Iqvia Holdings (IQV) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Iqvia Holdings (IQV) posted Return on Capital Employed of 10.24% for Q1 2026, down 1.44% sequentially from 10.39% in Q4 2025, and down 76.0% YoY from 42.67% in Q1 2025.
Iqvia Holdings (IQV) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Iqvia Holdings (IQV) has 14 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.24% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 76.0% year-over-year to 10.24% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.24% (down 76.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.86%, down 24.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 10.24% in Q1 2026 per IQV's latest filing, from 10.39% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.0% in Q1 2025, with the low at 7.86% in Q1 2022.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 9.94%, with a median of 9.97% recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 351 bps in 2022 and sank 76 bps in 2026.
- Iqvia Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.37% in 2022, then gained by 6 bps to 9.97% in 2023, then climbed by 10 bps to 10.96% in 2024, then fell by 5 bps to 10.39% in 2025, then dropped by 1 bps to 10.24% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows IQV's Return on Capital Employed at 10.24% in Q1 2026, 10.39% in Q4 2025, and 10.81% in Q3 2025.
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| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 34.23 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 10.24% |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |