Bringing the fundamentals into focus…
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How Iridium Communications Inc. stacks up
IRDM · against 99 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
69/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #44 of 100 · scores higher than 56% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including IRDM · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 69?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin and return on assets, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 8.1% vs peer median 6.0%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 61% of peers. Return on assets: 3.6% vs peer median 2.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 85% of peers. Operating margin: 23.8% vs peer median 8.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = IRDM, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | IRDM | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 91 reported | 8.1% | 8.9% | 48% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 100 reported | 23.8% | 14.5% | 75% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 97 reported | 3.6% | 3.7% | 49% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 92 reported | 19.7% | 9.3% | 75% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 101 reported | 71.9% | 54.6% | 72% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around IRDM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.2B GBP (≈$5.4B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 1 | 3.9B GBP (≈$5.1B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 3 | 736.3B JPY (≈$5.0B) | 98 | 69 | |
| 3 | 385.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 3 | 3.0B USD | 98 | 69 | |
| 39 | 46.4B BRL (≈$8.4B) | 72 | 72 | |
| 41 | 5.7B EUR (≈$6.3B) | 71 | 64 | |
| 42 | 5.0B AUD (≈$3.3B) | 70 | 49 | |
| 42 | 4.5B USD | 70 | 64 | |
| 44 | 4.6B USD | 69 | 39 | |
| 44 | 2.6B USD | 69 | 54 | |
| 46 | 3.2B USD | 67 | 57 | |
| 47 | 3.9B USD | 66 | 52 | |
| 48 | 990.1B JPY (≈$6.7B) | 65 | 56 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score