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

Iridium Communications has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $6.2 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 13.97% year-over-year to $6.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $20.5 million (down 22.99% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $19.8 million, down 30.48% from the prior year.
• Research & Development improved to $6.2 million in Q1 2026, from $5.1 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.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $5.4 million (2025), against an average of $5.3 million.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Research & Development jumped 88.41% — and 2025, when it sank 39.95%.
• A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $5.7 million in 2022, then decreased by 0.35% to $5.7 million in 2023, then surged by 48.8% to $8.5 million in 2024, then slumped by 39.95% to $5.1 million in 2025, then advanced by 20.63% to $6.2 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $6.2 million, $5.1 million, and $4.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.