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ICON PLC
ICLR Healthcare Diagnostics & Research
ICON PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.3 billion, up 0.76% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 1.20%, EPS fell 59.3%, free cash flow grew 109.7% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years.
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 62.31 | 74.30 | 101.22 | 118.10 | 104.28 | 168.76 | 171.43 | 181.92 | 183.38 | 125.10 |
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| High | 85.74 | 124.48 | 155.33 | 172.45 | 215.29 | 313.00 | 312.28 | 288.50 | 347.72 | 228.29 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 12,500 | 13,250 | 13,670 | 14,650 | 15,730 | 38,330 | 41,100 | 41,100 | 41,900 | 40,100 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,666 | 1,758 | 2,596 | 2,806 | 2,797 | 5,481 | 7,741 | 8,120 | 8,189 | 8,251 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 42.31 | 41.58 | 29.95 | 29.64 | 29.22 | 27.52 | 28.60 | 29.56 | 28.95 | 26.37 | |||||
| EBT | 300 | 328 | 365 | 427 | 381 | 197 | 568 | 624 | 804 | 252 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 18.01 | 18.66 | 14.05 | 15.22 | 13.63 | 3.59 | 7.34 | 7.69 | 9.82 | 3.06 | |||||
| Net income | 262 | 281 | 323 | 376 | 333 | 153 | 505 | 612 | 739 | 229 | |||||
| Depreciation | 60 | 61 | 66 | 92 | 66 | 315 | 570 | 586 | 489 | 383 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 30.16 | 32.49 | 47.96 | 52.10 | 52.92 | 81.67 | 94.95 | 98.90 | 99.28 | 105.21 | ||||
| Earnings | 4.87 | 5.20 | 6.17 | 6.85 | 6.20 | 2.28 | 6.20 | 7.46 | 9.60 | 2.92 | |||||
| Cash flow | 4.69 | 7.08 | 4.96 | 7.66 | 10.75 | 12.36 | 6.91 | 14.14 | 15.60 | 13.21 | |||||
| Capex | (0.77) | (0.83) | (0.89) | (0.94) | (0.77) | (1.40) | (1.74) | (1.71) | (2.04) | (2.22) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3.92 | 6.25 | 4.07 | 6.72 | 9.97 | 10.96 | 5.17 | 12.43 | 13.56 | 10.99 | |||||
| Book value | 17.11 | 22.00 | 25.02 | 30.78 | 35.00 | 120.20 | 104.23 | 112.55 | 114.46 | 117.23 | |||||
| Shares, m | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 67 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 78 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 15.53 | 22.06 | 21.68 | 25.14 | 31.45 | 102.89 | 31.27 | 37.64 | 23.39 | 70.64 | ||||
| P/S | 2.48 | 3.52 | 2.69 | 3.31 | 3.68 | 3.79 | 2.04 | 2.84 | 2.11 | 1.73 | |||||
| P/B | 4.37 | 5.20 | 5.16 | 5.60 | 5.57 | 2.58 | 1.86 | 2.49 | 1.83 | 1.55 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.74 | 3.72 | 2.79 | 3.26 | 3.52 | 4.65 | 2.60 | 3.26 | 2.46 | 2.07 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 21.08 | 19.31 | 32.86 | 25.24 | 18.66 | 34.63 | 47.84 | 25.92 | 18.04 | 19.77 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 259 | 383 | 269 | 413 | 568 | 829 | 563 | 1,161 | 1,287 | 1,036 | ||||
| Capex | (43) | (45) | (48) | (51) | (41) | (94) | (142) | (141) | (168) | (174) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 217 | 338 | 220 | 362 | 527 | 735 | 421 | 1,020 | 1,119 | 862 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 464 | 535 | 720 | 494 | 979 | 462 | 538 | 586 | 640 | 306 | ||||
| Total debt | 349 | 349 | 349 | 427 | 372 | 5,436 | 4,654 | 3,776 | 3,426 | 3,402 | |||||
| Net debt | 88 | (12) | (106) | (143) | (470) | 4,682 | 4,364 | 3,396 | 2,887 | 2,755 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 945 | 1,191 | 1,354 | 1,658 | 1,850 | 8,067 | 8,498 | 9,241 | 9,441 | 9,193 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 14.80 | 14.17 | 14.34 | 14.22 | 10.48 | 1.47 | 2.92 | 3.58 | 4.40 | 1.39 | ||||
| ROIC | 18.86 | 17.93 | 18.70 | 17.89 | 17.72 | 1.86 | 3.86 | 4.73 | 5.23 | 2.32 | |||||
| ROE | 30.70 | 26.35 | 25.35 | 24.83 | 18.95 | 3.09 | 6.10 | 6.90 | 7.91 | 2.46 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
ICON PLC vs peers in Diagnostics & Research (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | $26.4B | 24.6× | 20.8× | +10.21% (above 0%: growing) | +14.74% (above 0%: growing) | +5.28% (above 0%: growing) | 33.75% | 15.08% | Compare |
| LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. | $26.4B | 26.2× | 19.0× | +5.78% (above 0%: growing) | +28.42% (above 0%: growing) | −42.01% (below 0%: shrinking) | 29.80% | 12.10% | Compare |
| GH Guardant Health, Inc. | $22.3B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +44.33% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −5.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | 65.39% | (38.55%) | Compare |
| MEDP Medpace Holdings, Inc. | $17.6B | 35.6× | 26.7× | +17.24% (above 0%: growing) | +36.39% (above 0%: growing) | −3.03% (below 0%: shrinking) | 71.36% | 20.76% | Compare |
| RVTY Revvity Inc. | $17.3B | 72.7× | 37.5× | +1.31% (above 0%: growing) | +2.17% (above 0%: growing) | +59.29% (above 0%: growing) | 57.13% | 12.24% | Compare |
| CRL Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | $14.6B | — (loss-making) | 29.6× | −2.72% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −12.22% (below 0%: shrinking) | 36.19% | 11.94% | Compare |
| ICLR ICON PLC | $13.5B | 254× | 23.8× | +1.20% (above 0%: growing) | −59.31% (below 0%: shrinking) | +109.66% (above 0%: growing) | 23.23% | 6.68% | |
| QGEN QIAGEN N.V. | $9.5B | 23.6× | 17.5× | +0.28% (above 0%: growing) | +7.94% (above 0%: growing) | +30.45% (above 0%: growing) | 63.62% | 24.75% | Compare |
| TWST Twist Bioscience Corporation | $9.5B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +23.24% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −7.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | 52.76% | (30.65%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $17.4B | 26.2× | 23.8× | +8.00% | +14.74% | −4.24% | 54.95% | 12.17% |
ICON PLC (ICLR) key facts
- Strength: ICON PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $8.3 billion, up 0.76% from fiscal 2024.
- ICON PLC (ICLR) is a Diagnostics & Research company in the Healthcare sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, ICLR traded at $170.18, a market capitalization of $13.5 billion.
- Return on equity was 2.46% and debt-to-equity 0.36.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.01 (grey zone) for fiscal 2025.