Growth Metrics

Iridium Communications (IRDM) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Iridium Communications has reported Operating Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 23.15% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 495.0% to 23.15% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1678.95% through Mar 2026, up 165388.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 2537.42% for FY2025, 251330.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 23.15% for Q1 2026 at Iridium Communications, up from 8.51% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 30.88% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 8.51% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 21.71% (2024), against an average of 16.27%.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin skyrocketed 2998bps in 2024 and then tumbled -3298bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 9.68% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 142bps to 23.47% in 2023, then rose by 4bps to 24.47% in 2024, then tumbled by -135bps to 8.51% in 2025, then surged by 372bps to 23.15% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for IRDM's Operating Margin are 23.15% (Q1 2026), 8.51% (Q4 2025), and 30.88% (Q3 2025).