Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) reported Income from Continuing Operations of $317 million for Q3 2026, up 26.3% from $251 million a year earlier but down 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Quest Diagnostics' Income from Continuing Operations came in at $1.15 billion, up 16.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1 billion, up 11.3% from FY2024.
- Income from Continuing Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Income from Continuing Operations came in at $902 million in FY2024 (+2.3%), $882 million in FY2023 (-9.2%), $971 million in FY2022 (-53.3%) and $2.08 billion in FY2021 (+38.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Income from Continuing Operations spans a low of $113 million in Q4 2022 and a high of $388 million in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Income from Continuing Operations has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 15.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Income from Continuing Operations in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 74.3%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 70.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $324 million (Q2 2026), $260 million (Q1 2026) and $249 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 98.64 Bn | 98.22 Bn | - | 1.85 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 54.42 Bn | 50.10 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -66.93 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 28.77 Bn | 26.87 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 263.10 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 27.60 Bn | 25.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 317.00 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 22.81 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -120.14 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.39 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 1.22 Bn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.75 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 8.51 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.53 Bn | 14.00 Bn | - | 208.00 Mn |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.09 Bn | 11.43 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 86.60 Mn |
| 10 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.64 Bn | 5.70 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 340.77 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 317.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 324.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 260.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 249.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 251.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 287.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 217.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 231.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 231.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 240.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 200.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 197.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 231.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 242.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 212.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 113.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 270.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 246.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 342.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 388.00 Mn |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Income from Continuing Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();