Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Change in Accrued Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) recorded Change in Accrued Expenses of $114 million in Q3 2026, down 8.1% from $124 million a year earlier and down 19.7% from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Change in Accrued Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Quest Diagnostics' Change in Accrued Expenses came in at $260 million as of Sep 30, 2026, up 75.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $129 million.
- Annual Change in Accrued Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -22.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Change in Accrued Expenses came in at -$67 million in FY2024, -$55 million in FY2023, -$149 million in FY2022 and $35 million in FY2021 (-92.3%).
- Quarterly Change in Accrued Expenses has ranged from -$211 million in Q1 2023 to $176 million in Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Change in Accrued Expenses rose in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 19.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Change in Accrued Expenses in the last five years was growth of 780.0% in Q4 2023, against a decline of 86.4% in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $142 million (Q2 2026), -$12 million (Q1 2026) and $16 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Accrued Exp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.13 Bn | 102.23 Bn | - | 769.00 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 44.93 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 7.92 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.97 Bn | 28.06 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -53.00 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.09 Bn | 25.85 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 114.00 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.72 Bn | 12.03 Bn | - | -404.00 Mn |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 20.11 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 236.15 Mn | 41.71 Mn |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.90 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 19.24 Mn |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 13.80 Bn | 10.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | 38.55 Mn |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.52 Bn | 13.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Davita | 12.21 Bn | 9.59 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 43.65 Mn |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 114.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 142.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -12.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 124.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 42.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -53.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 35.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 41.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -152.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 176.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -75.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 55.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -211.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -36.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -165.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.00 Mn |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Change in Accrued Expenses API
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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=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-accured-expenses", "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=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();