IQVIA Holdings (MEX:IQV) Beneish M-Score: -2.63 (As of Jun. 24, 2026)


MEX:IQV IQVIA Holdings Inc MEX:IQV
76 GF Score
Price MXN3,000.00
GF Value MXN4,360.58
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is IQVIA Holdings Beneish M-Score?

IQVIA Holdings MEX:IQV +3.84% 76 Beneish M-Score is -2.63 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:IQV with a GF Score™ of 76/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN4,360.58 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 195 Medical Diagnostics & Research companies, IQVIA Holdings ranks better than 54.36% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for IQVIA Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:IQV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.59   Max: -1.52
Current: -2.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of IQVIA Holdings was -1.52. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.59.


IQVIA Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for IQVIA Holdings's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

IQVIA Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

IQVIA Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.77 -2.59 -2.49 -2.76 -2.59

IQVIA Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.76 -2.66 -2.69 -2.59 -2.63

MEX:IQV vs NTRA, ILMN, MTD: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, IQVIA Holdings's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


IQVIA Holdings Beneish M-Score vs Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, IQVIA Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where IQVIA Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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IQVIA Holdings Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of IQVIA Holdings for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.9079+0.528 * 1.052+0.404 * 1.01+0.892 * 0.9896+0.115 * 0.9847
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9349+4.679 * -0.044335-0.327 * 1.0146
=-2.75

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN60,860 Mil.
Revenue was 74853.738 + 78576.875 + 75211.22 + 75636.896 = MXN304,279 Mil.
Gross Profit was 24434.309 + 25856.185 + 25186.587 + 24911.032 = MXN100,388 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN112,163 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN535,120 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN14,588 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN21,345 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN36,492 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN150,194 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN256,443 Mil.
Net Income was 4940.96 + 9254.93 + 6071.93 + 5008.567 = MXN25,276 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -991.799 + 1224.388 + 201.786 + -809.656 = MXN-375 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 11144.209 + 13234.19 + 16656.534 + 8341.336 = MXN49,376 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN67,737 Mil.
Revenue was 78334.448 + 82546.861 + 76713.409 + 69872.873 = MXN307,468 Mil.
Gross Profit was 26554.744 + 28739.155 + 27133.233 + 24292.457 = MXN106,720 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN120,928 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN558,959 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN15,712 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN22,143 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN39,444 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN146,869 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN271,787 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(60860.363 / 304278.729) / (67737.1 / 307467.591)
=0.200015 / 0.220306
=0.9079

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(106719.589 / 307467.591) / (100388.113 / 304278.729)
=0.347092 / 0.329922
=1.052

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (112163.394 + 14588.454) / 535120.373) / (1 - (120928.42 + 15711.898) / 558958.941)
=0.763134 / 0.755545
=1.01

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=304278.729 / 307467.591
=0.9896

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(22142.711 / (22142.711 + 15711.898)) / (21344.525 / (21344.525 + 14588.454))
=0.584941 / 0.594009
=0.9847

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(36492.065 / 304278.729) / (39443.667 / 307467.591)
=0.11993 / 0.128286
=0.9349

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((256443.027 + 150194.358) / 535120.373) / ((271787.187 + 146869.418) / 558958.941)
=0.759899 / 0.748993
=1.0146

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(25276.387 - -375.281 - 49376.269) / 535120.373
=-0.044335

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

IQVIA Holdings has a M-score of -2.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.63 mean?
IQVIA Holdings (MEX:IQV) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.63 as of Jun. 24, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on IQVIA Holdings and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, IQVIA Holdings ranks #89 out of 195 companies in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry, placing it in the top 45.6%.
Is IQVIA Holdings' Beneish M-Score too high?
IQVIA Holdings' current Beneish M-Score is -2.63. Based on the distribution chart, IQVIA Holdings ranks #89 out of 195 companies in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, IQVIA Holdings has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does IQVIA Holdings' Beneish M-Score compare to NTRA and ILMN?
According to the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry distribution chart, IQVIA Holdings ranks #89 out of 195 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts IQVIA Holdings in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Medical Diagnostics & Research company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on IQVIA Holdings and its competitors. IQVIA Holdings's current Beneish M-Score is -2.63. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is IQVIA Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, IQVIA Holdings (MEX:IQV) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN4,360.58, compared to a current price of MXN3,000.00 — trading 31.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.63. IQVIA Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For IQVIA Holdings (MEX:IQV), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.63 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is IQVIA Holdings (MEX:IQV) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, IQVIA Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of MXN3,000.00 is trading 31.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN4,360.58. GuruFocus considers IQVIA Holdings to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for MEX:IQV:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.63
  • GF Value™: MXN4,360.58 vs. price of MXN3,000.00 (31.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:IQV stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


IQVIA Holdings Business Description

Address 2400 Ellis Road, Durham, NC, USA, 27703
Iqvia is a global leader in clinical research and technology solutions for the life science industry. Formed in 2016 from the merger of Quintiles and IMS Health, it combined clinical trial services with extensive healthcare data and analytics. Its research and development solutions segment provides outsourced clinical development services spanning drug discovery, trial design, patient recruitment, site management, clinical testing, real-world studies, and the regulatory approval process. Its commercial solutions segment helps companies optimize product commercialization through analytics, technology, and outsourced sales and medical services. Together, Iqvia supports customers across the life science industry, and it serves biopharmaceutical firms, providers, payers, and policymakers.
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