

Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We are a global provider of consulting, and outsourced development and commercialisation services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas. ICON has been recognised as one of the world’s leading Contract Research Organisations through a number of high-profile industry awards. Among its major competitors, ICON plc is ranked in 2nd place for NPS while IQVIA is 1st, and ERT is 3rd.Their current market cap is $11.16B
ICON plc's Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a 15 with 42% Promoters, 31% Passives, and 27% Detractors. Net Promoter Score tracks whether ICON plc's customers would recommend using the product based on a scale of -100 to 100.
| 42% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 31% | Passives |
| 27% | Detractors |
| Summary | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2022 40 | Jul 2022 | 40 |
Aug 2022 34 | Aug 2022 | 34 |
Sep 2022 26 | Sep 2022 | 26 |
Dec 2022 34 | Dec 2022 | 34 |
Jan 2023 38 | Jan 2023 | 38 |
Mar 2023 31 | Mar 2023 | 31 |
Apr 2023 30 | Apr 2023 | 30 |
Jul 2023 28 | Jul 2023 | 28 |
Feb 2024 27 | Feb 2024 | 27 |
Oct 2024 29 | Oct 2024 | 29 |
Dec 2024 20 | Dec 2024 | 20 |
Feb 2025 15 | Feb 2025 | 15 |
ICON plc is ranked second for NPS among its competitors. IQVIA and ERT come in first and third, with inVentiv Health coming in at #4. Among those competitors, it is the second most valued company.
![]() ICON plc | ![]() IQVIA | ![]() inVentiv Health | ![]() ERT | |
| Global Ranking | #- | #948 | #- | #- |
| NPS | 15 | 15 | -50 | -47 |
| Valuation Updated every 24 hours for public companies | $11.16B | - | $8.03B | - |
Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a management tool that can be used to gauge the satisfaction of a firm's customer relationships. NPS has been widely adopted as a key metric often linked to the revenue potential of a company’s product or service. The metric is based on customer responses to the question: "On a scale of 0 to 10, how likely are you to recommend the product to a friend?"
Those who respond with a score of 9 to 10 are known as Promoters, and are widely associated with behaviors that create value, including actively encouraging others to use the product or service. Those who respond with a score of 7 or 8 are categorized as Passives, and they are believed to be less likely to exhibit the value-creation traits of Promoters having a largely neutral effect on other consumers. Detractors are those who fall in the score range of 0 to 6 and represent dissatisfied customers of the product sometimes actively recommending against using the product.
Compared to its competitors, ICON plc's NPS is rated right above Merge Healthcare, and is preceded by IQVIA.
| COMPANY | NPS Score | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | IQVIA | 15 |
![]() | ICON plc | 15 |
![]() | Merge Healthcare | N/A |
![]() | ERT | -47 |
![]() | inVentiv Health | -50 |
Customer Loyalty is a strong indicator of whether or not a customer will choose a brand repeatedly over a competitor that offers similar products/services.
76% of ICON plc users/customers answered "Yes" when asked: "Would you consider yourself a loyal user/customer?"
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Compared to its competitors, ICON plc's Customer Loyalty score is rated right above ERT, and is preceded by IQVIA.
| COMPANY | Customer Loyalty Score | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | IQVIA | 80% |
![]() | ICON plc | 76% |
![]() | ERT | 73% |
![]() | inVentiv Health | 10% |
![]() | Merge Healthcare | N/A |
ICON plc has an overall Product Quality score of 3.9 out of 5 stars rated by its users and customers.
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ICON plc’s product quality score is a 3.9 out of 5 as rated by its users and customers.
Compared to its competitors, ICON plc's Product Quality score is rated right above IQVIA.
| COMPANY | Product Quality Score | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ICON plc | 3.9/5 |
![]() | IQVIA | 3.8/5 |
![]() | ERT | 2.7/5 |
![]() | inVentiv Health | 2.5/5 |
![]() | Merge Healthcare | N/A |
ICON plc has a value for money and ROI score of 3.6 out of 5 stars rated by its users and customers.
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Compared to its competitors, ICON plc's ROI score is rated right above ERT, and is preceded by IQVIA.
| COMPANY | Pricing Score | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | IQVIA | 3.6/5 |
![]() | ICON plc | 3.6/5 |
![]() | ERT | 2.5/5 |
![]() | inVentiv Health | 2.5/5 |
![]() | Merge Healthcare | N/A |
ICON plc has an overall Customer Satisfaction score of 61 rated by its users and customers.
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Customer Satisfaction Score (also known as CSAT), is a metric used to quantify how satisfied customers are with a company or brand’s products and services. The Customer Satisfaction Score is based on customers response to the question: “How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the service you received?” The score is calculated using the formula: (The total number answer of “Very Satisfied” and “Satisfied”) ÷ (The total response) x100, and it is generally displayed in percentages. Some of the main benefits of the CSAT for businesses are tracking retention, identifying happy customers and growing relationships, and gaining repeat business to build a sustainable brand.
Compared to its competitors, ICON plc's Customer Satisfaction score is rated right above ERT, and is preceded by IQVIA.
| COMPANY | Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Score | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | inVentiv Health | 100% |
![]() | IQVIA | 76% |
![]() | ICON plc | 61% |
![]() | ERT | 30% |
![]() | Merge Healthcare | 0% |
ICON plc has an overall Customer Service score of 3.8 out of 5 stars rated by its users and customers.
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Compared to its competitors, ICON plc's Customer Service score is rated right above ERT, and is preceded by IQVIA.
| COMPANY | Customer Service Score | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | IQVIA | 3.9/5 |
![]() | ICON plc | 3.8/5 |
![]() | ERT | 2.5/5 |
![]() | inVentiv Health | 2.5/5 |
![]() | Merge Healthcare | N/A |
ICON plc has a 2.9/5 stars for its overall company culture rated by their employees




ICON plc scored a 15 for Net Promoter Score and a -22 for Employee Net Promoter Score. NPS gauges how likely a customer of ICON plc would recommend the brand to a friend. ENPS measures how likely ICON plc employees would recommend working at ICON plc to a friend.
| 42% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 31% | Passive |
| 27% | Detractors |
| 29% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 20% | Passive |
| 51% | Detractors |