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Side-by-side financial comparison of Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (FYBR) and ICON PLC (ICLR). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

ICON PLC is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($2.0B vs $1.5B, roughly 1.3× Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.). ICON PLC runs the higher net margin — 0.1% vs -5.0%, a 5.1% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (4.2% vs 0.6%). ICON PLC produced more free cash flow last quarter ($333.9M vs $-315.0M). Over the past eight quarters, Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.'s revenue compounded faster (4.3% CAGR vs 0.6%).

Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. is an American telecommunications company with a fiber-optic network and cloud-based services owned by Verizon. It was previously known as Citizens Utilities Co., Citizens Communications Co., and Frontier Communications Corp.

ICON plc is an Irish headquartered multinational healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. As of February 2025 had approximately 41,900 employees in 55 countries.

FYBR vs ICLR — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
ICLR
ICLR
1.3× larger
ICLR
$2.0B
$1.5B
FYBR
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
FYBR
FYBR
+3.6% gap
FYBR
4.2%
0.6%
ICLR
Higher net margin
ICLR
ICLR
5.1% more per $
ICLR
0.1%
-5.0%
FYBR
More free cash flow
ICLR
ICLR
$648.9M more FCF
ICLR
$333.9M
$-315.0M
FYBR
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
FYBR
FYBR
Annualised
FYBR
4.3%
0.6%
ICLR

Income Statement — Q3 FY2025 vs Q3 FY2025

Metric
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Revenue
$1.5B
$2.0B
Net Profit
$-76.0M
$2.4M
Gross Margin
64.3%
Operating Margin
7.6%
4.2%
Net Margin
-5.0%
0.1%
Revenue YoY
4.2%
0.6%
Net Profit YoY
7.3%
-98.8%
EPS (diluted)
$-0.30
$0.03

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
$1.5B
$2.0B
Q2 25
$1.5B
$2.0B
Q1 25
$1.5B
$2.0B
Q4 24
$1.5B
Q3 24
$1.5B
$2.0B
Q2 24
$1.5B
$2.1B
Q1 24
$1.4B
$2.1B
Q4 23
$1.4B
Net Profit
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
$-76.0M
$2.4M
Q2 25
$-123.0M
$183.0M
Q1 25
$-64.0M
$154.2M
Q4 24
$-118.0M
Q3 24
$-82.0M
$197.1M
Q2 24
$-123.0M
$146.9M
Q1 24
$1.0M
$187.4M
Q4 23
$17.0M
Gross Margin
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
64.3%
Q2 25
65.0%
Q1 25
65.2%
Q4 24
64.2%
Q3 24
63.4%
Q2 24
64.8%
Q1 24
63.9%
Q4 23
63.8%
Operating Margin
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
7.6%
4.2%
Q2 25
2.9%
10.4%
Q1 25
5.1%
11.0%
Q4 24
5.8%
Q3 24
5.8%
14.1%
Q2 24
6.2%
10.8%
Q1 24
6.2%
13.7%
Q4 23
8.5%
Net Margin
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
-5.0%
0.1%
Q2 25
-8.1%
9.1%
Q1 25
-4.3%
7.7%
Q4 24
-7.9%
Q3 24
-5.6%
9.7%
Q2 24
-8.4%
6.9%
Q1 24
0.1%
9.0%
Q4 23
1.2%
EPS (diluted)
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
$-0.30
$0.03
Q2 25
$-0.49
$2.30
Q1 25
$-0.26
$1.90
Q4 24
$-0.48
Q3 24
$-0.33
$2.36
Q2 24
$-0.49
$1.76
Q1 24
$0.00
$2.25
Q4 23
$0.07

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$336.0M
$468.9M
Total DebtLower is stronger
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$4.7B
$9.3B
Total Assets
$21.6B
$16.5B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
$336.0M
$468.9M
Q2 25
$412.0M
$390.4M
Q1 25
$506.0M
$526.7M
Q4 24
$750.0M
Q3 24
$1.3B
$695.5M
Q2 24
$1.2B
$506.6M
Q1 24
$1.5B
$396.1M
Q4 23
$2.2B
Stockholders' Equity
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
$4.7B
$9.3B
Q2 25
$4.8B
$9.6B
Q1 25
$4.9B
$9.5B
Q4 24
$4.9B
Q3 24
$5.1B
$9.8B
Q2 24
$5.1B
$9.6B
Q1 24
$5.3B
$9.4B
Q4 23
$5.3B
Total Assets
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
$21.6B
$16.5B
Q2 25
$21.3B
$16.6B
Q1 25
$20.9B
$16.7B
Q4 24
$20.6B
Q3 24
$20.9B
$17.2B
Q2 24
$20.2B
$17.0B
Q1 24
$20.2B
$17.0B
Q4 23
$20.7B

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$504.0M
$387.6M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$-315.0M
$333.9M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
-20.5%
16.3%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
53.4%
2.6%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
164.59×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$-1.4B
$1.0B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
$504.0M
$387.6M
Q2 25
$477.0M
$146.2M
Q1 25
$519.0M
$268.2M
Q4 24
$294.0M
Q3 24
$618.0M
$402.7M
Q2 24
$374.0M
$218.6M
Q1 24
$335.0M
$327.1M
Q4 23
$296.0M
Free Cash Flow
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
$-315.0M
$333.9M
Q2 25
$-368.0M
$113.9M
Q1 25
$-238.0M
$239.3M
Q4 24
$-498.0M
Q3 24
$-81.0M
$359.3M
Q2 24
$-252.0M
$182.3M
Q1 24
$-331.0M
$299.9M
Q4 23
$-33.0M
FCF Margin
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
-20.5%
16.3%
Q2 25
-24.2%
5.6%
Q1 25
-15.9%
12.0%
Q4 24
-33.4%
Q3 24
-5.5%
17.7%
Q2 24
-17.2%
8.6%
Q1 24
-22.9%
14.3%
Q4 23
-2.3%
Capex Intensity
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
53.4%
2.6%
Q2 25
55.5%
1.6%
Q1 25
50.6%
1.4%
Q4 24
53.2%
Q3 24
47.5%
2.1%
Q2 24
42.7%
1.7%
Q1 24
46.1%
1.3%
Q4 23
23.3%
Cash Conversion
FYBR
FYBR
ICLR
ICLR
Q3 25
164.59×
Q2 25
0.80×
Q1 25
1.74×
Q4 24
Q3 24
2.04×
Q2 24
1.49×
Q1 24
335.00×
1.74×
Q4 23
17.41×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

FYBR
FYBR

Consumer$826.0M54%
Business And Wholesale$707.0M46%

ICLR
ICLR

Other Customers$681.3M33%
Clients1125$549.4M27%
Clients15$503.3M25%
Clients610$308.8M15%

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