Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' Free Cash Flow came in at $459 million for Q2 2026, up 5.3% from $436 million a year earlier and up 179.9% from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Quest Diagnostics reported Free Cash Flow of $1.35 billion, up 10.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.36 billion, up 49.5% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was $909 million in FY2024 (+5.2%), $864 million in FY2023 (-34.2%), $1.31 billion in FY2022 (-28.2%) and $1.83 billion in FY2021 (+15.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow since Q3 2021.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 65.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 294.0%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 73.4%).
- Business Quant data shows DGX's Free Cash Flow at $164 million (Q1 2026), $307 million (Q4 2025) and $419 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 103.76 Bn | 99.77 Bn | - | 1.10 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 56.97 Bn | 52.65 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -8.64 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.11 Bn | 23.86 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 313.90 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.06 Bn | 24.19 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 459.00 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.72 Bn | 11.73 Bn | - | 417.00 Mn |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.63 Bn | 17.69 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -69.54 Mn |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 12.99 Bn | 11.32 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 14.88 Mn |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.49 Bn | 4.45 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 720.55 Mn |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 12.45 Bn | 12.11 Bn | - | 62.30 Mn |
| 10 | Tempus AI | 12.33 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -13.65 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 459.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 164.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 307.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 419.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 436.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 197.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 341.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 250.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 268.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 50.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 455.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 102.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 340.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -33.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 187.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 384.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 326.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 417.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 337.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 472.00 Mn |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "DGX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();