Iqvia Holdings (IQV) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

Iqvia Holdings' (IQV) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.24% in Q1 2026, down 76.0% year-on-year from 42.67% in Q1 2025, and down 1.44% quarter-over-quarter from 10.39% in Q4 2025.

Iqvia Holdings (IQV) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Iqvia Holdings has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 14 years of filings, most recently posting 10.24% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 10.24%, down 76.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.24% (down 76.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.86%, down 24.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.24% for Q1 2026 at Iqvia Holdings, down from 10.39% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.0% in Q1 2025 to a low of 7.86% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.97% (2024), against an average of 9.94%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 351 bps in 2022 and tumbled 76 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Iqvia Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.37% in 2022, then grew by 6 bps to 9.97% in 2023, then rose by 10 bps to 10.96% in 2024, then slipped by 5 bps to 10.39% in 2025, then retreated by 1 bps to 10.24% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.24% (Q1 2026), 10.39% (Q4 2025), and 10.81% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Waters 30,529.42 Bn 30,528.96 Bn 1.11 Bn 4.82%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 183.75 Bn 180.50 Bn 7.74 Bn 8.12%
3 Danaher 133.13 Bn 127.43 Bn 3.59 Bn 6.26%
4 Idexx Laboratories 46.14 Bn 45.94 Bn 722.74 Mn 67.98%
5 Agilent Technologies 38.20 Bn 36.39 Bn 990.00 Mn 14.57%
6 Natera 31.50 Bn 30.40 Bn 696.04 Mn -3.63%
7 Iqvia Holdings 31.34 Bn 29.36 Bn 1.36 Bn 10.24%
8 Illumina 24.51 Bn 23.36 Bn 721.00 Mn 16.90%
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.53 Bn 23.47 Bn 555.82 Mn 45.73%
10 Quest Diagnostics 22.51 Bn 22.42 Bn 942.00 Mn 11.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.24%
Dec 31, 2025 10.39%
Sep 30, 2025 10.81%
Jun 30, 2025 10.67%
Mar 31, 2025 11.00%
Dec 31, 2024 10.96%
Sep 30, 2024 10.49%
Jun 30, 2024 10.11%
Mar 31, 2024 9.97%
Dec 31, 2023 9.97%
Sep 30, 2023 9.55%
Jun 30, 2023 9.54%
Mar 31, 2023 9.40%
Dec 31, 2022 9.37%
Sep 30, 2022 9.88%
Jun 30, 2022 8.75%
Mar 31, 2022 7.86%
Dec 31, 2021 7.29%
Sep 30, 2021 6.37%
Jun 30, 2021 5.70%