Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' (DGX) quarterly Net Margin came in at 1.38% in Q1 2026, down 832.0% year-on-year from 0.19% in Q1 2025, and down 118.2% quarter-over-quarter from 7.59% in Q4 2025.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quest Diagnostics has disclosed Net Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 1.38% for Q1 2026.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 1.38%, down 832.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.65% (down 203.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.77%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin came in at 1.38% for Q1 2026 at Quest Diagnostics, down from 7.59% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 11.64% in Q1 2022 to a low of 1.38% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 7.6% (2025), against an average of 7.35%.
- Across the five-year window, Net Margin tumbled 1984 bps in 2022 and surged 382 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Quest Diagnostics' Net Margin stood at 3.26% in 2022, then soared by 117 bps to 7.08% in 2023, then advanced by 6 bps to 7.48% in 2024, then gained by 2 bps to 7.59% in 2025, then tumbled by 118 bps to 1.38% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 1.38% (Q1 2026), 7.59% (Q4 2025), and 7.6% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,902.70 Bn | 29,902.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -5.68% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 175.99 Bn | 172.74 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 15.06% |
| 3 | Danaher | 129.87 Bn | 124.18 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 17.29% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.75 Bn | 44.55 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 24.41% |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 37.52 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 18.47% |
| 6 | Iqvia Holdings | 30.91 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 3.40% |
| 7 | Natera | 30.21 Bn | 29.11 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -12.22% |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.19 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 12.28% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.12 Bn | 23.06 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 17.89% |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 21.68 Bn | 21.59 Bn | 942.00 Mn | -1.38% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.73% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.37% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.72% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.62% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 28.27% |