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China Mobile vs Iridium Communications: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how China Mobile (80941) and Iridium Communications (IRDM) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees China Mobile as the more attractively valued of the two: China Mobile trades at HK$67.50 versus a fair value of HK$115 (+70%), while Iridium Communications trades at $48.30 versus $19.93 (-59%).
China Mobile
80941.HK · HKD · Communication Services
+70%
upside to fair value
undervalued
PriceHK$67.50
Fair ValueHK$115
Quality57/100
Iridium Communications
IRDM · USD · Communication Services
-59%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$48.30
Fair Value$19.93
Quality69/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

China MobileIridium Communications
Valuation
n/aP/E (TTM)48.3×
0.22×P/S (TTM)5.95×
0.16×P/B11.26×
0.5×EV/EBITDA15.7×
n/aPEG2.34×
+70.1%Fair value upside−58.7%
6.9%Dividend yield1.2%
HK$4.67Dividend per share$0.59
Profitability
11%Operating margin23%
1.03×EBIT margin trend (5Y)4.44×
10%Return on equity21%
4%Return on assets6%
Growth
1%Revenue growth (YoY)2%
3.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)6.5%
n/aAvg. growth/yr (5Y)8.4%
Balance & size
n/aInterest coverage (EBIT/interest)2.7×
n/aDebt / equity3.80×
$227BMarket cap$5B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy

China Mobile leads: 5 to 4 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

China Mobileof which business quality 60 · market factors 50 Iridium Communicationsof which business quality 64 · market factors 74
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
47
50
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
38
63
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
75
92
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
81
18
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
29
82
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
100
35
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
37
89
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
16
91
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
74
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyChina MobilePrice HK$67.50Iridium CommunicationsPrice $48.30
DCF Models+50%above the priceHK$101-38%below the price$29.90
Earnings-Based-11%close to the priceHK$60.35-83%below the price$8.38
Dividend Discount-28%below the priceHK$48.84-80%below the price$9.63
Multiples+35%above the priceHK$90.96-60%below the price$19.16
Asset-Based-48%below the priceHK$35.33-94%below the price$2.93
Growth DCF+32%above the priceHK$89.33-33%below the price$32.46
Economic Profit-19%below the priceHK$54.44-86%below the price$6.86
Growth Earnings+29%above the priceHK$86.74-55%below the price$21.72
Minimum-48%below the priceHK$35.33-94%below the price$2.93
Maximum+50%above the priceHK$101-33%below the price$32.46
Median+9%close to the priceHK$73.54-70%below the price$14.39
Geometric mean-1%close to the priceHK$66.98-74%below the price$12.65

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

China Mobile: 7 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Iridium Communications: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

China Mobile
Price HK$67.50
Fair Value HK$115
Bear HK$87.17Bull HK$143
Iridium Communications
Price $48.30
Fair Value $19.93
Bear $13.76Bull $28.84

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

China Mobile · Communication Services

Quality score57 · above median
Fair value upside+70% · Top 25%

Iridium Communications · Communication Services

Quality score69 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-59% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees China Mobile as the more attractively valued of the two: China Mobile trades at HK$67.50 versus a fair value of HK$115 (+70%), while Iridium Communications trades at $48.30 versus $19.93 (-59%).

Iridium Communications has the higher quality score (69/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.