IQVIA Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Results

• Revenue $4,428 million, up 8.0% year-over-year, up 8.6% at constant currency
• GAAP Net Income $350 million, Adjusted EBITDA $1,032 million, up 8.7% year-over-year
• GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share $2.10, Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share $3.34, up 11.3% year-over-year
• Commercial Solutions Revenue $1,789 million, up 6.9% year-over-year, up 7.9% at constant currency
• R&D Solutions Revenue $2,639 million, up 8.7% year-over-year, up 9.1% at constant currency
• R&D Solutions Net New Bookings $3.2 billion, up 15% year-over-year
• Operating Cash Flow $825 million, and Free Cash Flow $667 million, representing 120% of Adjusted Net Income
• Raising full-year 2026 guidance for Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
• Investor Day to be held on December 1, 2026

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IQVIA Holdings Inc. (“IQVIA”) (NYSE:IQV), a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries, today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

Year-Over-Year Comparisons
As previously disclosed, effective January 1, 2026, the company implemented a new, simplified organizational model to strengthen collaboration, enhance efficiency, and support continued growth. As a result, the company reports its results within two segments: Commercial Solutions and Research & Development Solutions (R&DS). In conjunction with this change, prior period segment amounts have been recast to conform to this reporting structure.

Third-Quarter 2026 Operating Results
"IQVIA delivered another record quarter, with revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted EPS all exceeding the high end of our expectations," said Ari Bousbib, chairman and CEO of IQVIA. "Multiple demand indicators continue to validate the strengthening market environment. EBP funding, RFP flow, clinical trial starts, FDA approvals, outsourcing trends, and pipeline growth across clinical and commercial are all favorable. At the same time, the team's ongoing excellent execution delivered margin expansion, strong free cash flow, higher win rates that resulted in our strongest clinical quarterly bookings since 2022, increased penetration of AI-powered solutions with over 400 AI agents deployed to date, and organic growth acceleration year-over-year to double the rate for commercial and nearly triple the rate for clinical."

Revenue for the third quarter of $4,428 million increased 8.0% on a reported basis and 8.6% at constant currency, compared to the third quarter of 2025. Commercial Solutions revenue of $1,789 million increased 6.9% on a reported basis and 7.9% at constant currency. Research & Development Solutions revenue of $2,639 million grew 8.7% on a reported basis and 9.1% at constant currency. Excluding reimbursed expenses, R&DS revenue grew 6.8% on a reported basis.

Third quarter net new bookings were $3.2 billion, up 15% year-over-year, representing a book-to-bill ratio of 1.2x. Last-twelve-month net new bookings were $11.7 billion, up 14% year-over-year.

As previously discussed, the company conducted a detailed review of inactive trials in our backlog estimates. This review resulted in an adjustment to backlog of approximately $2.1 billion. The adjustment has no impact on historical financial results, 2026 guidance, book-to-bill, or next-twelve-month revenue from backlog estimates. As of September 30, 2026, R&DS contracted backlog was $32.6 billion. The company expects approximately $9.4 billion of this backlog to convert to revenue in the next twelve months, representing growth of 10% year-over-year.

Third-quarter GAAP Net Income was $350 million and GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share was $2.10. Adjusted EBITDA was $1,032 million, up 8.7% year-over-year. Adjusted Net Income was $557 million and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share was $3.34, up 11.3% year-over-year.

Year-to-Date 2026 Operating Results
Revenue for the first nine months of 2026 was $12,947 million, up 8.4% on a reported basis and 7.7% at constant currency, compared to the first nine months of 2025. Commercial Solutions revenue of $5,336 million increased 9.0% on a reported basis and 8.3% at constant currency. Research & Development Solutions revenue of $7,611 million increased 8.0% on a reported basis and 7.4% at constant currency.

GAAP Net Income was $880 million and GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share was $5.24. Adjusted EBITDA was $2,958 million, up 7.9% year-over-year. Adjusted Net Income was $1,576 million and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share was $9.38, up 10.4% year-over-year.

Financial Position
As of September 30, 2026, cash and cash equivalents were $2,249 million and debt was $16,067 million, resulting in net debt of $13,818 million. IQVIA’s Net Leverage Ratio was 3.45x trailing twelve-month Adjusted EBITDA. For the third quarter, Operating Cash Flow was $825 million, and Free Cash Flow was $667 million, representing 120% of Adjusted Net Income.

Full-Year 2026 Guidance
The company is raising its full-year 2026 guidance for revenue to be between $17,350 million and $17,500 million, for Adjusted EBITDA to be between $4,025 million and $4,055 million and for Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share to be between $12.90 and $13.00.

This revenue guidance now anticipates 250 basis points of contribution from acquisitions, including acquisitions the company expects to complete by the end of the year, and approximately 20 basis points of tailwind from foreign exchange.

All financial guidance assumes foreign currency exchange rates as of October 26, 2026 remain in effect for the forecast period.

Investor Day
IQVIA will host an Investor Day on Tuesday, December 1, 2026. Management will provide an update on the business, with presentations from members of IQVIA’s senior executive team starting at 9:00 a.m. ET and concluding at approximately 12:30 p.m. ET. Registration is required to attend the event. More information on the event will be available shortly on the IQVIA Investor Relations website at http://ir.iqvia.com.

Webcast & Conference Call Details
IQVIA will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time today to discuss its third-quarter 2026 results and full-year 2026 guidance. To listen to the event and view the presentation slides via webcast, join from the IQVIA Investor Relations website at http://ir.iqvia.com. To participate in the conference call, interested parties must register in advance by clicking on this link. Following registration, participants will receive a confirmation email containing details on how to join the conference call, including the dial-in and a unique passcode and registrant ID. At the time of the live event, registered participants connect to the call using the information provided in the confirmation email and will be placed directly into the call.

About IQVIA
IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. IQVIA’s portfolio of solutions are powered by IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ to deliver actionable insights and services built on high-quality health data, Healthcare-grade AI^®, advanced analytics, the latest technologies and extensive domain expertise. IQVIA is committed to using artificial intelligence responsibly, with AI-powered capabilities built on best-in-class approaches to privacy, regulatory compliance and patient safety, and delivering AI to the high standards of trust, scalability and precision demanded by the industry. With approximately 95,000 employees in over 100 countries, including experts in healthcare, life sciences, data science, technology and operational excellence, IQVIA is dedicated to accelerating the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide.

IQVIA is a global leader in protecting individual patient privacy. The company uses a wide variety of privacy-enhancing technologies and safeguards to protect individual privacy while generating and analyzing information on a scale that helps healthcare stakeholders identify disease patterns and correlate with the precise treatment path and therapy needed for better outcomes. IQVIA’s insights and execution capabilities help biotech, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, medical researchers, government agencies, payers and other healthcare stakeholders tap into a deeper understanding of diseases, human behaviors and scientific advances, in an effort to advance their path toward cures. To learn more, visit www.iqvia.com.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation, our full-year 2026 guidance. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as “expect,” “assume,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “forecast,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” “target,” similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Actual results may differ materially from our expectations due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the following: business disruptions caused by natural disasters, pandemics, and the public health policy response to any outbreak, and international conflicts or other disruptions outside of our control; most of our contracts may be terminated on short notice, and we may lose or experience delays with large client contracts or be unable to enter into new contracts; the market for our services may not grow as we expect; we may be unable to successfully develop and market new services or enter new markets; imposition of restrictions on our use of data by data suppliers or their refusal to license data to us; any failure by us to comply with contractual, regulatory or ethical requirements under our contracts, including current or future changes to data protection and privacy laws; breaches or misuse of our or our outsourcing partners’ security or communications systems; failure to meet our productivity or business transformation objectives; failure to successfully invest in growth opportunities; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights and our susceptibility to claims by others that we are infringing on their intellectual property rights; the expiration or inability to acquire third party licenses for technology or intellectual property; any failure by us to accurately and timely price and formulate cost estimates for contracts, or to document change orders; hardware and software failures, delays in the operation of our computer and communications systems or the failure to implement system enhancements; the rate at which our backlog converts to revenue; our ability to acquire, develop and implement technology necessary for our business; consolidation in the industries in which our clients operate; risks related to client or therapeutic concentration; government regulators or our customers may limit the number or scope of indications for medicines and treatments or withdraw products from the market, and government regulators may impose new regulatory requirements or may adopt new regulations affecting the biopharmaceutical industry; the risks associated with operating on a global basis, including currency or exchange rate fluctuations and legal compliance, including anti-corruption laws; risks related to the enactment of legislation or the imposition of regulations or other restrictions or actions by governments that create business uncertainty and have the potential to limit trade; changes in accounting standards; general economic conditions in the markets in which we operate, including financial market conditions, inflation, and risks related to sales to government entities; the impact of changes in tax laws and regulations; and our ability to successfully integrate, and achieve expected benefits from, our acquired businesses. In addition, we may not achieve the expected benefits of our reorganized business segment structure. For a further discussion of the risks relating to our business, see the “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as such factors may be amended or updated from time to time in our subsequent periodic and other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this release and in our filings with the SEC. We assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement after the date of this release, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Note on Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release includes information based on financial measures that are not recognized under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"), such as Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share, Gross Leverage Ratio, Net Leverage Ratio and Free Cash Flow. Non-GAAP financial measures are presented only as a supplement to the company’s financial statements based on GAAP. Non-GAAP financial information is provided to enhance understanding of the company’s financial performance, but none of these non-GAAP financial measures are recognized terms under GAAP, and non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute analysis for, the company’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. The company uses non-GAAP measures in its operational and financial decision making, and believes that it is useful to exclude certain items in order to focus on what it regards to be a more meaningful indicator of the underlying operating performance of the business. For example, the company excludes all the amortization of intangible assets associated with acquired customer relationships and backlog, databases, non-compete agreements, trademarks and trade names from non-GAAP expense and income measures as such amounts can be significantly impacted by the timing and size of acquisitions. Although we exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets from our non-GAAP expenses, we believe that it is important for investors to understand that revenue generated from such intangibles is included within revenue in determining net income. As a result, internal management reports feature non-GAAP measures which are also used to prepare strategic plans and annual budgets and review management compensation. The company also believes that investors may find non-GAAP financial measures useful for the same reasons, although investors are cautioned that non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP disclosures.

The non-GAAP financial measures are not presented in accordance with GAAP. Please refer to the schedules attached to this release for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures contained herein to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Our full-year 2026 guidance measures (other than revenue) are provided on a non-GAAP basis without a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because the company is unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty certain items contained in the GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts. For the same reasons, the company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Such items include, but are not limited to, acquisition related expenses, restructuring and related expenses, stock-based compensation and other items not reflective of the company's ongoing operations.

Non-GAAP measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in their evaluation of companies comparable to the company, many of which present non-GAAP measures when reporting their results. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as an analytical tool. They are not presentations made in accordance with GAAP, are not measures of financial condition or liquidity and should not be considered as an alternative to profit or loss for the period determined in accordance with GAAP or operating cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP measures are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. As a result, you should not consider such performance measures in isolation from, or as a substitute analysis for, the company’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP.

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Kerri Joseph
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