Deeper Dive: Understanding IQVIA Holdings Inc (IQV) Through its Various Ratios

Kevin Freeman

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The price of IQVIA Holdings Inc (NYSE: IQV) closed at $227.24 in the last session, up 0.71% from day before closing price of $225.63. In other words, the price has increased by $0.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.22 million shares were traded. IQV stock price reached its highest trading level at $230.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $226.06.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at IQV’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.50. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 0.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.11.

On November 13, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $260.

TD Cowen Downgraded its Buy to Hold on November 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $215.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 29 ’25 when Sherbet Eric sold 4,000 shares for $219.70 per share. The transaction valued at 878,800 led to the insider holds 27,108 shares of the business.

BOUSBIB ARI sold 56,557 shares of IQV for $12,461,119 on Oct 29 ’25. The insider now owns 828,198 shares after completing the transaction at $220.33 per share. On Oct 29 ’25, another insider, ARI BOUSBIB, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 56,557 shares for $220.33 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, IQV now has a Market Capitalization of 38698971136 and an Enterprise Value of 52094971904. As of this moment, IQVIA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.59. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.276 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.804.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for IQV is 1.37, which has changed by 0.12854505 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IQV has reached a high of $234.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $134.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 26.10%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, IQV traded on average about 1.47M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1210290 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 170.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 168.78M. Insiders hold about 0.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.90% stake in the company. Shares short for IQV as of 1763078400 were 5011260 with a Short Ratio of 3.40, compared to 1760486400 on 4738282. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5011260 and a Short% of Float of 3.42.

Earnings Estimates

The stock of IQVIA Holdings Inc (IQV) is currently drawing attention from 19.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.95, with high estimates of $3.12 and low estimates of $2.82.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.94 and $11.79 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.89. EPS for the following year is $12.93, with 23.0 analysts recommending between $13.45 and $12.35.

Revenue Estimates

According to 16 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.24B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.28B to a low estimate of $4.19B. As of. The current estimate, IQVIA Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.96BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.08B. There is a high estimate of $4.16B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.99B.

A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IQV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.23B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $16.13B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $16.19B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.4BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.06B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.27B and the low estimate is $16.84B.