Quest Diagnostics (DGX) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' (DGX) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 13.78% in Q1 2026, up 74.0% year-on-year from 7.92% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 13.76% in Q4 2025.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quest Diagnostics has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 13.78% for Q1 2026.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 13.78%, up 74.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.27% (up 56.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.1%, up 47.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin came in at 13.78% for Q1 2026 at Quest Diagnostics, roughly flat from 13.76% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 19.65% in Q1 2022 to a low of 5.79% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 13.77% (2024), against an average of 13.9%.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin sank 1375 bps in 2022 and jumped 588 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Quest Diagnostics' EBITDA Margin stood at 5.79% in 2022, then surged by 102 bps to 11.67% in 2023, then grew by 18 bps to 13.77% in 2024, then declined by 0 bps to 13.76% in 2025, then rose by 0 bps to 13.78% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 13.78% (Q1 2026), 13.76% (Q4 2025), and 13.71% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,902.70 Bn | 29,902.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -3.71% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 175.99 Bn | 172.74 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 16.93% |
| 3 | Danaher | 129.87 Bn | 124.18 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 22.58% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.75 Bn | 44.55 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 31.78% |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 37.52 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 21.74% |
| 6 | Iqvia Holdings | 30.91 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 12.38% |
| 7 | Natera | 30.21 Bn | 29.11 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -12.21% |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.19 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 19.16% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.12 Bn | 23.06 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 19.42% |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 21.68 Bn | 21.59 Bn | 942.00 Mn | 13.78% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.50% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.90% |