DGX vs IDXG vs GH Stock Comparison

Quest Diagnostics, Interpace Biosciences and Guardant Health Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc
$253.03 +9.1% 1M +44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.84B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.84B
Div. yield
1.34%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins
GH Guardant Health, Inc.
$185.31 +4.3% 1M +156.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Interpace Biosciences leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Interpace Biosciences 4, Quest Diagnostics 3, Guardant Health 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDGXIDXGGHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.84B $158.45M $24.76B DGX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 6.5x -54.3x IDXG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% -20.5% +42.7% GH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 67.6% -38.3% IDXG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.34% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.8% +420.0% +156.4% IDXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr — +9.7%/yr DGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.8% 182.5% 57.3% DGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 66/100 28/100 IDXG

Percentile Scorecard

DGXIDXGGH

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDGXIDXGGH
Valuation 68 #30 of 92 57 #40 of 92 18 #76 of 92
Growth 40 #53 of 87 49 #45 of 87 48 #46 of 87
Profitability 81 #17 of 86 92 #8 of 86 7 #80 of 86
Financial Health 54 #45 of 97 67 #33 of 97 55 #44 of 97
Shareholder Returns 78 #13 of 55 – 15 #47 of 55
Overall 64 66 28
  • DGX ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • IDXG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • GH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDGXIDXGGHSPY
1 month +9.1%-10.9%+4.3% +0.7%
3 months +7.9%+297.2%+21.6% +3.7%
6 months +30.3%+188.9%+112.8% +7.1%
Year to date +45.8%+365.0%+81.4% +12.8%
1 year +44.8%+420.0%+156.4% +11.9%
3 years +95.5%—+631.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.1%—+94.2% +22.8%
5 years +72.4%—+58.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +11.5%—+9.7% +10.9%
10 years +214.6%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDGXIDXGGHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.8%182.5%57.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%84.4%48.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.09-0.091.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.882.302.73 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-81.1%-86.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-24.9%-1.0% -1.2%
52-week high $253.03$7.62$187.22 $779.14
52-week low $173.49$0.83$72.27 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDGXIDXGGH
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 26.0x 6.5xmedian 26.0x -54.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.6x 4.4xmedian 1.6x 20.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 15.4x 33.3xmedian 15.4x -54.9xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 21.5x 38.6xmedian 21.5x -102.9xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 3.2x 6.8xmedian 3.2x -111.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.69median 0.87 0.21median 0.87 -5.47median 0.87

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDGXIDXGGH
Revenue $11.84B $36.14M $1.18B
Gross profit $3.92B $23.04M $769.16M
Operating income $1.72B $4.17M -$470.26M
Net income $1.18B $24.45M -$453.44M
Free cash flow $1.38B $4.10M -$240.72M
R&D – $594.00K $375.79M
EPS (diluted) $10.08 $0.88 $-3.41
Cash & equivalents $797.00M $2.70M $1.05B
Total debt $5.55B – –
Shares (diluted) 112.00M 27.71M 132.87M
Enterprise value $25.92B $149.17M $20.82B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDGXIDXGGH
P/E 24.7x 6.5x -54.3x
P/FCF 20.2x 38.6x -102.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 35.6x -133.7x
P/S 2.4x 4.4x 20.9x
P/B 3.5x 6.8x -111.1x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 6.8x -99.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 33.3x -54.9x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 37.4x -50.4x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 4.3x 20.0x
EV/FCF 23.7x 38.0x -98.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 34.9x -128.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.69 0.21 -5.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDGXIDXGGH
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% -20.5% 42.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% -1.0% 32.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% -19.0% 47.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.4% -0.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.5% -27.2% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 46.4% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.0% 435.6% -9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 54.2% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.6% -14.5% -2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 31.2% 9.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.5% -11.8% 22.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 62.1% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.3% -6.8% 11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 54.9% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDGXIDXGGH
Gross margin 33.1% 63.7% 65.0%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 12.9% -36.5%
Operating margin 14.6% 11.5% -39.7%
Pretax margin 12.6% 11.1% -38.4%
Net margin 9.5% 67.6% -38.3%
FCF margin 11.6% 11.4% -20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.5% 12.3% -15.7%
Return on equity 15.0% 105.5% –
Return on assets 6.9% 72.0% -23.7%
Return on invested capital 9.9% – –
Return on capital employed 11.3% 14.4% -29.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.1% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDGXIDXGGH
Debt / assets 32.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – –
Debt / FCF 4.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 53.8% 32.7% 111.7%
Equity / assets 46.2% 67.3% -11.7%
Interest coverage 6.5x – -97.6x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.2x 4.0x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.8x 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 3.1x
Altman Z-score 3.77 1.56 5.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDGXIDXGGH
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% – -1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.5% – -1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDGXIDXGGH
Forward P/E 23.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.96FY2026 $-0.72FY2023 $-3.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.25BFY2026 – $1.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 – +44.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% – +27.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDGXIDXGGH
Held by institutions 94.4% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,097 – 595
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – -2.6%
Institutions buying 550 – 354
Institutions selling 341 – 180
Buyers to sellers 1.61 – 1.97

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DGXIDXGGH
DGX 1.00 -0.04 0.23
IDXG -0.04 1.00 -0.03
GH 0.23 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DGX, IDXG and GH?

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quest Diagnostics (DGX) $27.84B, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) $158.45M, Guardant Health (GH) $24.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, DGX, IDXG and GH?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 24.7x, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 6.5x, Guardant Health (GH) -54.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Guardant Health (GH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +9.1%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) -20.5%, Guardant Health (GH) +42.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) has the highest net margin (Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 9.5%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 67.6%, Guardant Health (GH) -38.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) returned the most: Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +44.8%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) +420.0%, Guardant Health (GH) +156.4%. Over five years, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) compounded fastest (Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +11.5%/yr, Guardant Health (GH) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 1.34%. Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) and Guardant Health (GH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) has been the steadiest (Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 23.8%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 182.5%, Guardant Health (GH) 57.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DGX, IDXG and GH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.