Iqvia Holdings (IQV) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
Iqvia Holdings (IQV) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.49% for Q2 2026, down 0.18 percentage points from 10.67% a year earlier but up 0.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Iqvia Holdings (IQV) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Iqvia Holdings posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.86%, down 0.24 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +7.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 11.10% in FY2024 (+0.97 pp), 10.13% in FY2023 (+0.87 pp), 9.26% in FY2022 (+2.07 pp) and 7.19% in FY2021 (+3.41 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 6.37% in Q3 2021 and a high of 11.00% in Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.29 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 3.56 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 0.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 10.24% (Q1 2026), 10.39% (Q4 2025) and 10.81% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 43.54 Bn | 35.24 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 10.49% |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 17.33 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 201.64 Mn | 88.67% |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 14.56 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 363.37 Mn | 1.39% |
| 4 | Icon | 13.22 Bn | 10.33 Bn | 479.29 Mn | 2.62% |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 2.05 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 139.20 Mn | -0.62% |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 728.68 Mn | -33.41 Mn | 18.44 Mn | -30.96% |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 504.32 Mn | -1.11 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Champions Oncology | 67.26 Mn | 42.35 Mn | 7.70 Mn | -8.96% |
| 9 | MindWalk Holdings | 65.40 Mn | 29.05 Mn | 1.61 Mn | -131.78% |
| 10 | Natural Alternatives International | 6.57 Mn | -21.51 Mn | 1.73 Mn | -18.22% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.49% |
| 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% |
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Iqvia Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IQV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "IQV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=IQV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();