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Ticker
DGX

Price
171.38
Stock movement down
-2.30 (-1.32%)
Company name
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Healthcare >
Diagnostics & Research
Market cap
19.13B
Ent value
27.54B
Price/Sales
2.01
Price/Book
2.76
Div yield
1.87%
Div growth
7.43%
Growth years
9
FCF payout
31.96%
Trailing P/E
22.75
Forward P/E
17.62
PEG
4.74
EPS growth
7.37%
1 year return
22.38%
3 year return
7.09%
5 year return
8.72%
10 year return
8.78%
Last updated: 2025-05-29

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share3.20
Dividend yield1.87%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield2.42%
Average yield1.96%
Minimum yield1.43%
Discount to avg yield-4.83%
Upside potential-4.61%
Yield as % of max yield77.04%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield1.87%
Current yield distribution70.63%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.43%
Yield at 90%1.74%
Yield at 80%1.82%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.95%
Yield at 20%2.11%
Yield at 10%2.17%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.42%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth9 years
CCC statusDividend Challenger
Dividend per share3.20
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date7 Jul 2025
EPS (TTM)7.44
EPS (1y forward)9.73
EPS growth (5y)7.37%
EPS growth (5y forward)4.80%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
DGXS&P500
DGR MR6.67%-13.74%
DGR TTM6.16%6.60%
DGR 3 years8.08%5.24%
DGR 5 years7.43%5.40%
DGR 10 years8.80%7.07%
DGR 15 years13.82%6.12%
Time since last change announced120 days
EPS growth (5y)7.37%
EPS growth (5y forward)4.80%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM38.88%31.96%
Average--
Forward32.90%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E22.75
Price to OCF13.69
Price to FCF18.70
Price to EBITDA10.56
EV to EBITDA15.20

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales2.01
Price to Book2.76
EV to Sales2.89

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count111.61M
EPS (TTM)7.44
FCF per share (TTM)9.05

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)9.54B
Gross profit (TTM)3.08B
Operating income (TTM)1.33B
Net income (TTM)841.00M
EPS (TTM)7.44
EPS (1y forward)9.73

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)32.31%
Operating margin (TTM)13.94%
Profit margin (TTM)8.82%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash764.00M
Net receivables1.38B
Total current assets2.62B
Goodwill8.61B
Intangible assets1.72B
Property, plant and equipment2.75B
Total assets16.09B
Accounts payable1.30B
Short/Current long term debt6.97B
Total current liabilities2.09B
Total liabilities9.17B
Shareholder's equity6.92B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)1.40B
Capital expenditures (TTM)374.00M
Free cash flow (TTM)1.02B
Dividends paid (TTM)327.00M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity12.15%
Return on Assets5.23%
Return on Invested Capital6.30%
Cash Return on Invested Capital7.66%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open172.91
Daily high173.67
Daily low171.00
Daily Volume746K
All-time high178.50
1y analyst estimate167.90
Beta0.89
EPS (TTM)7.44
Dividend per share3.20
Ex-div date7 Jul 2025
Next earnings date21 Jul 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
DGXS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-3.99%-4.11%
Highest price drop-49.46%-56.47%
Date of highest drop14 Feb 20039 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-13.15%-11.06%
Avg time to new high24 days12 days
Max time to new high1537 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
DGX (Quest Diagnostics Incorporated) company logo
Marketcap
19.13B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated provides diagnostic testing and services in the United States and internationally. 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 offers diagnostic information services primarily 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, 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. The company also provides risk assessment services for the life insurance industry; and healthcare organizations and clinicians information technology solutions. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Employees
50000
SEC filings
CEO
Stephen H. Rusckowski
Country
USA
City
Secaucus
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Challenger
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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