ICON PLC
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 12.4 | 16.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 22.9 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 15.3 | 45.6 | 30.4 | 24.5 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 16.2 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 25.0 | 31.7 | 137.6 | 31.7 | 38.2 | 22.0 | 62.7 | |
| – | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | |
| – | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | |
| – | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | – | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | |
| – | 10.1 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | – | 15.9 | 17.1 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 12.1 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 20.3 | 34.9 | 14.5 | 17.6 | 13.0 | 20.9 | |
| – | – | 109.0 | – | 13.3 | – | – | 4.3 | 176.4 | 28.7 | – | 88.5 | 5.9 | 23.5 | – | 20.3 | 13.1 | 23.5 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 126.4 | 32.8 | 25.9 | 19.1 | 28.7 | 38.0 | 23.0 | 15.6 | 16.7 | |
| – | -7.9% | 0.9% | -16.2% | 7.5% | -38.1% | -23.5% | 23.2% | 0.6% | 3.5% | -3.5% | 1.1% | 17.0% | 4.3% | -1.4% | 4.9% | 7.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 6.0% | |
| Margins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100.0% | 47.5% | 47.9% | 45.1% | 46.7% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.3% | 36.4% | 43.8% | 43.8% | 43.5% | 42.8% | 39.8% | 35.3% | 35.6% | 36.7% | 39.9% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 41.3% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 28.9% | 27.5% | 28.6% | 29.6% | 29.4% | 26.4% | |
| 100.0% | 12.5% | 10.1% | 9.5% | 11.6% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 5.7% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 10.2% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 9.1% | 13.5% | 17.9% | 18.7% | 19.2% | 14.4% | 15.4% | 14.0% | 6.9% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 13.3% | 12.3% | |
| 9.3% | 14.4% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 9.7% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 7.7% | 11.5% | 15.2% | 15.7% | 16.0% | 12.4% | 13.3% | 11.7% | 2.8% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 2.8% | |
| – | -14.2% | 1.1% | -7.1% | 4.4% | -13.8% | -13.8% | 10.3% | 0.5% | 4.2% | -5.1% | 1.5% | 24.9% | 6.3% | -1.6% | 7.4% | 14.4% | 9.1% | 14.6% | 13.0% | 2.8% | 8.3% | 12.9% | 19.4% | 13.4% | 5.4% | 12.6% | 13.5% | 10.4% | |
| Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 11.2% | 7.9% | 13.8% | 14.7% | 13.4% | 15.4% | 11.9% | 5.3% | 12.7% | 14.4% | 17.1% | 16.5% | 13.0% | 3.4% | 7.3% | 11.3% | 18.2% | 31.3% | 27.7% | 22.9% | 23.3% | 23.1% | 17.7% | 1.9% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 2.5% | |
| – | 8.6% | 6.1% | 9.9% | 9.6% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 7.7% | 3.6% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 9.2% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 7.1% | 11.3% | 13.9% | 14.4% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 9.5% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 1.4% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | -8.9 | -24 | -8.2 | -28 | -11 | -16 | -38 | -56 | -58 | 18 | 48 | -144 | -256 | – | 75 | 362 | 483 | 483 | 355 | 323 | 289 | -142 | -467 | 4,734 | 4,409 | 3,434 | 2,924 | 2,791 | |
| – | -1.0 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -2.0 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -2.0 | – | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | |
| – | 76.4% | 77.0% | 71.9% | 65.0% | 58.3% | 63.4% | 64.6% | 69.2% | 63.6% | 56.0% | 52.6% | 63.0% | 70.6% | 65.8% | 62.8% | 63.1% | 62.2% | 44.5% | 51.8% | 56.3% | 58.1% | 55.7% | 53.9% | 46.4% | 49.4% | 54.4% | 56.4% | 56.5% | |
| – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Per Share | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.25 | 0.68 | 0.27 | 0.92 | 1.16 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.88 | 0.45 | 1.33 | 1.88 | 1.30 | 1.57 | 1.44 | 0.37 | 0.91 | 1.65 | 2.73 | 3.97 | 4.65 | 5.13 | 5.90 | 6.88 | 6.15 | 2.25 | 6.13 | 7.40 | 9.53 | 2.90 | |
| 2.64 | 4.68 | 3.53 | 9.73 | 12.79 | 18.53 | 18.53 | 21.67 | 12.20 | 15.78 | 21.20 | 14.37 | 14.82 | 14.84 | 15.49 | 18.37 | 21.46 | 23.81 | 26.12 | 29.54 | 32.05 | 47.42 | 51.64 | 52.50 | 80.52 | 93.87 | 98.17 | 99.74 | 104.49 | |
| – | 6.01 | 3.37 | 6.67 | 7.87 | 11.24 | 9.73 | 15.82 | 8.51 | 10.49 | 13.06 | 7.58 | 9.55 | 11.05 | 11.16 | 12.43 | 14.63 | 15.05 | 12.68 | 16.76 | 22.42 | 25.33 | 29.78 | 34.72 | 118.51 | 103.05 | 111.71 | 114.69 | 116.42 | |
| – | -0.66 | 0.04 | -0.69 | 0.56 | -2.56 | -2.56 | 2.23 | 0.06 | 0.66 | -1.09 | 0.22 | 3.69 | 0.93 | -0.25 | 1.37 | 3.08 | 2.17 | 3.81 | 3.84 | 0.89 | 3.94 | 6.66 | 10.20 | 10.80 | 5.11 | 12.34 | 13.47 | 10.92 | |
Data as of: October 1, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.