Iridium Communications (IRDM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Iridium Communications (IRDM) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 23.15% for Q1 2026, down 495.0% YoY from 5.86% in Q1 2025, and up 372.12% sequentially from 8.51% in Q4 2025.
Iridium Communications (IRDM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Iridium Communications has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 23.15% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 495.0% year-over-year to 23.15%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1678.95% (up 165388.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2537.42%, up 251330.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 23.15% in Q1 2026, from 8.51% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for IRDM reached as high as 30.88% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 8.51% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 21.71% (2024), against an average of 16.27%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Margin jumped 2998 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 3298 bps.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 9.68% in 2022, then jumped by 142 bps to 23.47% in 2023, then rose by 4 bps to 24.47% in 2024, then plunged by 135 bps to 8.51% in 2025, then surged by 372 bps to 23.15% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 23.15%, 8.51%, and 30.88% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.25% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -8.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.27% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.73% |