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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-035834"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IRDM"
cik: "0001418819"
company_name: "Iridium Communications Inc."
filed_at: "2025-07-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T02:10:40.427855+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Iridium Q2 net income $22M, OEBITDA up 6%; lowers service revenue guidance; dividend raised to $0.15

## Summary
- Net income $22.0M ($0.20 diluted EPS) vs $32.3M ($0.27) in Q2 2024; OEBITDA $121.3M, up 6% YoY.
- Total revenue $216.9M, up 8% YoY; service revenue $155.6M (+2%); equipment $19.5M (-15%); engineering & support $41.9M (+62%).
- Board declared Q3 dividend $0.15/share, up from $0.14 (5.5% annual increase), payable Sep 30, record Sep 15.
- Company repurchased 2.6M shares for $65M in Q2; $295.3M remaining under buyback authorization.
- Updated FY2025 outlook: service revenue growth 3-5% (prev 5-7%); OEBITDA reaffirmed $490-500M; net leverage 3.6x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-035834
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IRDM
- cik: 0001418819
- company_name: Iridium Communications Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-07-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000162828025035834/0001628280-25-035834-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418819/000162828025035834/irdm-20250724.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-035834.txt

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