IQV
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IQVIA Holdings Inc. is 8.1% off its high — a mild dip, shallower than its 4.7% average pullback. Whatever the news says today, this isn't historically significant.
Slightly Elevated
Current Drawdown
-8.1%
Days in Drawdown
1682
Avg Max Drawdown
4.7%
Avg Length
35
Drawdown Severity Score™
1.7
IQV - Price & High Water Mark
IQV - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of August 22, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within IQV's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
IQVIA Holdings Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 58% of the time in 13 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
IQVIA Holdings Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 46% of the time in 13 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
IQVIA Holdings Inc. is currently in a moderate drawdown. As of 2026-08-21, the stock is trading at $259.82, down 8.1% from its all-time high of $282.61. This pullback has lasted 1682 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, IQVIA Holdings Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 4.7% in depth, with an average duration of 35 days. IQVIA Holdings Inc. has gone through 85 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for IQVIA Holdings Inc. was 49.4%, beginning in 2020. The longest drawdown duration on record was 422 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for IQVIA Holdings Inc. currently stands at 1.65. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score below 2.0 indicates a normal drawdown within the stock's typical range: a routine pullback.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing IQVIA Holdings Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 85 tracked pullbacks (61 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-12 | Ongoing | 1682 days | -8.1% | $282.61 | $259.82 | n/a |
| 2021-12-28 | 2021-12-29 | 2 days | -0.5% | $282.06 | $280.61 | $282.24 |
| 2021-12-09 | 2021-12-22 | 14 days | -3.5% | $272.19 | $262.65 | $276.76 |
| 2021-11-22 | 2021-12-07 | 16 days | -3.4% | $268.17 | $259.13 | $270.30 |
| 2021-11-17 | 2021-11-19 | 3 days | -1.2% | $267.54 | $264.45 | $268.17 |
| 2021-09-03 | 2021-11-16 | 75 days | -10.1% | $265.23 | $238.37 | $267.54 |
| 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2 days | -0.7% | $261.60 | $259.73 | $262.23 |
| 2021-08-26 | 2021-08-27 | 2 days | -0.1% | $258.71 | $258.49 | $259.55 |
| 2021-08-18 | 2021-08-25 | 8 days | -1.0% | $257.04 | $254.38 | $258.71 |
| 2021-07-08 | 2021-08-16 | 40 days | -4.8% | $253.94 | $241.69 | $255.29 |
| 2021-06-16 | 2021-07-01 | 16 days | -2.9% | $246.77 | $239.66 | $247.14 |
| 2021-05-25 | 2021-06-10 | 17 days | -3.9% | $242.58 | $233.20 | $242.80 |
| 2021-04-29 | 2021-05-20 | 22 days | -3.4% | $236.02 | $228.00 | $236.74 |
| 2021-04-13 | 2021-04-14 | 2 days | -0.3% | $208.21 | $207.49 | $208.90 |
| 2021-04-07 | 2021-04-08 | 2 days | -1.0% | $203.57 | $201.60 | $204.34 |
| 2021-02-25 | 2021-04-01 | 35 days | -4.4% | $194.59 | $186.11 | $198.06 |
| 2021-02-12 | 2021-02-24 | 13 days | -2.7% | $192.85 | $187.71 | $194.59 |
| 2021-01-12 | 2021-02-11 | 31 days | -9.6% | $191.44 | $173.00 | $192.85 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2021-01-06 | 17 days | -3.1% | $180.39 | $174.83 | $186.25 |
| 2020-11-16 | 2020-12-16 | 31 days | -3.8% | $173.93 | $167.30 | $174.69 |
| 2020-11-10 | 2020-11-13 | 4 days | -4.4% | $173.66 | $166.00 | $173.93 |
| 2020-10-21 | 2020-11-09 | 20 days | -11.2% | $173.50 | $153.99 | $173.66 |
| 2020-10-13 | 2020-10-20 | 8 days | -5.0% | $170.46 | $162.00 | $173.50 |
| 2020-09-03 | 2020-10-12 | 40 days | -12.8% | $169.75 | $148.07 | $170.46 |
| 2020-02-13 | 2020-09-02 | 202 days | -49.4% | $166.11 | $84.00 | $169.75 |
| 2020-01-21 | 2020-02-11 | 22 days | -3.9% | $161.51 | $155.25 | $161.70 |
| 2019-07-05 | 2020-01-17 | 197 days | -14.8% | $161.46 | $137.59 | $161.51 |
| 2019-07-01 | 2019-07-03 | 3 days | -0.1% | $160.90 | $160.70 | $161.46 |
| 2019-06-24 | 2019-06-28 | 5 days | -2.9% | $158.67 | $154.14 | $160.90 |
| 2019-04-11 | 2019-06-18 | 69 days | -8.7% | $144.81 | $132.28 | $145.66 |
| 2019-03-20 | 2019-04-10 | 22 days | -2.3% | $144.45 | $141.15 | $144.81 |
| 2019-03-04 | 2019-03-19 | 15 days | -4.1% | $143.35 | $137.43 | $144.45 |
| 2019-02-25 | 2019-03-01 | 5 days | -1.7% | $142.46 | $140.10 | $143.35 |
| 2019-02-19 | 2019-02-21 | 3 days | -0.5% | $141.85 | $141.19 | $142.02 |
| 2018-09-28 | 2019-02-12 | 138 days | -19.2% | $130.77 | $105.70 | $131.66 |
| 2018-09-05 | 2018-09-24 | 20 days | -2.4% | $128.04 | $124.99 | $128.56 |
| 2018-08-29 | 2018-08-31 | 3 days | -0.5% | $126.56 | $125.91 | $127.09 |
| 2018-07-26 | 2018-08-24 | 30 days | -4.0% | $125.24 | $120.20 | $125.42 |
| 2017-11-07 | 2018-07-17 | 252 days | -12.6% | $108.56 | $94.85 | $109.00 |
| 2017-11-02 | 2017-11-06 | 5 days | -1.0% | $108.43 | $107.30 | $108.56 |
| 2017-10-30 | 2017-10-31 | 2 days | -0.5% | $107.66 | $107.17 | $108.10 |
| 2017-10-23 | 2017-10-26 | 4 days | -1.5% | $103.03 | $101.50 | $105.50 |
| 2017-10-16 | 2017-10-18 | 3 days | -0.5% | $99.85 | $99.33 | $100.93 |
| 2017-08-28 | 2017-10-13 | 47 days | -4.8% | $98.82 | $94.08 | $99.85 |
| 2017-08-23 | 2017-08-24 | 2 days | -0.7% | $94.73 | $94.11 | $95.11 |
| 2017-08-17 | 2017-08-21 | 5 days | -1.1% | $92.59 | $91.55 | $93.08 |
| 2017-07-25 | 2017-08-16 | 23 days | -4.5% | $91.72 | $87.57 | $92.59 |
| 2017-06-26 | 2017-07-21 | 26 days | -3.5% | $91.08 | $87.86 | $91.15 |
| 2017-06-05 | 2017-06-20 | 16 days | -2.7% | $87.93 | $85.59 | $88.39 |
| 2017-05-30 | 2017-05-31 | 2 days | -0.6% | $86.02 | $85.50 | $86.44 |
| 2017-05-03 | 2017-05-26 | 24 days | -3.7% | $85.34 | $82.20 | $86.02 |
| 2017-02-15 | 2017-04-20 | 64 days | -7.4% | $82.30 | $76.25 | $82.88 |
| 2016-10-03 | 2017-02-14 | 135 days | -11.6% | $81.06 | $71.66 | $82.30 |
| 2015-07-30 | 2016-09-23 | 422 days | -29.3% | $79.10 | $55.91 | $79.41 |
| 2015-04-29 | 2015-05-22 | 24 days | -7.1% | $69.31 | $64.36 | $69.70 |
| 2014-12-29 | 2015-01-23 | 26 days | -5.9% | $60.66 | $57.07 | $60.97 |
| 2014-11-04 | 2014-12-19 | 46 days | -6.4% | $59.65 | $55.83 | $60.39 |
| 2014-09-12 | 2014-11-03 | 53 days | -10.4% | $58.67 | $52.54 | $59.65 |
| 2014-02-20 | 2014-07-03 | 133 days | -14.9% | $54.94 | $46.75 | $54.96 |
| 2014-01-17 | 2014-02-13 | 28 days | -7.2% | $49.78 | $46.21 | $52.20 |
| 2013-08-02 | 2013-12-24 | 145 days | -10.2% | $46.29 | $41.58 | $46.40 |
| 2013-05-17 | 2013-08-01 | 77 days | -8.4% | $45.85 | $42.02 | $46.29 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV) is trading at $259.82 as of Aug 21, 2026. It is 8.1% below its high of $282.61. The drawdown has lasted 1,682 days. Severity score: 1.7 (Slightly Elevated).
IQV Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$259.82
High-water mark
$282.61
Current drawdown
-8.1%
Days in drawdown
1,682
This IQV page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior IQVIA Holdings Inc. drawdowns.
What History Says About IQV
IQVIA Holdings Inc. has dropped 15%+ from its high 3 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 254 days with an average max drop of -32.6%.
The current drawdown of -8.1% has lasted 1,682 days, which is 6.6x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2020 to Sep 2020 | -49.4% | 202 days |
| Jul 2015 to Sep 2016 | -29.3% | 422 days |
| Sep 2018 to Feb 2019 | -19.2% | 138 days |
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