Performance analysis of Iridium Communications (IRDM)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, IRDM has had an average annual return of -5.60%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, IRDM has had an average annual return of +7.38%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Over the past 10 years, IRDM has had an average annual return of +20.28%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.
Since Mar 20, 2008, IRDM has had an average annual return of +10.15%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.11% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +187.09% | -38.49% | -28.08% | -19.11% | +24.48% | +5% | +59.59% | +33.55% | +56.35% | +22.92% | +14.15% | -13.75% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||
| +55.98% | -6.99% | -12.84% | -6.55% | +2.74% | -10.77% | -0.88% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +14.61% | +20.23% | +16.52% | +40.85% | +32.53% | -4.21% | +187.09% | ||||||
| 2025 | -0.93% | +9.77% | -13.00% | -11.68% | +5.26% | +19.36% | -18.93% | +1.76% | -29.27% | +9.68% | -14.36% | +6.88% | -38.49% |
| 2024 | -11.91% | -20.16% | -9.21% | +17.70% | -2.21% | -11.12% | +7.82% | -10.11% | +18.64% | -3.68% | +1.33% | -1.90% | -28.08% |
| 2023 | +16.42% | +2.56% | +1.12% | +2.49% | -5.40% | +3.69% | -15.41% | -6.85% | -6.82% | -18.55% | +2.83% | +8.38% | -19.11% |
| 2022 | -13.10% | +10.34% | +1.84% | -11.43% | +3.92% | +1.21% | +19.03% | -0.71% | -0.05% | +16.14% | +3.05% | -3.20% | +24.48% |
| 2021 | +25.29% | -22.24% | +7.67% | -7.90% | +0.58% | +4.66% | +5.60% | +5.40% | -10.47% | +1.76% | -5.18% | +7.39% | +5% |
| 2020 | +3.69% | +5.95% | -17.51% | +0.81% | +2.17% | +10.61% | +7.66% | +2.26% | -8.67% | +3.24% | +21.51% | +22.55% | +59.59% |
| 2019 | +5.04% | +9.85% | +24.19% | +3.86% | -21.96% | +8.54% | +9.37% | -4.95% | -11.99% | +14.99% | -4.78% | +5.75% | +33.55% |
| 2018 | +7.63% | -7.88% | -3.84% | +5.78% | +27.73% | +5.92% | +7.46% | +17.05% | +11.11% | -11.96% | +20.55% | -22.74% | +56.35% |
| 2017 | +5.20% | -13.86% | +10.93% | +9.84% | -6.60% | +11.62% | -9.96% | +11.56% | -7.21% | +16.50% | +2.91% | -4.45% | +22.92% |
Drawdown analysis of Iridium Communications (IRDM)
The maximum drawdown for the IRDM was -75.34%, occurring on Nov 20, 2025. This drawdown has not yet recovered.
The current IRDM drawdown is -21.66%.
Since Mar 20, 2008 IRDM has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 4 times
- 30% or more: 4 times
- 20% or more: 7 times
- 10% or more: 10 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -75.34% | Apr 21, 2023 | 649 | Nov 20, 2025 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -52.81% | Sep 29, 2009 | 1036 | Nov 8, 2013 | 998 | Oct 26, 2017 | 2034 |
| -43.82% | Feb 13, 2020 | 23 | Mar 18, 2020 | 170 | Nov 17, 2020 | 193 |
| -41.07% | Feb 8, 2021 | 251 | Feb 4, 2022 | 231 | Jan 6, 2023 | 482 |
| -29.91% | Dec 3, 2018 | 14 | Dec 24, 2018 | 55 | Mar 15, 2019 | 69 |
| -27.24% | Apr 23, 2019 | 117 | Oct 8, 2019 | 82 | Feb 5, 2020 | 199 |
| -20.90% | Oct 1, 2018 | 20 | Oct 29, 2018 | 19 | Nov 26, 2018 | 39 |
| -17.72% | Oct 27, 2017 | 5 | Nov 3, 2017 | 52 | Jan 22, 2018 | 57 |
| -13.62% | Jan 29, 2018 | 29 | Mar 12, 2018 | 51 | May 23, 2018 | 80 |
| -10.09% | Jun 14, 2018 | 10 | Jun 28, 2018 | 9 | Jul 12, 2018 | 19 |
| -9.69% | Feb 17, 2023 | 14 | Mar 10, 2023 | 28 | Apr 20, 2023 | 42 |
| -8.61% | Sep 4, 2008 | 23 | Oct 7, 2008 | 106 | Mar 11, 2009 | 129 |
| -8.61% | Jun 5, 2018 | 1 | Jun 6, 2018 | 5 | Jun 13, 2018 | 6 |
| -7.67% | Jan 13, 2023 | 18 | Feb 9, 2023 | 6 | Feb 17, 2023 | 24 |
| -6.53% | Sep 7, 2018 | 6 | Sep 17, 2018 | 8 | Sep 27, 2018 | 14 |
| -6.24% | Aug 21, 2018 | 4 | Aug 27, 2018 | 5 | Sep 4, 2018 | 9 |
| -5.96% | Apr 8, 2019 | 7 | Apr 17, 2019 | 3 | Apr 23, 2019 | 10 |
| -5.72% | Jul 13, 2018 | 12 | Jul 31, 2018 | 2 | Aug 2, 2018 | 14 |
| -5.66% | Mar 26, 2019 | 1 | Mar 27, 2019 | 7 | Apr 5, 2019 | 8 |
| -4.18% | Aug 9, 2018 | 2 | Aug 13, 2018 | 5 | Aug 20, 2018 | 7 |
| -3.71% | Dec 9, 2020 | 2 | Dec 11, 2020 | 2 | Dec 15, 2020 | 4 |
| -3.48% | Dec 23, 2020 | 3 | Dec 29, 2020 | 4 | Jan 5, 2021 | 7 |
| -2.52% | Nov 27, 2020 | 1 | Nov 30, 2020 | 1 | Dec 1, 2020 | 2 |
| -2.37% | Mar 20, 2019 | 2 | Mar 22, 2019 | 2 | Mar 26, 2019 | 4 |
| -2.14% | Jun 27, 2008 | 10 | Jul 14, 2008 | 25 | Aug 18, 2008 | 35 |