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Iridium Communications’ Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share.

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Recent performance context for Iridium Communications (IRDM) Iridium Communications (IRDM) has drawn fresh attention after a strong run in recent months, with the stock showing gains over the past week, month and past 3 months. This has prompted investors to reassess its satellite communications profile. See our latest analysis for Iridium Communications. That recent momentum fits into a wider picture where the share price has a 30 day return of 20.24% and a 90 day return of 87.44%, yet the 3...

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Shareholders might have noticed that Iridium Communications Inc. ( NASDAQ:IRDM ) filed its first-quarter result this...

Shares of satellite communications provider Iridium fell 5.3% in the morning session after the company reported first-quarter financial results that fell short of analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings.

Satellite communications provider missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2026 as sales only rose 1.9% year on year to $219.1 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.20 per share was 26.9% below analysts’ consensus estimates.

Iridium Communications (IRDM) released Q1 2026 results, reporting modest revenue growth supported by IoT and voice/data services. Earnings per share missed expectations, and management reiterated full year guidance along with plans for upcoming product launches. See our latest analysis for Iridium Communications. Iridium’s share price has been on a strong run, with a 52.55% 1 month share price return and 88.01% 3 month share price return, while the 3 year total shareholder return of 30.74%...

Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) reported first-quarter 2026 results that management said came in as expected, while reiterating full-year guidance and highlighting a busy product roadmap spanning satellite IoT, assured positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), and a standards-based non-terrestr

Moby summary of Iridium Communications Inc.'s Q1 2026 earnings call

Iridium Communications reported Q1 earnings that missed consensus estimates while revenue edged by views. Iridium stock fell on the news.

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) reported first-quarter results on Thursday that fell short of profit expectations, even as revenue edged past analyst forecasts, sending shares lower in premarket trading.

Joining me on the call this morning are our CEO, Matthew J. Desch, and our CFO, Vincent J. O'Neill. Today’s call will begin with a discussion of our first quarter results followed by Q&A. I trust you have had the opportunity to review this morning’s earnings release, which is available on the Investor Relations section of Iridium Communications Inc.’s website.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Iridium (IRDM) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.