Quest Diagnostics DGX
NYSE DGX
$247.35 +0.27 (+0.11%)
As of: Sep 17, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Quest Diagnostics' (DGX) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.21 in Q2 2026, up 1.32% year-over-year from 0.21 in Q2 2025, and down 61.02% quarter-over-quarter from 0.54 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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 0.21 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 1.32% year-over-year to 0.21; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.27 (down 3.69% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.26, down 28.67% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.21 for Q2 2026 at Quest Diagnostics, down from 0.54 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.58 in Q1 2024 to a low of 2.24 in Q1 2023.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.24, with a median of 0.24 recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 286.12% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 1363.64% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.4 in 2022, then slumped by 56.16% to 0.18 in 2023, then jumped by 40.1% to 0.25 in 2024, then gained by 19.01% to 0.29 in 2025, then slipped by 28.66% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.21 in Q2 2026, 0.54 in Q1 2026, and 0.29 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Natera 49.39 Bn 48.29 Bn 486.15 Mn -
2 Quest Diagnostics 27.49 Bn 26.86 Bn 1.03 Bn 0.21
3 Labcorp Holdings 26.51 Bn 26.37 Bn 1.11 Bn 0.19
4 Guardant Health 23.17 Bn 22.12 Bn 219.03 Mn -
5 Tempus AI 12.59 Bn 11.77 Bn 274.25 Mn -
6 Caris Life Sciences 8.01 Bn 7.22 Bn 182.38 Mn -
7 Sotera Health 5.53 Bn 5.17 Bn 177.96 Mn -
8 BillionToOne 4.80 Bn 4.25 Bn 77.11 Mn -
9 Adaptive Biotechnologies 4.40 Bn 4.05 Bn 51.39 Mn -
10 iRhythm Holdings 3.68 Bn 3.08 Bn 163.21 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.21
Mar 31, 2026 0.54
Dec 31, 2025 0.29
Sep 30, 2025 0.21
Jun 30, 2025 0.21
Mar 31, 2025 0.43
Dec 31, 2024 0.25
Sep 30, 2024 0.34
Jun 30, 2024 0.31
Mar 31, 2024 1.58
Dec 31, 2023 0.18
Sep 30, 2023 0.78
Jun 30, 2023 0.24
Mar 31, 2023 -2.24
Dec 31, 2022 0.40
Sep 30, 2022 0.20
Jun 30, 2022 0.24
Mar 31, 2022 0.18
Dec 31, 2021 0.23
Sep 30, 2021 0.16