IQV vs PAYX
Iqvia Holdings Inc. and Paychex, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | IQV | PAYX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.3B | $6.3B |
| Net income | $1.4B | $1.8B |
| Gross margin | 52.4% | 73.4% |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 27.9% |
| Return on equity | 21.6% | 44.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.84 | $4.89 |
| Dividend / share | — | $4.43 |
| Payout ratio | 319.8% | 90.3% |
| Free cash flow | $2.1B | $2.3B |
| Equity | $6.5B | $3.7B |
| Net debt / equity | 2.11× | 0.93× |
| Current ratio | 0.75× | 1.26× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.5% | 9.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 37.3% | 9.9% |
IQV bills 2.6× the revenue of PAYX, and PAYX keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (27.9% against 8.3%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | IQV | PAYX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $16.3B | $6.3B |
| FY2024 | $15.4B | $5.4B |
| FY2023 | $15.0B | $5.1B |
| FY2022 | $14.4B | $4.9B |
| FY2021 | $13.9B | $4.6B |
| FY2020 | $11.4B | $4.0B |
| FY2019 | $11.1B | $4.0B |
| FY2018 | $10.4B | $3.7B |
| FY2017 | $9.7B | $3.3B |
| FY2016 | $6.8B | $3.1B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | IQV | PAYX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.4B | $1.8B |
| FY2024 | $1.4B | $1.7B |
| FY2023 | $1.4B | $1.7B |
| FY2022 | $1.1B | $1.6B |
| FY2021 | $966.0M | $1.4B |
| FY2020 | $279.0M | $1.1B |
| FY2019 | $191.0M | $1.1B |
| FY2018 | $259.0M | $1.0B |
| FY2017 | $1.3B | $994.1M |
| FY2016 | $72.0M | $826.3M |
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