Growth Metrics

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Quest Diagnostics' Net Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 1.38% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin fell 832.0% to 1.38% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 5.65%, a 203.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 8.77%, down 1.0% from a year prior.
  • Net Margin hit 1.38% in Q1 2026 for Quest Diagnostics, down from 7.59% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Margin for DGX hit a ceiling of 11.64% in Q1 2022 and a floor of 1.38% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 7.35% across 5 years, with a median of 7.6% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Net Margin: plummeted -1984bps in 2022 and later skyrocketed 382bps in 2023.
  • Tracing DGX's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.26% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 117bps to 7.08% in 2023, then rose by 6bps to 7.48% in 2024, then increased by 2bps to 7.59% in 2025, then plummeted by -118bps to 1.38% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Net Margin for DGX at 1.38% in Q1 2026, 7.59% in Q4 2025, and 7.6% in Q3 2025.