Iridium Communications (IRDM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Iridium Communications' (IRDM) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.7% in Q2 2026, down 4.0% year-on-year from 9.07% in Q2 2025, and down 6.79% on a QoQ basis from 9.34% in Q1 2026.
Iridium Communications (IRDM) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Iridium Communications (IRDM) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.7% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 4.0% year-over-year to 8.7% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 8.7%, a 4.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.48%, up 146.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 8.7%, down from 9.34% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for IRDM reached as high as 9.71% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 1.62% in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.51% across 5 years, with a median of 5.31% in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 59 bps in 2023 and soared 542 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.67% in 2022, then gained by 20 bps to 3.2% in 2023, then soared by 146 bps to 7.88% in 2024, then advanced by 23 bps to 9.71% in 2025, then fell by 10 bps to 8.7% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 8.7% in Q2 2026, 9.34% in Q1 2026, and 9.71% in Q4 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.70% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.88% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.31% |