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The headline numbers for Iridium (IRDM) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Satellite communications provider Iridium announced better-than-expected revenue in Q3 2026, with sales up 8.3% year on year to $245.7 million. Its GAAP profit of $0.98 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.

(AP) — Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $106.

Iridium (IRDM) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +31.03% and +2.04%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) ("Iridium" or the "Company"), a leading provider of global voice, data, aircraft surveillance, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2026.

Iridium would more than double Rocket Lab’s revenue base based on its 2025 results and bring a profitable business.

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice, data, aircraft surveillance, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, today announced that Altair Semiconductor, a world leader in cellular IoT chips, is integrating Iridium NTN Direct℠ capability into Altair's ALT1350 and next-generation ALT1550 IoT chipset platforms. With terrestrial cellular IoT and Iridium satellite connectivity on a single chipset, device manufacturers, module makers and
On Oct. 9, 2026, satellite broadband rival SpaceX's spectrum license acquisition comes after it also recently won FCC approval for a 15,000-satellite network.
Investors evaluating AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) must weigh a stark contrast in its valuation. The company is still losing money, with a net loss of about $0.6 billion over the last twelve months, and its shares sit 57.2% below their 52-week high. Even so, the stock trades at 147.7 times sales, compared to a multiple of 3.0 for the S&P 500. That premium suggests buyers may be betting on the number of BlueBird satellites in orbit. So, how many satellites does AST SpaceMobile have, and how many does it
