Iridium Communications (IRDM) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2025)
Iridium Communications' Shares Repurchased was -$30,000 in Q4 2025, compared with $123.12 million a year earlier.
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Iridium Communications (IRDM) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shares Repurchased at Iridium Communications came in at $186.48 million, down 54.3% from FY2024.
- Shares Repurchased shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of 3.4% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Shares Repurchased was $407.73 million in FY2024 (+65.1%), $247.02 million in FY2023 (-3.9%), $257.06 million in FY2022 (+57.3%) and $163.44 million in FY2021.
- The Q4 2025 figure marks the lowest quarterly Shares Repurchased in data going back to Q1 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Repurchased was higher in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 27.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Shares Repurchased over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 576.8%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 80.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, IRDM's Shares Repurchased in the three quarters before Q4 2025 was $50.43 million (Q3 2025), $65.6 million (Q2 2025) and $70.48 million (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.94 Bn | 159.58 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 500.00 Mn |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 179.71 Bn | 162.14 Bn | 15.13 Bn | 2.42 Bn |
| 3 | At&T | 147.73 Bn | 105.17 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 2.80 Bn |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 146.85 Bn | 139.98 Bn | 960.50 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 87.61 Bn | 53.57 Bn | - | 10.00 Mn |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 37.88 Bn | 30.37 Bn | 728.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.71 Bn | 5.95 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | EchoStar | 30.28 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 647.20 Mn | - |
| 9 | Bce | 20.18 Bn | 18.41 Bn | 11.61 Bn | - |
| 10 | Iridium Communications | 4.90 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 173.46 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -30,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 50.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 65.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 70.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 123.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 129.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 97.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 57.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 51.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 75.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 66.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 53.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 80.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 134.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 63.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 59.34 Mn |
API Access
Iridium Communications Shares Repurchased API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-repurchased&ticker=IRDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "ticker": "IRDM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-repurchased&ticker=IRDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();