Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' (DGX) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, up 8.24% year-on-year from $2.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.14% quarter-over-quarter from $2.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quest Diagnostics has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $2.5 billion for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $2.5 billion, up 8.24% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $9.7 billion (up 10.3% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $9.5 billion, up 11.18% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $2.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Quest Diagnostics, up from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $2.5 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $2.0 billion in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $2.1 billion (2022), against an average of $2.2 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses retreated 8.05% in 2023 and climbed 13.76% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Quest Diagnostics' Operating Expenses stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then dropped by 8.05% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then gained by 11.83% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 7.08% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then increased by 3.14% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.5 billion (Q1 2026), $2.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,902.70 Bn | 29,902.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 175.99 Bn | 172.74 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 9.14 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 129.87 Bn | 124.18 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.75 Bn | 44.55 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 360.15 Mn |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 37.52 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 1.44 Bn |
| 6 | Iqvia Holdings | 30.91 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 553.00 Mn |
| 7 | Natera | 30.21 Bn | 29.11 Bn | 696.04 Mn | 790.16 Mn |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.19 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 512.00 Mn |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.12 Bn | 23.06 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 316.87 Mn |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 21.68 Bn | 21.59 Bn | 942.00 Mn | 2.50 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.02 Bn |