Company overview
What does Iridium Communications Inc. do?
Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) is a U.S. SEC registrant. The Commission classifies the issuer under SIC 4899 (Communications Services, NEC).
What does Iridium Communications Inc. do?
Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) is a U.S. SEC registrant. The Commission classifies the issuer under SIC 4899 (Communications Services, NEC).
What industry is Iridium Communications Inc. in?
Telecommunications · Communications Services, NEC
What was Iridium Communications Inc.'s latest reported revenue?
$225.2M for Q2 2026, from 10-Q filed Jul 22, 2026.
What changed in the latest comparable period?
Revenue increased +3.8% ($216.9M to $225.2M; Q2 2025 vs Q2 2026).
Business model (from the public record)
Belvedere describes the business using the issuer’s SEC classification and the company description extracted from public filings. Segment mix, customer identity, and recurring-versus-transactional revenue are shown only when those facts are identified in the filing extract—not inferred.
Telecommunications · Communications Services, NEC · United States
Financial profile
- Revenue
- $225.2M 10-Q · Q2 2026 · Filed Jul 22, 2026
- Revenue growth YoY
- +3.8% Belvedere calculation · 10-Q · Q2 2026 · Filed Jul 22, 2026
- Gross margin
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- Operating margin
- +15.1% Belvedere calculation · 10-Q · Q2 2026 · Filed Jul 22, 2026
- Net income
- $9.7M 10-Q · Q2 2026 · Filed Jul 22, 2026
- Operating cash flow
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- Capex
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- Belvedere FCF
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- FCF margin
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- Cash
- $184.2M 10-Q · Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Jul 22, 2026
- Debt
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- Net debt
- -$184.2M Belvedere calculation · 10-Q · Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Jul 22, 2026
- Shares
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
Balance sheet snapshot
Cash $184.2M. Identified debt —. Net debt -$184.2M. Missing debt tags are not treated as a zero-debt capital structure.
Financial information is derived from public filings and other identified sources. Belvedere calculations may differ from company-defined non-GAAP measures. See methodology and source notes. Valuation multiples are omitted because a licensed market-data provider is not configured.
Latest filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 0000950103-26-014197 | SEC |
| 8-K | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | 0000950103-26-013945 | SEC |
| 8-K | Aug 10, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | 0001418819-26-000048 | SEC |
| 8-K | Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 | 0001418819-26-000046 | SEC |
| 10-Q | Jul 22, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0001418819-26-000045 | SEC |
| 8-K | Jul 7, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 | 0001104659-26-081335 | SEC |
What changed
Each line is an arithmetic comparison of sourced facts. It is not a thesis.
Research view
Belvedere has not published an initiation or update on Iridium Communications Inc.. Universe inclusion is not a rating, a forecast, or coverage in the sell-side sense.
Research Radar
| Kind | Change | Explanation | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +3.8% | Revenue increased +3.8% ($216.9M to $225.2M; Q2 2025 vs Q2 2026). | 10-Q · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Revenue acceleration | +1.9 pp | Quarterly revenue YoY growth moved from +1.9% to +3.8% (+1.9 percentage points). | 10-Q · BelvedereRevenueGrowthYoY | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Cash | $184.2M | Cash and cash equivalents were $184.2M as of the latest reported balance-sheet date. | 10-Q · CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | Jul 22, 2026 |
Rankings
- Revenue Growth Acceleration · rank 49 · 1.9 pp
Industry context
Iridium Communications Inc. is mapped to Telecommunications (Communications Services, NEC) from SIC metadata on the SEC submission. Mapping is a classification convenience, not a claim that every peer is economically comparable.
Belvedere Research Profile
This measures researchable information characteristics. It is not investment advice, a credit rating, or a buy/sell/hold recommendation.
Presence of core income-statement, cash-flow and balance-sheet concepts in SEC XBRL.
Comparable-period revenue history and operating-result availability.
Availability of margin, cash-flow and per-share concepts used in screening.
SEC periodic reports, current reports, proxy statement and website identified in submissions.
Distinct filing years in the current archive window plus comparable prior-period revenue.
Risks
Belvedere does not manufacture generic risk language. Material risks are those the issuer discloses in its periodic reports, particularly Item 1A of the latest Form 10-K.
A Form 10-K was not present in the current filing window.
Sources
- Source
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Form
- 10-Q
- Period
- Q2 2026
- Filed
- Jul 22, 2026
- Accession
- 0001418819-26-000045
- Concept
- RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
- Source
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Form
- 10-Q
- Period
- Q2 2026
- Filed
- Jul 22, 2026
- Accession
- 0001418819-26-000045
- Concept
- BelvedereRevenueGrowthYoY
(RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 2026-06-30 / RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 2025-06-30) - 1
View filing- Source
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Form
- 10-Q
- Period
- Jun 30, 2026
- Filed
- Jul 22, 2026
- Accession
- 0001418819-26-000045
- Concept
- CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Iridium Communications Inc. do?
- Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) is a U.S. SEC registrant. The Commission classifies the issuer under SIC 4899 (Communications Services, NEC).
- What industry is Iridium Communications Inc. in?
- Iridium Communications Inc. is classified in Telecommunications (Communications Services, NEC).
- When did Iridium Communications Inc. last file a periodic report?
- Iridium Communications Inc. last filed a 10-Q on Jul 22, 2026 (accession 0001418819-26-000045).
- What was Iridium Communications Inc.'s latest revenue?
- $225.2M for Q2 2026, sourced from 10-Q filed Jul 22, 2026.
- Does Belvedere cover Iridium Communications Inc.?
- Iridium Communications Inc. is in the Belvedere universe. Presence in the universe is not the same as active initiation coverage.