Iridium Communications Cash Flow Statement
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Iridium Communications free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Iridium Communications generated $400.1 million of operating cash flow and spent $100.3 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $299.8 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 34.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 2.0% from the prior year's $306.1 million.
Iridium Communications returned $249.3 million to shareholders: $62.9 million in dividends and $186.5 million in share repurchases, equal to 83% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 4.8 times.
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Iridium Communications cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 114.37M | 112.78M | 15.41M | 8.72M | -9.32M | -56.05M | -162.00M | -13.38M | 233.86M | 111.03M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +1.42% | +631.60% | +76.74% | — | — | — | — | -105.72% | +110.62% | +1458.78% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 210.21M | 203.13M | 320.00M | 303.48M | 305.43M | 303.17M | 297.70M | 218.21M | 122.27M | 49.39M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 51.58M | 63.46M | 57.45M | 43.73M | 26.78M | 16.71M | 15.14M | 14.49M | 15.96M | 13.71M |
| Change in Working Capital | 2.71M | -11.49M | -61.85M | -23.52M | -9.62M | 451.00K | -13.20M | -1.86M | 6.61M | -6.30M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 400.07M | 375.95M | 314.91M | 344.73M | 302.87M | 249.77M | 198.14M | 263.71M | 259.62M | 225.20M |
| Capital Expenditures | -100.28M | -69.89M | -73.49M | -71.27M | -42.15M | -38.69M | -117.82M | -391.39M | -400.11M | -405.69M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -100.28M | -180.60M | -83.49M | -121.27M | -36.38M | -46.47M | -127.82M | -378.91M | -372.68M | -242.36M |
| Dividends Paid | -62.85M | -64.74M | -64.77M | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share Repurchases | -186.47M | -407.73M | -247.02M | -257.06M | -163.44M | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | 0 | 179.28M | 202.00M | 1.45B | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | -383.45M | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -299.91M | -170.48M | -327.05M | -374.98M | -182.47M | -188.19M | -313.28M | 193.50M | 16.87M | 224.18M |
| Net Change in Cash | 2.98M | 21.66M | -96.90M | -152.14M | 83.73M | 13.62M | -241.73M | 77.03M | -96.05M | 207.53M |
| Free Cash Flow | 299.79M | 306.06M | 241.43M | 273.46M | 260.73M | 211.08M | 80.32M | -127.68M | -140.49M | -180.49M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Iridium Communications's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow IRDM's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?