IQVIA Remaining performance obligations related to customer contracts that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied increased by 8.4% to $37.30B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.9%, from $34.90B to $37.30B. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
A growing backlog indicates strong future demand and revenue visibility, while a shrinking backlog may signal a slowdown in new contract wins.
This represents the total transaction price allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsat...
Highly relevant for companies with long-term government or industrial contracts; a key indicator of competitive market position.
other_revenue_remaining_performance_obligation| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $26.20B | $25.50B | $28.10B | $28.70B | $27.90B | $31.40B | $31.00B | $31.30B | $33.00B | $32.80B | $33.30B | $34.90B | $34.60B | $34.40B | $37.30B |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.7% | +10.2% | +2.1% | -2.8% | +12.5% | -1.3% | +1.0% | +5.4% | -0.6% | +1.5% | +4.8% | -0.9% | -0.6% | +8.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +9.5% | +9.4% | +11.7% | +8.0% | +12.2% | +5.1% | +5.8% | +6.4% | +5.8% | +5.5% | +3.3% | +6.9% |