Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted Net Margin of 1.38% for Q1 2026, down 118.2% sequentially from 7.59% in Q4 2025, and down 832.0% YoY from 0.19% in Q1 2025.

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) has 18 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 1.38% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 832.0% year-over-year to 1.38% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.65% (down 203.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.77%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin fell to 1.38% in Q1 2026 per DGX's latest filing, from 7.59% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 11.64% in Q1 2022, with the low at 1.38% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 7.35%, with a median of 7.6% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin sank 1984 bps in 2022 and soared 382 bps in 2023.
  • Quest Diagnostics' Net Margin stood at 3.26% in 2022, then soared by 117 bps to 7.08% in 2023, then increased by 6 bps to 7.48% in 2024, then grew by 2 bps to 7.59% in 2025, then plunged by 118 bps to 1.38% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DGX's Net Margin at 1.38% in Q1 2026, 7.59% in Q4 2025, and 7.6% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn -5.68%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 15.06%
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 17.29%
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 24.41%
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn -12.22%
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 18.47%
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 3.40%
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 12.28%
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 17.89%
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn -1.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%