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IQV stock analysis: IQVIA

IQVIA (IQV) is an S&P 500 company in Life Sciences Tools & Services.

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Where IQV ranks among the 1,500 U.S. stocks the model scores each trading day, its expected return, the evidence for and against it, and whether the model portfolio holds it. The grades below describe the company's data; they are not the model's view.

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What's happening with IQV · updated 2026-10-05 · from prices and SEC filings

IQV price performance

IQV against the S&P 500, one year
+0%+20%+40%IQV +47%S&P 500 +18%2025-09-292026-10-05
Year to date+18.1%S&P 500 +14.5% · ahead by 3.5 pts
1 year+28.8%S&P 500 +17.0% · ahead by 11.8 pts
3 years+34.5%S&P 500 +89.3% · behind by 54.7 pts
5 years+11.2%S&P 500 +91.3% · behind by 80.1 pts

Total returns with dividends reinvested.

IQV factor grades

Each grade compares IQV with the rest of its sector (A+ best, F worst); the numbers behind it are shown with the typical figure for its peers.

CValueP/E 33.0x (industry 37.8x)FCF yield 4.8% (industry 2.6%)
CGrowthRevenue growth +7% (industry +7%)EPS growth +10% (industry +11%)
C+ProfitabilityOperating margin 13.2% (industry 18.6%)ROIC 9.2% (industry 8.6%)
B+Momentum12-month change +29%From 52-wk high -3%

IQV key statistics

SectorHealth Care
IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
IndexS&P 500
Market value$44.4B
Revenue growth (y/y)+7%
Free-cash-flow yield4.8%
Dividend yieldn/a
Next earnings (expected)2026-10-27
Valuation measures
Market value$44.4B
Enterprise value$58.3B
P/E (trailing)33.0x
Forward P/E (Torvanta estimate)30.5x
PEG (Torvanta estimate)3.77
Price / sales2.7x
Price / book7.1x
EV / revenue3.5x
EV / EBITDA17.3x
Financial highlights
Revenue, last 12 months$16.6B
Net income, last 12 months$1.4B
EPS, last 12 months (GAAP)$8.06
Operating margin13.2%
Net margin8.3%
Return on equity22.7%
Return on invested capital9.2%
Cash$1.9B
Total debt$15.8B
Debt / equity2.55x
Free cash flow, last 12 months$2.1B
Interest cover2.9x
Current ratio0.75x

Company figures from its latest SEC filings; market value and returns from end-of-day prices.

IQV earnings trends

Revenue vs earnings
$0$1.1B$2.2B$3.3B$4.4BJun 2024 Revenue: $3.8BSep 2024 Revenue: $3.9BDec 2024 Revenue: $4.0BMar 2025 Revenue: $3.8BJun 2025 Revenue: $4.0BSep 2025 Revenue: $4.1BDec 2025 Revenue: $4.4BMar 2026 Revenue: $4.2BJun 2024 Net income: $363.0MSep 2024 Net income: $285.0MDec 2024 Net income: $437.0MMar 2025 Net income: $249.0MJun 2025 Net income: $266.0MSep 2025 Net income: $331.0MDec 2025 Net income: $514.0MMar 2026 Net income: $274.0MJun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Net margin: 9.5%Net margin: 7.3%Net margin: 11.0%Net margin: 6.5%Net margin: 6.6%Net margin: 8.1%Net margin: 11.8%Net margin: 6.6%0%6%12%■ Revenue ■ Net income ━ Net margin
Earnings per share$0.0$0.7$1.5$2.2$3.0Jun 2024 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $2.0Sep 2024 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $1.6Dec 2024 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $2.4Mar 2025 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $1.4Jun 2025 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $1.5Sep 2025 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $1.9Dec 2025 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $3.0Mar 2026 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $1.6Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026■ EPS (GAAP, diluted) Change from a year earlier: Jun 2025 -22% · Sep 2025 +25% · Dec 2025 +24% · Mar 2026 +15%

From the company's 10-Q and 10-K filings with the SEC.

IQVIA financials (from SEC filings)

Fiscal yearFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$13.9B$14.4B$15.0B$15.4B$16.3B
Net income$1.0B$1.1B$1.4B$1.4B$1.4B
EPS (GAAP)$4.96$5.71$7.28$7.49$7.85
Free cash flow$2.3B$1.6B$1.5B$2.1B$2.1B

IQV earnings history

ReportedEPS (GAAP)EPS y/yRevenue y/yStock vs S&P 500, 2 days
2026-05-05$1.61+15%+8%+7.4%
2026-02-05$2.98+24%+10%-8.1%
2025-10-28$1.93+25%+5%-0.1%
2025-07-22$1.54-22%+5%+21.3%
2025-05-06$1.40-10%+2%+1.1%
2025-02-06$2.41-5%+2%+1.9%

About IQVIA

HeadquartersDurham, NC
Industry (SEC code)Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research
Fiscal year endsDecember 31
Incorporated inDE
Listed onNYSE
FormerlyQuintiles IMS Holdings, Inc., Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc.

From the company's SEC registration record.

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Is IQV stock a buy?

Torvanta does not tell individuals what to buy. Its grades for IQV are shown above. Subscribers see the model's rank, expected return and whether the model portfolio holds it. This is research, not a recommendation.

What is IQV's P/E ratio?

IQV trades at about 33.0 times its last 12 months of GAAP earnings reported to the SEC, and about 30.5 times Torvanta's own estimate of the next 12 months.

When does IQV report earnings next?

Based on its filing history, Torvanta expects IQVIA to report around 2026-10-27.

How has IQV performed against the S&P 500?

Over the past year IQV returned +28.8%, against +17.0% for the S&P 500, dividends reinvested.

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