Quest Diagnostics (DGX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Quest Diagnostics' (DGX) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.54 in Q1 2026, up 487.26% year-on-year from 0.09 in Q1 2025, and down 46.86% quarter-over-quarter from 1.01 in Q4 2025.

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quest Diagnostics has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.54 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.54, up 487.26% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.32 (up 523.83% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.26, up 402.37% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.54 for Q1 2026 at Quest Diagnostics, down from 1.01 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.32 in Q4 2022 to a low of 2.24 in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.06 (2022), against an average of 0.07.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 1363.64% in 2023 and surged 2769.44% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Quest Diagnostics' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.32 in 2022, then plunged by 97.34% to 0.04 in 2023, then gained by 0.07% to 0.04 in 2024, then soared by 2769.44% to 1.01 in 2025, then plunged by 46.86% to 0.54 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.54 (Q1 2026), 1.01 (Q4 2025), and 0.03 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Waters 30,529.42 Bn 30,528.96 Bn 1.11 Bn -
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 183.75 Bn 180.50 Bn 7.74 Bn 0.20
3 Danaher 133.13 Bn 127.43 Bn 3.59 Bn 0.21
4 Idexx Laboratories 46.14 Bn 45.94 Bn 722.74 Mn -
5 Agilent Technologies 38.20 Bn 36.39 Bn 990.00 Mn 0.36
6 Natera 31.50 Bn 30.40 Bn 696.04 Mn -
7 Iqvia Holdings 31.34 Bn 29.36 Bn 1.36 Bn -
8 Illumina 24.51 Bn 23.36 Bn 721.00 Mn -
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.53 Bn 23.47 Bn 555.82 Mn -
10 Quest Diagnostics 22.51 Bn 22.42 Bn 942.00 Mn 0.54

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.54
Dec 31, 2025 1.01
Sep 30, 2025 0.03
Jun 30, 2025 0.03
Mar 31, 2025 0.09
Dec 31, 2024 0.04
Sep 30, 2024 -0.51
Jun 30, 2024 0.57
Mar 31, 2024 0.22
Dec 31, 2023 0.04
Sep 30, 2023 0.13
Jun 30, 2023 -0.14
Mar 31, 2023 -2.24
Dec 31, 2022 1.32
Sep 30, 2022 0.06
Jun 30, 2022 -0.12
Mar 31, 2022 0.18
Dec 31, 2021 0.23
Sep 30, 2021 0.38
Jun 30, 2021 0.06