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Iron Mountain Incorporated · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026

Iron Mountain
IRM · $33.88B
$113.75-0.7%
Nov 13, 2026 · close
$110$120SepOctNov9:3016:003 months -9.5%Nov 13 · close
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  • PT$139.67 +22.8%
  • ConsensusBuy · 12
  • P/E vs own-33.4%
  • MACD0.03
Neutral
  • Earnings in90d
  • P/E74.3x
  • RSI51
  • Support-2.6%
  • Resistance+3.6%
  • Off 52w high-15.5%
  • Volume0.9x
  • Bollingerupper half
  • News0.00
  • Trendsideways
  • Sector→ -1.7%
  • 52w range$78–$135
  • ATR+3.8%
  • Off ATH-15.5%
  • MAs2 of 4
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  • P/E vs sector+143.3%
  • FCF yield-1.6%
  • Insiders-$15.12M

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Is Iron Mountain a good stock to buy?

Iron Mountain is strong on 2 of the 5 questions about the business. The price is low: 74.3 times its earnings, below its 3-year median of 146.7 (Nov 13, 2026). pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.

  1. Demand growing
  2. Advantage hard to copy
  3. Economics profitable
  4. Execution mixed
  5. Fragility some risks
  6. Price below its usual
DemandDo people want more of what it sells?growing

IRM sales growth revenue growth

+11%a year, for the last 3 years

Iron Mountain's sales grew 11% a year for 3 years, to $6.9B in fiscal 2025.

IRM analysts' forecast revenue estimates

+16%the sales they expect next fiscal year, on the last

Analysts expect Iron Mountain's sales to grow 16% to $8.04B in fiscal 2026 (8 analysts).

IRM competitors

pretickt analysis+17%its sales in 12 months, on a year before

Iron Mountain's sales grew 17% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than SBA Communications (+2%), Weyerhaeuser (-2%) and Crown Castle (-16%), slower than Digital Realty (+21%).

Advantage moatIs it hard to copy?hard to copy

IRM return on capital ROIC

pretickt analysis47%earned before tax on the money invested in it

Iron Mountain earned 47% before tax on the capital invested in it in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; SBA Communications 223%, Crown Castle 10%, Weyerhaeuser 4% and Digital Realty 3%.

IRM margin on each sale gross margin

40%left after making the product

Iron Mountain kept 40% of each sale after making the product in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; its competitors' median is 31%.

EconomicsDoes it make good money?profitable

IRM margin after costs profit margin

19%of sales left after running the business

Iron Mountain's operating margin was 19% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, against 21% in fiscal 2022.

IRM profit per share

-21%in its last fiscal year

Iron Mountain's earnings per share fell 21% in fiscal 2025, to $0.48.

ExecutionDoes it deliver what it promises?mixed

IRM earnings vs estimates

5 of 8quarters above the analysts' estimate

Iron Mountain beat the analysts' profit estimate in 5 of its last 8 quarters, the latest on Nov 5, 2026.

IRM insider selling

-$113Msold, net, by its executives in 12 months

Iron Mountain's executives and directors sold a net $113M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 ($113M sold, $2.95K bought).

IRM number of employees

+2%more people in a year

Iron Mountain had 29,400 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 2% more than a year before.

Fragility risksCould something break it?some risks

IRM financial health Altman Z-score

1.0Altman Z-score, safe above 3

Iron Mountain's Altman Z-score is 1.0 (Nov 13, 2026), below 1.8, the distress zone.

IRM biggest customers

under 10%of sales from any one customer

No customer made 10% of Iron Mountain's sales in fiscal 2025.

IRM shareholders institutional ownership

pretickt analysis
  • Vanguard15.0% ▲
  • BlackRock11.3% ▲
  • State Street5.9% ▲
1,214institutions hold it; the largest added shares

1,214 institutions hold 88% of Iron Mountain's shares (Jun 30, 2026); Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street added shares that quarter.

IRM in past recessions

pretickt analysis-3%its sales in the worst one

Iron Mountain's sales fell in each of the last 2 US recessions, by as much as 3% in fiscal 2020.

Price valuationIs the price reasonable?below its usual

IRM price vs profit P/E ratio

74.3×a year's earnings

Iron Mountain's P/E ratio is 74.3 (Nov 13, 2026), below its 3-year median of 146.7.

IRM price vs competitors

pretickt analysis74.3×a year's earnings, against its competitors

Investors pay 74.3 times Iron Mountain's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Crown Castle (38.0), Weyerhaeuser (33.0) and SBA Communications (20.4), less than for Digital Realty (75.0).

IRM analysts' target price target

+23%to their average target

Analysts' average price target for Iron Mountain is $140, 23% above the Nov 13, 2026 close of $113.75.

What is Iron Mountain's P/E ratio?

Iron Mountain's P/E ratio is 74.3 (Nov 13, 2026), below its 3-year median of 146.7. Investors pay 74.3 times Iron Mountain's earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Crown Castle (38.0), Weyerhaeuser (33.0) and SBA Communications (20.4), less than for Digital Realty (75.0).

Who are Iron Mountain's biggest competitors?

pretickt compares Iron Mountain with Crown Castle, SBA Communications, Digital Realty and Weyerhaeuser. Iron Mountain's sales grew 17% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than SBA Communications (+2%), Weyerhaeuser (-2%) and Crown Castle (-16%), slower than Digital Realty (+21%).

Is Iron Mountain profitable?

Iron Mountain's operating margin was 19% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, against 21% in fiscal 2022.

Are insiders selling Iron Mountain stock?

Iron Mountain's executives and directors sold a net $113M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 ($113M sold, $2.95K bought).

Who owns Iron Mountain stock?

1,214 institutions hold 88% of Iron Mountain's shares (Jun 30, 2026); Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street added shares that quarter.

How many employees does Iron Mountain have?

Iron Mountain had 29,400 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 2% more than a year before.

Who are Iron Mountain's biggest customers?

No customer made 10% of Iron Mountain's sales in fiscal 2025.

From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.