Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. IRDM scored 45.4, KYIV scored 72.0 — KYIV leads.
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Different reporting periods. IRDM's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but KYIV's are as of December 2025 — a 6-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
IRDM
Iridium Communications Inc.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
45.4
$47.47 · $5.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
26.6
KYIV leads
KYIV
Kyivstar Group Ltd.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
72
$12.10 · $2.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestKYIV17.3x
Fastest growthKYIV+25.9%
Strongest balance sheetKYIV0.39
Highest qualityKYIV67 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueKYIV-56%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
IRDM
stronger →← stronger
KYIV
64
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
67
68
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
87
22
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
73
KYIV is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
IRDM
KYIV
$288mC
FCF
$311mC
+4.9%C+
Rev
+25.9%A-
3.79C
D/E
0.39B+
53.9xC
P/E
17.3xB
1.86C+
PEG
1.21B
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
IRDM
KYIV
7% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
56% below
~5%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-8%/yr
+1%
1-yr DCF upside
+88%
+7%
5-yr DCF upside
+125%
+17%
10-yr DCF upside
+192%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
IRDM
Why this score
Raising its dividend
KYIV
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
Short track record
The companies
IRDMIridium Communications Inc.
Telecom Services · $47.47 · beta 0.85
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $5.0b. 17% off the 52-week high of $57.18. 5 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $42.00 (implying -12% upside).
Moat
ROE 20% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income, mostly because of depreciation and amortization ($213m) — non-cash charges that hold down reported earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
D/E 3.79 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Trailing P/E 53.9x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating.
KYIVKyivstar Group Ltd.
Telecom Services · $12.10
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $2.8b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $16.55 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +26% — in hypergrowth territory. 9 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $17.93 (implying +48% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where IRDM and KYIV diverge
On the headline score the gap is 26.6 points in favor of KYIV. The widest single difference is Value, where KYIV leads by 52.0 points.
ValueIRDM 21.5 · KYIV 73.5KYIV +52.0
GrowthIRDM 67.6 · KYIV 87.1KYIV +19.5
QualityIRDM 64.3 · KYIV 67.1level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is KYIV or IRDM the better stock?
KYIV scores higher: KYIV 72.0, IRDM 45.4 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do KYIV and IRDM differ most?
The widest gap is value, where KYIV leads by 52 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. KYIV also leads growth, while quality is effectively level between them.
How are KYIV and IRDM scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.