Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted Operating Expenses of $2.6 billion for Q2 2026, up 3.53% sequentially from $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, and up 11.24% YoY from $2.3 billion in Q2 2025.

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quest Diagnostics has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.6 billion in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 11.24% year-over-year to $2.6 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $9.9 billion (up 9.76% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $9.5 billion, up 11.18% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses rose to $2.6 billion in Q2 2026 per DGX's latest filing, from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $2.6 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $2.0 billion in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $2.2 billion and a median of $2.1 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses slipped 8.05% in 2023, then increased 13.76% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then fell by 8.05% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then climbed by 11.83% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 7.08% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then gained by 6.78% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $2.6 billion, $2.5 billion, and $2.4 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Thermo Fisher Scientific 213.86 Bn 209.80 Bn 8.34 Bn 9.91 Bn
2 Danaher 140.41 Bn 136.07 Bn 3.61 Bn 2.48 Bn
3 Idexx Laboratories 46.33 Bn 46.13 Bn 779.09 Mn 353.52 Mn
4 Agilent Technologies 39.71 Bn 37.90 Bn 990.00 Mn 1.44 Bn
5 Iqvia Holdings 39.35 Bn 37.27 Bn 1.44 Bn 637.00 Mn
6 Natera 38.97 Bn 37.87 Bn 696.04 Mn 790.16 Mn
7 Illumina 30.09 Bn 28.92 Bn 770.00 Mn 525.00 Mn
8 Mettler Toledo International 28.70 Bn 28.65 Bn 650.22 Mn 321.77 Mn
9 Quest Diagnostics 26.19 Bn 25.56 Bn 1.03 Bn 2.58 Bn
10 Labcorp Holdings 25.89 Bn 24.91 Bn 1.01 Bn 557.40 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 2.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.99 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 2.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 2.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 2.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 2.12 Bn