Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' Debt Ratio came in at 0.32 for Q3 2026, down 8.0% from 0.35 a year earlier and down 3.2% from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Quest Diagnostics' Debt Ratio was 0.35, down 9.2% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.38 in FY2024 (+14.5%), 0.34 in FY2023 (+8.4%), 0.31 in FY2022 (+5.2%) and 0.29 in FY2021 (+3.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 0.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 23.2%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 9.8%).
- Business Quant data shows DGX's Debt Ratio at 0.33 (Q2 2026), 0.34 (Q1 2026) and 0.35 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 98.64 Bn | 98.22 Bn | - | 0.80 |
| 2 | Natera | 54.42 Bn | 50.10 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 0.03 |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 28.77 Bn | 26.87 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 0.31 |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 27.60 Bn | 25.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.32 |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 22.81 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.39 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 0.42 |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.75 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 246.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.53 Bn | 14.00 Bn | - | 0.35 |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.09 Bn | 11.43 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 0.37 |
| 10 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.64 Bn | 5.70 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 15.15 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.29 |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();