Quest Diagnostics Incorporated DGX SPX
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated provides diagnostic testing and services in the United States. The company develops and delivers diagnostic information services, such as routine, non-routine and advanced clinical testing, anatomic pathology testing, and other diagnostic information services. It also provides services under the Quest Diagnostics brand, as well as under the AmeriPath, Dermpath Diagnostics, ExamOne, and Quanum brands to physicians, hospitals, patients and consumers, health plans, government agencies, employers, retailers, pharmaceutical companies and insurers commercial clinical laboratories, and accountable care organizations through a network of laboratories, patient service centers, phlebotomists in physician offices, call centers and mobile phlebotomists, nurses, and other health and wellness professionals. In addition, the company offers risk assessment services for the life insurance industry; healthcare IT healthcare providers and payers; testing and medical director services at hospital laboratories; test offerings in cardiometabolic and endocrine; cancer; clinical drug monitoring and toxicology; infectious disease, including autoimmune; neurology diagnostics, including Alzheimer's disease; and women's health, such as prenatal genetic; workplace drug testing, testing urine, hair, and oral fluid specimens services; and employer population health services, including biometric screenings, flu shots, and related preventative services. Further, it provides population health solutions; extended care services; develops in vitro diagnostic tests; laboratory diagnostic information and digital health connectivity systems; underwriting support services, including data gathering, paramedical examinations, and clinical laboratory testing and analytics; and national specimen collection and health data solutions. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.
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- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
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Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated SPX | 194.90 | 21.56 | $21.57B | 1.77% | 11.44% | 14.54% | 3.74% | 1.60% |
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| 8 | GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. NDXSPX | 134.43 | 18.29 | $166.90B | 2.44% | 22.92% | 43.36% | 2.57% | 22.83% |
| 9 | ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 424.64 | 51.53 | $150.39B | - | 15.96% | 17.23% | 17.39% | 29.26% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
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| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.88B | 1.92B | 1.89B | 1.84B | 1.89B | 1.95B | 1.96B | 1.93B | 1.82B | 1.83B | 2.79B | 3.00B | 2.72B | 2.55B | 2.77B | 2.61B | 2.45B | 2.49B | 2.33B | 2.34B | 2.29B | 2.37B | 2.40B | 2.49B | 2.65B | 2.76B | 2.82B | 2.81B | 2.90B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79B | 1.82B | 1.87B | 1.90B | 1.95B |
| Gross Profit | 743.00M | 718.00M | 699.00M | 719.00M | 751.00M | 728.00M | 701.00M | 652.00M | 694.00M | 666.00M | 671.00M | 658.00M | 676.00M | 667.00M | 604.00M | 647.00M | 688.00M | 692.00M | 662.00M | 552.00M | 606.00M | 1.21B | 1.27B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 863.00M | 943.00M | 949.00M | 910.00M | 942.00M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 512.00M | 505.00M | 563.00M | 524.00M | 538.00M |
| Operating Income | 301.00M | 631.00M | - | 257.00M | 422.00M | 322.00M | - | 279.00M | 319.00M | 298.00M | - | 272.00M | 305.00M | 304.00M | - | 248.00M | 307.00M | 313.00M | - | 175.00M | 283.00M | 718.00M | - | 660.00M | 533.00M | 652.00M | 513.00M | 388.00M | 392.00M | 305.00M | 348.00M | 342.00M | 300.00M | 355.00M | 330.00M | 351.00M | 438.00M | 386.00M | 386.00M | 404.00M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 488.00M | 596.00M | 539.00M | 542.00M | 546.00M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 72.00M | 69.00M | 69.00M | 67.00M | 65.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 276.00M | 384.00M | 328.00M | 330.00M | 334.00M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 59.00M | 97.00M | 77.00M | 81.00M | 74.00M |
| Net Income | 118.00M | 342.00M | 188.00M | 103.00M | 195.00M | 192.00M | 155.00M | 164.00M | 193.00M | 161.00M | 254.00M | 177.00M | 219.00M | 213.00M | 127.00M | 164.00M | 226.00M | 215.00M | 253.00M | 99.00M | 185.00M | 568.00M | 579.00M | 469.00M | 631.00M | 505.00M | 355.00M | 234.00M | 256.00M | 202.00M | 235.00M | 225.00M | 194.00M | 229.00M | 226.00M | 220.00M | 282.00M | 245.00M | 245.00M | 252.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.81 | 2.35 | 1.29 | 0.71 | 1.37 | 1.34 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 1.37 | 1.15 | 1.82 | 1.27 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 0.92 | 1.20 | 1.66 | 1.56 | 1.86 | 0.73 | 1.36 | 4.14 | 4.21 | 3.46 | 4.96 | 4.02 | 2.92 | 1.96 | 2.17 | 1.78 | 2.05 | 1.96 | 1.72 | 2.03 | 1.99 | 1.94 | 2.47 | 2.16 | 2.18 | 2.24 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.40B | 7.53B | 7.73B | 9.44B | - | 9.88B | 9.25B | 9.87B | 11.04B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.45B | 6.20B | 6.63B | 7.37B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | 3.13B | 3.05B | 3.03B | 3.02B | 2.82B | 2.80B | 2.84B | 2.90B | 2.68B | 2.60B | 2.69B | 3.63B | - | 3.43B | 3.05B | 3.24B | 3.67B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.00B | 1.79B | 1.90B | 2.11B |
| Operating Income | 1.09B | 1.22B | 1.36B | 1.28B | 987.00M | 1.20B | 1.48B | 983.00M | 1.40B | 1.28B | 1.17B | 1.10B | 1.23B | 1.97B | - | 1.43B | 1.26B | 1.35B | 1.56B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.82B | 1.73B | 1.89B | 2.17B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 148.00M | 163.00M | 226.00M | 277.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.24B | 1.13B | 1.18B | 1.32B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 264.00M | 248.00M | 273.00M | 314.00M |
| Net Income | 339.94M | 581.49M | 729.11M | 720.89M | 471.00M | 556.00M | 849.00M | 556.00M | 709.00M | 645.00M | 772.00M | 736.00M | 858.00M | 1.43B | - | 946.00M | 854.00M | 871.00M | 992.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.74 | 2.96 | 3.87 | 4.05 | 2.92 | 3.46 | 5.54 | 3.81 | 4.87 | 4.51 | 5.50 | 5.29 | 6.28 | 10.47 | - | 7.97 | 7.49 | 7.69 | 8.75 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 3.74% |
| 1 Year: | 9.20% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 1.60% |
| 1 Year: | 15.50% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +14.47% |
| 6 Months: | +2.23% |
| 3 Months: | -7.63% |
| 1 Month: | +2.95% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 8.40B | 8.56B | 8.53B | 9.31B | 9.28B | 8.95B | 9.86B | 9.96B | 10.10B | 10.50B | 11.00B | 12.84B | 14.03B | - | 12.84B | 14.02B | 16.15B | 16.23B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.90B | 2.37B | 2.39B | 2.38B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 149.64M | 167.59M | 253.95M | 534.26M | 449.00M | 165.00M | 296.00M | 187.00M | 192.00M | 133.00M | 359.00M | 137.00M | 135.00M | 1.19B | 1.16B | - | 315.00M | 686.00M | 549.00M | 420.00M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 192.00M | 190.00M | 188.00M | 189.00M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.20B | 1.21B | 1.30B | 1.41B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.83B | 7.60B | 9.26B | 8.94B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 1.22B | 1.06B | 1.21B | 1.56B | 1.05B | 1.13B | 1.71B | 1.17B | 981.00M | 1.06B | 1.49B | 1.99B | 1.78B | - | 1.55B | 1.81B | 2.17B | 2.28B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | 2.64B | - | - | 3.12B | 3.22B | 3.49B | 3.73B | 3.75B | 3.43B | 3.97B | 4.01B | - | 3.98B | 4.41B | 5.62B | 5.17B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.71B | 5.50B | 7.09B | 6.58B |
| Total Equity | - | - | 3.60B | 3.99B | 4.03B | 3.69B | 4.16B | 3.95B | 4.30B | 4.68B | 4.63B | 4.92B | 5.22B | 5.64B | 6.76B | - | 5.89B | 6.31B | 6.78B | 7.17B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 162.00M | 162.43M | 161.62M | 162.24M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 926.92M | 1.06B | 997.42M | 1.12B | 895.00M | 1.19B | 652.00M | 944.00M | 821.00M | 1.12B | 1.18B | 1.20B | 1.24B | 2.00B | - | 1.72B | 1.27B | 1.33B | 1.89B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.76B | -198.88M | -195.90M | -216.51M | -1.24B | -217.00M | 328.00M | -1.02B | -362.00M | -127.00M | -830.00M | -801.00M | -411.00M | -772.00M | - | -543.00M | -1.06B | -2.55B | -631.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 850.22M | -777.81M | -521.20M | -986.49M | 64.00M | -822.00M | -1.11B | 86.00M | -518.00M | -738.00M | -592.00M | -401.00M | 225.00M | -1.27B | - | -1.73B | 160.00M | 1.08B | -1.39B |
| Capital Expenditure | -219.10M | -212.68M | -166.93M | -205.40M | -161.00M | -182.00M | -231.00M | -308.00M | -263.00M | -293.00M | -252.00M | -383.00M | -400.00M | -418.00M | - | -404.00M | -408.00M | -425.00M | -527.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 707.82M | 850.37M | 830.49M | 912.65M | 734.00M | 1.00B | 421.00M | 636.00M | 558.00M | 823.00M | 923.00M | 817.00M | 843.00M | 1.59B | - | 1.31B | 864.00M | 909.00M | 1.36B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -557.00M | 371.00M | -130.00M | -133.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 145.66M | 254.00M | 499.99M | 750.00M | 935.00M | 200.00M | 1.04B | 132.00M | 224.00M | 590.00M | 465.00M | 322.00M | 353.00M | 325.00M | 2.20B | 1.41B | 275.00M | 151.00M | 450.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
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| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.2% | 34.6% | 34.8% | 38.5% | - | 34.7% | 33.0% | 32.9% | 33.2% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.7% | 14.6% | 15.9% | 20.9% | - | 14.4% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 14.1% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.4% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 15.2% | - | 9.6% | 9.2% | 8.8% | 9.0% |
| ROE % | - | 16.1% | 18.3% | 17.9% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 21.5% | 12.9% | 15.1% | 13.9% | 15.7% | 14.1% | 15.2% | 21.2% | - | 16.1% | 13.5% | 12.9% | 13.8% |
| ROCE % | - | 17.0% | 18.1% | 17.6% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 18.9% | 12.1% | 15.9% | 14.0% | 12.3% | 11.6% | 11.3% | 16.1% | - | 12.7% | 10.3% | 9.6% | 11.2% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.29% | 9.17M | $1.79B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.46% | 7.15M | $1.39B |
| 3 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 5.69% | 6.30M | $1.23B |
| 4 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.49% | 6.08M | $1.19B |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 4.86% | 5.38M | $1.05B |
| 6 | Boston Partners | 3.62% | 4.01M | $781.98M |
| 7 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 3.47% | 3.85M | $749.67M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.79% | 3.09M | $601.52M |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley | 2.24% | 2.48M | $483.30M |
| 10 | Edgepoint Investment Group Inc. | 2.03% | 2.24M | $437.33M |
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