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Rocket Lab Is Buying $884 Million of Iridium Revenue at 9x Sales. Its Own Enterprise Value Sits at 58x.

Iridium's last twelve months of revenue are 115% of Rocket Lab's own, and the $8.0 billion enterprise value works out at 9.0x those sales against the 57.6x the market puts on Rocket Lab. The much-watched $67.50 collar floor turns out to be the small number in the deal: across its entire band the stock consideration moves only between 4.0% and 6.6% of shares.

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August 2026

News Aug 13, 2026

Iridium Deal Clears Antitrust; S-4 and FCC Applications Filed

The Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period expired on 12 August, the Form S-4 was filed, and Rocket Lab and Iridium applied to the FCC to transfer Iridium's licences. Rocket Lab also opened a $1.94bn equity distribution agreement to start replacing the $3.6bn bridge.

SEC 8-K
News Aug 10, 2026

Q2 2026: Record $234m Revenue, Record $2.36bn Backlog

Revenue up 62% YoY and $34m above the prior record quarter; backlog up 137% YoY. Q3 guided to $250-265m with GAAP gross margin of 29-31% and Neutron targeted to reach the launch pad in Q4 2026.

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July 2026

News Jul 1, 2026

Beck on CNBC: Iridium Is the Entry Point Into Space Applications

The CEO framed the acquisition as buying spectrum and an operating network rather than competing head-on with Starlink, targeting emergency, defence and safety-of-life services.

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June 2026

News Jun 29, 2026

Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium for $54.00 a Share

Cash-and-stock deal at $27.00 cash plus stock on a collared exchange ratio banded $67.50 to $112.50, implying about $8.0bn of enterprise value and backed by a $3.6bn bridge facility. Expected to close mid-2027.

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May 2026

News May 8, 2026

Best Day Ever: Shares Up 34% on a Q1 Beat and a Record Launch Deal

Rocket Lab posted its largest single-day gain after beating on revenue and signing a record launch agreement.

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