Iridium Communications (IRDM) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Iridium Communications' Tax Rate was 21.83% in Q2 2026, up 7.54 percentage points from 14.29% a year earlier but down 6.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Iridium Communications (IRDM) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Iridium Communications' Tax Rate was 23.61% through Jun 30, 2026, up 16.10 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 19.07%, up 7.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -17.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 11.17% in FY2024 (-541.84 pp), 553.00% in FY2023 (+550.22 pp), 2.78% in FY2022 (-64.96 pp) and 67.74% in FY2021 (+30.75 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -2100.00% (Q3 2022) and 2184.85% (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.69 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 2196.92 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 2216.42 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, IRDM's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 28.29% (Q1 2026), 23.91% (Q4 2025) and 20.88% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 181.10 Bn | 144.23 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 25.12% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 165.61 Bn | 150.36 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 25.16% |
| 3 | At&T | 152.19 Bn | 84.15 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 13.47% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 148.28 Bn | 140.01 Bn | 318.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Comcast | 77.96 Bn | 42.03 Bn | - | 25.89% |
| 6 | Vodafone Group Public | 37.96 Bn | 7.36 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Chunghwa Telecom | 36.88 Bn | 28.90 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 19.26% |
| 8 | EchoStar | 26.90 Bn | 17.99 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 13.56% |
| 9 | Telefonica Brasil | 20.90 Bn | 14.92 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | Iridium Communications | 4.76 Bn | 4.27 Bn | 173.46 Mn | 42.19% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 42.19% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 39.24% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 228.99% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 25.07% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 25.58% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 32.15% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 32.65% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 42.54% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 37.14% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 36.81% |
API Access
Iridium Communications Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=IRDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=IRDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();