SuperworthIridium Communications profit margin IRDM
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 18.1%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 19.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +3.6 pts
- Peer median
- 7.9%
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Iridium Communications kept 18.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 19.0% and a gross margin of 71.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −1.9%.
The median for 6 telecom stocks of a similar size is 7.9%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 13.1% | 27.1% | 71.5% |
| FY2024 | 13.6% | 24.1% | 72.2% |
| FY2023 | 1.9% | 10.3% | 71.5% |
| FY2022 | 1.2% | 10.6% | 72.1% |
| FY2021 | −1.5% | 7.5% | 75.5% |
| FY2020 | −9.6% | 6.1% | 75.5% |
| FY2019 | −28.9% | 1.8% | 74.1% |
| FY2018 | −2.6% | 8.0% | n/a |
| FY2017 | 52.2% | 25.8% | 72.1% |
| FY2016 | 25.6% | 40.7% | 74.8% |
| FY2015 | 1.7% | 17.9% | 75.4% |
| FY2014 | 18.4% | 30.1% | 71.4% |
| FY2013 | 16.3% | 28.7% | 70.9% |
| FY2012 | 16.9% | 27.4% | 70.2% |
| FY2011 | 10.7% | 20.0% | 67.4% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 18.1% | +3.6 pts | 19.0% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 10.5% | −2.6 pts | 23.8% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 12.1% | −2.6 pts | 25.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 13.1% | −0.5 pts | 27.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 14.4% | +0.3 pts | 26.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 13.2% | +2.1 pts | 25.4% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 14.7% | +11.5 pts | 25.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 13.6% | +11.6 pts | 24.1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 14.1% | +17.1 pts | 23.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 11.1% | +13.6 pts | 21.1% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 3.2% | +1.1 pts | 13.7% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 1.9% | +0.7 pts | 10.3% |
Against its peers
Companies in Telecommunications Services nearest Iridium Communications' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| IRDMIridium Communications | 18.1% |
| TDSTelephone & Data Systems | 33.2% |
| ADArray Digital Infrastructure | n/m |
| CALXCalix | 4.6% |
| IDTIDT | 6.7% |
| CHTRCharter Communications | 9.1% |
| ATEXAnterix | n/m |
| Peer median | 7.9% |
Where Iridium Communications ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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