Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' (DGX) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at $48.0 million in Q1 2026, up 585.71% year-on-year from $7.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 469.23% quarter-over-quarter from -$13.0 million in Q4 2025.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quest Diagnostics has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $48.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 came in at $48.0 million, up 585.71% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $146.0 million (up 284.21% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $105.0 million, up 707.69% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes came in at $48.0 million for Q1 2026 at Quest Diagnostics, up from -$13.0 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.
- The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$4.0 million (2023), against an average of $6.9 million.
- Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes surged 3150.0% in 2022 and slumped 350.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
- 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 tumbled by 138.24% to -$13.0 million in 2025, then surged by 469.23% to $48.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $48.0 million (Q1 2026), -$13.0 million (Q4 2025), and $110.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 30,529.42 Bn | 30,528.96 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -1.00 Mn |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 183.75 Bn | 180.50 Bn | 7.74 Bn | -258.00 Mn |
| 3 | Danaher | 133.13 Bn | 127.43 Bn | 3.59 Bn | - |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.14 Bn | 45.94 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 13.89 Mn |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 38.20 Bn | 36.39 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 32.00 Mn |
| 6 | Natera | 31.50 Bn | 30.40 Bn | 696.04 Mn | - |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 31.34 Bn | 29.36 Bn | 1.36 Bn | -38.00 Mn |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.51 Bn | 23.36 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 3.00 Mn |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.53 Bn | 23.47 Bn | 555.82 Mn | -1.99 Mn |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 22.51 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 942.00 Mn | 48.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |