IRDM PEER ANALYSIS

Iridium Communications Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

IRDMIridium Communications Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Communication Services · Telecom Services

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Telecom Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

IRDMIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	IRDM	TCELL	TTKOM	QBR-B	TEL2-B	CNU	Ind. Median
P/E	50.96	12.43	7.33●	17.86	11.51	—	18.54
P/B	11.48	0.82●	0.85	5.94	4.04	9.14	1.73
EV/EBITDA	15.97	2.35●	3.01	9.53	7.65	—	8.00
P/S	6.14	0.96	0.79●	2.78	3.88	—	1.36

Financial Health
Metric	IRDM	TCELL	TTKOM	QBR-B	TEL2-B	CNU	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.85●	1.69	1.01	0.94	1.03	0.92	1.05
Debt/Equity	376.0%	70.9%	58.3%●	271.4%	105.4%	1,202.8%	159.6%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.75	0.63●	1.05	2.90	1.35	—	2.84

Profitability
Metric	IRDM	TCELL	TTKOM	QBR-B	TEL2-B	CNU	Ind. Median
Net Margin	12.1%	7.7%	10.8%	15.6%	33.7%●	—	5.8%
ROE	21.4%	7.7%	13.8%	36.4%	39.1%●	—	8.1%
ROA	4.1%	3.7%	6.4%	6.9%	15.0%●	—	1.6%
EBITDA Margin	50.3%	55.6%	40.5%	41.9%	61.6%●	—	35.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	IRDM	TCELL	TTKOM	QBR-B	TEL2-B	CNU	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	4.1%	16.9%	19.6%●	1.9%	1.4%	—	1.4%
NI Growth	-14.6%	-38.7%	86.7%	16.4%	158.1%●	—	-2.5%
Div. Yield	1.1%	3.8%	0.0%	2.1%	6.4%	7.3%●	4.4%
Payout	60.4%	46.9%	0.0%	36.1%	21.6%	—	37.1%

Valuation
Metric	IRDM	LUMN	LBRDK	LBRDA	TDS	GSAT	Ind. Median
P/E	50.96	—	—	—	50.71●	—	18.54
P/B	11.48	0.57●	0.76	0.76	0.83	29.91	1.73
EV/EBITDA	15.97	11.63	—	—	4.28●	89.90	8.00
P/S	6.14	0.55●	17.26	17.25	1.91	36.23	1.36

Financial Health
Metric	IRDM	LUMN	LBRDK	LBRDA	TDS	GSAT	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.85	0.99	1.09	1.09	3.43●	1.60	1.05
Debt/Equity	376.0%	113.8%	43.5%	43.5%	25.5%●	154.3%	159.6%
NetDebt/EBITDA	3.75	7.41	-0.82●	-0.82●	-0.12	1.47	2.84

Profitability
Metric	IRDM	LUMN	LBRDK	LBRDA	TDS	GSAT	Ind. Median
Net Margin	12.1%●	-14.3%	-1,050.2%	-1,050.2%	6.2%	-4.0%	5.8%
ROE	21.4%●	-29.1%	-34.4%	-34.4%	2.6%	-3.3%	8.1%
ROA	4.1%●	-5.4%	-20.4%	-20.4%	1.2%	-0.6%	1.6%
EBITDA Margin	50.3%●	12.9%	-1,170.5%	-1,170.5%	43.5%	41.0%	35.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	IRDM	LUMN	LBRDK	LBRDA	TDS	GSAT	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	4.1%	-6.8%	-74.8%	-74.8%	-56.0%	11.5%●	1.4%
NI Growth	-14.6%	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5%
Div. Yield	1.1%●	0.0%	—	—	0.4%	0.1%	4.4%
Payout	60.4%	-0.1%	—	—	66.2%	-92.9%	37.1%

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