IQVIA Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired decreased by 96.0% to $37.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 72.4%, from $134.00M to $37.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired shows an upward trend with a 4.1% CAGR.
Significant outflows indicate active M&A strategy, while zero or low values suggest a focus on organic growth or lack of acquisition activity.
Represents the cash paid for acquisitions of other companies or business units, adjusted for the cash held by those acqu...
Commonly reported by companies pursuing growth through acquisitions; varies based on the company's M&A cycle.
other_payments_to_acquire_businesses_net_of_cash_acquired| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $46.00M | $929.00M | $464.00M | $430.00M | $34.00M | $548.00M | $303.00M | $18.00M | $426.00M | $425.00M | $7.00M | $142.00M | $79.00M | $428.00M | $86.00M | $134.00M | $181.00M | $483.00M | $916.00M | $37.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | -50.1% | -7.3% | -92.1% | >999% | -44.7% | -94.1% | >999% | -0.2% | -98.4% | >999% | -44.4% | +441.8% | -79.9% | +55.8% | +35.1% | +166.9% | +89.6% | -96.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -26.1% | -41.0% | -34.7% | -95.8% | >999% | -22.4% | -97.7% | +688.9% | -81.5% | +0.7% | >999% | -5.6% | +129.1% | +12.9% | +965.1% | -72.4% |