Iridium Communications IRDM
NASDAQ IRDM
$48.98 +0.53 (+1.09%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Iridium Communications (IRDM) Return on Invested Capital (2018 - 2026)

Iridium Communications (IRDM) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.09% for Q2 2026, up 7.0% year-over-year from 0.09% in Q2 2025, and up 11.68% quarter-over-quarter from 0.08% in Q1 2026.

Iridium Communications (IRDM) Return on Invested Capital (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 9 consecutive years, with 0.09% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 7.0% year-over-year to 0.09%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.09% (up 7.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.1%, up 3.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital grew to 0.09% in Q2 2026 per IRDM's latest filing, from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.09% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 0.06% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.02% across 5 years, with a median of 0.02% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital fell 7 bps — and 2024, when it climbed 9 bps.
  • Iridium Communications' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then plunged by 640 bps to 0.06% in 2023, then soared by 139 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then surged by 72 bps to 0.04% in 2025, then surged by 123 bps to 0.09% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IRDM's Return on Invested Capital at 0.09% in Q2 2026, 0.08% in Q1 2026, and 0.04% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Verizon Communications 205.80 Bn 204.04 Bn 27.03 Bn 0.09%
2 T-Mobile US 197.90 Bn 195.07 Bn 17.74 Bn 0.01%
3 Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 195.16 Bn 193.45 Bn 318.12 Mn -0.72%
4 At&T 175.88 Bn 158.31 Bn 25.25 Bn 0.01%
5 Chunghwa Telecom 33.61 Bn 31.03 Bn 728.80 Mn 0.01%
6 EchoStar 25.20 Bn 23.70 Bn 1.65 Bn -0.01%
7 Bce 22.12 Bn 22.12 Bn - -
8 Rogers Communications 19.59 Bn 18.35 Bn 1.77 Bn 0.01%
9 Telefonica Brasil 18.39 Bn 18.39 Bn 1.32 Bn -
10 Iridium Communications 5.23 Bn 5.05 Bn 173.92 Mn 0.09%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.09%
Mar 31, 2026 0.08%
Dec 31, 2025 0.04%
Sep 30, 2025 0.03%
Jun 30, 2025 0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 0.02%
Sep 30, 2024 0.03%
Jun 30, 2024 0.03%
Mar 31, 2024 0.03%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.06%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.02%
Dec 31, 2022 0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.01%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%