Iridium Communications (IRDM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Iridium Communications' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 3.80% for Q2 2026, down 0.66 percentage points from 4.46% a year earlier and down 0.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Iridium Communications (IRDM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Iridium Communications' Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.51%, up 0.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last six years, with a five-year change of +6.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.66% in FY2024 (+2.89 pp), 0.77% in FY2023 (+0.43 pp), 0.33% in FY2022 (+0.62 pp) and -0.28% in FY2021 (+1.32 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.70 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2024 (a gain of 4.32 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 0.76 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows IRDM's Return on Assets [ROA] at 4.29% (Q1 2026), 4.61% (Q4 2025) and 5.02% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 190.70 Bn | 155.11 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 4.01% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 175.28 Bn | 160.03 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 4.93% |
| 3 | At&T | 167.47 Bn | 115.42 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 5.42% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 141.87 Bn | 130.50 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -2.93% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.96 Bn | 41.21 Bn | - | 4.16% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.31 Bn | 31.16 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.94% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.94 Bn | 17.08 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -14.06% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.90 Bn | 23.41 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -13.62% |
| 9 | Bce | 18.99 Bn | 17.31 Bn | - | 10.78% |
| 10 | Iridium Communications | 5.08 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 160.45 Mn | 3.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.61% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.02% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.06% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.35% |
API Access
Iridium Communications Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=IRDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "IRDM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=IRDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();