---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-030118"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IQV"
cik: "0001478242"
company_name: "IQVIA HOLDINGS INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:20:02.295340+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IQVIA Q1 revenue $4.15B (+8.4% YoY); adj. EPS $2.90; raises FY2026 adj. EPS guidance to $12.65-12.95

## Summary
- GAAP net income $274M ($1.61 EPS); Adjusted EBITDA $932M (+5.5% YoY).
- Commercial Solutions revenue $1,754M (+11.6% reported); R&D Solutions $2,397M (+6.2%).
- R&D Solutions backlog $34.2B; net new bookings $2.5B; book-to-bill 1.04x.
- Free cash flow $491M (+15% YoY); repurchased $552M of common stock in Q1.
- FY2026 revenue reaffirmed $17.15-17.35B; adj. EPS guidance raised to $12.65-12.95.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-030118
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IQV
- cik: 0001478242
- company_name: IQVIA HOLDINGS INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1478242/000162828026030118/0001628280-26-030118-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1478242/000162828026030118/iqv-20260505.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-030118.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 72d88395bb98d7dd816e492ac8bd8bf5621c0be8
  claim: IQVIA HOLDINGS INC. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $4,151 million, net income $274 million, EPS $1.61. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: IQVIA Reports First-Quarter 2026 Results • Revenue of $4,151 million, up 8.4% year-over-year • GAAP Net Income of $274 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $932 million • GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share of $1.61, Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share of $2.90
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1478242/000162828026030118/0001628280-26-030118-index.htm

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