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

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted Operating Expenses of $2.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 3.14% sequentially from $2.4 billion in Q4 2025, and up 8.24% YoY from $2.3 billion in Q1 2025.

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

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 8.24% year-over-year to $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $9.7 billion (up 10.3% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $9.5 billion, up 11.18% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $2.5 billion in Q1 2026 per DGX's latest filing, from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $2.0 billion in Q3 2023.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $2.2 billion, with a median of $2.1 billion recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses declined 8.05% in 2023 and gained 13.76% in 2025.
  • Quest Diagnostics' Operating Expenses stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then retreated by 8.05% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then grew by 11.83% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then gained by 7.08% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then advanced by 3.14% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DGX's Operating Expenses at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, $2.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.4 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Waters 31,055.11 Bn 31,054.65 Bn 1.11 Bn 1.31 Bn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 191.02 Bn 187.77 Bn 7.74 Bn 9.14 Bn
3 Danaher 137.16 Bn 131.47 Bn 3.59 Bn 2.25 Bn
4 Idexx Laboratories 42.82 Bn 42.62 Bn 722.74 Mn 360.15 Mn
5 Natera 39.09 Bn 37.99 Bn 696.04 Mn 790.16 Mn
6 Agilent Technologies 37.61 Bn 35.81 Bn 990.00 Mn 1.44 Bn
7 Iqvia Holdings 34.23 Bn 32.25 Bn 1.36 Bn 553.00 Mn
8 Illumina 28.14 Bn 26.98 Bn 721.00 Mn 512.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 26.40 Bn 26.33 Bn 555.82 Mn 316.87 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 23.76 Bn 23.67 Bn 942.00 Mn 2.50 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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