ICLR
ICON Public Limited Company
Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research · NMS

$117.38
Close 2026-05-14
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT

HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available

Market Cap
$9.1B
Trailing P/E
16.44
Forward P/E
10.24
Rev Growth
+0.6%
Profit Margin
7.4%
ROE
6.3%
Analyst Target
$137.21
Recommendation
BUY

About ICON Public Limited Company

ICON Public Limited Company, a clinical research organization, provides outsourced development and commercialization services in Ireland, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company specializes in the strategic development, management, and analysis of programs that support various stages of the clinical development process from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. It also provides clinical development services, including all phases of development, peri and post approval, data solutions, and site and patient access services; clinical trial management, consulting, and contract staffing services; and commercial services comprising clinical development strategy, planning and trial design, full study execution, and post-market commercialization. In addition, the company offers laboratory services, including bionanalytical, biomarker, vaccine, good manufacturing practice, and central laboratory services, as well as full-service and functional service partnerships to customers. Further, the company provides adaptive trials, cardiac safety solutions, clinical and scientific operations, consulting and advisory, commercial positioning, decentralized and hybrid clinical trials, early clinical, laboratories, language services, medical imaging, real world intelligence, site and patient, and strategic solutions. It serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, as well as government and public health organizations. The company has a strategic alliance with Advarra, Inc. for the development of a connected, research-ready clinical trial site network model. ICON Public Limited Company was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Opportunity Summary
Trading at $117 against a fair value of $172, a 32% discount. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 68% of screened stocks.

Ethical Screen
Business Activity PASS
Debt Ratio (0.39%) FAIL
Cash Ratio (0.05%) PASS
Receivables Ratio (0.00%) PASS
Revenue Ratio (0.00%) PASS
Overall FAIL
Score Ethical: 10.0
Score Valuation: 88.0
Score Quality: 45.2
Score Combined: 45.8
Fair Value Est: $172.02 · Margin of Safety: +46.6% · Tier: AVOID

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation100.0
Quality27.6
Cash Flow50.0
Moat25.0
Balance Sheet92.1
Debt Purity0.0
Liquid Purity84.4
Rev Purity100.0
Compliance54.2
Tier: GOLD · Score: 72.6 · Rank: #224

Earnings History (Last 8 Quarters)
Date EPS Est. Reported EPS Surprise %
2026-05-25 3.12 Pending
2025-10-22 3.28 3.31 +1.0%
2025-07-23 3.18 3.26 +2.4%
2025-04-30 3.09 3.19 +3.1%
2025-02-19 3.43 3.43 +0.1%
2024-10-23 3.85 3.35 -13.1%
2024-07-24 3.67 3.75 +2.1%
2024-04-24 3.41 3.47 +1.7%

Quarterly Financials
Period Revenue Net Income EBITDA Gross Profit Op. Income EPS
2025-09-30 $2.0B $2.4M $186.8M $554.4M $258.9M 0.03
2025-06-30 $2.0B $183.0M $309.0M $561.6M $258.9M 2.31
2025-03-31 $2.0B $154.2M $317.3M $558.7M $264.3M 1.91
2024-12-31 $2.0B $260.0M $365.6M $599.4M $351.3M 3.18
2024-09-30 $2.0B $197.1M $380.9M $591.4M $293.3M 2.38

Insider Transactions
No insider transaction data.
Top Institutional Holders
Holder Shares Value % Held
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 8.3M $966.8M 0.1%
Wellington Management Group, LLP 5.9M $690.5M 0.1%
Harris Associates L.P. 4.4M $508.1M 0.1%
FMR, LLC 4.2M $487.4M 0.1%
Invesco Ltd. 3.9M $453.0M 0.0%
Principal Financial Group, Inc. 3.3M $386.7M 0.0%
Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC 3.0M $350.0M 0.0%
Massachusetts Financial Services Co. 2.7M $318.6M 0.0%
Sachem Head Capital Management, LP 2.1M $245.8M 0.0%
Greenhaven Associates, Inc. 2.0M $233.8M 0.0%

Analyst Recommendations
3 Months Ago
1
7
6
15 analysts

2 Months Ago
1
7
7
16 analysts

Last Month
1
7
8
17 analysts

Current
1
7
7
16 analysts

Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$12.0B
Price/Book
0.96
Beta
1.227
Analysts
14
Total Revenue (TTM)
$8.1B
Total Debt
$3.6B
Earnings Growth
-98.7%
Rec. Mean
2.12
Short Ratio
2.02
Short % Float
0.0%
Employees
39,800

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Trade Consideration

The Opportunity
Score 45.8 (P64 — top 36.1% of scored tickers). Weak Moat. Ethical FAIL. 15 analysts at Buy.
Price: $117.38 | Target: $132.60 (+13%) | Fair Value: $172.02 (+47%)

Score
46

Moat
WEAK

Conviction
Standard

Upside
+13%

The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+0.6%
Profit Margin7.4%
ROE6.3%
Forward P/E10.2
Market Cap$9.1B

Earnings Track Record
Date Estimate Reported Surprise
2026-05-25 $3.12 Pending
2025-10-22 $3.28 $3.31 +1.0%
2025-07-23 $3.18 $3.26 +2.4%
2025-04-30 $3.09 $3.19 +3.1%
2025-02-19 $3.43 $3.43 +0.1%
2024-10-23 $3.85 $3.35 -13.1%
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $99.77 (-15%) | Entry: $117.38
Shares Cost Profit to Target R:R
To Consensus ($132.60, 15 analysts)
10 $1,173.80 +$152.20 (13%) 0.9R
50 $5,869.00 +$761.00 (13%) 0.9R
100 $11,738.00 +$1,522.00 (13%) 0.9R
To Fair Value ($172.02)
10 $1,173.80 +$546.40 (47%) 3.1R
50 $5,869.00 +$2,732.00 (47%) 3.1R
100 $11,738.00 +$5,464.00 (47%) 3.1R
Risk Factors
  • No elevated risk flags in current data

The Verdict
ICON Public Limited Company holds a weak competitive moat and trades at a 46.6% discount to fair value.

Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

D
Quant Score
34.7
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
8
Quality: CONSISTENT_BEATER

Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-4.8%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-9.2%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
-0.86
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-76.9%
Worst Day

Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
85
Liquidity Grade
HIGHLY LIQUID

Trend & Momentum

What direction is this ticker actually moving, filtered through noise? Is it speeding up or slowing down?

Kalman Trend
Trend Strength
Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal

Technical Signals

Classic chart signals that institutional traders monitor. Golden Cross is bullish, Death Cross is bearish.

MA Crossover
BELOW_200
Bollinger Position
LOWER_HALF
Beta
Relative Volume
3.1x
Short Interest

Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone

Piotroski F-Score

Earnings Beat Rate
87.5%
Earnings Consistency

Correlations

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Seasonality

Does this ticker have consistent patterns on certain days or months? Historical tendencies, not guarantees.

Best Day
Wednesday
Worst Day
Thursday
Best Month
Jul
Worst Month
Feb
Fri-Mon Effect
0.034538666187234474

Earnings Drift

After this company beats earnings, does the price keep going up? Drift tracks post-earnings momentum.

Avg Drift After Beat
-6.0%
Beat Drift Positive %
20.0%
Consistency

Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker’s recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
+11.4%
3M Return
+9.4%
6M Return
-28.0%
12M Return
-10.3%
Momentum Rank
#2604
Momentum Signal
FLAT

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