Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2014)

Quest Diagnostics' (DGX) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 6.12 in Q4 2014, down 11.61% year-on-year from 6.92 in Q4 2013, and down 2.0% quarter-over-quarter from 6.24 in Q3 2014.

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2014) Analysis & Trends

Quest Diagnostics has disclosed Interest Coverage Ratio across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 6.12 for Q4 2014.

  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q4 2014 came in at 6.12, down 11.61% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2015 was 33.74 (up 445.36% YoY), and the FY2014 annual result was 5.99, down 35.39% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 6.12 for Q4 2014 at Quest Diagnostics, down from 6.24 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 17.23 in Q3 2013 to a low of 8.17 in Q1 2010.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 7.0 (2013), against an average of 6.61.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio tumbled 200.32% in 2010 and soared 766.6% in 2012, its largest moves.
  • Quest Diagnostics' Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 8.08 in 2010, then decreased by 2.89% to 7.84 in 2011, then fell by 16.18% to 6.57 in 2012, then gained by 5.3% to 6.92 in 2013, then slipped by 11.61% to 6.12 in 2014.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 6.12 (Q4 2014), 6.24 (Q3 2014), and 6.24 (Q2 2014), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn -0.98
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 5.26
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 21.33
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 46.84
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 15.96
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 2.68
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn -104.84
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 8.71
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 14.05
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2014 6.12
Sep 30, 2014 6.24
Jun 30, 2014 6.24
Mar 31, 2014 5.33
Dec 31, 2013 6.92
Sep 30, 2013 17.23
Jun 30, 2013 7.23
Mar 31, 2013 5.68
Dec 31, 2012 6.57
Sep 30, 2012 7.46
Jun 30, 2012 7.98
Mar 31, 2012 7.07
Dec 31, 2011 7.84
Sep 30, 2011 7.42
Jun 30, 2011 6.71
Mar 31, 2011 0.82
Dec 31, 2010 8.08
Sep 30, 2010 9.31
Jun 30, 2010 10.06
Mar 31, 2010 -8.17