Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' (DGX) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $164.0 million in Q1 2026, down 16.75% year-on-year from $197.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 46.58% quarter-over-quarter from $307.0 million in Q4 2025.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quest Diagnostics has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $164.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $164.0 million, down 16.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion (up 25.57% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.4 billion, up 49.5% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $164.0 million for Q1 2026 at Quest Diagnostics, down from $307.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $455.0 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$33.0 million in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $307.0 million (2025), against an average of $271.2 million.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 107.91% in 2023 and jumped 294.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Quest Diagnostics' Free Cash Flow stood at $187.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 143.32% to $455.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 25.05% to $341.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 9.97% to $307.0 million in 2025, then sank by 46.58% to $164.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $164.0 million (Q1 2026), $307.0 million (Q4 2025), and $419.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 30,529.42 Bn | 30,528.96 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -42.00 Mn |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 183.75 Bn | 180.50 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 816.00 Mn |
| 3 | Danaher | 133.13 Bn | 127.43 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.14 Bn | 45.94 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 257.97 Mn |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 38.20 Bn | 36.39 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 201.00 Mn |
| 6 | Natera | 31.50 Bn | 30.40 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 18.03 Mn |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 31.34 Bn | 29.36 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 491.00 Mn |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.51 Bn | 23.36 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 251.00 Mn |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.53 Bn | 23.47 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 122.38 Mn |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 22.51 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 942.00 Mn | 164.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |