Quest Diagnostics (DGX) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) reported EPS (Basic) of $2.84 for Q3 2026, up 29.7% from $2.19 a year earlier but down 1.6% from the prior quarter.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Quest Diagnostics' EPS (Basic) came in at $10.26, up 18.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $8.94, up 13.9% from FY2024.
- EPS (Basic) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EPS (Basic) came in at $7.85 in FY2024 (+2.9%), $7.63 in FY2023 (-6.5%), $8.16 in FY2022 (-48.9%) and $15.96 in FY2021 (+49.5%).
- Five-year quarterly EPS (Basic) spans a low of $0.87 in Q4 2022 and a high of $3.12 in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, EPS (Basic) has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 16.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EPS (Basic) in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 96.9%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 72.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $2.88 (Q2 2026), $2.29 (Q1 2026) and $2.21 (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 98.64 Bn | 98.22 Bn | - | 7.36 |
| 2 | Natera | 54.42 Bn | 50.10 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -0.47 |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 28.77 Bn | 26.87 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 3.22 |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 27.60 Bn | 25.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 2.84 |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 22.81 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -0.90 |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.39 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 12.48 |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.75 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 0.03 |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.53 Bn | 14.00 Bn | - | 1.56 |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.09 Bn | 11.43 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 0.41 |
| 10 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.64 Bn | 5.70 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 0.44 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.84 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.88 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.29 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.21 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.19 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.52 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.98 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.02 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.06 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.75 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.71 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.01 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.10 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.80 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.87 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.21 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.98 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.12 |
Quest Diagnostics EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();