Quest Diagnostics
DGX | NYSE
$244.88
-$1.57 (-0.64%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 3:59 PM ET
$228.85
-$16.03 (-6.55%)
Pre-market:
Sep 22, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $27.2B
Enterprise Value $32.78B
Beta 0.55
Average Volume 908.52K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 112M
Shares Change YoY -0.88%
Institutional Ownership 93.30%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US74834L1008
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 0.3%
Price Change 3M 24.2%
Price Change 6M 24.6%
Price Change YTD 40.9%
Price Change 1Y 32.6%
Price Change 3Y 98.3%
Price Change 5Y 60.0%
1M CAGR (ann.) 3.3%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 37.6%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 11.9%
All-Time CAGR 10.2%
Valuation
PE Ratio 26.00
Forward PE 20.30
PEG Ratio 2.05
Forward PEG 3.34
PS Ratio 2.34
Forward PS 2.10
PB Ratio 3.60
P/FCF Ratio 22.15
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 23.36
P/OCF Ratio 15.18
EV/Sales 2.84
EV/EBIT 19.92
EV/EBITDA 16.33
EV/FCF 26.87
Earnings Yield 3.9%
FCF Yield 4.5%
Adj. FCF Yield 4.3%
Financial Health
Net Debt $5.76B
Total Debt $6.38B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $626M
Total Assets $16.94B
Current Ratio 1.59
Quick Ratio 1.46
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.85
Debt / EBITDA 3.18
Debt / FCF 5.23
OCF / Debt 0.28
Interest Coverage 6.24
Altman Z-Score 3.73
Piotroski F-Score 8
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 33.1%
Operating Profit Margin 14.1%
EBITDA Margin 17.4%
Net Profit Margin 9.2%
FCF Margin 10.6%
Adj. FCF Margin 10.0%
SBC / Revenue 0.6%
SBC Impact (per share) -5.2%
Returns
Return on Assets 6.3%
Return on Equity 14.5%
Return on Invested Capital 8.3%
Return on Capital Employed 10.8%
Return on Tangible Assets 17.3%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 6.8%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 0.9%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 4.4%
EPS CAGR 3Y 11.2%
EPS CAGR 5Y -10.9%
EPS CAGR 10Y 5.1%
FCF CAGR 3Y 11.6%
FCF CAGR 5Y -10.9%
FCF CAGR 10Y 5.8%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Hold
Analyst Count 34
EPS Growth Next 3Y 15.7%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 6.1%
Earnings Date Oct 19, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $2.85
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 9.6%
Revenue Est (next Q) $3.04B
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 8.1%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $122.74
Graham Upside -49.9%
Lynch Fair Value $47.10
Lynch Upside -80.8%
Price Target $246.67
Price Target Upside 0.7%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $1.77B
Free Cash Flow $1.22B
Adj. Free Cash Flow $1.16B
FCF Per Share $11.09
OCF Per Share $16.13
OCF/S Ratio 15.3%
Income Statement
Revenue $11.56B
Gross Profit $3.83B
Operating Income $1.64B
EBITDA $2.01B
Net Income $1.06B
EPS (Diluted) $9.42
Revenue / Employee $224.47K
Profit / Employee $20.62K
Employees 51,500
Dividends
Annual Dividend $3.32
Dividend Yield 1.36%
Payout Ratio 35.2%
FCF Payout Ratio 29.8%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 31.4%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 7.1%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Oct 5, 2026
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