Quest Diagnostics DGX
NYSE DGX
$247.35 +0.27 (+0.11%)
As of: Sep 17, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Quest Diagnostics' (DGX) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$2.0 million in Q2 2026, down 300.0% year-over-year from $1.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 104.17% quarter-over-quarter from $48.0 million in Q1 2026.

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

Quest Diagnostics has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$2.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 300.0% year-over-year to -$2.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $143.0 million (up 150.88% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $105.0 million, up 707.69% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes came in at -$2.0 million for Q2 2026 at Quest Diagnostics, down from $48.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $110.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$44.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is $6.4 million, with a median of -$3.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Deferred Taxes soared 3150.0% in 2022 and sank 350.0% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, 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 sank by 138.24% to -$13.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 84.62% to -$2.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Deferred Taxes figures were -$2.0 million in Q2 2026, $48.0 million in Q1 2026, and -$13.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Natera 49.39 Bn 48.29 Bn 486.15 Mn -
2 Quest Diagnostics 27.49 Bn 26.86 Bn 1.03 Bn -2.00 Mn
3 Labcorp Holdings 26.51 Bn 26.37 Bn 1.11 Bn -24.40 Mn
4 Guardant Health 23.17 Bn 22.12 Bn 219.03 Mn -
5 Tempus AI 12.59 Bn 11.77 Bn 274.25 Mn -
6 Caris Life Sciences 8.01 Bn 7.22 Bn 182.38 Mn -
7 Sotera Health 5.53 Bn 5.17 Bn 177.96 Mn 9.63 Mn
8 BillionToOne 4.80 Bn 4.25 Bn 77.11 Mn -
9 Adaptive Biotechnologies 4.40 Bn 4.05 Bn 51.39 Mn -
10 iRhythm Holdings 3.68 Bn 3.08 Bn 163.21 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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