IQVIA Holdings (IQV) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $3.34
- Estimate
- $3.28
- Surprise
- +2.0%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $4.43B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.1 → 5.4/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
IQVIA Holdings (IQV) beat the $3.28 estimate with adjusted EPS of $3.34 — a modest 2.0% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.1/10) to Sell at 5.4/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates IQV Sell at 5.3/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +2.0% surprise compares with a +2.4% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Healthcare): +0.5
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (4.6% away)
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.3)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $271.55
- Price target
- $276.62
- Stop
- $254.19
- Upside to target
- +1.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.3:1
The stock trades at 33.0× trailing but 19.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.5× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-28 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
IQV at TrendMatrix's latest read
Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.
- Industry
- Diagnostics & Research
- Market cap
- $44.70B
- P/E (fwd)
- 19.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 33.0
- 52-week range
- $154.50–$284.50
- Off 52-week high
- 4.6%
- RSI (14)
- 66
- Volume vs avg
- 1.54×
- Score today
- 5.3/10