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Ticker
DGX

Price
182.16
Stock movement down
-2.49 (-1.35%)
Company name
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Healthcare >
Diagnostics & Research
Market cap
20.26B
Ent value
28.65B
Price/Sales
1.87
Price/Book
2.75
Div yield
1.76%
Div growth
7.35%
Growth years
9
FCF payout
24.91%
Trailing P/E
20.91
Forward P/E
17.56
PEG
4.36
EPS growth
4.09%
1 year return (CAGR)
19.33%
3 year return (CAGR)
-
5 year return (CAGR)
-
10 year return (CAGR)
-
Last updated: 2026-01-22

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share3.20
Dividend yield1.76%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield2.04%
Average yield1.84%
Minimum yield1.66%
Discount to avg yield-4.91%
Upside potential-4.68%
Yield as % of max yield86.29%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield1.76%
Current yield distribution82.92%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.66%
Yield at 90%1.74%
Yield at 80%1.77%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.84%
Yield at 20%1.92%
Yield at 10%1.96%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.04%

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 date13 Jan 2026
EPS (TTM)8.58
EPS (1y forward)10.38
EPS growth (5y)4.09%
EPS growth (5y forward)4.80%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
DGXS&P500
DGR MR6.67%-13.74%
DGR TTM6.67%6.60%
DGR 3 years6.61%7.31%
DGR 5 years7.35%4.69%
DGR 10 years7.92%6.30%
DGR 15 years14.75%8.16%
Time since last change announced365 days
EPS growth (5y)4.09%
EPS growth (5y forward)4.80%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM35.81%24.91%
Average--
Forward30.84%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E20.91
Price to OCF10.75
Price to FCF14.55
Price to EBITDA9.48
EV to EBITDA13.40

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.87
Price to Book2.75
EV to Sales2.64

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count111.24M
EPS (TTM)8.58
FCF per share (TTM)12.33

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)10.85B
Gross profit (TTM)3.61B
Operating income (TTM)1.53B
Net income (TTM)969.00M
EPS (TTM)8.58
EPS (1y forward)10.38

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)33.30%
Operating margin (TTM)14.11%
Profit margin (TTM)8.93%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash432.00M
Net receivables1.46B
Total current assets2.41B
Goodwill8.90B
Intangible assets1.66B
Property, plant and equipment2.79B
Total assets16.20B
Accounts payable1.46B
Short/Current long term debt6.38B
Total current liabilities2.13B
Total liabilities8.82B
Shareholder's equity7.38B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)1.89B
Capital expenditures (TTM)492.00M
Free cash flow (TTM)1.39B
Dividends paid (TTM)347.00M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity13.14%
Return on Assets5.98%
Return on Invested Capital12.03%
Cash Return on Invested Capital17.30%

STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open185.11
Daily high185.47
Daily low182.01
Daily Volume1.75M
All-time high192.35
1y analyst estimate198.06
Beta0.62
EPS (TTM)8.58
Dividend per share3.20
Ex-div date13 Jan 2026
Next earnings date29 Jan 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
DGXS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-5.30%-0.89%
Highest price drop-14.82%-19.00%
Date of highest drop21 Oct 20248 Apr 2025
Avg drop from high-5.28%-2.49%
Avg time to new high21 days6 days
Max time to new high92 days89 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
DGX (Quest Diagnostics Incorporated) company logo
Marketcap
20.26B
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 also provides 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, emerging retail healthcare providers, 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; and healthcare organizations and clinicians information technology solutions. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Employees
45000
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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