IQV

IQVIA
Life Sciences Tools & Services · Health Care · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$249.28
+3.9% on the session
1-year return
+30.5%
+51.6% over six months
Volatility
41.4%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-35.9%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

IQVIA is a life sciences tools & services name in the health care sector. Over the past year it returned +30.5%, against +44.3% over three months and +22.3% over one. It trades 25.3% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 41.4% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -35.9%, and it has traded a median $280M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.26 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Health Care#31 of 59
Stronger than 48% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#45 of 500

How IQV scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 7 others in Life Sciences Tools & Services.

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Full metrics
1 day+3.9%
1 week+3.1%
1 month+22.3%
3 months+44.3%
6 months+51.6%
1 year+30.5%
12-1 momentum+6.7%
Volatility (1y, annualized)41.4%
Max drawdown (1y)-35.9%
Distance vs 200-day average+25.3%
Return per unit of risk0.73
Median daily dollar volume$280M
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