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Iridium Communications (IRDM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Iridium Communications has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 9.34% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 94.0% to 9.34% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 9.34% through Mar 2026, up 94.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 9.48% for FY2025, 146.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 9.34% for Q1 2026 at Iridium Communications, down from 9.71% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 9.71% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 1.62% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.19% (2024), against an average of 5.32%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed tumbled -59bps in 2023 and then surged 542bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 2.67% in 2022, then grew by 20bps to 3.2% in 2023, then soared by 146bps to 7.88% in 2024, then increased by 23bps to 9.71% in 2025, then dropped by -4bps to 9.34% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for IRDM's Return on Capital Employed are 9.34% (Q1 2026), 9.71% (Q4 2025), and 9.47% (Q3 2025).