IQVIA Retentions held by customers decreased by 2.2% to $1.63B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.8%, from $1.41B to $1.63B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retentions held by customers shows an upward trend with a 7.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
High levels may indicate extended project timelines or stringent customer payment terms.
This represents amounts billed to customers for work performed that are currently being held back as retention until spe...
Common in defense and infrastructure industries where contract retentions are standard practice.
other_billed_contract_receivables| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $1.15B | $1.14B | $1.28B | $1.23B | $1.26B | $1.15B | $1.33B | $1.35B | $1.34B | $1.35B | $1.47B | $1.44B | $1.36B | $1.18B | $1.39B | $1.41B | $1.49B | $1.42B | $1.67B | $1.63B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.4% | +11.7% | -3.8% | +2.8% | -9.2% | +16.1% | +1.7% | -0.9% | +0.7% | +9.2% | -2.4% | -5.6% | -13.3% | +18.2% | +1.4% | +5.4% | -4.2% | +17.2% | -2.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +10.0% | +0.4% | +4.2% | +10.1% | +6.2% | +17.8% | +10.8% | +6.4% | +1.3% | -12.8% | -5.6% | -1.9% | +9.4% | +21.0% | +20.0% | +15.8% |