Quest Diagnostics (DGX) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) reported EBT Margin of 13.54% for Q2 2026, down 0.37 percentage points from 13.91% a year earlier but up 2.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Quest Diagnostics' EBT Margin came in at 12.15%, up 0.22 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.94%, up 0.04 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has a five-year change of -8.02 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBT Margin came in at 11.90% in FY2024 (-0.31 pp), 12.21% in FY2023 (-0.28 pp), 12.50% in FY2022 (-11.60 pp) and 24.09% in FY2021 (+4.13 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBT Margin spans a low of 4.67% in Q4 2022 and a high of 23.58% in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, EBT Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.09 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 5.69 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2022 (a drop of 18.87 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 11.54% (Q1 2026), 11.76% (Q4 2025) and 11.65% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 103.44 Bn | 99.45 Bn | - | 12.33% |
| 2 | Natera | 57.11 Bn | 52.79 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -8.93% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.06 Bn | 23.80 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.36% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.00 Bn | 24.13 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 13.54% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.68 Bn | 11.68 Bn | - | 23.81% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.65 Bn | 17.71 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -35.81% |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 12.99 Bn | 11.32 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 2.41% |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.48 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 7.88% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 12.45 Bn | 12.11 Bn | - | 16.38% |
| 10 | Tempus AI | 12.38 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 2.30% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.58% |
Quest Diagnostics EBT Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "DGX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();