Quest Diagnostics DGX
NYSE DGX
$244.63 -0.37 (-0.15%)
As of: Aug 27, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.21 for Q2 2026, down 61.02% sequentially from 0.54 in Q1 2026, and up 1.32% YoY from 0.21 in Q2 2025.

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

Quest Diagnostics has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.21 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 1.32% year-over-year to 0.21 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.27 (down 3.69% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.26, down 28.67% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio eased to 0.21 in Q2 2026 per DGX's latest filing, from 0.54 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 1.58 in Q1 2024 and troughed at 2.24 in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.24 and a median of 0.24 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 286.12% in 2023, down 1363.64% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.4 in 2022, then plunged by 56.16% to 0.18 in 2023, then soared by 40.1% to 0.25 in 2024, then climbed by 19.01% to 0.29 in 2025, then declined by 28.66% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.21, 0.54, and 0.29 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Thermo Fisher Scientific 234.15 Bn 230.09 Bn 8.34 Bn 0.10
2 Danaher 152.10 Bn 147.75 Bn 3.61 Bn 0.22
3 Natera 48.48 Bn 47.38 Bn 486.15 Mn -
4 Agilent Technologies 44.35 Bn 42.55 Bn 990.00 Mn 0.36
5 Iqvia Holdings 43.68 Bn 41.60 Bn 1.44 Bn -
6 Idexx Laboratories 43.02 Bn 42.83 Bn 779.09 Mn -
7 Illumina 34.39 Bn 33.22 Bn 770.00 Mn -
8 Mettler Toledo International 28.29 Bn 28.24 Bn 650.22 Mn -
9 Labcorp Holdings 27.51 Bn 27.37 Bn 1.11 Bn 0.19
10 Quest Diagnostics 27.10 Bn 26.47 Bn 1.03 Bn 0.21

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