IQVIA (IQV) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 5.94% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 5.94%.
IQVIA
IQV
TTM buyback yield
5.94%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.94%
5Y share count change
-11.0%
TTM buyback spend
$2.28B
SBC coverage (TTM)
12.17x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 12.17x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.24B | $247.00M | $997.00M | 0.17B | -5.4% | 3.25% |
| 2024 | $1.35B | $206.00M | $1.14B | 0.18B | -1.6% | 3.84% |
| 2023 | $992.00M | $217.00M | $775.00M | 0.19B | -2.3% | 2.36% |
| 2022 | $1.17B | $194.00M | $974.00M | 0.19B | -2.3% | 3.07% |
| 2021 | $406.00M | $170.00M | $236.00M | 0.20B | 0.0% | 0.75% |
| 2020 | $447.00M | $95.00M | $352.00M | 0.20B | -2.3% | 1.30% |
| 2019 | $949.00M | $146.00M | $803.00M | 0.20B | -4.1% | 3.19% |
| 2018 | $1.41B | $113.00M | $1.29B | 0.21B | -6.5% | 6.06% |
| 2017 | $2.62B | $106.00M | $2.51B | 0.22B | 46.4% | 12.79% |
| 2016 | $1.10B | $80.00M | $1.02B | 0.15B | 21.0% | 6.04% |
| 2015 | $515.01M | $37.76M | $477.25M | 0.13B | -4.2% | 6.20% |
| 2014 | $415.00M | $30.00M | $385.00M | 0.13B | 2.5% | 5.61% |
| 2013 | $6.43M | $22.83M | −$16.39M | 0.13B | 0.2% | 0.11% |
| 2012 | $13.36M | $25.93M | −$12.56M | 0.13B | 0.0% | 0.25% |
| 2011 | $14.32M | $14.13M | $194.00K | 0.13B | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | $9.34M | $17.33M | −$7.99M | 0.13B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)92% of headroom
Headroom $2.48B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does IQVIA buy back its own stock?
- Yes, IQVIA (IQV) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does IQVIA spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $2.28B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is IQVIA's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 5.94% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is IQVIA's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 5.94% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is IQVIA diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has IQVIA's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -11.0% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).