Quest Diagnostics (DGX) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' EBIT Margin came in at 15.47% for Q3 2026, up 1.76 percentage points from 13.71% a year earlier and up 0.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Quest Diagnostics reported EBIT Margin of 14.55%, up 0.44 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 14.10%, up 0.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin carries a five-year change of -6.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was 13.63% in FY2024 (-0.01 pp), 13.64% in FY2023 (-0.81 pp), 14.45% in FY2022 (-7.62 pp) and 22.07% in FY2021 (+1.18 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.71 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 5.88 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 13.75 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DGX's EBIT Margin at 15.08% (Q2 2026), 13.78% (Q1 2026) and 13.76% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 98.64 Bn | 98.22 Bn | - | 15.00% |
| 2 | Natera | 54.42 Bn | 50.10 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.07% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 28.77 Bn | 26.87 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.55% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 27.60 Bn | 25.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 15.47% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 22.81 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -38.55% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.39 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 31.08% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.75 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -19.85% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.53 Bn | 14.00 Bn | - | 18.43% |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.09 Bn | 11.43 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 3.37% |
| 10 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.64 Bn | 5.70 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 9.58% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.47% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.53% |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();