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Iridium Communications (IRDM) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has disclosed Research & Development for 17 consecutive years, with $5.1 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 39.95% to $5.1 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $19.8 million through Dec 2025, down 30.48% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $19.8 million for FY2025, 30.48% down from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $5.1 million at Iridium Communications, up from $4.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $8.5 million in Q4 2024, with the low at $2.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $4.8 million, with a median of $5.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Research & Development surged 88.41% in 2023, then crashed 39.95% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $3.7 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 54.14% to $5.7 million in 2022, then dropped by 0.35% to $5.7 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 48.8% to $8.5 million in 2024, then plummeted by 39.95% to $5.1 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods came in at $5.1 million, $4.9 million, and $4.3 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.