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IQVIA Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

IQV · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Ari Bousbib
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 23, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Ari Bousbib: $26,732,998 → $28,128,245 (5.2% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 82.7% → 80.1% (2.6 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 343:1 → 275:1 (19.8% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is IQVIA Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Ari Bousbib, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, received $28,128,245 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Bousbib's total was 5.2% higher than the $26,732,998 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was IQVIA Holdings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 80.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 23, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in IQVIA Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names AbbVie Inc., Accenture plc, Agilent Technologies, Inc., Amgen Inc. and Avantor, Inc., among others.
What is IQVIA Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 275:1, against median employee compensation of $102,424.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ari Bousbib
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Ronald Bruehlman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Costa Panagos
Former President, Research & Development Solutions
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Eric Sherbet
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Knightly
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
W. Richard Staub III
President, Corporate Strategy and Enterprise Networks
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ari Bousbib
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Ronald Bruehlman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Costa Panagos
Former President, Research & Development Solutions
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Eric Sherbet
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Kevin Knightly
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
W. Richard Staub III
President, Corporate Strategy and Enterprise Networks
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ari Bousbib
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
W. Richard Staub III
President, Research & Development Solutions
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Ronald Bruehlman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Eric Sherbet
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Bhavik Patel
President, Commercial Solutions
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ari Bousbib
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Ronald Bruehlman
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Alistair Grenfell
President, Commercial Solutions
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
W. Richard Staub III
President, Research & Development Solutions
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Eric Sherbet
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Alistair R. Grenfell—◇——◇——◇
Alistair R. Grenfell—◇—————◇
Alistair R. GrenfellPSU◇◇◇—◇——
Ari Bousbib—◇——◇——◇
Ari Bousbib—◇——◇——◇
Eric M. Sherbet—◇——◇——◇
Eric M. Sherbet—◇—————◇
Ronald E. Bruehlman—◇——◇——◇
Ronald E. Bruehlman—◇——◇——◇
W. Richard Staub III—◇——◇——◇
W. Richard Staub III—◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Ronald BruehlmanSAR◇—◇2/13/33
SAR◇—◇1/28/35
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
SAR◇—◇2/7/34
Ari BousbibSAR◇—◇2/13/33
SAR◇—◇2/7/34
SAR◇—◇1/28/35
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Alistair GrenfellPSU◇◇——
SAR◇—◇2/13/33
SAR◇—◇2/7/34
SAR◇—◇1/28/35
PSU◇◇——
W. StaubSAR◇—◇1/28/35
SAR◇—◇2/13/33
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
SAR◇—◇2/7/34
Eric SherbetSAR◇—◇2/7/34
SAR◇—◇2/13/33
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
SAR◇—◇1/28/35
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Alistair Grenfell
President, Commercial Solutions · Employment agreement · citing a 2026 filing
Change-in-control trigger◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Clawback◇
Ari Bousbib
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement · citing a 2019 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Eric Sherbet
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance base◇
Ronald Bruehlman
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance base◇
W. Richard Staub III
President, Research & Development Solutions · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John M. Leonard, M.D
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
James A. Fasano
◇◇————◇
Carol J. Burt
◇◇————◇
Colleen A. Goggins
◇◇————◇
John G. Danhakl
◇◇————◇
Sheila A. Stamps
◇◇————◇
Leslie Wims Morris
◇◇————◇
William G. Kaelin Jr., M.D
◇—————◇
John P. Connaughton
◇—————◇
Ari Bousbib and Todd B. Sisitsky served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AbbVie Inc. ABBV
  • Accenture plc ACN
  • Agilent Technologies, Inc. A
  • Amgen Inc. AMGN
  • Avantor, Inc. AVTR
  • Biogen Inc. BIIB
  • Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. CTSH
  • Danaher Corporation DHR
  • Eli Lilly & Co. LLY
  • Gartner, Inc. IT
  • International Business Machines Corp. IBM
  • Merck & Co., Inc. MRK
  • Pfizer Inc. PFE
  • Pharmaceuticals XFOR
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. REGN
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. TMO
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. VRTX
  • Zoetis Inc. ZTS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 23, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 24, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 16, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 18, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 12, 2022=◇◇◇
2019April 6, 2020=◇◇◇
2016April 6, 2017=◇◇◇
2015September 22, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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305 figures on this page: 297 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
297 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-173771
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001628280-26-012892
    2025 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · and 5 more sections
  3. 0001193125-25-093687
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001478242-25-000060
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-24-098516
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001308179-24-000042
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001140361-23-018951
  8. 0001308179-23-000071
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001478242-22-000057
  10. 0001478242-20-000023
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-17-113553
  12. 0001193125-16-717053
  13. 0001628280-26-008322
    Employment Agreement
  14. 0001564590-19-003180
    EX-10.31
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Peers IQVIA Holdings discloses

The companies named in IQV's own disclosed peer group.

AbbVie Inc.Accenture plcAgilent Technologies, Inc.Amgen Inc.Avantor, Inc.Biogen Inc.Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.Danaher CorporationEli Lilly & Co.Gartner, Inc.International Business Machines Corp.Merck & Co., Inc.Pfizer Inc.PharmaceuticalsRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.Zoetis Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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