8-K filed May 7, 2026
IQVIA authorizes $2B for stock buybacks
“IQVIA Board of Directors Approves $2 Billion Increase in Share Repurchase Authorization”
From IQVIA’s 8-K filed May 7, 2026 · read the filing · all documents
How big is it?
IQVIA bought back $1.4B of stock in the twelve months to Mar 31, 2026. At that pace, $2.0B covers about 1.4 years of buybacks.
The amount equals 95% of its free cash flow over the same twelve months ($2.1B).
Its diluted share count is down 4.3% from a year earlier.
An authorization is permission, not a promise: the company can buy less, more slowly, or not at all, and usually doesn't have to say when it buys.
Show as table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 '23 | $490M |
| Q3 '23 | $144M |
| Q4 '23 | $229M |
| Q1 '24 | $0 |
| Q2 '24 | $0 |
| Q3 '24 | $200M |
| Q4 '24 | $1.1B |
| Q1 '25 | $375M |
| Q2 '25 | $657M |
| Q3 '25 | $0 |
| Q4 '25 | $212M |
| Q1 '26 | $552M |