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Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

The Closelooknet read

Iridium runs a network of low-earth-orbit satellites that carries voice and data to users on land, at sea and in the air, reaching spots that ground-based networks cannot cover. It sells satellite phones, broadband terminals, tracking devices and machine-to-machine data services to governments, shipping firms, aviation operators and individual subscribers.

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for IRDM, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Versus its index HALO Growth 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-11-10

DayWeekMonth3 months
IRDM+2.3%+5.2%−2.0%−7.1%
Space & Satellite+0.7%+3.0%+4.0%—
HALO Growth 100−1.0%−0.1%+1.9%—

Against the index: 5.3 pts ahead on the week, 3.9 pts behind on the month; against its Space & Satellite sleeve 6.0 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 48/100 · S&P 500 fund at 51, above its 200-day averageEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-11-10
  • Factor regime Defensive rotation — low-vol leading, regime-change watchMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): below its 50-day trend, 67th percentile of the window, -18.1% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-11-10
  • Sector × region Communication services in US: +6.2% week · −3.3% month · −2.0% quarter · −6.2% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLC.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-11-10
  • Sovereign pressure Index -1.67 · down 1.71 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-11-09
How it trades on rate days beta 0.94 to TLT · on the worst bond days it moved with the market

How it trades on rate days

How IRDM has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.94 — moves strongly with bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Iridium Communications Inc moved 0.94% on average · correlation 0.15 · higher than 77% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months −0.49 less rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −0.63% on average against −0.72% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days +2.33% TLT −1.32% that day 2026-11-10

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against HALO Growth 100 · Space & Satellite · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

HALO Growth 100 · Space & Satellite

Launch providers, satellite manufacturers, defence-grade space platforms. The orbital economy from sub-scale to commercial.

Compared against IRDM on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Iridium Communications Inc

IRDM in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Iridium runs a network of low-earth-orbit satellites that carries voice and data to users on land, at sea and in the air, reaching spots that ground-based networks cannot cover. It sells satellite phones, broadband terminals, tracking devices and machine-to-machine data services to governments, shipping firms, aviation operators and individual subscribers. It is based in McLean, Virginia, and its services move mostly through a wholesale network of resellers and equipment partners.
Where it sits in the stack
Iridium carries no seat in our Rubin AI build-out index; the diary places it instead in the Space & Satellite sleeve of the HALO Growth 100, our growth index outside the megacaps. That sleeve spans launch providers, satellite builders and defence-grade orbital platforms, and Iridium sits among the operators selling connectivity once a constellation is in orbit.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group for this sleeve pairs Iridium with L3Harris Technologies, ViaSat, MDA and Ast Spacemobile, spanning the orbital economy from early-stage names to established platforms; the market also names Globalstar as a direct rival in mobile satellite service.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Iridium sits in the HALO Growth 100 and carries a Closelooknet score across our modules, with momentum reading as the strongest module and valuation as the weakest; the diary has not yet logged a quote or edition mention for the name.
What the diary watches
Whether government and maritime contract renewals keep subscriber growth steady even as the valuation module stays the weak point in its score.

Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) trades on US exchanges, classified under Communication Services. Constituent of HALO Growth 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 58/100 composite (momentum 63, quality 74, valuation 39) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: IRDM news on the tape · index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

The Street on this name 0 analyst actions on the wire · last print 2026-10-20

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for IRDM from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Latest print EPS 0.98 against 0.34 expected — a +192.0% beat 2026-10-20

Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.30%, quarterly · buybacks 186 m USD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What IRDM pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.60 USD per share · a 1.30% yield on the 2026-11-10 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-11-10
  • Change on the year +5.2% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.57 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.15 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-15
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.13 USD (partial) · 2024: 0.55 USD · 2025: 0.58 USD · 2026: 0.45 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-12-14
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 63 m USD 58% of earnings
  • Buybacks, FY2025 186 m USD 4.0% of today's market value
  • Share count −10.0% in FY2025 52 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 249 m USD · 83% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-11-11

Quick answers

What is Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM)?

Iridium Communications Inc trades as IRDM on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Communication Services in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-11-11.

Is IRDM in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — Iridium Communications Inc is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-11-11.

What is Iridium Communications Inc's Closelooknet composite score?

58 out of 100, with momentum 63, quality 74 and valuation 39 sub-scores, as of 2026-11-11. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does IRDM trade against its moving averages?

Iridium Communications Inc trades 2.9% below its 50-day and 11.4% above its 200-day moving average (1.1% above its 20-day). As of 2026-11-09 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is IRDM doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month Iridium Communications Inc is −2.0% against +1.9% for the HALO Growth 100 — 3.9 points behind its index, as of 2026-11-10. Its Space & Satellite sleeve is +4.0% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

How does Iridium Communications Inc compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (HALO Growth 100 · Space & Satellite), Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) sits 21.2% below its 52-week high, 2.9% below its 50-day average; L3Harris Technologies Inc (LHX) is 28.2% below, ViaSat Inc (VSAT) is 20.1% below, MDA Ltd (MDA.TO) is 36.1% below, as of 2026-11-09. Put any of them next to IRDM in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

How does Iridium Communications Inc trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Iridium Communications Inc had a beta of 0.94 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly with bonds, higher than 77% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −0.63% on average, against −0.72% for the S&P 500. As of 2026-11-10; The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What does Iridium Communications Inc do?

Iridium runs a network of low-earth-orbit satellites that carries voice and data to users on land, at sea and in the air, reaching spots that ground-based networks cannot cover. It sells satellite phones, broadband terminals, tracking devices and machine-to-machine data services to governments, shipping firms, aviation operators and individual subscribers. It is based in McLean, Virginia, and its services move mostly through a wholesale network of resellers and equipment partners. Closelooknet's peer group for this sleeve pairs Iridium with L3Harris Technologies, ViaSat, MDA and Ast Spacemobile, spanning the orbital economy from early-stage names to established platforms; the market also names Globalstar as a direct rival in mobile satellite service. (Company snapshot of 2026-09-17.)

Where does Iridium Communications Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Iridium carries no seat in our Rubin AI build-out index; the diary places it instead in the Space & Satellite sleeve of the HALO Growth 100, our growth index outside the megacaps. That sleeve spans launch providers, satellite builders and defence-grade orbital platforms, and Iridium sits among the operators selling connectivity once a constellation is in orbit. Iridium sits in the HALO Growth 100 and carries a Closelooknet score across our modules, with momentum reading as the strongest module and valuation as the weakest; the diary has not yet logged a quote or edition mention for the name. (Company snapshot of 2026-09-17.)

Does Iridium Communications Inc pay a dividend?

Iridium Communications Inc has paid 0.60 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.30% on the 2026-11-10 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.15 USD on 2026-09-15. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 63 m USD in dividends and bought back 186 m USD of its own shares, 83% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count fell 10.0% over the fiscal year. As of 2026-11-10; the "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Iridium Communications Inc recently?

Its latest earnings print on the wire, 2026-10-20: EPS 0.98 against 0.34 expected — a +192.0% beat. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

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