Growth Metrics

Iridium Communications (IRDM) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has disclosed Return on Sales for 17 consecutive years, with 0.12% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 5.0% to 0.12% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.13% through Dec 2025, up 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.13% for FY2025, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.12% at Iridium Communications, down from 0.17% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.2% in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.15% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.06%, with a median of 0.04% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales dropped -18bps in 2023, then rose 22bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.04% in 2021, then surged by 110bps to 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 5251bps to 0.2% in 2023, then decreased by -15bps to 0.17% in 2024, then tumbled by -31bps to 0.12% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.12%, 0.17%, and 0.11% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.