Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) reported Operating Margin of 15.08% for Q2 2026, down 0.78 percentage points from 15.86% a year earlier but up 1.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Quest Diagnostics' Operating Margin came in at 14.10%, up 0.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 14.10%, up 0.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of -6.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 13.63% in FY2024 (-0.01 pp), 13.64% in FY2023 (-0.81 pp), 14.45% in FY2022 (-7.62 pp) and 22.07% in FY2021 (+1.18 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of 5.79% in Q4 2022 and a high of 23.50% in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.28 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 5.88 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 13.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 13.78% (Q1 2026), 13.76% (Q4 2025) and 13.71% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 104.14 Bn | 100.15 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 56.65 Bn | 52.34 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.07% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.93 Bn | 24.06 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.91 Bn | 23.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 12.10% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.85 Bn | 11.85 Bn | - | 26.67% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.52 Bn | 17.59 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -38.55% |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.02 Bn | 11.36 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 3.37% |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.52 Bn | 4.47 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 9.58% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 12.50 Bn | 12.16 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Tempus AI | 12.33 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -19.85% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.53% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.50% |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();