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Iridium Communications Inc. dividend history

Iridium Communications Inc. paid $62.9m in dividends in fiscal 2025. That was 55.0% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
-$30,000
Dividends (TTM)
$65M
Returned to shareholders
23%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$841M
Diluted share count
−2.5%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
1.4%
dividends 1.4% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
40%
of net income paid out
R&D spending
2.4%
of revenue
Sales & admin spending
25.4%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
48 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Dividends paid—0017———————0065656365
Share buybacks16500———————00163257247408186−0
Dividends ÷ net income—0.0%0.0%2.2%11.2%————————0.0%420.2%57.4%55.0%39.8%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Iridium Communications Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 21, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Iridium Communications Inc.