Iridium Communications Inc.
IRDM- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Industry
- Communications Services, NEC
- SEC CIK
- 0001418819
In the last 90 days, Iridium Communications Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 8 sales; 491 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $5.01B in total; ARK Invest is the only superinvestor holding it.
Key figures
- Market capClose on Nov 13, 2026
- $4.87B
- Insider buysOpen market, last 90 days
- 0
- Insider sellsLast 90 days, $19.6M in total
- 8
- 13F holdersQ2 2026, +111 vs. previous quarter
- 491
- 13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026
- $5.01B
- Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026
- 1
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Financials
See financial statementsFrom SEC filings, in USD.
- Revenue, FY2025
- $871.7M
- +4.9% year over year
- Net income, FY2025
- $114.4M
- +1.4% year over year
- Free cash flow, FY2025
- $299.8M
- −2.0% year over year
- Revenue, Q3 FY2026
- $245.7M
- +8.3% year over year
Revenue flow, FY2025
Green is profit; orange is costs, expenses and taxes. Percentages are shares of revenue.
Short interest
See short dataFrom FINRA, settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
- Short interest
- 3.03M
- Shares sold short
- Change
- +95.8K
- +3.3% vs. previous
- Days to cover
- 4.40
- At average daily volume
Superinvestors holding IRDM, Q2 2026
Go to the superinvestors tab1 superinvestor reports holding Iridium Communications Inc. on Form 13F. Percentages are the stock's share of each portfolio.
ARK Invest
Cathie Wood
0.4%
Iridium Communications Inc.'s share of the portfolio
- Shares
- 1,215,113
- Value
- $66.6M
Latest insider trades
See all insider tradesOpen-market purchases and sales by Iridium Communications Inc. insiders from Form 4, newest first.
| Filed (ET) | Trade date | Filing delay | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holding change | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 (view filing)5:10 PM ET | Sep 15 | 1 day | Last Timothy JamesEVP, Sales & Marketing | SSale | −5.77K | $46.35 | −$267.4K | −6.4%84.1K after | |
| Sep 4, 2026 (view filing)4:03 PM ET | Sep 3 | 1 day | Last Timothy JamesEVP, Sales & Marketing | SSale | −2.01K | $47.36 | −$95.3K | −2.2%89.9K after | |
| Aug 19, 2026 (view filing)6:26 PM ET | Aug 17-18 | 2 days | Fitzpatrick ThomasDirector | SSale | −224.3K | $50.15 | −$11.2M | −83.8%43.3K after | 2 lots |
| Aug 19, 2026 (view filing)6:26 PM ET | Aug 17 | 2 days | Last Timothy JamesEVP, Sales & Marketing | SSale | −19.5K | $50.34 | −$982.8K | −17.3%93.4K after | 2 lots |
| Aug 19, 2026 (view filing)6:25 PM ET | Aug 17 | 2 days | Kapalka TimothyCAO Iridium Satellite LLC | SSale | −13.5K | $50.51 | −$680.5K | −27.4%35.7K after | |
| Aug 19, 2026 (view filing)6:25 PM ET | Aug 17 | 2 days | McBride Suzanne E.Chief Operations Officer | SSale | −85.5K | $50.28 | −$4.30M | −23.3%282.0K after | |
| Aug 19, 2026 (view filing)6:25 PM ET | Aug 17 | 2 days | Morgan Kathleen A.Chief Legal Officer | SSale | −33.2K | $50.35 | −$1.67M | −21.0%124.9K after | 2 lots |
| Aug 19, 2026 (view filing)6:25 PM ET | Aug 17 | 2 days | Olson Eric TDirector | SSale | −8.00K | $50.61 | −$404.9K | −5.1%149.7K after | |
| Apr 6, 2026 (view filing) | Apr 2-6 | 4 days | Kapalka TimothyCAO Iridium Satellite LLC | SSale | −5.83K | $31.70 | −$184.9K | −11.3%45.7K after | 2 lots10b5-1 |
| Nov 3, 2025 (view filing) | Oct 31 | 3 days | Fitzpatrick ThomasDirector | SSale | −20.8K | $18.00 | −$375.1K | −8.3%231.0K after |
Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026
See all 491 holdersThe largest institutional positions in Iridium Communications Inc. at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 13,447,338 | $737.6M | 0.01% | −492,280−3.5% | Reduced |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 6,847,072 | $374.3M | 0.13% | +3,929,245+134.7% | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5,440,399 | $298.4M | 0.01% | −651,350−10.7% | Reduced |
| American Century Companies Inc | 4,856,440 | $266.4M | 0.12% | +1,386,486+40.0% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 4,733,714 | $259.6M | 0.01% | −316,452−6.3% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4,232,161 | $232.1M | 0.00% | +120,836+2.9% | Added |
| Silver Heights Capital Management Inc | 3,274,947 | $179.6M | 55.43% | −1,870,532−36.4% | Reduced |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | 2,514,317 | $137.9M | 0.32% | −839,654−25.0% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2,357,845 | $129.3M | 0.02% | +198,784+9.2% | Added |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 2,270,799 | $124.6M | 0.08% | +766,171+50.9% | Added |
Holders of 5% or more of IRDM
See all 3 holders and filingsHolders whose latest Schedule 13D or 13G filing reports 5% or more of Iridium Communications Inc..
| Holder | Latest form | Stake | Change | First filed | Latest filing | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 13G/A | 12.50%13.1M shares | +2.90 ppfrom 9.60% | Feb 5, 20253 filings | Jan 8, 2026 | SEC |
| Baralonco Ltd | 13D/A | 9.44%10.0M shares | −0.09 ppfrom 9.53% | Aug 26, 20217 filings | Aug 4, 2026 | SEC |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 13G | 5.81%6.10M shares | New | Apr 29, 20261 filing | Apr 29, 2026 | SEC |