Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted Net Margin of 10.07% for Q3 2026, up 1.37 percentage points from 8.70% a year earlier but down 0.44 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Net Margin at Quest Diagnostics was 9.53%, up 0.60 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.99%, up 0.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin shows a five-year change of -6.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Quest Diagnostics' Net Margin was 8.82% in FY2024 (-0.41 pp), 9.23% in FY2023 (-0.34 pp), 9.57% in FY2022 (-8.92 pp) and 18.49% in FY2021 (+3.33 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has run from a low of 4.33% in Q4 2022 to a high of 14.21% in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 4.06 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 15.21 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior quarters was 10.52% (Q2 2026), 8.70% (Q1 2026) and 8.73% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 98.64 Bn | 98.22 Bn | - | 7.96% |
| 2 | Natera | 54.42 Bn | 50.10 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -8.90% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 28.77 Bn | 26.87 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 6.90% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 27.60 Bn | 25.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 10.07% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 22.81 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -35.87% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.39 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 17.76% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.75 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 1.48% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.53 Bn | 14.00 Bn | - | 9.63% |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.09 Bn | 11.43 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 2.18% |
| 10 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.64 Bn | 5.70 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 4.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.07% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.21% |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "DGX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();