Iqvia Holdings (IQV) Short-term Investments (2016 - 2026)
Iqvia Holdings' Short-term Investments was $173 million in Q3 2026, up 9.5% from $158 million a year earlier and up 1.2% from the prior quarter.
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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 Q3 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 14 straight quarters, with growth averaging 12.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments over five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 29.6%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 16.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, IQV's Short-term Investments in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $171 million (Q2 2026), $156 million (Q1 2026) and $161 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqvia Holdings | 44.71 Bn | 35.96 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 2 | Medpace Holdings | 18.26 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 223.89 Mn |
| 3 | Charles River Laboratories International | 16.16 Bn | 15.36 Bn | 357.87 Mn |
| 4 | Icon | 16.06 Bn | 12.83 Bn | 491.83 Mn |
| 5 | Fortrea Holdings | 2.10 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 139.50 Mn |
| 6 | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings | 699.49 Mn | -62.59 Mn | 18.44 Mn |
| 7 | Evotec SE | 601.99 Mn | -1.16 Bn | - |
| 8 | Champions Oncology | 66.71 Mn | 41.80 Mn | 7.70 Mn |
| 9 | MindWalk Holdings | 48.93 Mn | 12.59 Mn | 1.61 Mn |
| 10 | Natural Alternatives International | 6.57 Mn | -21.51 Mn | 1.73 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 173.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=IQV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport 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();