Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 80 Communication Services companies.
Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) scores 5.8 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and solvency is what holds it back.
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On the filings behind it, Iridium Communications Inc. earns 5.8 out of 10 for business quality as of October 19, 2026. That is solid quality on our scale. A solid reading is a respectable business with clear strengths and at least one area that falls short of the best in its field. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Ranked with the 80 Communication Services companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 72nd percentile, in the better half of its peers. The median across the group is 4.6, and the top quarter begins at 6.0, so Iridium Communications Inc. is above the typical company here.
Profitability scores 6.3 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 77 Communication Services companies is 3.7, so Iridium Communications Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 76th percentile. Profitability in the middle of the range is neither a moat nor a warning: margins and returns look like those of an ordinary business in this line of work.
Solvency scores 3.6 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 62 Communication Services companies is 4.8, so Iridium Communications Inc. is below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 36th percentile. Stretched leverage narrows the options open to management, since cash that services debt is cash that cannot be reinvested.
Growth scores 6.7 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 64 Communication Services companies is 4.7, so Iridium Communications Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 68th percentile. A middling growth reading is typical of a mature company whose next step depends on reinvestment rather than on its market growing for it.
Iridium Communications Inc.’s efficiency score is 7.4 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 6.1 among 76 Communication Services companies, that is above the group and the 71st percentile. Efficiency at this level means the company needs comparatively little capital to produce what it sells.
Iridium Communications Inc.’s predictability score is 5.3 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.5 among 80 Communication Services companies, that is above the group and the 67th percentile. An average predictability reading means results have wobbled about as much as is normal for the sector.
This is a lopsided profile. Efficiency scores 7.4 but solvency only 3.6, a gap of 3.8 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. An efficiency lead means the operation turns what it has into cash better than it does anything else. A solvency shortfall makes the business more exposed to rising rates and to a weak year.
Closing the gap on solvency would do the most for the overall. At the median of Communication Services companies, 4.8, Iridium Communications Inc. would score about 6.0 instead of 5.8. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Communication Services companies closest to Iridium Communications Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Iridium Communications Inc. scores 5.8 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is solvency. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Iridium Communications Inc. ranks at the 72nd percentile of the 80 Communication Services companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.0, against Iridium Communications Inc.’s 5.8.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for IRDM are in the app.
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