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ICON PLC
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 20-F on May 27, 2026
$168.14−2.04 (-1.20%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $13.01B
- P/E (TTM)
- 300.2
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
26.4%−2.9 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
5.4%−8.6 pts over 5 years
Net margin
2.8%−9.1 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +0.8% | +2.1% | +24.2% | +18.0% | |
| Gross profit | -8.2% | -0.6% | +21.6% | +12.6% | |
| Operating income | -57.1% | -17.7% | +2.5% | +4.6% | |
| Net income | -69.0% | -23.2% | -7.2% | -0.4% | |
| EPS, diluted | -67.4% | -22.1% | -14.0% | -3.1% | |
| Free cash flow | -22.9% | +27.0% | +10.3% | +14.2% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 30.7% | 19.2% | 2.5% | |
| Return on assets | 14.8% | 10.5% | 1.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.94 | 1.87 | 1.10 | |
| Debt to equity | – | 0.19 | 0.31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | – | -1.07× | 2.69× | |
| Interest coverage | 24.0× | 30.1× | 2.2× | |
| Inventory turnover | 457.8× | 495.0× | – | |
| Capex to revenue | 2.6% | 1.5% | 2.1% | |
| Diluted shares | 56M | 53M | 79M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
ICON generated $4.88B from operations and spent $2.07B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 35% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$4.88B
Used
$2.07B
Capital expenditure$718.88M35%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$1.35B65%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin2.8%
×Asset turnover0.50×
×Equity multiplier1.77×
=Return on equity, FY20252.5%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2.8% | 0.50× | 1.77× | 2.5% |
| FY2024 | 9.0% | 0.49× | 1.80× | 7.9% |
| FY2023 | 6.9% | 0.47× | 1.92× | 6.2% |
| FY2022 | 6.5% | 0.45× | 2.08× | 6.1% |
| FY2021 | 2.8% | 0.53× | 2.10× | 3.1% |
| FY2020 | 11.9% | 0.88× | 1.83× | 19.2% |
| FY2019 | 13.3% | 1.07× | 1.77× | 25.2% |
| FY2018 | 12.4% | 1.15× | 1.77× | 25.4% |
| FY2017 | 16.0% | 0.89× | 1.86× | 26.4% |
| FY2016 | 15.7% | 0.94× | 2.07× | 30.7% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
6of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$229.34M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$1.04B
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year4.4% → 1.4%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$1.04B vs $229.34M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell20.4% → 17.7%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.24 → 1.10
- No dilutionShare count did not rise83M → 79M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year28.95% → 26.37%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.49 → 0.50