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ICON Public Limited Company
Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research · NMS
$149.45
Data: 2026-05-14
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$9.1B
Total market value of the company
16.44
Reasonably valued
10.24
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+0.6%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
7.4%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
6.3%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$137.21
-8% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 14 analysts covering this stock
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.

https://www.iconplc.com

Country: Ireland Employees: 39,800 Industry: Diagnostics & Research
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
39.1% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
5.1% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$172.02
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
13.1%
Slight discount to fair value
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
38.0th
Ranks in the top 62% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
88.0
Quality Score
45.3
Combined
N/A

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

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
-0.618
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0698
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.529
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-40.7%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-76.9%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
18
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.23
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$211.00
29% below the year high
52W Low
$66.57
125% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,314,824
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
2.0
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
3.5%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
0.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$7.14
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.38
Conservative use of debt — low financial risk
1.06
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
1.02
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
28.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
12.7%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$925M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$8.1B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$599M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
14
Target High
$180.00
Target Median
$137.21
Target Low
$90.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-14

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