IQVIA Holdings' Shares Down After Outlook for Adjusted Earnings Misses

Dow Jones
Feb 06

By Amira McKee

 

Shares of IQVIA Holdings retreated after the biotech company's adjusted earnings outlook for missed Wall Street's expectations.

The stock fell 9% to $185.16 in Thursday morning trading. The shares have declined 9.6% in the past year.

IQVIA expects adjusted earnings per share of $12.55 to $12.85, on revenue of $17.15 billion to $17.35 billion for the 2026 fiscal year.

Analysts polled by FactSet are looking for adjusted earnings of $12.93 per share, and revenue of $17.07 billion in 2026.

The guidance includes a step up in interest expense of approximately $80 million from annualization of financing activities completed in 2025 and expected refinancing to be completed in 2026.

The Durham, N.C., company logged fourth-quarter net income of $514 million, or $2.99 a share, compared with earnings of $437 million, or $2.42 a share, in the same period a year earlier.

Fourth-quarter revenue increased 10.3% to $4.36 billion, beating Wall Street's forecast of $4.24 billion.

 

Write to Amira McKee at amira.mckee@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 05, 2026 11:59 ET (16:59 GMT)

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