DGX vs IDXG vs TEM Stock Comparison

Quest Diagnostics, Interpace Biosciences and Tempus AI Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc
$242.55 +2.7% 1M +34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$27.11B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Diagnostic Labs Healthcare
3 wins
TEM Tempus AI, Inc.
$72.15 -15.1% 1M -21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
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, Tempus AI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDGXIDXGTEMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.11B $137.12M $13.80B DGX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 5.6x -54.2x IDXG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% -20.5% +50.4% TEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 67.6% -17.8% IDXG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% — -52.0% DGX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.6% +491.4% -21.2% IDXG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.7% 182.1% 76.8% DGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 65/100 26/100 IDXG

Percentile Scorecard

DGXIDXGTEM

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

AxisDGXIDXGTEM
Valuation 69 #29 of 92 56 #41 of 92 9 #84 of 92
Growth 40 #53 of 87 48 #46 of 87 27 #64 of 87
Profitability 79 #19 of 86 91 #9 of 86 11 #77 of 86
Financial Health 55 #44 of 97 67 #33 of 97 57 #42 of 97
Shareholder Returns 76 #14 of 56 – –
Overall 64 65 26
  • DGX ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • IDXG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • TEM ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDGXIDXGTEMSPY
1 month +2.7%-14.2%-15.1% -0.2%
3 months +2.8%+269.1%+68.2% +3.9%
6 months +24.4%+185.0%+41.2% +8.2%
Year to date +39.8%+347.2%+22.2% +12.9%
1 year +34.6%+491.4%-21.2% +12.3%
3 years +90.0%—— +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.9%—— +23.3%
5 years +66.3%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.7%—— +10.9%
10 years +203.5%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.7%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDGXIDXGTEMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.7%182.1%76.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.8%83.1%66.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.09-0.032.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.462.70-0.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-81.1%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-27.8%-21.2% -1.2%
52-week high $247.47$7.62$91.58 $779.14
52-week low $173.49$0.83$41.55 $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.

MultipleDGXIDXGTEM
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 24.6x 6.2xmedian 24.6x -51.0xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 4.2xmedian 1.6x 8.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 14.6x 32.0xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 21.6x 37.1xmedian 21.6x -48.0xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 6.6xmedian 3.2x 28.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.62median 0.66 0.20median 0.66 —median 0.66

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 monthsDGXIDXGTEM
Revenue $11.84B $36.14M $1.43B
Gross profit $3.92B $23.04M $916.19M
Operating income $1.72B $4.17M -$283.03M
Net income $1.18B $24.45M -$254.43M
Free cash flow $1.38B $4.10M -$263.22M
R&D – $594.00K $196.31M
EPS (diluted) $10.08 $0.88 $-1.39
Cash & equivalents $797.00M $2.70M $599.61M
Total debt $5.55B – –
Shares (diluted) 112.00M 27.71M 182.40M
Enterprise value $24.88B $127.84M $10.83B

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
MetricDGXIDXGTEM
P/E 23.6x 6.2x -51.0x
P/FCF 19.4x 37.1x -48.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 34.2x -53.2x
P/S 2.3x 4.2x 8.8x
P/B 3.4x 6.6x 28.4x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 6.6x 95.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 32.0x –
EV/EBIT 18.2x 35.9x -41.8x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 4.1x 8.3x
EV/FCF 22.9x 36.5x -44.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 33.6x -49.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.62 0.20 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDGXIDXGTEM
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% -20.5% 50.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% -1.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% -19.0% 58.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.4% -0.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.5% -27.2% -20.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 46.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 15.0% 435.6% -27.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 54.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.6% -14.5% -21.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 31.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.5% -11.8% -356.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 62.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.3% -6.8% -278.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 54.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDGXIDXGTEM
Gross margin 33.1% 63.7% 64.0%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 12.9% –
Operating margin 14.6% 11.5% -19.8%
Pretax margin 12.6% 11.1% -17.6%
Net margin 9.5% 67.6% -17.8%
FCF margin 11.6% 11.4% -18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.5% 12.3% -16.6%
Return on equity 15.0% 105.5% -57.3%
Return on assets 6.9% 72.0% -11.0%
Return on invested capital 9.9% – -52.0%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 14.4% -15.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.2x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.1% 13.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDGXIDXGTEM
Debt / assets 32.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – –
Debt / FCF 4.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 53.8% 32.7% 81.2%
Equity / assets 46.2% 67.3% 18.8%
Interest coverage 6.5x – -5.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.2x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.8x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 3.70 1.23 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDGXIDXGTEM
Dividend yield 1.4% – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% – –
Shareholder yield 2.6% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusDGXIDXGTEM
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.96FY2026 $-0.72FY2023 $-0.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.25BFY2026 – $1.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 – +29.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% – +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDGXIDXGTEM
Held by institutions 94.4% – 63.0%
Institutions holding 1,096 – 483
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% – +5.0%
Institutions buying 549 – 284
Institutions selling 341 – 118
Buyers to sellers 1.61 – 2.41

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.

DGXIDXGTEM
DGX 1.00 -0.05 0.19
IDXG -0.05 1.00 0.02
TEM 0.19 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DGX, IDXG and TEM?

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quest Diagnostics (DGX) $27.11B, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) $137.12M, Tempus AI (TEM) $13.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, DGX, IDXG and TEM?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 24.0x, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 5.6x, Tempus AI (TEM) -54.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tempus AI (TEM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +9.1%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) -20.5%, Tempus AI (TEM) +50.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) has the highest net margin (Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 9.5%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 67.6%, Tempus AI (TEM) -17.8%). On return on invested capital, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) leads (Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 9.9%, Tempus AI (TEM) -52.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) returned the most: Quest Diagnostics (DGX) +34.6%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) +491.4%, Tempus AI (TEM) -21.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 0.01%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 0.00%, Tempus AI (TEM) 0.00%. Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) and Tempus AI (TEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) has been the steadiest (Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 23.7%, Interpace Biosciences (IDXG) 182.1%, Tempus AI (TEM) 76.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.