ICLR
ICON Public Limited Company
There isn't enough reported data to score ICLR yet.
UNH
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH's fundamentals are mixed: free cash flow grew 31%, but earnings per share fell 8.5%. At 23x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
ICLR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
ICLR's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability and balance sheet are stable.
UNH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
UNH's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and profitability are stable.
ICLR PE Valuation
ICLR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UNH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $405 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $325 | -20% |
| Fair | 23x | $410 | +1.2% |
| Current | 23x | $405 | — |
| Expensive | 30x | $526 | +30% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UNH's PE is in its fair range at 23x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
ICLR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ICLR's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
UNH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
UNH has the edge over ICLR on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
ICLR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $11.26 | +288% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.90 | -70% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.39 | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.72 | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.18 | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.53 | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | $8.99 | +45% |
| Q2 2024 | $8.60 | +39% |
| Q1 2024 | $8.24 | +33% |
UNH has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 70% for ICLR versus UNH down 8.5%.
UNH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.65 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.55 | -8.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.58 | -33% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.28 | -44% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.23 | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.17 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.09 | +53% |
| Q1 2025 | $23.89 | +46% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.51 | -35% |
UNH's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $17.55 over the past year, against $23.89 in early 2025.
ICLR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2B | -0.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1B | +2.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +1.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.3B | +304% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | +0.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $2B | -4.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | -4.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | -1.2% |
ICLR's revenue has picked up after three years of holding roughly level: $2B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.8% | +5.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7% | -3.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.5% | -2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.4% | -9.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.2% | -9.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | -2.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +1.7 points |
ICLR has the edge over UNH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UNH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $112.7B | -0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $112B | +0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $111.7B | +2% |
| Q4 2025 | $113.2B | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $113.2B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $111.6B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $109.6B | +9.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $100.8B | +6.8% |
UNH has the edge over ICLR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.8% | +2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.1% | +2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.1% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3% | -7.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8% | -4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.6% | -3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.3% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.7% | -0.4 points |
UNH's operating margin was 5.8% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ICLR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $307.1M | -8% |
| Q2 2026 | $238.8M | +110% |
| Q1 2026 | $136.2M | -43% |
| Q4 2025 | $862M | +211% |
| Q3 2025 | $333.9M | -7.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $113.9M | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | $239.3M | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $277M | -28% |
ICLR generated $1.5B in free cash flow over the past year, up 60% from the year before.
UNH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.3B | +63% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.1B | +79% |
| Q4 2025 | $160M | -89% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.1B | -61% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.3B | +6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.6B | +1037% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5B | +$7.6B |
UNH has the edge over ICLR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ICLR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +32.7K shares |
| 1 year | -0.9% | -678K shares |
| 3 years | -6.7% | -5.6M shares |
| 5 years | -4.2% | -3.4M shares |
| Available history | +42% | +23.1M shares |
ICLR has the edge over UNH on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $400M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $750M |
| Q3 2025 | $250M |
| Q2 2025 | $250M |
| Q1 2025 | $250M |
| Q4 2024 | $400M |
ICLR spent $1.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, about the same as the year before.
UNH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -4M shares |
| 1 year | -0.7% | -6M shares |
| 3 years | -3.6% | -34M shares |
| 5 years | -5.5% | -53M shares |
| Available history | -6.6% | -64M shares |
UNH has 902M diluted shares, down 0.7% from a year ago, with $5B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $3B |
| Q4 2024 | $5B |
UNH spent $5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 52% from the year before.
ICLR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
ICLR's net debt is about 2.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.8 years a year ago.
UNH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
UNH's net debt is about 1.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
ICLR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.3 | Neutral |
ICLR's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
UNH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 60.0 | Neutral |
UNH's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 60 (neutral).
ICLR PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | ICLR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 26x | — |
ICLR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
UNH PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | UNH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 26x | 11% below |
| PE % | 47 | 29 | 18 pts above |
UNH is trading at 23x earnings, a 11% discount to the Healthcare sector's median of 26x.
ICLR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $183.8 | 9.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $173.9 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $152.9 | 31% above |
| 100 week MA | $161.8 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $213.5 | 6.1% below |
ICLR has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 6.1% below its 200-week average.
UNH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $394.2 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $400.5 | 1.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $361.2 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $376.0 | 7.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $446.6 | 9.3% below |
UNH has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 9.3% below its 200-week average.
ICLR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $171.9 | $192.5 | +12% |
| 2021 | $192.5 | $307.9 | +60% |
| 2022 | $307.9 | $194.9 | -37% |
| 2023 | $194.9 | $283.1 | +45% |
| 2024 | $283.1 | $212.3 | -25% |
| 2025 | $212.3 | $182.8 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $182.8 | $200.5 | +9.7% |
ICLR has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 9.7% so far in 2026.
UNH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $296.0 | $340.8 | +15% |
| 2021 | $340.8 | $495.4 | +45% |
| 2022 | $495.4 | $531.3 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | $531.3 | $526.5 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | $526.5 | $510.0 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | $510.0 | $331.8 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $331.8 | $405.1 | +22% |
UNH has the edge over ICLR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.