Icon (ICLR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Icon (ICLR) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $197.8 million for Q1 2026, down 33.44% YoY from $297.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 460.01% sequentially from -$54.9 million in Q4 2025.
Icon (ICLR) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Icon has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $197.8 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 33.44% year-over-year to $197.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $762.6 million (down 28.16% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $862.0 million, down 22.94% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow rose to $197.8 million in Q1 2026, from -$54.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for ICLR reached as high as $446.0 million in Q3 2024 and fell as low as -$54.9 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $246.5 million (2022), against an average of $246.3 million.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow soared 104.39% — and 2025, when it slumped 186.54%.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $251.1 million in 2022, then soared by 47.61% to $370.6 million in 2023, then sank by 82.87% to $63.5 million in 2024, then plunged by 186.54% to -$54.9 million in 2025, then jumped by 460.01% to $197.8 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $197.8 million, -$54.9 million, and $441.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 31,055.11 Bn | 31,054.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -42.00 Mn |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 191.02 Bn | 187.77 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 816.00 Mn |
| 3 | Danaher | 137.16 Bn | 131.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 42.82 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 257.97 Mn |
| 5 | Natera | 39.09 Bn | 37.99 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 18.03 Mn |
| 6 | Agilent Technologies | 37.61 Bn | 35.81 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 201.00 Mn |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 34.23 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 491.00 Mn |
| 8 | Illumina | 28.14 Bn | 26.98 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 251.00 Mn |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 26.40 Bn | 26.33 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 122.38 Mn |
| 10 | Icon | 13.41 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 477.93 Mn | 197.78 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 197.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 197.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -54.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -54.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 441.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 441.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 178.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 178.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 297.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 297.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 63.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 63.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 446.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 446.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 254.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 254.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 354.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 354.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 211.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 211.46 Mn |