Growth Metrics

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Quest Diagnostics' FCF Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 5.66% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 176.0% to 5.66% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.76%, a 136.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 12.32%, up 311.0% from a year prior.
  • FCF Margin hit 5.66% in Q1 2026 for Quest Diagnostics, down from 10.94% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for DGX hit a ceiling of 19.89% in Q4 2023 and a floor of 1.42% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 10.66% across 5 years, with a median of 11.18% in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Margin: up 1187bps in 2023, down -1739bps in 2023.
  • Tracing DGX's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 8.02% in 2022, then soared by 148bps to 19.89% in 2023, then crashed by -35bps to 13.01% in 2024, then dropped by -16bps to 10.94% in 2025, then crashed by -48bps to 5.66% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for DGX at 5.66% in Q1 2026, 10.94% in Q4 2025, and 14.88% in Q3 2025.