Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. IRDM scored 45.4, VEON scored 71.8 — VEON leads.
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Different reporting periods. IRDM's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but VEON'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
26.4
VEON leads
VEON
VEON Ltd.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
71.8
$76.81 · $5.3B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestIRDM53.9x
Fastest growthVEON+9.9%
Strongest balance sheetVEON3.05
Highest qualityVEON78 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueVEON-39%
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
VEON
64
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
78
68
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
78
22
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
60
VEON is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
IRDM
VEON
$288mC
FCF
$620mC+
+4.9%C+
Rev
+9.9%B
3.79C
D/E
3.05C
53.9xC
P/E
98.5xD
1.86C+
PEG
2.23C
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
VEON
7% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
39% below
~5%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~0%/yr
+1%
1-yr DCF upside
+35%
+7%
5-yr DCF upside
+63%
+17%
10-yr DCF upside
+110%
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
VEON
No notable signals flagged.
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.
VEONVEON Ltd.
Telecom Services · $76.81 · beta 1.61
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $5.3b. Trading near 52-week high of $78.83 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $86.87 (implying +13% upside).
Moat
Net margin 13% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 36% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 105% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
D/E 3.05 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Trailing P/E 98.5x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating. Trading within 3% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where IRDM and VEON diverge
On the headline score the gap is 26.4 points in favor of VEON. The widest single difference is Value, where VEON leads by 39.0 points.
ValueIRDM 21.5 · VEON 60.5VEON +39.0
QualityIRDM 64.3 · VEON 78.1VEON +13.8
GrowthIRDM 67.6 · VEON 78.4VEON +10.8
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 VEON or IRDM the better stock?
VEON scores higher: VEON 71.8, 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 VEON and IRDM differ most?
The widest gap is value, where VEON leads by 39 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. VEON leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are VEON 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.