Iqvia Holdings (IQV) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2026)
Iqvia Holdings (IQV) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.30% for Q2 2026, down 0.18 percentage points from 8.47% a year earlier and down 0.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Iqvia Holdings (IQV) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Iqvia Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 8.66%, down 0.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +5.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Iqvia Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.06% in FY2024 (-0.55 pp), 9.61% in FY2023 (+1.67 pp), 7.94% in FY2022 (+1.49 pp) and 6.45% in FY2021 (+3.23 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.37 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 3.42 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 1.37 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 8.33% (Q1 2026), 8.42% (Q4 2025) and 8.30% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 43.54 Bn | 35.24 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 8.30% |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 17.33 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 201.64 Mn | - |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 14.56 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 363.37 Mn | 1.63% |
| 4 | Icon | 13.22 Bn | 10.33 Bn | 479.29 Mn | 1.30% |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 2.05 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 139.20 Mn | -0.68% |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 728.68 Mn | -33.41 Mn | 18.44 Mn | - |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 504.32 Mn | -1.11 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Champions Oncology | 67.26 Mn | 42.35 Mn | 7.70 Mn | - |
| 9 | MindWalk Holdings | 65.40 Mn | 29.05 Mn | 1.61 Mn | -70.00% |
| 10 | Natural Alternatives International | 6.57 Mn | -21.51 Mn | 1.73 Mn | -24.93% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.42% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.90% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.59% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.57% |
API Access
Iqvia Holdings Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=IQV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=IQV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();