Iridium Communications vs Lumen Technologies
Lumen Technologies reported revenue of $12.4 billion in fiscal 2025, 14.2 times Iridium Communications' $872 million in fiscal 2025. Iridium Communications' revenue grew 4.9% in its latest year, and Lumen Technologies' fell 5.4%. Iridium Communications had an operating margin of 27.1%, against -6.5% at Lumen Technologies. Free cash flow was $300 million at Iridium Communications and $371 million at Lumen Technologies.
Side by side
| Iridium Communications | Lumen Technologies | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $872M | $12.4B |
| Revenue growth | 4.9% | −5.4% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 8.4% | −9.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 46.5% |
| Operating margin | 27.1% | −6.5% |
| Net margin | 13.1% | −14.0% |
| Free cash flow | $300M | $371M |
| Free cash flow margin | 34.4% | 3.0% |
| Return on capital | 8.7% | −3.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.7x | 8.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $249M | $1M |
| Change in diluted share count | −10.0% | 0.7% |
| Last close | $44.52 | $4.43 |
| P/E at the last close | 29.5× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $871,300, sold $20.4 million | bought $1.1 million, sold $355,050 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 8 | 4 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Iridium Communications and Lumen Technologies pages.