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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX)

255.63 +0.89 (+0.35%)
At close: November 6 at 4:00:02 PM EST
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After hours: November 6 at 4:33:11 PM EST
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Financials

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Quest Diagnostics Inclooks like a business with steady operations and moderating growth momentum. Across Q3 FY 2026, valuation ratios moved higher: EV/EBITDA at 13.16x, P/E at 22.70x, and P/S at 2.16x, while revenue and EBITDA growth both slowed versus earlier quarters.

Profitability held up better than growth. Gross marginstayed near 33.1%, operating marginimproved to 14.55% in Q3 FY 2026, and ROICrose to 10.57%, showing better capital efficiency.

Cash generation remains positive but not especially strong, with free cash flow yieldat 0.05in Q3 FY 2026. Overall, Quest Diagnostics Incis showing stable margins and improving returns, but growth rates are cooling and valuation has become less cheap.

Valuation Measures

Currency in USD Download
Current 9/30/2026 6/30/2026 3/31/2026 12/31/2025 9/30/2025
Market Cap
28.21B 25.72B 23.46B 21.53B 19.30B 21.31B
Enterprise Value
34.10B 31.86B 29.85B 27.81B 25.37B 27.49B
Trailing P/E
25.47 24.74 23.42 22.40 20.37 22.82
Forward P/E
21.28 19.41 19.74 18.45 14.97 18.05
PEG Ratio (current)
25.69 24.96 23.63 22.59 20.55 2.63
Price/Sales
2.42 2.27 2.12 2.01 1.82 2.06
Price/Book
3.70 3.41 3.19 3.01 2.65 2.94
Enterprise Value/Revenue
2.88 2.76 2.65 2.52 2.34 2.61
Enterprise Value/EBITDA
14.65 14.23 13.49 12.92 12.01 13.44
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Financial Highlights

Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year Ends 12/31/2025
Most Recent Quarter (mrq) 9/30/2026

Profitability

Profit Margin 9.53%
Operating Margin (ttm) 15.63%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (ttm) 6.61%
Return on Equity (ttm) 15.32%

Income Statement

Revenue (ttm) 11.84B
Revenue Per Share (ttm) 108.14
Quarterly Revenue Growth (yoy) 10.00%
Gross Profit (ttm) 3.93B
EBITDA 2.35B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm) 1.12B
Diluted EPS (ttm) 10.04
Quarterly Earnings Growth (yoy) 27.30%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash (mrq) 797M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq) 7.24
Total Debt (mrq) 6.4B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq) 79.65%
Current Ratio (mrq) 1.70
Book Value Per Share (mrq) 69.38

Cash Flow Statement

Operating Cash Flow (ttm) 1.95B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm) 872.5M

Trading Information

Stock Price History

Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.55
52 Week Change 3 38.70%
S&P 500 52-Week Change 3 7.97%
52 Week High 3 259.00
52 Week Low 3 171.18
50-Day Moving Average 3 239.37
200-Day Moving Average 3 213.79

Share Statistics

Avg Vol (3 month) 3 1.01M
Avg Vol (10 day) 3 956.78k
Shares Outstanding 5 110.37M
Implied Shares Outstanding 6 110.37M
Float 8 109.44M
% Held by Insiders 1 0.44%
% Held by Institutions 1 98.45%
Shares Short (10/15/2026) 4 3.57M
Short Ratio (10/15/2026) 4 3.05
Short % of Float (10/15/2026) 4 3.25%
Short % of Shares Outstanding (10/15/2026) 4 3.24%
Shares Short (prior month 9/15/2026) 4 3.6M

Dividends & Splits

Forward Annual Dividend Rate 4 3.44
Forward Annual Dividend Yield 4 1.35%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3 3.38
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 3 1.33%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield 4 1.81
Payout Ratio 4 25.10%
Dividend Date 3 10/21/2026
Ex-Dividend Date 4 10/6/2026
Last Split Factor 2 2:1
Last Split Date 3 6/21/2005

Footnotes

  • 1 Data provided by Refinitiv.
  • 2 Data provided by EDGAR Online.
  • 3 Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo Finance.
  • 4 Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.
  • 5 Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.
  • 6 Implied Shares Outstanding of common equity, assuming the conversion of all convertible subsidiary equity into common.
  • 7 EBITDA is calculated by S&P Global Market Intelligence using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting.
  • 8 A company's float is a measure of the number of shares available for trading by the public. It's calculated by taking the number of issued and outstanding shares minus any restricted stock, which may not be publicly traded.

Abbreviation Guide

  • mrq  =  Most Recent Quarter
  • ttm  =  Trailing Twelve Months
  • yoy  =  Year Over Year
  • lfy  =  Last Fiscal Year
  • fye  =  Fiscal Year Ending

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