Iridium Communications (IRDM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)
Iridium Communications (IRDM) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 0.1% as the latest value for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 2.0% to 0.1% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.1% through Dec 2025, up 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.09% for FY2025, 1.0% up from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.1% at Iridium Communications, up from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.1% in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.01% in Q1 2021.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.04%, with a median of 0.03% recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed fell -1bps in 2023, then grew 5bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.02% in 2021, then soared by 78bps to 0.03% in 2022, then rose by 20bps to 0.03% in 2023, then surged by 146bps to 0.08% in 2024, then increased by 23bps to 0.1% in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.1%, 0.09%, and 0.09% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.