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.
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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 Set
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
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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 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();