ICON PLC (ICLR) stock

ICLRNasdaqServices-Commercial Physical & Biological Research

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 20-F on May 27, 2026Score 7/30

$194.65−5.86 (-2.92%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $14.90BP/E 33.5Yield –

ICON statistics

102 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: –
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $14.90B; $316.59M
Enterprise Value: $17.47B; $335.31M
PE Ratio: 33.50; 27.46
PS Ratio: 1.81; 1.56
PB Ratio: 1.63; 2.66
P/FCF Ratio: 17.39; 19.11
P/OCF Ratio: 14.50; 15.75

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.12; 1.58
EV / EBITDA: 16.12; 15.76
EV / EBIT: 24.33; 19.73
EV / FCF: 20.39; 22.45

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 77M; 28M
Shares Change (YoY): -3.35%; 1.02%
Shares Change (QoQ): -2.90%; 0.00%
Float: 76M; 27M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.56%; 4.27%
Shares Held by Institutions: 104.8%; 67.7%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 2M; –
Short Interest Change: -20.0%; -4.60%
Short % of Float: 3.12%; 5.23%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 3.10%; 3.31%
Days to Cover: 1.69; 4.22

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $219.04; –
52-Week Low: $66.57; –
20-Day Moving Average: $196.58; –
50-Day Moving Average: $179.01; –
200-Day Moving Average: $146.69; –
Average True Range (14): $8.42; –
Price Change (1 Week): -4.93%; 1.02%
Price Change (1 Month): 11.1%; -2.18%
Price Change (3 Months): 14.9%; -6.06%
Price Change (6 Months): 67.3%; 0.51%
Price Change (YTD): 6.82%; -1.13%
Price Change (1 Year): 19.1%; -4.03%
Price Change (3 Years): -27.1%; -18.4%
Price Change (5 Years): -31.8%; -37.5%
Price Change (10 Years): 140.8%; 86.3%
Average Volume (10 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 915,226; –
Relative Volume: 1.06; 0.69
Relative Strength Index (14): 52.5; 45.8
Volatility (1 Year): 68.4%; 62.9%
Beta (5 Years): 1.21; 0.83

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 23.4%; 41.3%
Operating Margin: 8.72%; 1.24%
Profit Margin: 5.45%; 0.84%
EBITDA Margin: 13.2%; 3.79%
FCF Margin: 10.4%; 5.92%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 4.95%; 1.76%
Return on Assets (ROA): 2.77%; -2.60%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 4.91%; 5.25%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 5.33%; 3.71%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.32; 1.36
Quick Ratio: 0.84; 0.75
Debt / Equity: 0.37; 0.45
Debt / EBITDA: 3.12; 2.28
Debt / FCF: 3.94; 4.31
Net Debt / EBITDA: 2.37; 1.90
Interest Coverage: 3.38; -0.21

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 0.42%; 5.34%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 19.7%; -2.26%
EPS Growth (YoY): 30.0%; 10.6%
FCF Growth (YoY): -11.1%; -6.06%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 2.15%; 5.14%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 24.2%; 7.65%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -22.1%; 4.38%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -14.0%; 9.57%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.51; 0.82
Revenue Per Employee: $205.36K; $215.67K
Profits Per Employee: $11.19K; -$534
Employee Count: 40,100; 99
WACC: 10.0%; 8.43%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $8.23B; $23.08M
Gross Profit: $1.93B; $19.35M
Operating Income: $718.25M; -$48.83K
Net Income: $448.66M; -$62.45K
EBITDA: $1.08B; -$25.17K
EPS (Diluted): $5.81; $0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $808.98M; $5.19M
Total Debt: $3.38B; $138.33M
Net Cash (Debt): -$2.57B; $15.49K
Net Cash Per Share: -$33.57; $0.00
Equity (Book Value): $9.13B; $10.55M
Book Value Per Share: $119.21; $0.73
Tangible Book Value: -$2.69B; $13.82K
Working Capital: $872.72M; $4.37M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $1.03B; $41.37K
Capital Expenditures: -$170.51M; -$6.55M
Free Cash Flow: $857.06M; $6.94M
FCF Per Share: $11.19; $0.47

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 3.01%; 0.84%
FCF Yield: 5.75%; 2.69%
Buyback Yield: 2.68%; 2.36%
Shareholder Yield: 2.68%; 2.63%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $212.45M; $476.57K
Income Tax: $85.53M; $1.16M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $124.83; $19.24
Graham Upside: -35.9%; -53.8%
Altman Z-Score: 2.15; 2.96
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.62; -2.75

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	ICLR	S&P 500	Difference	ICLR per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+18.4%	-3.0%	+21.5 pts
3 months	+16.2%	-2.8%	+19.0 pts
Year to date	+6.8%	+11.5%	−4.7 pts
1 year	+19.1%	+13.5%	+5.6 pts
3 years	-24.2%	+77.7%	−101.9 pts	-8.8%	+21.1%
5 years	-31.8%	+72.6%	−104.4 pts	-7.4%	+11.5%
10 years	+142.7%	+308.2%	−165.4 pts	+9.3%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

2M ICLR shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 20.0% from the previous report, or 3.12% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 42.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	2,373,951	-20.0%	1,401,960	1.7
Oct 15, 2026	2,968,059	+6.0%	799,916	3.7
Sep 30, 2026	2,801,170	+6.6%	1,103,985	2.5
Sep 15, 2026	2,626,654	+10.4%	948,045	2.8
Aug 31, 2026	2,379,093	+7.1%	475,293	5.0
Aug 14, 2026	2,220,474	-0.1%	638,274	3.5
Jul 31, 2026	2,223,311	-14.4%	963,379	2.3
Jul 15, 2026	2,596,851	-13.2%	610,687	4.3
Jun 30, 2026	2,991,578	-7.7%	1,238,295	2.4
Jun 15, 2026	3,240,155	+7.8%	1,109,757	2.9
May 29, 2026	3,006,810	-8.7%	1,194,638	2.5
May 15, 2026	3,292,216	+22.9%	937,639	3.5