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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Quest Diagnostics' FCF Payout Ratio history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.54 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 487.26% to 0.54 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.32, a 523.83% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.26, up 402.37% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.54 in Q1 2026 for Quest Diagnostics, down from 1.01 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for DGX hit a ceiling of 1.32 in Q4 2022 and a floor of 2.24 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.07 across 5 years, with a median of 0.06 in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: plummeted 1363.64% in 2023 and later skyrocketed 2769.44% in 2025.
  • Tracing DGX's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 1.32 in 2022, then plummeted by 97.34% to 0.04 in 2023, then increased by 0.07% to 0.04 in 2024, then skyrocketed by 2769.44% to 1.01 in 2025, then tumbled by 46.86% to 0.54 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for DGX at 0.54 in Q1 2026, 1.01 in Q4 2025, and 0.03 in Q3 2025.