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Communication Services · Communications · data as of 2026-10-22 · latest quarter 2026-09-30, filed 2026-10-20

Market cap
$4.65B
P/E (trailing)
28.5×
P/E vs. sector
1.8×
FCF yield
4.4%
Avg daily $ volume
$60.06M
Days to next report
112
Quality checklist

4 of 6 checks passed · quarter ending 2026-09-30

  • ROIC at least 10%5.7%
  • Operating margin up over 3 years+12.2 pp
  • Free cash flow at least 80% of net income170.3%
  • Share count up at most 5% in 3 years-14.3%
  • Net debt at most 3× EBITDA4.2×
  • Revenue grew over 3 years4.6%
Insider buying, last 90 days

No discretionary insider buying in the last 90 days.

Tracked funds, latest reports
Active managers
−$2.67M −0.0 pp of the company
1 buying · 1 selling · 2 holding
Mutual funds & ETFs
+$5.2M +0.1 pp of the company
1 buying · 0 selling · 2 holding

Each factor with its sector median and, where it's reported per quarter, its last 12 quarters.

Size & liquidity
IRDMSector12 quartersMarket cap$4.65B$11.2BEnterprise value$6.31B$18.56BAvg daily $ volume$60.06M$195.76MDaily turnover1.3%1.2%
Growth
IRDMSector12 quartersRevenue CAGR 3y4.6%4.0%10.3% → 4.6%Revenue CAGR 5y8.3%5.8%8.3% → 8.3%Revenue growth YoY8.3%7.8%0.5% → 8.3%Revenue acceleration+4.4 pp−1.7 pp−6.9 pp → +4.4 ppFCF growth YoY-9.0%15.4%-11.7% → -9.0%FCF conversion170.3%156.2%1566.2% → 170.3%Forward growth (HoM est.)6.4%7.4%
Valuation
IRDMSector12 quartersP/E (trailing)28.5×16.6×P/E (forward, HoM est.)26.8×16.1×P/E vs. sector1.8×1.0×PEG (HoM est.)4.172.72EV/EBITDA16.0×9.6×EV/Sales7.0×2.4×FCF yield4.4%4.6%Dividend yield1.4%0.0%Shareholder yield1.4%4.2%
Quality
IRDMSector12 quartersQuality checks passed43ROIC5.7%8.2%2.8% → 5.7%Gross profitability—42.2%Gross margin—56.5%Gross margin Δ 3y—+3.8 ppOperating margin19.0%16.9%10.3% → 19.0%Operating margin Δ 3y+12.2 pp+5.5 pp+14.6 pp → +12.2 ppDebt/equity3.1×1.0×1.7× → 3.1×Net debt/EBITDA4.2×2.9×3.5× → 4.2×Interest coverage—3.8×Share count Δ 3y-14.3%-5.8%-8.4% → -14.3%Stock compensation / revenue6.3%1.6%7.3% → 6.3%Accruals ratio-8.1%-7.0%-10.7% → -8.1%
Earnings & estimates
IRDMSector12 quartersDays to next report11213
Ownership & positioning
IRDMSector12 quartersInsider buys (90d)00Insiders buying (90d)00Insider net value (90d)-$19.65M$0Institutional ownership86.1%87.7%Institutional Δ QoQ+0.4 pp+0.6 ppConviction funds net buying—−0.0 ppActive managers net buying−0.0 pp−0.1 ppActive funds net buying+0.1 pp+0.0 ppDays to cover2.464.21Short % of shares out3.2%7.1%Short interest Δ−0.0 pp−0.0 pp

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Source: SEC EDGAR: Forms 4 (insider trades), 10-Q and 10-K (financials). Insider trades as filed (amendments applied); financial metrics computed by Hand of the Market from the companies' quarterly and annual reports. Each trade links to its filing.

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