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Icon (ICLR) stock

Clinical trial services , market cap $15B

$204.63
-1.43%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score
14
Above Average
In its industry
#30of 281
Checks firing
7of 14
Trending up
From 52-week high
-6.6%
under its best in a year

ICLR's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 14. Trading was quieter than usual (2 chart checks started).

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Why ICLR rose on Oct 28

Up 17% on Oct 28, and still 13% over its Oct 27 close.

  • Its Oct 27 results: earnings per share swung to a profit of $1.58, from a loss of $3.67 a year before. It rose 17% on Oct 28.

Sources: Price history, Oct 28, 2026; Company release, Oct 27, 2026

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Key facts on ICLR

Key facts on ICLR
Since its 2024 highDown 40% profit $739.1M → $448.7M a year
Latest filing6-K, Oct 27 Issued a release: "ICON Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results Third Quarter 2026 Key Highlights"
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ICLR in the news

Wed Oct 28What Icon (ICLR) Said on Its Q3 Earnings Call Yahoo Finance and 3 more ICLR closed +17.0% that day.

ICLR catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +9.1% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.

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Why ICLR scores 14

Above Averagefor quality, not price, 7 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

Well above its recent run. ICLR scores 14 today, against a median of 10 over its last 20 recorded sessions.

  • +7Chart checks 7 of 14 firing right now, one point each
  • +2Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average, near its 52-⁠week high, down over two years
  • Run-up adds
  • Size adds
  • Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
  • Growth addsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.
  • Persistence adds
  • Insider trades subtracts

No effect today: Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, and News.

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How ICLR ranks in Biotech

ICLR is #30 of 281 by Quality Score.

How ICLR ranks in Biotech
RankStockQuality Score
30Icon (ICLR) logoICLRIcon14

Share count against a year before: ICLR -0.6%, IQV -3.2%, CRL -2.9%, MEDP -0.7%.

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When does ICLR report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Feb 17, after the close (in 99 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What ICLR reported on Oct 27, 2026

The quarter

The figures are not read from the release yet.

The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

ICLR's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read. Its annual report gives the year's, in About.

The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
MeasureFigure
2026 full-year
Revenue$8.1B to $8.2B

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 27)

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The numbers

Market value
$15B
today
Sales
$8.2B
up 0.42% on the year
Free cash flow
$857M
last 12 months

Sales grew 2.1% a year over 3 years, fiscal 2022 to 2025.

Its share count fell 1.4% a year over 3 years.

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Close after the report, last 3

+10.9%-7.1%+17.0%
Jun 23Jul 29Oct 27
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Oct 27, 2026After close+8.9%+17.0%+11.4%
Jul 29, 2026After close-7.0%-7.1%-8.2%
Jun 23, 2026After close+3.6%+10.9%+21.8%

ICLR closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and ICLR's Quality Score going into each

ICLR sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew every year from 2021 to 2025, to $8.3B. It made a profit in each of the five years.

ICLR has 7 of 14 chart checks firing

Volume1 of 3 shown
Tight range1 of 3 shown
Buying1 of 3 shown
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ICLR RSI today: 63.7, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 63.7, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.

The deep dive on ICLR

8 more findings on ICLR, each with its source, for Pro members.

ICLR share count over time

Shares: 0.6% fewer than a year ago (to Sep 30).

Shares of ICLR outstanding, as filed
Shares
outstanding
As
of
76.6MDec 31, 2025
80.8MDec 31, 2024
82.5MDec 31, 2023
81.7MDec 31, 2022
Offerings, shelves, and splits of ICLR, from its filings
From its
filings
Filed
Registered shares for a later sale (F-3ASR)Apr 26, 2024

ICLR insider trades

10 insiders sold $6.2M across 58 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellCiaran Murray$710KDirectorat $205.67 on Nov 2, filed Nov 4

All 58 insider filings on ICLR from the last six months, for Pro members.

All ICLR insider trades

ICLR trades by Congress and the executive branch

One trade disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellKevin Hern$15K to $50KHousetraded Aug 14, disclosed Sep 1(18 days later)

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ICLR's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

2 more officers and directors file at ICLR.

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About Icon

Icon is a global contract research organization that provides outsourced clinical development services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms. Icon supports clients across late-stage clinical trials through the regulatory approval process and postmarket studies. Icon's services include clinical trial management, patient recruitment, data analytics, laboratory services, and regulatory consulting. With more than 40,000 employees operating in over 50 countries, the company partners with life sciences firms to run clinical trials and bring new drugs to market.

40,100 employeesiconplc.com

What Icon says it competes with

“When competing for large development programs, ICON competes primarily with IQVIA, PAREXEL, the PPD clinical research services brand of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Fortrea and Syneos Health.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · May 27, 2026

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As of Nov 10, 2026: ICLR's Quality Score is 14 (Above Average), #30 of 281 in Biotech. Insiders sold $6.2M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does ICLR's Quality Score say?

ICLR scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #30 of 281 in Biotech by Quality Score, with 7 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 17% on Oct 28, and still 13% over its Oct 27 close. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is ICLR's Quality Score?

ICLR scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #30 of 281 in Biotech by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ICLR's 14.

Are insiders buying ICLR?

10 insiders sold $6.2M across 58 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Ciaran Murray, Director, who sold $710K on Nov 2. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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