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Quest Diagnostics Inc
$255.68
+3.54%
(+8.74) 1D
$255.68
0.00% (0.00)
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Open
$250.61
High
$255.81
Low
$247.39
Mkt. cap
28.13B
Avg. vol.
1.05M
Volume
915.86K
Dividend
1.35%
Quarterly dividend
$0.86
Ex-dividend date
Oct 6, 2026
P/E ratio
25.50
52-wk high
$256.99
52-wk low
$171.18
EPS
$10.03
Beta
0.55
Shares outstanding
110.02M
No. of employees
52K
Open
$250.61
High
$255.81
Low
$247.39
Mkt. cap
28.13B
Avg. vol.
1.05M
Volume
915.86K
Dividend
1.35%
Quarterly dividend
$0.86
Ex-dividend date
Oct 6, 2026
P/E ratio
25.50
52-wk high
$256.99
52-wk low
$171.18
EPS
$10.03
Beta
0.55
Shares outstanding
110.02M
No. of employees
52K
News stories
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Profile
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is an American clinical laboratory. A Fortune 500 company, Quest operates in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Brazil. Quest also maintains collaborative agreements with various hospitals and clinics across the globe. As of 2020, the company had approximately 48,000 employees, and it generated more than $7.7 billion in revenue in 2019. The company offers access to diagnostic testing services for cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, neurological disorders, COVID-19, and employment and court-ordered drug testing. Wikipedia
About Quest Diagnostics Inc
CEOJames E. Davis
Employees51.5K
Founded1967
Headquarters-
SectorHealth care provider
Industry-
Analyst ratings
Based on 7 analysts giving stock ratings to DGX in the past 3 months
Buy
Buy
3
Hold
4
Sell
0
12-month forecast
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for DGX in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $255.68
$265.00 (+3.65%)
Average
$259.57 (+1.52%)
Lowest
$250.00 (-2.22%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Lisa Gill
J.P. Morgan
Hold
Maintained
$260.00
+1.7%
10/29/2026
Erin Wright
Morgan Stanley
Buy
Reiterated
$260.00
+1.7%
10/23/2026
Eric Coldwell
Robert W. Baird
Hold
Maintained
$262.00
+2.5%
10/23/2026
Lu Li
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Maintained
$265.00
+3.6%
10/22/2026
Michael Ryskin
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Maintained
$265.00
+3.6%
10/22/2026
Luke Sergott
Barclays
Buy
Maintained
$260.00
+1.7%
10/23/2026
Kevin Caliendo
UBS
Hold
Reiterated
$250.00
-2.2%
10/19/2026
David S Macdonald
Truist Financial
Hold
Reiterated
$260.00
+1.7%
09/22/2026
David Toung
Argus Research
Buy
Maintained
$260.00
+1.7%
07/28/2026
Ann Hynes
Mizuho Securities
Buy
Maintained
$260.00
+1.7%
07/28/2026
Tycho Peterson
Jefferies
Buy
Reiterated
$245.00
-4.2%
07/23/2026
Jared Haase
William Blair
Buy
Maintained
-
-
07/23/2026
Andrew Brackmann
William Blair
Buy
Maintained
-
-
06/15/2026
Elizabeth Anderson CFA
Evercore ISI
Hold
Maintained
$210.00
-17.9%
04/20/2026
Patrick B Donnelly
Citi
Hold
Maintained
$215.00
-15.9%
02/11/2026
Last report
Oct 22, 2026
Fiscal period
Q3 2026
$3.00 / $2.87
+4.36%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
3.10B / 3.05B
+1.46%beat
Fiscal Q3 2026 earnings call
Waiting for the earnings call
At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Sep 2026
Revenue
2.81B
2.90B
3.04B
3.10B
Cost of goods sold
1.89B
1.95B
2.02B
2.06B
Cost of revenue
1.89B
1.95B
2.02B
2.06B
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
486.00M
498.00M
526.00M
522.00M
Operating expense
523.00M
533.00M
564.00M
558.00M
Total operating expenses
2.41B
2.48B
2.58B
2.61B
Operating income
392.00M
411.00M
464.00M
484.00M
Other non operating income
9.00M
-2.00M
16.00M
-
EBT including unusual items
337.00M
338.00M
422.00M
425.00M
EBT excluding unusual items
344.00M
350.00M
427.00M
432.00M
Income tax expense
81.00M
74.00M
88.00M
99.00M
Effective tax rate
24.04%
21.89%
20.85%
23.29%
Other operating expenses
-
-2.00M
-
-1.00M
Net income
245.00M
252.00M
320.00M
312.00M
Net profit margin
8.73%
8.70%
10.52%
10.07%
Earnings per share
2.42
2.50
3.12
3.00
Interest and investment income
3.00M
2.00M
5.00M
6.00M
Interest expense
-67.00M
-65.00M
-68.00M
-67.00M
Net interest expenses
-64.00M
-63.00M
-63.00M
-61.00M
Depreciation and amortization charges
-
-
-
-
EBITDA
537.00M
558.00M
610.00M
631.00M
Gain or loss from assets sale
-
-
-
-
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