Quest Diagnostics (DGX) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted EBITDA Margin of 20.21% for Q3 2026, up 1.46 percentage points from 18.75% a year earlier and up 0.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, EBITDA Margin at Quest Diagnostics was 19.49%, up 0.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 19.27%, up 0.64 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of -5.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Quest Diagnostics' EBITDA Margin was 18.63% in FY2024 (+0.24 pp), 18.39% in FY2023 (-0.49 pp), 18.87% in FY2022 (-6.98 pp) and 25.85% in FY2021 (+1.14 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.74 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 5.67 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 12.64 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior quarters was 19.88% (Q2 2026), 18.86% (Q1 2026) and 18.92% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 98.64 Bn | 98.22 Bn | - | 19.86% |
| 2 | Natera | 54.42 Bn | 50.10 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -7.25% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 28.77 Bn | 26.87 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 15.36% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 27.60 Bn | 25.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 20.21% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 22.81 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -35.69% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.39 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 35.02% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.75 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 246.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.53 Bn | 14.00 Bn | - | 24.09% |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.09 Bn | 11.43 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 4.51% |
| 10 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.64 Bn | 5.70 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 16.93% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20.21% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.69% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.58% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.40% |
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Quest Diagnostics EBITDA Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();