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IQVIA Holdings
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Arincen71/100B

If you had invested in IQVIA Holdings ago, it would be worth $3,437 today, against $4,081 in SPY and $6,291 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

71/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability6

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Cash10

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Valuation8

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Growth10

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Financial strength2

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Shareholders6.7

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

IQVIA Holdings key facts

Style
Value stock · 6.1/10Growth 4.5 · Value 6.1
Day range
263.57 – 272.21
52-week range
154.50 – 284.50
Market capitalization
43.67B USD
P/E
31.85
PEG ratio
1.57
EPS
8.32
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
+8.6%
Volume
90,391
Beta
1.16
ESG score
59.9/100Environment 65 · Social 56 · Governance 58
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Medical - Diagnostics & Research
CEO
Ari Bousbib
Employees
94K
Website
iqvia.com
IPO date
9 May 2013

IQVIA Holdings earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
3.60 USD
Revenue estimate
4.53B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS3.34Beat +2.5%Revenue4.43BBeat +1.4%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20273.60——+7.64%4.66B——+5.30%
Q2 FY20273.44——+9.10%4.61B——+5.46%
Q1 FY20273.16——+9.11%4.45B——+7.15%
Q4 FY20263.60——+5.26%4.53B——+3.72%
Q3 FY20263.263.34+2.45%+11.33%4.37B4.43B+1.44%+8.00%
Q2 FY20263.033.15+3.96%+12.10%4.30B4.37B+1.53%+8.74%
Q1 FY20262.822.90+2.84%+7.41%4.10B4.15B+1.24%+8.41%
Q4 FY20253.403.42+0.59%+9.62%4.24B4.36B+2.93%+10.26%
Q3 FY20252.983.00+0.67%+5.63%4.08B4.10B+0.50%+5.24%
Q2 FY20252.772.81+1.44%+6.44%3.97B4.02B+1.19%+5.32%

Analysts' estimates for FY2026 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

IQVIA Holdings analyst forecast

12-month price target
291.33 USD
+9.95%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 240.00 to 346.00, with an average of 291.33.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong buy
14 ratings
Buy
12
Hold
2
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target346.00
Average target291.33
Lowest target240.00
Current price264.96

IQVIA Holdings valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
31.85
Forward P/E (FY2026)
20.44
Price to sales (TTM)
2.52
Price to book
6.56
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
16.00

Capital structure

Market capitalization
43.67B USD
+
Total debt
16.31B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
2.42B USD
=
Enterprise value
57.56B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)16.65————
FY2027 (est.)18.7116.65———
FY2026 (est.)20.4418.71———
Now (TTM)31.8518.912.526.5616.00
FY202528.5017.392.385.9618.02
FY202425.9616.532.315.8713.92
FY202331.3120.812.846.9616.91
FY202235.2020.102.676.6717.27
FY202155.8727.803.898.9423.52

IQVIA Holdings against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Waters, Agilent Technologies, Natera, IDEXX Laboratories, Mettler-Toledo International, and Illumina, the US Medical - Diagnostics & Research companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Below its median31.8
    18.570.6
  • Gross marginLowest in 5 years33.3%
    33.3%35.0%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 60.6%
  • Operating marginAbove its median13.4%
    10.0%14.3%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 24.5%
  • Net marginAt its median8.3%
    7.0%9.1%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 19.9%
  • Return on equityAt its median20.9%
    16.0%22.6%
    Against its peers: 4 of 6Peers' median 25.1%
  • Free cash flow marginAt its median12.6%
    10.0%16.6%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 19.1%
  • Revenue growthAbove its median5.9%
    2.8%22.1%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 6.9%
  • EPS growthBelow its median4.7%
    2.7%246.2%
    Against its peers: 2 of 5Peers' median 3.5%
  • Debt to EBITDAHighest in 5 years5.51×
    4.10×5.51×
    Against its peers: 6 of 6Peers' median 1.75×
  • Current ratioLowest in 5 years0.75
    0.750.91
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 1.85

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

IQVIA Holdings growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
17.31B USD
Net income (TTM)
1.39B USD
Gross margin
26.46%
Operating margin
12.82%
Net margin
8.05%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202516.31B+5.87%1.36B-0.95%33.29%13.38%8.34%2.94B-14.91%
FY202415.41B+2.81%1.37B+1.10%34.89%14.29%8.91%3.45B+6.05%
FY202314.98B+3.98%1.36B+24.47%34.96%13.19%9.06%3.26B+11.93%
FY202214.41B+3.86%1.09B+12.94%34.89%12.48%7.57%2.91B+5.13%
FY202113.87B+22.14%966.00M+246.24%33.45%10.04%6.96%2.77B+33.29%

IQVIA Holdings revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Research And Development Solutions: 54.5%Technology And Analytics Solutions: 40.6%Contract Sales And Medical Solutions: 4.8%54.5%Research And Development Solutions40.6%Technology And Analytics Solutions4.8%Contract Sales And Medical Solutions
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Research And Development Solutions8.90B54.5%+4.3%
Technology And Analytics Solutions6.63B40.6%+7.6%
Contract Sales And Medical Solutions788.00M4.8%+9.7%

By region

FY2025
Americas: 47.5%EMEA: 31.8%Asia Pacific: 20.7%47.5%Americas31.8%EMEA20.7%Asia Pacific
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Americas7.75B47.5%+5.3%
EMEA5.19B31.8%+5.4%
Asia Pacific3.38B20.7%+8.0%

How IQVIA Holdings makes its money

Research And Development Solutions8.90B 54.5%
Technology And Analytics Solutions6.63B 40.6%
Contract Sales And Medical Solutions788.00M 4.8%
Revenue16.31B 100.0%
Cost of revenue10.88B 66.7%
Gross profit5.43B 33.3%
Selling and administration1.99B 12.2%
Other operating expenses1.26B 7.7%
Operating income2.18B 13.4%
Tax252.00M 1.5%
Other expense570.00M 3.5%
Net income1.36B 8.3%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

IQVIA Holdings financial health

Cash and short-term investments
2.42B USD
Total debt
16.31B USD
Net cash
-13.89B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
2.08B USD
Current ratio
0.83
Debt to equity
2.45
Piotroski score
8 / 9
Altman Z-score
2.29

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20252.14B16.17B2.05B
FY20241.84B14.16B2.11B
FY20231.50B13.90B1.50B
FY20221.31B13.01B1.59B
FY20211.48B12.44B2.30B

IQVIA Holdings ownership

Institutions
94.02%
Institutional holders
1,123 (+17)
Free float
94.93%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 94.0% Others 6.0%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 156.45M shares ·94.9% Closely held 8.35M shares ·5.1%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q3 202609162.27K336.09K
Q2 20260013.37K0.00
Q1 202600315.99K50.58K
Q4 202508138.27K275.18K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025171.90M173.50M-5.40%
FY2024181.30M183.40M-1.56%
FY2023183.80M186.30M-2.26%
FY2022187.60M190.60M-2.26%
FY2021191.40M195.00M0.00%

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings

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Title: IQVIA Holdings

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical - Diagnostics & Research
Iqvia is a global leader in clinical research and technology solutions for the life science industry. Formed in 2016 from the merger of Quintiles and IMS Health, it combined clinical trial services with extensive healthcare data and analytics. Its research and development solutions segment provides outsourced clinical development services spanning drug discovery, trial design, patient recruitment, site management, clinical testing, real-world studies, and the regulatory approval process. Its commercial solutions segment helps companies optimize product commercialization through analytics, technology, and outsourced sales and medical services. Together, Iqvia supports customers across the life science industry,and it serves biopharmaceutical firms, providers, payers, and policymakers.

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