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

Iridium Communications (IRDM) Short-term Investments (2013 - 2018)

Iridium Communications (IRDM) posted quarterly Short-term Investments of $199.8 million for Q2 2018, up 837.24% year-over-year from $21.3 million in Q2 2017, and up 898.65% quarter-over-quarter from $20.0 million in Q1 2018.

Iridium Communications (IRDM) Short-term Investments (2013 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has reported Short-term Investments for 6 consecutive years, with $199.8 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2018.

  • In Q2 2018, Short-term Investments rose 837.24% year-over-year to $199.8 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2018 stood at $199.8 million (up 837.24% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was $11.8 million, down 40.6% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments climbed to $199.8 million in Q2 2018 per IRDM's latest filing, from $20.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $270.4 million in Q1 2015 and bottomed at $11.8 million in Q4 2017.
  • Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $113.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $83.8 million in 2016.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — Short-term Investments plunged 90.29% — and 2018, when it surged 837.24%.
  • Iridium Communications' Short-term Investments stood at $177.1 million in 2014, then climbed by 15.54% to $204.7 million in 2015, then slumped by 90.29% to $19.9 million in 2016, then tumbled by 40.6% to $11.8 million in 2017, then soared by 1593.55% to $199.8 million in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows IRDM's Short-term Investments at $199.8 million in Q2 2018, $20.0 million in Q1 2018, and $11.8 million in Q4 2017.

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2018 199.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 20.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 11.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 20.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 21.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 19.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 35.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 76.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 91.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 204.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 221.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 216.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 270.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 177.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 76.65 Mn