Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted Free Cash Flow of $164.0 million for Q1 2026, down 46.58% sequentially from $307.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 16.75% YoY from $197.0 million in Q1 2025.

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $164.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 16.75% year-over-year to $164.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion (up 25.57% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.4 billion, up 49.5% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $164.0 million in Q1 2026 per DGX's latest filing, from $307.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $455.0 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$33.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $271.2 million, with a median of $307.0 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow slumped 107.91% in 2023 and surged 294.0% in 2025.
  • Quest Diagnostics' Free Cash Flow stood at $187.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 143.32% to $455.0 million in 2023, then fell by 25.05% to $341.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 9.97% to $307.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 46.58% to $164.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DGX's Free Cash Flow at $164.0 million in Q1 2026, $307.0 million in Q4 2025, and $419.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn -42.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 816.00 Mn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 1.09 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 257.97 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 18.03 Mn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 201.00 Mn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 491.00 Mn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 251.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 122.38 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn 164.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 164.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 164.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 307.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 307.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 419.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 419.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 436.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 436.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 197.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 197.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 341.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 341.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 250.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 250.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 268.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 268.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 50.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 50.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 455.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 455.00 Mn