Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 4.29 for Q2 2026, down 30.12% sequentially from 6.14 in Q1 2026, and up 10.67% YoY from 3.88 in Q2 2025.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quest Diagnostics has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.29 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 10.67% year-over-year to 4.29 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 5.24 (down 36.4% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.89, up 18.55% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio declined to 4.29 in Q2 2026 per DGX's latest filing, from 6.14 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 8.34 in Q3 2023 and troughed at 5.31 in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 4.16 and a median of 5.06 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Interest Coverage Ratio surged 678.82% in 2023, then slumped 249.12% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 1.85 in 2022, then jumped by 92.5% to 3.56 in 2023, then plunged by 249.12% to 5.31 in 2024, then jumped by 203.87% to 5.51 in 2025, then fell by 22.21% to 4.29 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 4.29, 6.14, and 5.51 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 213.96 Bn | 209.90 Bn | 8.34 Bn | 5.20 |
| 2 | Danaher | 140.29 Bn | 135.94 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 8.67 |
| 3 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.08 Bn | 45.88 Bn | 779.09 Mn | 2.91 |
| 4 | Agilent Technologies | 39.78 Bn | 37.97 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 5.47 |
| 5 | Iqvia Holdings | 39.43 Bn | 37.35 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.57 |
| 6 | Natera | 38.72 Bn | 37.62 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -0.46 |
| 7 | Illumina | 30.05 Bn | 28.88 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 6.13 |
| 8 | Mettler Toledo International | 28.63 Bn | 28.58 Bn | 650.22 Mn | 14.79 |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.17 Bn | 25.54 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 4.29 |
| 10 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.89 Bn | 24.91 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 0.22 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.29 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.14 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.51 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.59 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.88 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.81 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.31 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.32 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.82 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.12 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.56 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.34 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.25 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.24 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.85 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.07 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.06 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.40 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.55 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.61 |