Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted Deferred Taxes of $48.0 million for Q1 2026, up 469.23% sequentially from -$13.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 585.71% YoY from $7.0 million in Q1 2025.

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) has 18 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at $48.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 585.71% year-over-year to $48.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $146.0 million (up 284.21% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $105.0 million, up 707.69% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes advanced to $48.0 million in Q1 2026 per DGX's latest filing, from -$13.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $110.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$44.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is $6.9 million, with a median of -$4.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Deferred Taxes soared 3150.0% in 2022 and plunged 350.0% in 2024.
  • Quest Diagnostics' Deferred Taxes stood at -$44.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 77.27% to -$10.0 million in 2023, then surged by 440.0% to $34.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 138.24% to -$13.0 million in 2025, then surged by 469.23% to $48.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DGX's Deferred Taxes at $48.0 million in Q1 2026, -$13.0 million in Q4 2025, and $110.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn -1.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn -258.00 Mn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn -
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 13.89 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn -
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 32.00 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn -38.00 Mn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 3.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn -1.99 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn 48.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 48.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 110.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 34.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 15.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -18.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -18.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -10.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -23.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -44.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 65.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 23.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -43.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 30.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 72.00 Mn