Iridium Communications IRDM
NASDAQ IRDM
$47.21 +0.26 (+0.55%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Iridium Communications' (IRDM) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 1.45 in Q2 2026, up 118.86% year-over-year from 0.66 in Q2 2025, and up 95.94% quarter-over-quarter from 0.74 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has reported Payout Ratio for 8 consecutive years, with 1.45 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio rose 118.86% year-over-year to 1.45 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 1.0, a 79.97% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.54, down 19.52% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio was 1.45 for Q2 2026 at Iridium Communications, up from 0.74 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 1.49 in Q1 2023 and troughed at 86.25 in Q3 2023.
  • A 4-year average of 5.48 and a median of 0.66 in 2025 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
  • The widest YoY moves for Payout Ratio: up 299.41% in 2024, down 49.31% in 2024.
  • Over 4 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.4 in 2023, then advanced by 14.26% to 0.46 in 2024, then soared by 45.04% to 0.67 in 2025, then surged by 117.68% to 1.45 in 2026.
  • The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 1.45 (Q2 2026), 0.74 (Q1 2026), and 0.67 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 EchoStar 26.05 Bn 24.60 Bn 1.65 Bn
2 AST SpaceMobile 24.25 Bn 24.75 Bn 9.12 Mn
3 Globalstar 10.67 Bn 10.26 Bn 41.17 Mn
4 Viasat 10.38 Bn 8.72 Bn 643.41 Mn
5 Iridium Communications 5.00 Bn 4.82 Bn 173.92 Mn
6 Telesat 666.48 Mn 973.30 Mn 53.65 Mn
7 Gogo 384.81 Mn 321.68 Mn -
8 Kvh Industries Inc \De\ 139.10 Mn 81.38 Mn 14.63 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.45
Mar 31, 2026 0.74
Dec 31, 2025 0.67
Sep 30, 2025 1.24
Jun 30, 2025 0.66
Mar 31, 2025 0.51
Dec 31, 2024 0.46
Sep 30, 2024 0.66
Jun 30, 2024 1.14
Mar 31, 2024 0.76
Dec 31, 2023 0.40
Sep 30, 2023 -86.25
Jun 30, 2023 -0.57
Mar 31, 2023 1.49
Mar 31, 2015 0.12
Dec 31, 2014 -0.79
Sep 30, 2014 0.13
Jun 30, 2014 0.09
Mar 31, 2014 0.12
Dec 31, 2013 0.13