Iqvia Holdings (IQV) Short-term Investments (2016 - 2026)
Iqvia Holdings' Short-term Investments was $171 million in Q2 2026, up 14.8% from $149 million a year earlier and up 9.6% from the prior quarter.
Iqvia Holdings (IQV) Short-term Investments (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Short-term Investments at Iqvia Holdings came in at $161 million, up 14.2% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Short-term Investments was $141 million in FY2024 (+17.5%), $120 million in FY2023 (+29.0%), $93 million in FY2022 (-16.2%) and $111 million in FY2021 (+26.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Short-term Investments in data going back to Q1 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short-term Investments has increased for 13 straight quarters, with growth averaging 14.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 31.6%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 16.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, IQV's Short-term Investments in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $156 million (Q1 2026), $161 million (Q4 2025) and $158 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 43.61 Bn | 35.31 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 17.32 Bn | 15.38 Bn | 201.64 Mn |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 14.52 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 363.37 Mn |
| 4 | Icon | 13.20 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 479.29 Mn |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 2.04 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 139.20 Mn |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 725.88 Mn | -36.20 Mn | 18.44 Mn |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 509.65 Mn | -1.10 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 |
| 10 | Natural Alternatives International | 6.69 Mn | -21.39 Mn | 1.73 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 171.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 156.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 161.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 158.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 149.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 136.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 141.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 140.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 133.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 131.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 120.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 108.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 110.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 104.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 93.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 87.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 90.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 106.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 111.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 104.00 Mn |
Iqvia Holdings Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=IQV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=IQV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();