IQVIA Holdings reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $3.15 per share, up 12.1% year over year and beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.02 by 4.3%, while revenues of $4.37 billion rose 8.7% and topped the consensus mark of $4.29 billion by 1.6%. In the quarter, Research & Development Solutions net new bookings increased 19% year over year to $3.2 billion, and trailing-12-month bookings escalated 13% to $11.3 billion. The company repurchased $398 million of shares in the second quarter, part of $950 million bought back in the first half of 2026, leaving $2.8 billion of authorization as of June 30, 2026. Operating cash flow rose 26% year over year to $558 million and free cash flow increased 23.3% to $360 million, while net debt was $14.1 billion and net leverage stood at 3.6X adjusted EBITDA. IQVIA pays no cash dividends on its common stock, and peers Paychex and Fiserv also reported quarterly results.
IQVIA Holdings IncQ2 earnings and revenue beat estimates, with EPS up 12.1% and buybacks of $398M in the quarter.
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