Quest Diagnostics (DGX) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) reported EPS (Basic) of $2.88 for Q2 2026, up 14.5% from $2.52 a year earlier and up 25.8% from the prior quarter.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Quest Diagnostics' EPS (Basic) came in at $9.57, up 12.8% 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%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) since Q1 2022.
- Year over year, EPS (Basic) has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 12.7% 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 Q2 2026 came in at $2.29 (Q1 2026), $2.21 (Q4 2025) and $2.19 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 103.25 Bn | 99.26 Bn | - | 7.70 |
| 2 | Natera | 56.95 Bn | 52.63 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -0.47 |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.02 Bn | 23.76 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 3.66 |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.98 Bn | 24.11 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 2.88 |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.79 Bn | 11.79 Bn | - | 9.89 |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.61 Bn | 17.68 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -0.90 |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 12.99 Bn | 11.32 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 0.41 |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.45 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 0.44 |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 12.43 Bn | 12.09 Bn | - | 1.56 |
| 10 | Tempus AI | 12.39 Bn | 9.42 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 0.03 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.11 |
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();