-4.9%).
- Quarterly Invested Capital has run from a low of $2.23 billion in Q4 2025 to a high of $2.92 billion in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Invested Capital has declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 3.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Invested Capital in the past five years was Q3 2024, with growth of 2.1%; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a decline of 12.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Invested Capital for the three prior quarters was $2.23 billion (Q1 2026), $2.23 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.26 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 270.43 Bn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 140.89 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 270.39 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | 10.56 Bn |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 180.15 Bn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 11.79 Bn |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 31.63 Bn |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | 5.37 Bn |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | 47.68 Bn |
| 10 | Iridium Communications | 5.08 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 160.45 Mn | 2.23 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.92 Bn |
Iridium Communications Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=IRDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=IRDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();