Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted Deferred Taxes of -$2.0 million for Q2 2026, down 104.17% sequentially from $48.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 300.0% YoY from $1.0 million in Q2 2025.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quest Diagnostics has reported Deferred Taxes for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$2.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Deferred Taxes fell 300.0% year-over-year to -$2.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $143.0 million (up 150.88% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $105.0 million, up 707.69% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes slipped to -$2.0 million in Q2 2026 per DGX's latest filing, from $48.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $110.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$44.0 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $6.4 million and a median of -$3.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Deferred Taxes jumped 3150.0% in 2022, then slumped 350.0% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at -$44.0 million in 2022, then soared by 77.27% to -$10.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 440.0% to $34.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 138.24% to -$13.0 million in 2025, then soared by 84.62% to -$2.0 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered -$2.0 million, $48.0 million, and -$13.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 213.78 Bn | 209.71 Bn | 8.34 Bn | -208.00 Mn |
| 2 | Danaher | 139.83 Bn | 135.48 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 3 | Idexx Laboratories | 45.99 Bn | 45.79 Bn | 779.09 Mn | 6.54 Mn |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 39.69 Bn | 37.88 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 32.00 Mn |
| 5 | Iqvia Holdings | 39.31 Bn | 37.23 Bn | 1.44 Bn | -36.00 Mn |
| 6 | Natera | 38.74 Bn | 37.64 Bn | 696.04 Mn | - |
| 7 | Illumina | 29.94 Bn | 28.77 Bn | 770.00 Mn | -21.00 Mn |
| 8 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.55 Bn | 28.50 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 1.82 Mn |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.18 Bn | 25.55 Bn | 1.03 Bn | -2.00 Mn |
| 10 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.86 Bn | 24.87 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -2.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.00 Mn |
| 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 |