Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Stock Insights

DGX price $245.62 +3.06 +1.26%

Ticker
DGX
Price
$245.62
Change
+3.06 +1.26%
Market cap ?
$27.11B
P/E ?
23.83
Forward P/E ?
21.72
Dividend yield ?
1.39%
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Medical - Diagnostics & Research
Stocklytics score
41
Value
37
Quality
50
Growth
37

Stocklytics score rationale: value 37, quality 50, growth 37.

Financials

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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, founded in 1967 and headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey, is a premier provider of diagnostic testing, information, and related services, serving clients both domestically and internationally. Its core business involves the development and provision of diverse diagnostic information services, such as routine, advanced clinical, and anatomic pathology testing. While primarily…

Fair value

DGX fair value $218.10. Price $245.62. Price is 13% above fair value.

Above fair value, and more expensive than usual. A larger premium than on 96% of days in the past 5 years.

Fair value is an estimate of what one share is worth if future cash flows arrive as modeled. It is not a forecast of the share price. How discounted cash flow works.

Calculated with a 10-year free-cash-flow discount. Starting free cash flow 1.38B. Growth 1.22%. When analyst earnings forecasts are available, free cash flow in those years is forecast earnings times the company's usual conversion of earnings into free cash flow, kept between 60% and 130%. Years with fewer than 3 analyst estimates are left out. Growth then fades in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10, starting from the last well-covered year's growth, or from the pace across those years when the final year slows sharply, kept between 0% and 20%. Without those forecasts, year-1 growth is analyst revenue growth for the next full fiscal year, or 5-year historical revenue growth when that forecast is missing, held for five years, then fading in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10. Terminal growth 3.00%. Discount rate 8.70% (beta 0.8). Beta is kept between 0.8 and 2.0, which on its own would make the discount rate 8.7% to 15.3%. The rate is then capped at 12%. A cap is used because a discount above 12% pushes higher-beta stocks further from the price. The discount rate stays at least 5 percentage points above terminal growth. Shares 110.37M. Net debt 6.50B. The earnings value is next-12-months earnings per share, or trailing earnings when that forecast is missing, times the median P/E of the company's industry. That median uses listed stocks worth at least $10 billion with a positive P/E of 100 or below, and the industry needs at least eight of them. Otherwise the sector median is used when that group also has at least eight, then the market median of those large companies. The multiple used is the lower of that median and 1.25 times the stock's own 10-year median P/E, then kept between 8 and 30. If the stock has no 10-year median, the peer median is kept between 8 and 30. Fair value is the average of the cash-flow value and the earnings value when both exist. Card and credit companies use the earnings value only, because changes in customer receivables distort free cash flow. Model uncertainty is high when fair value is more than 60% from the price, or when most of the cash-flow value sits after year 10.

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Earnings

DateEPS actualEPS estimateRevenueRevenue estimate
2027-02-09—2.68—3.04B
2026-10-223.002.873.10B3.05B
2026-07-233.122.823.04B2.97B
2026-04-212.502.372.90B2.83B
2026-02-102.422.362.81B2.75B
2025-10-212.602.502.82B2.74B
2025-07-222.622.572.76B2.73B
2025-04-222.212.152.65B2.63B
2025-01-302.232.192.62B2.58B
2024-10-222.302.262.49B2.43B
2024-07-232.352.342.40B2.39B
2024-04-232.041.862.37B2.29B
2024-02-012.152.112.29B2.25B
2023-10-242.222.192.29B2.27B
2023-07-262.302.272.34B2.25B
2023-04-272.041.972.33B2.20B
2023-02-021.981.902.33B2.26B
2022-10-202.362.192.49B2.35B
2022-07-212.362.292.45B2.34B
2022-04-213.222.972.61B2.64B
2022-02-033.333.182.74B2.68B
2021-10-213.962.882.77B2.34B
2021-07-223.182.872.55B2.25B
2021-04-223.763.712.72B2.66B
2021-02-044.484.243.00B2.83B
2020-10-224.313.732.79B2.41B
2020-07-231.421.411.83B1.81B
2020-04-220.940.891.82B1.73B
2020-01-301.671.601.93B1.85B
2019-10-221.761.711.96B1.90B
2019-07-231.731.681.95B1.90B
2019-04-231.401.361.89B1.84B
2019-02-141.361.361.84B1.85B
2018-10-231.681.681.89B1.89B
2018-07-241.751.761.92B1.93B
2018-04-191.521.491.88B1.85B
2018-02-011.401.381.94B1.84B
2017-10-191.391.351.93B1.80B
2017-07-251.551.421.94B1.71B
2017-04-201.331.181.90B1.61B

Dividends

Yield 1.38%. Payout ratio 32.68%. Frequency Quarterly.

Safety score 91/100 · Safe. Payout ratio is 33% of earnings. Dividends use less than 40% of free cash flow. Dividends were paid in 23 separate years. Yield is 1.4%, which is modest.

Ex-dateDividendRecordPaymentFrequency
2026-10-06$0.862026-10-062026-10-21Quarterly
2026-07-08$0.862026-07-082026-07-22Quarterly
2026-04-06$0.862026-04-062026-04-20Quarterly
2026-01-13$0.802026-01-132026-01-28Quarterly
2025-10-03$0.802025-10-032025-10-20Quarterly
2025-07-07$0.802025-07-072025-07-21Quarterly
2025-04-07$0.802025-04-072025-04-21Quarterly
2025-01-14$0.752025-01-142025-01-29Quarterly
2024-10-04$0.752024-10-042024-10-21Quarterly
2024-07-08$0.752024-07-082024-07-22Quarterly
2024-04-05$0.752024-04-082024-04-22Quarterly
2024-01-16$0.712024-01-172024-01-31Quarterly
2023-10-05$0.712023-10-062023-10-23Quarterly
2023-07-10$0.712023-07-112023-07-25Quarterly
2023-04-06$0.712023-04-102023-04-24Quarterly
2023-01-17$0.662023-01-182023-02-01Quarterly
2022-10-03$0.662022-10-042022-10-19Quarterly
2022-07-05$0.662022-07-062022-07-20Quarterly
2022-06-03$0.66——Irregular
2022-04-05$0.662022-04-062022-04-20Quarterly
2022-01-18$0.622022-01-192022-02-02Quarterly
2021-10-04$0.622021-10-052021-10-20Quarterly
2021-07-06$0.622021-07-072021-07-21Quarterly
2021-04-06$0.622021-04-072021-04-21Quarterly
2021-01-19$0.562021-01-202021-02-03Quarterly
2020-10-05$0.562020-10-062020-10-21Quarterly
2020-07-07$0.562020-07-082020-07-22Quarterly
2020-04-06$0.562020-04-072020-04-21Quarterly
2020-01-13$0.532020-01-142020-01-29Quarterly
2019-10-03$0.532019-10-042019-10-21Quarterly
2019-07-05$0.532019-07-082019-07-22Quarterly
2019-04-05$0.532019-04-082019-04-22Quarterly
2019-01-14$0.532019-01-152019-01-30Quarterly
2018-10-04$0.502018-10-052018-10-22Quarterly
2018-07-06$0.502018-07-092018-07-23Quarterly
2018-04-03$0.502018-04-042018-04-18Quarterly
2018-01-08$0.452018-01-092018-01-24Quarterly
2017-10-02$0.452017-10-032017-10-18Quarterly
2017-07-06$0.452017-07-102017-07-24Quarterly
2017-04-03$0.452017-04-052017-04-19Quarterly
2017-01-06$0.452017-01-102017-01-25Quarterly
2016-09-30$0.402016-10-042016-10-19Quarterly
2016-07-01$0.402016-07-062016-07-20Quarterly
2016-04-04$0.402016-04-062016-04-20Quarterly
2016-01-08$0.382016-01-122016-01-27Quarterly
2015-10-02$0.382015-10-062015-10-21Quarterly
2015-07-06$0.382015-07-082015-07-22Quarterly
2015-04-06$0.382015-04-082015-04-22Quarterly
2015-01-09$0.332015-01-132015-01-28Quarterly
2014-10-03$0.332014-10-072014-10-22Quarterly
2014-07-07$0.332014-07-092014-07-23Quarterly
2014-04-04$0.332014-04-082014-04-23Quarterly
2014-01-03$0.302014-01-072014-01-22Quarterly
2013-09-27$0.302013-10-012013-10-16Quarterly
2013-06-28$0.302013-07-022013-07-17Quarterly
2013-03-28$0.302013-04-022013-04-16Quarterly
2013-01-09$0.302013-01-112013-01-28Quarterly
2012-09-27$0.172012-10-012012-10-16Quarterly
2012-06-29$0.172012-07-032012-07-18Quarterly
2012-03-30$0.172012-04-032012-04-17Quarterly
2012-01-05$0.172012-01-092012-01-24Quarterly
2011-10-05$0.102011-10-072011-10-24Quarterly
2011-06-30$0.102011-07-052011-07-19Quarterly
2011-04-01$0.102011-04-052011-04-19Quarterly
2011-01-06$0.102011-01-102011-01-25Quarterly
2010-09-30$0.102010-10-042010-10-19Quarterly
2010-07-01$0.102010-07-062010-07-20Quarterly
2010-04-01$0.102010-04-062010-04-20Quarterly
2010-01-05$0.102010-01-072010-01-22Quarterly
2009-09-30$0.102009-10-022009-10-19Quarterly
2009-07-01$0.102009-07-062009-07-20Quarterly
2009-04-02$0.102009-04-062009-04-20Quarterly
2009-01-07$0.102009-01-092009-01-26Quarterly
2008-10-01$0.102008-10-032008-10-20Quarterly
2008-07-01$0.102008-07-032008-07-18Quarterly
2008-04-02$0.102008-04-042008-04-18Quarterly
2008-01-07$0.102008-01-092008-01-23Quarterly
2007-10-01$0.102007-10-032007-10-17Quarterly
2007-07-02$0.102007-07-052007-07-18Quarterly
2007-04-02$0.102007-04-042007-04-18Quarterly

Insider trades

DateInsiderActionSharesPriceValue
2026-10-26PFEIFFER GARY MSell1.20K$243.00292.33K
2026-10-21CARTER ROBERT BBuy10$235.932.36K
2026-10-21SAMAD SAMBuy90$235.9421.23K
2026-10-21Gregg Vicky BBuy63$235.9414.86K
2026-10-21KUPPUSAMY KARTHIKBuy33$235.947.79K
2026-10-21Lassiter Wright IIIBuy6$235.961.42K
2026-10-21Plewman PatrickBuy41$235.949.67K
2026-10-21MAIN TIMOTHY LBuy18$235.944.25K
2026-10-21DELANEY MARK EBuy25$235.945.90K
2026-10-01WENTWORTH TIMOTHY CBuy135——
2026-09-01Davis J. E.Sell10.00K$242.722.43M
2026-08-28PREVOZNIK MICHAEL EBuy22.68K$112.172.54M
2026-08-28PREVOZNIK MICHAEL ESell16.01K$242.883.89M
2026-08-28PREVOZNIK MICHAEL ESell6.24K$243.631.52M
2026-08-28PREVOZNIK MICHAEL ESell430$244.51105.14K
2026-08-28PREVOZNIK MICHAEL ESell1.00K——
2026-08-28PREVOZNIK MICHAEL ESell22.68K$112.172.54M
2026-07-28DELANEY MARK ESell1.60K$235.18376.29K
2026-07-22KUPPUSAMY KARTHIKBuy37$206.817.65K
2026-07-22CARTER ROBERT BBuy11$206.802.27K
2026-07-22Gregg Vicky BBuy72$206.8114.89K
2026-07-22Plewman PatrickBuy46$206.819.51K
2026-07-22MAIN TIMOTHY LBuy21$206.814.34K
2026-07-22SAMAD SAMBuy102$206.8121.09K
2026-07-22Lassiter Wright IIIBuy6$206.811.24K
2026-07-22DELANEY MARK EBuy34$206.817.03K
2026-07-01WENTWORTH TIMOTHY CBuy144——
2026-06-04KUPPUSAMY KARTHIKBuy4.83K$121.81587.95K
2026-06-04KUPPUSAMY KARTHIKBuy3.32K$127.72424.05K
2026-06-04KUPPUSAMY KARTHIKSell8.15K$200.001.63M
2026-06-04KUPPUSAMY KARTHIKSell3.32K$127.72424.05K
2026-06-04KUPPUSAMY KARTHIKSell4.83K$121.81587.95K
2026-06-01Davis J. E.Sell10.00K$194.141.94M
2026-05-20CARTER ROBERT BBuy1.14K——
2026-05-20Gregg Vicky BBuy1.14K——
2026-05-20Diaz LuisBuy1.14K——
2026-05-20MAIN TIMOTHY LBuy1.14K——
2026-05-20WENTWORTH TIMOTHY CBuy1.14K——
2026-05-20Doi TraceyBuy1.14K——
2026-05-20RING TIMOTHY MBuy1.14K——
2026-05-20Lassiter Wright IIIBuy1.14K——
2026-05-20MORRISON DENISE MBuy1.14K——
2026-05-20PFEIFFER GARY MBuy1.14K——
2026-04-20SAMAD SAMBuy108$194.7021.03K
2026-04-20Plewman PatrickBuy49$194.709.54K
2026-04-20Gregg Vicky BBuy68$194.7013.24K
2026-04-20CARTER ROBERT BBuy7$194.701.36K
2026-04-20Lassiter Wright IIIBuy6$194.701.17K
2026-04-20KUPPUSAMY KARTHIKBuy39$194.707.59K
2026-04-20DELANEY MARK EBuy37$194.707.20K
2026-04-01WENTWORTH TIMOTHY CBuy198——
2026-03-09WENTWORTH TIMOTHY CBuy215——
2026-03-09WENTWORTH TIMOTHY COther0——
2026-03-05Doherty Catherine T.Sell5.56K$206.211.15M
2026-03-05PREVOZNIK MICHAEL ESell3.88K$206.21799.68K
2026-03-05Plewman PatrickSell2.85K$206.21588.73K
2026-03-04SAMAD SAMBuy13.95K$204.862.86M
2026-03-04SAMAD SAMSell7.72K$204.861.58M
2026-03-04Doherty Catherine T.Buy11.36K$204.862.33M
2026-03-04Doherty Catherine T.Sell5.81K$204.861.19M
2026-03-04DELANEY MARK EBuy5.68K$204.861.16M
2026-03-04DELANEY MARK ESell2.33K$204.86476.50K
2026-03-04PREVOZNIK MICHAEL EBuy7.23K$204.861.48M
2026-03-04PREVOZNIK MICHAEL ESell3.35K$204.86687.10K
2026-03-04Davis J. E.Buy51.65K$204.8610.58M
2026-03-04Davis J. E.Sell26.41K$204.865.41M
2026-03-04Plewman PatrickBuy5.68K$204.861.16M
2026-03-04Plewman PatrickSell2.83K$204.86579.14K
2026-03-04Deppe Michael JBuy1.47K$204.86301.76K
2026-03-04Deppe Michael JSell750$204.86153.65K
2026-03-04KUPPUSAMY KARTHIKBuy6.20K$204.861.27M
2026-03-04KUPPUSAMY KARTHIKSell2.63K$204.86538.37K
2026-03-03Doherty Catherine T.Sell632$207.73131.29K
2026-03-03PREVOZNIK MICHAEL ESell526$207.73109.27K
2026-03-03Plewman PatrickSell410$207.7385.17K
2026-03-02Doherty Catherine T.Sell648$204.86132.75K
2026-03-02SAMAD SAMSell869$204.86178.02K
2026-03-02PREVOZNIK MICHAEL ESell288$204.8659.00K
2026-03-02Davis J. E.Sell2.97K$204.86608.02K
2026-03-02Davis J. E.Sell10.00K$212.522.13M
2026-03-02Plewman PatrickSell230$204.8647.12K
2026-03-02KUPPUSAMY KARTHIKSell205$204.8642.00K
2026-03-02DELANEY MARK ESell188$204.8638.51K
2026-03-02Deppe Michael JSell88$204.8618.03K
2026-02-19Plewman PatrickSell958$204.83196.23K
2026-02-19PREVOZNIK MICHAEL ESell1.11K$204.83227.57K
2026-02-19Doherty Catherine T.Sell1.43K$204.83293.52K
2026-02-18Plewman PatrickBuy1.95K——
2026-02-18Plewman PatrickSell244$210.0151.24K
2026-02-18Plewman PatrickSell293$206.9960.65K
2026-02-18Plewman PatrickBuy9.01K$204.961.85M
2026-02-18SAMAD SAMBuy3.96K——
2026-02-18SAMAD SAMSell855$210.01179.56K
2026-02-18SAMAD SAMSell1.01K$206.99209.06K
2026-02-18SAMAD SAMBuy18.30K$204.963.75M
2026-02-18PREVOZNIK MICHAEL EBuy2.01K——
2026-02-18PREVOZNIK MICHAEL ESell301$210.0163.21K
2026-02-18PREVOZNIK MICHAEL ESell347$206.9971.83K
2026-02-18PREVOZNIK MICHAEL EBuy9.29K$204.961.90M
2026-02-18Davis J. E.Buy15.86K——

Institutional holders

Latest filed quarter: Q2 2026.

Institutions holding: 1.13K, holders +43 vs prior quarter. Ownership 96.07%.

HolderSharesChangeChange %Value
BLACKROCK, INC.9.28M103.12K+1.12%1.97B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC7.23M87.72K+1.23%1.53B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC6.13M49.65K+0.82%1.30B
STATE STREET CORP5.52M135.82K+2.52%1.17B
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/5.44M-853.00K-13.54%1.15B
BOSTON PARTNERS4.74M732.24K+18.25%1.00B
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO3.52M-326.02K-8.48%748.59M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC3.14M51.56K+1.67%662.58M
MORGAN STANLEY2.46M-19.22K-0.78%521.50M
EDGEPOINT INVESTMENT GROUP INC.2.25M3.70K+0.16%476.37M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1.99M38.51K+1.98%421.38M
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/1.94M182.23K+10.40%410.15M
GRANTHAM, MAYO, VAN OTTERLOO & CO. LLC1.89M5.18K+0.28%400.21M
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN1.75M-11.55K-0.66%371.17M
DAVIS SELECTED ADVISERS1.56M-62.20K-3.84%329.78M
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC1.55M-295.78K-16.02%328.64M
NORGES BANK1.41M1.41MNew298.13M
FMR LLC1.40M456.52K+48.45%296.46M
INVESCO LTD.1.38M-259.37K-15.83%292.30M
NORTHERN TRUST CORP1.13M13.23K+1.19%238.96M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC982.69K-366.00K-27.14%208.28M
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC942.41K95.80K+11.32%199.74M
UBS GROUP AG888.91K186.57K+26.56%188.40M
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC818.22K-49.11K-5.66%173.42M
M&G PLC795.65K-9.69K-1.20%168.68M

Insights

Revenue by product
PeriodValue
FY2011Clinical Laboratory Testing Business: 6814456000.0, Other Segments: 696034000.0
FY2012Clinical Laboratory Testing Business: 6819916000.0, Other Segments: 562646000.0
FY2013Clinical Laboratory Testing Business: 6587000000.0, Other Segments: 559000000.0
FY2014Clinical Laboratory Testing Business: 6873000000.0, Other Segments: 562000000.0
FY2015Diagnostic Information Services Business: 6965000000.0, Other Segments: 528000000.0
FY2016Anatomic pathology testing services: 624000000.0, Other Segments: 377000000.0, Routine clinical testing services: 4179000000.0
FY2017Anatomic pathology testing services: 612000000.0, Other Segments: 339000000.0, Routine clinical testing services: 4309000000.0
FY2018Anatomic pathology testing services: 578000000.0, Other Segments: 327000000.0, Routine clinical testing services: 4217000000.0
FY2019Anatomic pathology testing services: 579000000.0, Other Segments: 321000000.0, Routine clinical testing services: 4206000000.0
FY2020All other services: 298000000.0, Anatomic pathology testing services: 482000000.0, COVID-19 Testing Services: 2723000000.0, Gene-based and esoteric testing services: 2098000000.0, Routine clinical testing services: 3836000000.0
FY2021All other services: 294000000.0, Anatomic pathology testing services: 553000000.0, COVID-19 Testing Services: 2770000000.0, Gene-based and esoteric testing services: 2878000000.0, Routine clinical testing services: 4293000000.0
FY2022Diagnostic Information Services Business: 9609000000.0, Other Segments: 274000000.0
FY2023Diagnostic Information Services Business: 8976000000.0, Other Segments: 276000000.0
FY2024Diagnostic Information Services Business: 9614000000.0
FY2025Diagnostic Information Services Business: 10785000000.0

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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Stock Insights

DGX$245.62+3.06 +1.26%

$27.11B

Market Cap

23.83

P/E

21.72

Forward P/E

41

Score

Price History