Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' (DGX) quarterly Change in Cash came in at -$27.0 million in Q1 2026, up 92.52% year-on-year from -$14.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 125.0% quarter-over-quarter from -$12.0 million in Q4 2025.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quest Diagnostics has disclosed Change in Cash across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$27.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Change in Cash for Q1 2026 came in at -$27.0 million, up 92.52% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $205.0 million (up 171.68% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$129.0 million, up 5.84% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash came in at -$27.0 million for Q1 2026 at Quest Diagnostics, down from -$12.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $543.0 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$385.0 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Change in Cash is -$49.0 million (2023), against an average of -$28.2 million.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Cash tumbled 322.22% in 2022 and jumped 2800.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Quest Diagnostics' Change in Cash stood at -$385.0 million in 2022, then surged by 241.04% to $543.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 139.59% to -$215.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 94.42% to -$12.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 125.0% to -$27.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$27.0 million (Q1 2026), -$12.0 million (Q4 2025), and $113.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,902.70 Bn | 29,902.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -126.00 Mn |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 175.99 Bn | 172.74 Bn | 7.74 Bn | -6.60 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 129.87 Bn | 124.18 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.75 Bn | 44.55 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 20.46 Mn |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 37.52 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 49.00 Mn |
| 6 | Iqvia Holdings | 30.91 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 1.36 Bn | -33.00 Mn |
| 7 | Natera | 30.21 Bn | 29.11 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 11.79 Mn |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.19 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 721.00 Mn | -329.00 Mn |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.12 Bn | 23.06 Bn | 555.82 Mn | -6.31 Mn |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 21.68 Bn | 21.59 Bn | 942.00 Mn | -27.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -27.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -12.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 113.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 131.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -361.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -215.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 493.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -203.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -212.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 543.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -49.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -140.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -385.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -90.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 78.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -160.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -115.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 427.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -670.00 Mn |