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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
DGX Healthcare Diagnostics & Research
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $11.0 billion, up 11.8% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 10.2%, EPS grew 14.7%, free cash flow grew 5.28% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 59.66 | 90.10 | 78.95 | 79.93 | 73.02 | 113.36 | 120.40 | 119.59 | 123.04 | 148.70 |
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| High | 93.57 | 112.97 | 116.49 | 108.95 | 131.81 | 174.16 | 172.50 | 157.36 | 165.32 | 197.55 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 43,000 | 45,000 | 46,000 | 47,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 | 48,000 | 56,000 | 57,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 7,214 | 7,402 | 7,531 | 7,726 | 9,437 | 10,788 | 9,883 | 9,252 | 9,872 | 11,035 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 36.01 | 36.25 | 34.59 | 34.80 | 38.50 | 39.02 | 34.74 | 33.00 | 32.86 | 33.21 | |||||
| EBT | 1,086 | 1,030 | 926 | 1,076 | 1,884 | 2,599 | 1,235 | 1,130 | 1,175 | 1,318 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 15.05 | 13.92 | 12.30 | 13.93 | 19.96 | 24.09 | 12.50 | 12.21 | 11.90 | 11.94 | |||||
| Net income | 696 | 824 | 788 | 906 | 1,499 | 2,080 | 1,015 | 908 | 921 | 1,046 | |||||
| Depreciation | 249 | 270 | 309 | 329 | 361 | 408 | 437 | 439 | 493 | 570 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 51.53 | 54.03 | 55.38 | 57.66 | 70.43 | 86.30 | 85.20 | 82.61 | 88.94 | 99.41 | ||||
| Earnings | 4.58 | 5.63 | 5.39 | 6.36 | 10.62 | 15.85 | 8.10 | 7.59 | 7.78 | 8.87 | |||||
| Cash flow | 7.97 | 8.58 | 8.82 | 9.28 | 14.96 | 17.86 | 14.81 | 11.36 | 12.02 | 16.99 | |||||
| Capex | (2.09) | (1.84) | (2.82) | (2.99) | (3.12) | (3.22) | (3.48) | (3.64) | (3.83) | (4.75) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 5.88 | 6.74 | 6.01 | 6.29 | 11.84 | 14.64 | 11.33 | 7.71 | 8.19 | 12.24 | |||||
| Book value | 33.29 | 36.17 | 38.73 | 42.44 | 50.81 | 51.86 | 51.12 | 56.63 | 61.38 | 64.92 | |||||
| Shares, m | 140 | 137 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 125 | 116 | 112 | 111 | 111 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 20.23 | 17.57 | 15.45 | 16.79 | 11.24 | 10.90 | 19.33 | 18.55 | 19.39 | 19.56 | ||||
| P/S | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.50 | 1.85 | 1.69 | 2.00 | 1.83 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.75 | |||||
| P/B | 2.78 | 2.73 | 2.15 | 2.52 | 2.35 | 3.34 | 3.05 | 2.49 | 2.46 | 2.67 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.26 | 2.32 | 2.00 | 2.32 | 1.99 | 2.30 | 2.20 | 2.14 | 2.27 | 2.22 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 19.83 | 18.63 | 18.46 | 21.22 | 11.86 | 13.53 | 16.54 | 22.92 | 24.66 | 18.04 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 1,116 | 1,175 | 1,200 | 1,243 | 2,005 | 2,233 | 1,718 | 1,272 | 1,334 | 1,886 | ||||
| Capex | (293) | (252) | (383) | (400) | (418) | (403) | (404) | (408) | (425) | (527) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 823 | 923 | 817 | 843 | 1,587 | 1,830 | 1,314 | 864 | 909 | 1,359 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 550 | 249 | (95) | 500 | 1,282 | 988 | 347 | 557 | 223 | 100 | ||||
| Total debt | 3,734 | 3,784 | 3,893 | 4,770 | 4,015 | 4,012 | 3,980 | 4,713 | 6,217 | 5,671 | |||||
| Net debt | 3,375 | 3,647 | 3,758 | 3,578 | 2,857 | 3,140 | 3,665 | 4,027 | 5,668 | 5,251 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 4,660 | 4,955 | 5,267 | 5,687 | 6,809 | 6,483 | 5,930 | 6,342 | 6,813 | 7,206 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 6.40 | 7.49 | 6.84 | 7.20 | 10.61 | 14.39 | 7.12 | 6.33 | 5.74 | 6.10 | ||||
| ROIC | 9.93 | 8.46 | 7.62 | 8.30 | 12.74 | 15.46 | 9.30 | 7.61 | 6.74 | 7.81 | |||||
| ROE | 13.70 | 16.06 | 14.40 | 15.67 | 22.81 | 29.91 | 15.18 | 13.85 | 13.17 | 14.10 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated vs peers in Diagnostics & Research (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAT Waters Corporation | $43.6B | 109× | 44.3× | +113.36% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +750.00% (above 0%: growing) | 44.62% | (5.23%) | Compare |
| IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | $43.1B | 39.1× | 38.3× | +9.66% (above 0%: growing) | +17.21% (above 0%: growing) | +111.44% (above 0%: growing) | 64.04% | 34.98% | Compare |
| ILMN Illumina, Inc. | $40.5B | 48.4× | 34.7× | +9.44% (above 0%: growing) | −8.05% (below 0%: shrinking) | −18.27% (below 0%: shrinking) | 66.44% | 21.14% | Compare |
| MTD Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. | $32.8B | 36.4× | 25.5× | +4.48% (above 0%: growing) | +18.30% (above 0%: growing) | +33.01% (above 0%: growing) | 63.29% | 30.61% | Compare |
| DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | $26.4B | 24.6× | 20.8× | +10.21% (above 0%: growing) | +14.74% (above 0%: growing) | +5.28% (above 0%: growing) | 33.75% | 15.08% | |
| LH Labcorp Holdings Inc. | $26.4B | 26.2× | 19.0× | +5.78% (above 0%: growing) | +28.42% (above 0%: growing) | −42.01% (below 0%: shrinking) | 29.80% | 12.10% | Compare |
| GH Guardant Health, Inc. | $22.3B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +44.33% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −5.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | 65.39% | (38.55%) | Compare |
| MEDP Medpace Holdings, Inc. | $17.6B | 35.6× | 26.7× | +17.24% (above 0%: growing) | +36.39% (above 0%: growing) | −3.03% (below 0%: shrinking) | 71.36% | 20.76% | Compare |
| RVTY Revvity Inc. | $17.3B | 72.7× | 37.5× | +1.31% (above 0%: growing) | +2.17% (above 0%: growing) | +59.29% (above 0%: growing) | 57.13% | 12.24% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $29.6B | 39.1× | 34.7× | +9.55% | +17.75% | +14.99% | 63.66% | 16.50% |
DGX metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) key facts
- Strength: Quest Diagnostics Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $11.0 billion, up 11.8% from fiscal 2024.
- Strength: Net income was $1.0 billion, or $8.87 per share (basic), a net margin of 8.95%.
- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) is a Diagnostics & Research company in the Healthcare sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, DGX traded at $235.00, a market capitalization of $26.4 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 24.6× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 2.3× sales; its P/E is higher than 99% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated pays an annual dividend of $3.38 per share, a yield of 1.44%, with a payout ratio of 35.9%.
- Return on equity was 14.1% and debt-to-equity 0.72.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 8 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 3.15 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.