Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) recorded Cash & Equivalents of $797 million in Q3 2026, up 84.5% from $432 million a year earlier and up 27.3% from the prior quarter.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Quest Diagnostics reported Cash & Equivalents of $420 million, down 23.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -18.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cash & Equivalents came in at $549 million in FY2024 (-20.0%), $686 million in FY2023 (+117.8%), $315 million in FY2022 (-63.9%) and $872 million in FY2021 (-24.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q4 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 20.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash & Equivalents in the last five years was growth of 434.3% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 84.1% in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $626 million (Q2 2026), $393 million (Q1 2026) and $420 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.13 Bn | 102.23 Bn | - | 908.00 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 44.93 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.97 Bn | 28.06 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 261.80 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.09 Bn | 25.85 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 797.00 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.72 Bn | 12.03 Bn | - | 2.67 Bn |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 20.11 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 236.15 Mn | 1.03 Bn |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.90 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 717.84 Mn |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 13.80 Bn | 10.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | 590.48 Mn |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.52 Bn | 13.15 Bn | - | 76.20 Mn |
| 10 | Davita | 12.21 Bn | 9.59 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 495.63 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 797.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 626.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 393.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 420.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 432.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 319.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 188.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 549.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 764.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 271.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 474.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 686.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 143.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 126.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 175.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 315.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 700.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 790.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 712.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 872.00 Mn |
Quest Diagnostics Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "DGX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();