Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' Cost of Revenue was $2.06 billion in Q3 2026, up 10.1% from $1.87 billion a year earlier and up 1.9% from the prior quarter.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Quest Diagnostics' Cost of Revenue was $7.92 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 9.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $7.37 billion, up 11.2% from FY2024.
- Cost of Revenue shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cost of Revenue was $6.63 billion in FY2024 (+6.9%), $6.2 billion in FY2023 (-3.9%), $6.45 billion in FY2022 (-2.0%) and $6.58 billion in FY2021 (+13.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cost of Revenue has increased for 11 straight quarters, with growth averaging 11.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cost of Revenue over five years was Q2 2025 (growth of 14.1%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 8.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, DGX's Cost of Revenue in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $2.02 billion (Q2 2026), $1.95 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.9 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.13 Bn | 102.23 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 44.93 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 280.51 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.97 Bn | 28.06 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 2.70 Bn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.09 Bn | 25.85 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 2.06 Bn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.72 Bn | 12.03 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 20.11 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 236.15 Mn | 124.82 Mn |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.90 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 278.27 Mn |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 13.80 Bn | 10.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | 144.84 Mn |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.52 Bn | 13.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Davita | 12.21 Bn | 9.59 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 2.45 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.72 Bn |
Quest Diagnostics Cost of Revenue 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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();