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VSAT vs IRDM // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Iridium Communications Inc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VSAT 4
— IRDM 8
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: VSAT
LAST: $77.99 (-0.34%) • MKT CAP: $10.74B
fcf-yield
12.85%
LAST: $46.05 (+0.24%) • MKT CAP: $4.89B
fcf-yield
6.13%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VSAT VS. IRDM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VSAT | IRDM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.10% | 50.90% | -49.80 | IRDM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 48.0x | 14.9x | +33.10 | IRDM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 12.85% | 6.13% | +6.72 | VSAT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.30% | 27.10% | -24.80 | IRDM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.70% | 13.10% | -13.80 | IRDM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.70% | 4.90% | -2.20 | IRDM | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.29% | -1.29 | IRDM | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.04 | 1.92 | -0.88 | IRDM | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | IRDM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.6 | 50.3 | +12.30 | VSAT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.88 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.0x | 39.7x | -9.70 | VSAT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $10.74B | $4.89B | $5.85B | VSAT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VSAT REV | IRDM REV | VSAT GROSS % | IRDM GROSS % | VSAT FCF | IRDM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.64B | $871.7M | — | — | $1.38B | $299.8M |
| FY 2024 | $4.52B | $830.7M | — | — | $704.8M | $306.1M |
| FY 2023 | $4.28B | $790.7M | — | — | $495.4M | $314.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VSAT // BETA 0.88
IRDM // BETA —