Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) reported Operating Income of $479 million for Q3 2026, up 24.1% from $386 million a year earlier and up 4.4% from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Quest Diagnostics' Operating Income came in at $1.72 billion, up 12.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.56 billion, up 15.6% from FY2024.
- Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Income came in at $1.35 billion in FY2024 (+6.7%), $1.26 billion in FY2023 (-11.6%), $1.43 billion in FY2022 (-40.0%) and $2.38 billion in FY2021 (+20.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Income since Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Operating Income has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 17.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Income in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 97.8%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 74.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $459 million (Q2 2026), $399 million (Q1 2026) and $386 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 98.64 Bn | 98.22 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 54.42 Bn | 50.10 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -75.79 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 28.77 Bn | 26.87 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 402.10 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 27.60 Bn | 25.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 479.00 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 22.81 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -129.12 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.39 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 1.75 Bn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.75 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -75.91 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.53 Bn | 14.00 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.09 Bn | 11.43 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 130.39 Mn |
| 10 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.64 Bn | 5.70 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 541.49 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 479.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 459.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 399.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 386.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 386.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 438.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 346.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 361.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 330.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 355.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 300.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 267.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 342.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 348.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 305.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 135.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 392.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 388.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 513.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 536.00 Mn |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();