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

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $6.2 million in Q1 2026.

• Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $6.2 million, up 13.97% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $20.5 million (down 22.99% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $19.8 million, down 30.48% from the prior year.
• Research & Development advanced to $6.2 million in Q1 2026 per IRDM's latest filing, from $5.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $8.5 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $2.6 million in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $5.3 million and a median of $5.4 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Research & Development jumped 88.41% in 2023, then tumbled 39.95% in 2025.
• 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 plunged by 39.95% to $5.1 million in 2025, then advanced by 20.63% to $6.2 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows IRDM's Research & Development at $6.2 million in Q1 2026, $5.1 million in Q4 2025, and $4.9 million in Q3 2025.