Iridium Communications (IRDM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $5.5 million in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 29.24% year-over-year to $5.5 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $21.8 million, a 10.82% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $19.8 million, down 30.48% from the prior year.
• Research & Development for Q2 2026 stood at $5.5 million, down from $6.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for IRDM reached as high as $8.5 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as $2.6 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Research & Development has averaged $5.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $5.5 million in 2025.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development surged 88.41% in 2023 and sank 39.95% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at $5.7 million in 2022, then declined by 0.35% to $5.7 million in 2023, then surged by 48.8% to $8.5 million in 2024, then sank by 39.95% to $5.1 million in 2025, then gained by 8.05% to $5.5 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $5.5 million in Q2 2026, $6.2 million in Q1 2026, and $5.1 million in Q4 2025.