IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV) Key Metrics
IQV valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $43.93B
- Enterprise value
- $58.25B
- P/E (TTM)
- 33.2 10-yr median 46.4
- Forward P/E
- 18.4
- PEG ratio
- 0.97
- Price / sales
- 2.6 10-yr median 2.6
- Price / book
- 7.1 10-yr median 5.9
- EV / EBITDA
- 16.5 10-yr median 18.5
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.17
IQV key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsIQV valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
IQV returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
IQV per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
IQV financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
IQV efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
IQV valuation history
IQV returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
IQV debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
IQV cash returned to shareholders
IQV price vs earnings per share
IQV key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $39.11B | $36.04B | $43.11B | $39.05B | $55.02B | $34.94B | $30.84B | $24.19B | $21.79B | $11.56B |
| Enterprise value | $53.14B | $48.35B | $55.51B | $50.75B | $65.98B | $45.94B | $41.98B | $34.26B | $31.01B | $17.52B |
| P/E ratio | 28.8 | 26.2 | 31.7 | 35.8 | 57.0 | 125.2 | 161.5 | 93.4 | 16.6 | 100.5 |
| Price / sales | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Price / book | 6.0 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| Price / free cash flow | 19.1 | 17.0 | 28.7 | 24.6 | 23.9 | 26.0 | 36.9 | 30.4 | 36.3 | 16.6 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 14.7 | 13.3 | 20.1 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 17.8 | 21.8 | 19.3 | 22.5 | 13.4 |
| EV / sales | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.1 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 23.8 | 22.1 | 21.0 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 20.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 25.9 | 22.9 | 37.0 | 32.0 | 28.7 | 34.2 | 50.3 | 43.1 | 51.6 | 25.2 |
| Earnings yield | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 6.0% | 1.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.2% | 5.9% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 6.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 16.9% | 32.9% | 5.5% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 3.2% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 22.7% | 44.9% | 15.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $225.41 | $196.51 | $231.38 | $204.89 | $282.14 | $179.17 | $154.51 | $116.17 | $97.90 | $76.05 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $94.01 | $84.00 | $80.43 | $75.60 | $71.15 | $58.25 | $55.55 | $50.01 | $43.58 | $44.84 |
| Earnings per share | $7.84 | $7.49 | $7.29 | $5.72 | $4.95 | $1.43 | $0.96 | $1.24 | $5.88 | $0.76 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $15.30 | $14.81 | $11.54 | $11.86 | $15.09 | $10.05 | $7.10 | $6.02 | $4.36 | $5.66 |
| Free cash flow per share | $11.82 | $11.53 | $8.05 | $8.32 | $11.81 | $6.89 | $4.18 | $3.82 | $2.70 | $4.58 |
| Cash per share | $12.34 | $10.05 | $8.03 | $6.87 | $7.57 | $9.75 | $4.50 | $4.51 | $4.51 | $8.14 |
| Book value per share | $37.48 | $33.08 | $32.81 | $30.25 | $30.98 | $30.77 | $30.08 | $32.25 | $36.43 | $56.80 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$86.89 | −$71.66 | −$71.36 | −$68.08 | −$62.57 | −$60.81 | −$58.47 | −$53.01 | −$46.42 | −$55.82 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | $0.30 | $0.23 | $0.06 | $19.58 | $32.18 | $4.20 |
| Capex per share | $3.48 | $3.28 | $3.48 | $3.54 | $3.28 | $3.16 | $2.92 | $2.20 | $1.66 | $1.08 |
| Debt per share | $93.22 | $77.19 | $74.59 | $68.26 | $63.78 | $66.17 | $60.33 | $52.87 | $45.93 | $47.37 |
| Shares outstanding | 173.5M | 183.4M | 186.3M | 190.6M | 195.0M | 195.0M | 199.6M | 208.2M | 222.6M | 152.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −5.4% | −1.6% | −2.3% | −2.3% | 0.0% | −2.3% | −4.1% | −6.5% | +46.4% | +21.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 21.6% | 22.5% | 22.9% | 18.5% | 16.0% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 15.6% | 2.8% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 9.5% | 9.8% | 10.2% | 8.4% | 7.0% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 4.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 6.0% | 0.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | 16.3% | 17.9% | 18.7% | 16.5% | 15.0% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 30.4% | 2.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.6% | 13.7% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 16.6% | 11.8% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 6.2% | 10.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.95 | 1.98 | 1.58 | 2.07 | 3.05 | 7.02 | 7.42 | 4.84 | 0.74 | 7.48 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $16.17B | $14.16B | $13.90B | $13.01B | $12.44B | $12.90B | $12.04B | $11.01B | $10.22B | $7.20B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.14B | $1.84B | $1.50B | $1.31B | $1.48B | $1.90B | $899.0M | $938.0M | $1.00B | $1.24B |
| Net debt | $14.03B | $12.31B | $12.40B | $11.70B | $10.96B | $11.00B | $11.14B | $10.07B | $9.22B | $5.96B |
| Debt / equity | 2.49 | 2.33 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.06 | 2.15 | 2.01 | 1.64 | 1.26 | 0.83 |
| Debt / assets | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.34 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.78 | 3.57 | 3.81 | 4.02 | 3.96 | 5.30 | 5.57 | 5.35 | 5.58 | 7.02 |
| Current ratio | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.10 | 1.22 | 1.23 |
| Quick ratio | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 1.08 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 1.17 | 1.19 |
| Interest coverage | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| Working capital | −$2.09B | −$1.13B | −$895.0M | −$597.0M | −$478.0M | $532.0M | $181.0M | $340.0M | $650.0M | $632.0M |
| Invested capital | $20.54B | $18.38B | $18.51B | $17.47B | $17.00B | $17.00B | $17.14B | $16.78B | $17.33B | $14.60B |
| Tangible asset value | −$14.95B | −$13.14B | −$13.29B | −$12.98B | −$12.20B | −$11.58B | −$11.41B | −$10.80B | −$10.08B | −$8.26B |
| Net current asset value | −$17.07B | −$15.00B | −$14.97B | −$14.59B | −$13.88B | −$13.19B | −$12.86B | −$11.72B | −$10.83B | −$9.01B |
| Graham number | $81.31 | $74.65 | $73.35 | $62.41 | $58.77 | $31.48 | $25.45 | $30.04 | $69.43 | $31.09 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$107.22 | −$90.29 | −$88.64 | −$83.77 | −$77.62 | −$74.12 | −$70.35 | −$61.16 | −$52.55 | −$64.10 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | $59.0M | $44.0M | $11.0M | $4.08B | $7.16B | $638.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $1.24B | $1.35B | $992.0M | $1.17B | $406.0M | $447.0M | $949.0M | $1.41B | $2.62B | $1.10B |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | 6.1% | 15.8% | 5.8% | — | 547.2% | 554.8% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 60.7% | 63.9% | 66.1% | 73.6% | 20.2% | 36.6% | 115.0% | 689.4% | — | 249.3% |
| Capex / revenue | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 3.8% | 2.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 22.7% | 22.2% | 30.2% | 29.8% | 21.8% | 31.4% | 41.1% | 36.6% | 38.0% | 19.1% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.57 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 12.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% | 14.4% | 14.2% | 15.7% | 15.6% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 14.8% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 74.6 | 78.8 | 77.6 | 70.5 | 66.8 | 82.0 | 84.0 | 80.8 | 73.1 | 78.8 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 10.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | 75.3 | 26.3 | 25.4 | 24.6 | 23.8 | 75.3 | 73.7 | 20.5 | 16.6 | 15.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -0.7 | 52.5 | 52.3 | 51.9 | 49.2 | 14.0 | 17.5 | 68.3 | 64.3 | 74.2 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.89 | 4.63 | 4.70 | 5.18 | 5.47 | 4.45 | 4.35 | 4.52 | 4.99 | 4.63 |
| Payables turnover | 4.85 | 13.88 | 14.39 | 14.82 | 15.36 | 4.85 | 4.95 | 17.78 | 22.03 | 24.01 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 61.12 | 58.62 | 50.51 | 50.52 | 45.43 | 46.85 | 34.27 |
| Asset turnover | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.54 |
| Average receivables | $3.33B | $3.33B | $3.19B | $2.78B | $2.54B | $2.55B | $2.55B | $2.30B | $1.94B | $1.47B |
| Average payables | $2.24B | $722.5M | $677.0M | $633.0M | $601.0M | $1.55B | $1.47B | $379.5M | $286.0M | $197.7M |
| Average inventory | — | — | — | $153.5M | $157.5M | $148.5M | $144.5M | $148.5M | $134.5M | $138.5M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 72.1% | 71.4% | 72.7% | 74.0% | 73.9% | 72.7% | 76.0% | 78.7% | 81.1% | 80.7% |
Computed from IQV's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 17, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
IQV valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), IQVIA traded at 28.8 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 46.4. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 33.2 and the forward P/E is 18.4. IQVIA earned a return on equity of 21.6% and a return on invested capital of 9.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $16.2 billion of debt and $2.1 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $14.0 billion. It returned $1.2 billion to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $1.2 billion in share buybacks, 61% of free cash flow. The share count rose 14.1% from 152.0M to 173.5M over 9 years.
See the IQV income statement, the IQV chart for price history, or the IQV stock overview for the latest quote and news.
IQV key metrics FAQ
What is IQVIA's P/E ratio?
IQVIA's trailing P/E ratio is 33.2 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 17, 2026), and its forward P/E is 18.4. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 28.8, compared with a 10-year median of 46.4.
What is IQVIA's EV/EBITDA?
IQVIA's enterprise value was 18.1 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $53.1 billion, EBITDA $2.9 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 16.5.
What is IQVIA's return on equity?
IQVIA's return on equity (ROE) was 21.6% in fiscal 2025: net income of $1.4 billion on average shareholders' equity of $6.3 billion.
What is IQVIA's ROIC?
IQVIA's return on invested capital was 9.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does IQVIA have?
IQVIA had total debt of $16.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.49 and $14.0 billion of net debt (4.78 times EBITDA).
Does IQVIA buy back its shares?
Yes. IQVIA spent $1.2 billion on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −5.4% over the year, to 173.5M..
What is IQVIA's free cash flow yield?
IQVIA generated $2.1 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 5.2% on its market value at year-end ($39.1 billion).
What is IQVIA's current ratio?
IQVIA's current ratio was 0.75 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.75 times current liabilities.