Buyback yield (TTM)
8.54%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
8.54%
5Y share count change
-11.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$2.45B
Cumulative buybacks
$12.65B
Key takeaways
- IQVIA (IQV) repurchased about $2.45B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 11.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 10.22× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +22.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 96% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for IQVIA (IQV)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for IQVIA (IQV)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for IQVIA (IQV)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for IQVIA (IQV)
Latest: $1.24B
Overview
IQVIA (IQV) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $1.24B (2025) – declined 7.9% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, IQVIA buyback spend compounded at +22.7% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
IQVIA buyback spend plunged from $2.62B in 2017 to $1.24B in 2025, a 52.5% drawdown.
2017 marks the peak buyback spend at $2.62B, with the historical low of $6.43M recorded in 2013.
IQVIA Buyback Spend 2025: $1.24B
In 2025, IQVIA reported buyback spend of $1.24B, declined 7.9% below 2024.
IQVIA Buyback Spend 2024: $1.35B
IQVIA buyback spend in 2024 was $1.35B, surged 36.1% from 2023.
IQVIA Buyback Spend 2023: $992.00M
2023's buyback spend for IQVIA came in at $992.00M, declined 15.1% below 2022.
IQVIA Buyback Spend 2022: $1.17B
IQVIA posted buyback spend of $1.17B in 2022, surged 187.7% from 2021.
IQVIA Buyback Spend 2021: $406.00M
IQVIA buyback spend in 2021 was $406.00M.
See more financial history for IQVIA (IQV).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.24B | $247.00M | $997.00M | 3.25% | 0.17B | -5.4% | |
| 2024 | $1.35B | $206.00M | $1.14B | 3.84% | 0.18B | -1.6% | |
| 2023 | $992.00M | $217.00M | $775.00M | 2.36% | 0.19B | -2.3% | |
| 2022 | $1.17B | $194.00M | $974.00M | 3.07% | 0.19B | -2.3% | |
| 2021 | $406.00M | $170.00M | $236.00M | 0.75% | 0.20B | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | $447.00M | $95.00M | $352.00M | 1.30% | 0.20B | -2.3% | |
| 2019 | $949.00M | $146.00M | $803.00M | 3.19% | 0.20B | -4.1% | |
| 2018 | $1.41B | $113.00M | $1.29B | 6.06% | 0.21B | -6.5% | |
| 2017 | $2.62B | $106.00M | $2.51B | 12.79% | 0.22B | +46.4% | |
| 2016 | $1.10B | $80.00M | $1.02B | 6.04% | 0.15B | +21.0% | |
| 2015 | $515.01M | $37.76M | $477.25M | 6.20% | 0.13B | -4.2% | |
| 2014 | $415.00M | $30.00M | $385.00M | 5.61% | 0.13B | +2.5% | |
| 2013 | $6.43M | $22.83M | −$16.39M | 0.11% | 0.13B | +0.2% | |
| 2012 | $13.36M | $25.93M | −$12.56M | 0.25% | 0.13B | 0.0% | |
| 2011 | $14.32M | $14.13M | $194.00K | — | 0.13B | 0.0% | |
| 2010 | $9.34M | $17.33M | −$7.99M | — | 0.13B | — |
- 2025$1.24B
- 2024$1.35B
- 2023$992.00M
- 2022$1.17B
- 2021$406.00M
- 2020$447.00M
- 2019$949.00M
- 2018$1.41B
- 2017$2.62B
- 2016$1.10B
- 2015$515.01M
- 2014$415.00M
- 2013$6.43M
- 2012$13.36M
- 2011$14.32M
- 2010$9.34M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for IQVIA (IQV)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 10.22×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for IQVIA (IQV)
How IQVIA splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as IQVIA, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $5.95B | |
| $5.54B | |
| $5.08B | |
| $4.11B | |
| $980.00M | |
| $216.35M | |
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- $5.54B
- $5.08B
- $4.11B
- $980.00M
- $216.35M
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $2.54B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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