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Company Profile: Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX)

DGX insider trades (13 months) →

$247.06 −1.50% vs. previous close · Market cap $27.27B

Today's multi-factor rank: 146 of 461 · see the ranking

Momentum
6.7/10
Value
4.8/10
Growth
4.6/10
Quality
4.5/10
Multifactor
5.2/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$250.81
Open:$252.64
Day's Low:$244.58
Day's High:$252.64
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:27.27B
Enterprise Value:33.59B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$171.18
52-Week High:$256.99
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$238.66
200-Day Avg:$212.45

Volume

Volume Today:1,064,518
Avg Volume (3m):995,154
Avg Volume (10d):1,060,130
52-Week Change:+40.88%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:0.55

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):24.61

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 23, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):20.63
PEG Ratio:1.63
Price / Book:3.56
Price / Sales (TTM):2.30
EV / Revenue:2.84
EV / EBITDA:14.28

Dividends

Current yield:1.37%
Annual Dividend Rate:$3.44
Dividend Trailing:$3.38
Yield Trailing:1.35%
5-Year Avg Yield:1.82%
Payout Ratio:25.10%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):11.84B
Gross Profit:3.93B
EBITDA:2.35B
Net Income (TTM):1.12B
Rev Growth (YoY):+10.00%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+28.70%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+27.30%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$10.04

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 23, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$11.98
Revenue Per Share:$108.14
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$69.38
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:797.00M
Total Debt:6.40B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):5.60B
Debt / Equity:79.65%
Current Ratio:1.70
Quick Ratio:1.37

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:1.95B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):872.50M
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:33.59B
EV / Revenue:2.84
EV / EBITDA:14.28

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):15.32%
ROA (Return on Assets):6.61%
P/E (trailing):24.61
P/E (forward):20.63
Price / Book:3.56
PEG Ratio:1.63
52-Week Change:+40.88%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$10.04

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 23, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$11.98
P/E (forward):20.63
PEG Ratio:1.63

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$108.14
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$69.38

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:872.50M
Operating Cash Flow:1.95B
EBITDA:2.35B
Total Revenue (TTM):11.84B
Net Income (TTM):1.12B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:110,373,360
Float (free shares):109,428,271
Short interest (shares):3,573,902
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):3.05
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
10-Q2026-10-23View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-22View filing ↗
8-K2026-10-06View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-23View filing ↗
11-K2026-06-18View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-21View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-08View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-01View filing ↗
10-Q2026-04-22View filing ↗
8-K2026-04-21View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

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.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Secaucus
Employees:60,000
Sector:Healthcare
Industry:Diagnostics & Research
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Mr. James E. DavisChairman, CEO & President623.74M
Mr. Sam A. SamadExecutive VP & CFO551.49M
Mr. Michael E. Prevoznik J.D.Senior VP & General Counsel631.04M
Ms. Catherine T. DohertyExecutive Vice President of Regional Businesses621.31M
Mr. Karthik Kuppusamy Ph.D.Senior Vice President of Clinical Solutions551.11M
Mr. Michael J. DeppeSenior VP, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer58-
Mr. Murali BalakumarSenior VP and Chief Information & Digital Officer--
Ms. Damini ChokshiVice President of Investor Relations--

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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX): Quantitative Analysis

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) — Healthcare — Diagnostics & Research. DGX is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, DGX has returned +44.3% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

DGX ranks 146 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 15 of the 55 Healthcare companies that score. Its strongest factor is momentum (Z 1.05, ranked 64 of 494); its weakest is quality (Z -0.28, ranked 312 of 468). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor0.100146 of 461
Momentum1.04564 of 494 ↓2
Value-0.143245 of 489
Quality-0.278312 of 468
Growth-0.226286 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$247.06
Market Cap27.27B
P/E24.61
Revenue (last 12 months)11.84B
Price / book3.56
Book value per share$69.38
52-week range$171.18 – $256.99
Dividend yield1.37%
Beta0.55
Average volume995,154
Shares outstanding110.37M
Short interest (% of float)3.25% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does DGX report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are DGX insiders doing? 124 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 27 sells, the last one on Oct 26, 2026 →

DGX latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All DGX filings on EDGAR.

Guides: How to read a Quant500 company page · What the S&P 500 is · P/E ratio explained · 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K · all guides

Frequently asked questions about Quest Diagnostics (DGX)

When does Quest Diagnostics report earnings?

Quest Diagnostics has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 22, 2026). DGX earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is Quest Diagnostics's P/E ratio?

Quest Diagnostics's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 24.6 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 54 Healthcare companies with a P/E is 30.5, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Quest Diagnostics is below its sector median. Healthcare stocks, company by company →

Where does Quest Diagnostics rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, Quest Diagnostics ranks 146 of 461, and 15 of the 55 Healthcare companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have Quest Diagnostics insiders bought or sold shares?

SEC Form 4 shows no open-market purchase of Quest Diagnostics shares from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026. The latest sale was on Oct 26, 2026, by a director, for $292k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 0 purchases and 27 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All DGX insider trades →

Does Quest Diagnostics pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 1.37% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $3.44 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Oct 6, 2026.

What sector is Quest Diagnostics in, and which index?

Quest Diagnostics is classified in the Healthcare sector (industry: Diagnostics & Research), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 59 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Healthcare stocks →

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Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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