Iqvia Holdings Inc. Liquidation Value

IQV Research & Development

Cash & Equivalents

$1.95B
As of 2026-03-31
Current Price: N/A

Key Metrics

Cash Liquidation Value

Cash minus Total Obligations
Cash: $1.95B
Total Obligations: -$22.55B
$-20.60B
Per share: $-123.45
Period: 2026-03-31
incomplete 1 component missing — treated as $0 in formula. Why?
  • Finance Lease Liability: not reported in this period (annual-only)

Liquid Liquidation Value

Cash + AR minus Total Obligations
Cash: $1.95B
AR: $3.35B
Total Obligations: -$22.55B
$-17.26B
Per share: $-103.40
Period: 2026-03-31
incomplete 1 component missing — treated as $0 in formula. Why?
  • Finance Lease Liability: not reported in this period (annual-only)

Operating Liquidation Value

Cash + AR + Inventory minus Total Obligations
Cash: $1.95B
AR: $3.35B
Inventory: N/A
Total Obligations: -$22.55B
$-17.26B
Per share: $-103.40
Period: 2026-03-31
incomplete 2 components missing — treated as $0 in formula. Why?
  • Finance Lease Liability: not reported in this period (annual-only)
  • Inventory: not reported

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Liquidation Ladder

MetricTotalPer Share
Cash Liquidation Value$-20.60B$-123.45
Liquid Liquidation Value$-17.26B$-103.40
Operating Liquidation Value$-17.26B$-103.40

Key Components (as of 2026-03-31)

Data as of 2026-03-31 from 10-Q filed 2026-05-05. View on SEC EDGAR →

Cash & Equivalents$1.95B
Accounts Receivable$3.35B
InventoryN/A
Current Liabilities$8.33B
Long-term Debt$13.99B
Op. Lease Liability$232.00M
Finance LeaseN/A
Shares Outstanding166.9M

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Historical

PeriodCashARInventoryAPCurr LiabLT DebtOp LeaseFin Lease
2026-03-31$1.95B$3.35BN/AN/A$8.33B$13.99B$232.00MN/A
2025-12-31$1.98B$3.40BN/AN/A$8.34B$13.88B$225.00M$212.00M
2025-09-30$1.81B$3.27BN/AN/A$8.51B$12.79B$233.00MN/A
2025-06-30$2.04B$3.34BN/AN/A$7.57B$14.18B$210.00MN/A
2025-03-31$1.74B$3.27BN/AN/A$7.18B$13.11B$177.00MN/A
2024-12-31$1.70B$3.20BN/AN/A$6.96B$12.84B$173.00M$218.00M
2024-09-30$1.57B$3.20BN/AN/A$6.99B$12.29B$188.00MN/A
2024-06-30$1.54B$3.25BN/AN/A$6.62B$12.09B$192.00MN/A

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SEC Filings

PeriodFormFiledLink
2026-03-31 10-Q 2026-05-05 View
2025-12-31 10-K 2026-02-17 View
2025-09-30 10-Q 2025-10-28 View
2025-06-30 10-Q 2025-07-22 View
2025-03-31 10-Q 2025-05-06 View
2024-12-31 10-K 2025-02-13 View
2024-09-30 10-Q 2024-10-31 View
2024-06-30 10-Q 2024-07-22 View

AI Insights

AI Insight·Generated 2026-05-06

IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV) presents a deeply negative liquidation posture as of March 31, 2026, consistent with its structure as an acquisition-built, intangible-heavy CRO/data analytics business. MFFAIS-computed cash liquidation value of approximately -$20.6B and liquid liquidation value of approximately -$17.3B reflect the core structural problem: the asset base is dominated by goodwill ($16.5B) and other intangibles ($4.8B), both of which carry zero recovery under liquidation accounting, while the liability stack is settled at face value.

Applying standard liquidation haircuts: cash ($1.95B at 100% = $1.95B), net receivables ($3.35B at 92.5% midpoint = $3.1B), PP&E ($0.52B at 60% = $0.31B), operating ROU assets ($0.29B at 0%), intangibles and goodwill ($21.35B combined at 0% = $0). Total recoverable asset value approximates $5.4B to $5.7B against total liabilities of $23.3B at face, yielding an equity recovery deficit of approximately -$17.6B to -$17.9B — in line with the MFFAIS LLV estimate.

The liability stack is anchored by $15.9B of gross indebtedness (carrying amount per DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount). Current portion alone is $1.84B, with $1.16B of principal due in remainder of 2026, $2.44B in 2027, and $2.54B in 2028. A new 364-day $650M Term A Loan was drawn in March 2026 to refinance the EUR 550M 1.750% Notes at maturity — a refinancing rather than deleveraging, shifting maturity profile slightly. Long-term debt (noncurrent) increased modestly from $13.88B at December 31, 2025 to $13.99B, with total gross debt increasing commensurately. Interest expense ran $192M in Q1 2026 versus $165M in Q1 2025, reflecting the higher outstanding balance.

Deferred revenue (ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent) of $2.26B and accounts payable/accrued liabilities of $3.64B represent obligations that would not extinguish on a liquidation wind-down and further compress equity recovery. The $34.2B R&D Solutions backlog and $37.3B remaining performance obligation disclosed in MD&A (RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation tag = $37.3B) are assets only in a going-concern context — they have no standalone liquidation value and are not separately tagged as balance sheet items. The company repurchased $552M of common stock in Q1 2026, further reducing the tangible equity cushion. Restructuring accrual increased from $31M to $43M quarter-over-quarter, a minor balance sheet movement with no material effect on recovery posture.

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