IQVIA Holdings (IQV) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ari Bousbib, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $28.1M in 2025, up 5% from $26.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 275:1, on median employee pay of $102,424.

Filed
February 27, 2026
Annual meeting
April 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$28.1M+5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
275:1median $102,424
CEO pay in equity
72%$20.3M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
200%Percentage of annual base salary
2025 Revenue
$16.3BReported company financial result
Adjusted EBITDA
$3.8BNon-GAAP financial measure
Free Cash Flow
$2.1BNon-GAAP financial measure
Shares Repurchased
~7.4MReturned to stockholders

How Bousbib was paid

$28.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary6%Stock awards56%Option awards16%Non-equity incentive18%Pension and deferred comp2%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ari BousbibChairman and Chief Executive Officer$28,128,245
Ronald E. BruehlmanExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$11,444,200
W. Richard Staub, IIIPresident, Research & Development Solutions$8,828,979
Alistair R. GrenfellPresident, Commercial Solutions$9,704,506
Eric M. SherbetExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$5,500,798

What changed and why

  • $28.1MCEO Ari Bousbib received total compensation of $28,128,245 in 2025, reflecting an increase from the prior year total of $26,732,998.
  • $1.8MSalary for the CEO remained flat at $1,800,000.
  • $15.7MStock awards for the CEO totaled $15,749,957.
  • $5MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $4,966,127.
  • $102KThe CEO to median employee pay ratio was estimated at 275:1 with median employee pay of $102,424.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.