Iridium Communications vs Uniti Group
Uniti Group reported revenue of $2.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.6 times Iridium Communications' $872 million in fiscal 2025. Iridium Communications' revenue grew 4.9% in its latest year, and Uniti Group's grew 91.5%. Iridium Communications had an operating margin of 27.1%, against 11.7% at Uniti Group. Free cash flow was $300 million at Iridium Communications and −$438 million at Uniti Group.
Side by side
| Iridium Communications | Uniti Group | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $872M | $2.2B |
| Revenue growth | 4.9% | 91.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 8.4% | — |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 27.1% | 11.7% |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 58.4% |
| Free cash flow | $300M | −$438M |
| Free cash flow margin | 34.4% | −19.6% |
| Return on capital | 8.7% | 4.0% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.7x | 10.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $249M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | −10.0% | 86.2% |
| Last close | $44.52 | $4.85 |
| P/E at the last close | 29.5× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $871,300, sold $20.4 million | sold $58,575 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 8 | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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 Uniti Group pages.