ICON plc

Last updated September 27, 2026

Organization details

Legal name
ICON plc
Ownership
Public
Status
Active
Sector (GICS)
Health Care
SIC code
8731 — Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research
Headquarters city
Dublin 18
Headquarters country
Ireland
Ticker symbol
ICLR
Primary stock exchange
Nasdaq

Identifiers

SEC CIK
0001060955
EIN
98-1067160

Board of directors

Chief executives

Barry Edward Balfe · Chief Executive Officer
Since March 2026

Board connections

4 of this board's directors also sit on 7 other boards. 6 are in the same sector.

Network of ICON plc's board connections Alkermes plc Alkermes plc Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc. Corvus Pharmaceuticals... OraSure Technologies Inc. OraSure Technologies I... Oruka Therapeutics Inc. Oruka Therapeutics Inc... Perrigo Company plc Perrigo Company plc Quanterix Corporation Quanterix Corporation Sera Prognostics Inc. Sera Prognostics Inc. Anne Clem Whitaker Anne Clem Whitaker Jeffrey Thomas Elliott Jeffrey Thomas Ellio... Kevin Francis Egan Kevin Francis Egan Linda Grais Linda Grais ICON plc
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Insider trades

All notable trades →

From SEC Forms 4 and 5. Open-market purchases and sales are highlighted; grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are routine.

Bought, last 12 months
$0
0 purchases by 0 insiders
Sold, last 12 months
$6,228,527
58 sales by 10 insiders
Date Insider Transaction Shares Price Value
Nov 2, 2026 Ciaran Murray Director Open-market sale −3,452 $205.67 $709,956
Nov 2, 2026 Barry Edward Balfe Director, Officer (Chief Executive Officer) Open-market sale −1,053 $204.91 $215,770
Nov 2, 2026 Clerkin Nigel Bernard John Officer (Chief Financial Officer) Open-market sale −303 $204.91 $62,088
Nov 2, 2026 Lyons Emer Officer (Chief Accounting Officer) Open-market sale −54 $204.91 $11,065
Nov 2, 2026 Barry Edward Balfe Director, Officer (Chief Executive Officer) Open-market sale −1,509 $206.15 $311,080
Nov 2, 2026 Clerkin Nigel Bernard John Officer (Chief Financial Officer) Open-market sale −434 $206.15 $89,469
Nov 2, 2026 Lyons Emer Officer (Chief Accounting Officer) Open-market sale −76 $206.15 $15,667
Nov 2, 2026 Barry Edward Balfe Director, Officer (Chief Executive Officer) Open-market sale −1,224 $207.16 $253,564
Nov 2, 2026 Clerkin Nigel Bernard John Officer (Chief Financial Officer) Open-market sale −352 $207.16 $72,920
Nov 2, 2026 Lyons Emer Officer (Chief Accounting Officer) Open-market sale −63 $207.16 $13,051
Nov 2, 2026 Barry Edward Balfe Director, Officer (Chief Executive Officer) Open-market sale −1,314 $208.00 $273,312
Nov 2, 2026 Clerkin Nigel Bernard John Officer (Chief Financial Officer) Open-market sale −377 $208.00 $78,416
Nov 2, 2026 Lyons Emer Officer (Chief Accounting Officer) Open-market sale −67 $208.00 $13,936
Nov 2, 2026 Barry Edward Balfe Director, Officer (Chief Executive Officer) Open-market sale −75 $209.53 $15,715
Nov 2, 2026 Clerkin Nigel Bernard John Officer (Chief Financial Officer) Open-market sale −22 $209.53 $4,610

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Questions about ICON plc

Who is the CEO of ICON plc?

Barry Edward Balfe has been ICON plc's Chief Executive Officer since March 2026.

How many directors are on ICON plc's board?

ICON plc's board has 11 directors: Anne Clem Whitaker, Barry Edward Balfe, Ciaran Murray, Eugene Pacelli McCague, Jeffrey Thomas Elliott, John Climax, Julie O'Neill, Kevin Francis Egan, Linda Grais, Ronan Martin Murphy and 1 other.

Are ICON plc insiders buying or selling shares?

Over the last 12 months, ICON plc insiders made no open-market purchases and sold $6.2 million of shares in 58 sales on the open market, as reported to the SEC on Forms 4 and 5.

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