Iqvia Holdings (IQV) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2013 - 2026)
Iqvia Holdings (IQV) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.91% for Q3 2026, down 0.91 percentage points from 10.81% a year earlier and down 0.59 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).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.06 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 Q3 2026 (a drop of 0.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 10.49% (Q2 2026), 10.24% (Q1 2026) and 10.39% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 44.71 Bn | 35.96 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 9.91% |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 18.26 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 223.89 Mn | 88.79% |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 16.16 Bn | 15.36 Bn | 357.87 Mn | 2.48% |
| 4 | Icon | 16.06 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 491.83 Mn | 5.30% |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 2.10 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 139.50 Mn | 0.73% |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 699.49 Mn | -62.59 Mn | 18.44 Mn | -30.96% |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 601.99 Mn | -1.16 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Champions Oncology | 66.71 Mn | 41.80 Mn | 7.70 Mn | -8.96% |
| 9 | MindWalk Holdings | 48.93 Mn | 12.59 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 |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.91% |
| 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% |
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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();