Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' Payables was $1.64 billion in Q3 2026, up 12.8% from $1.46 billion a year earlier and up 2.8% from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Payables at Quest Diagnostics came in at $1.6 billion, up 14.8% from FY2024.
- Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Payables was $1.39 billion in FY2024 (+2.6%), $1.36 billion in FY2023 (-2.7%), $1.4 billion in FY2022 (-12.8%) and $1.6 billion in FY2021 (-2.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Payables since Q3 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables has increased for 11 straight quarters, with growth averaging 11.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 18.5%); the worst was Q1 2023 (a decline of 22.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, DGX's Payables in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $1.6 billion (Q2 2026), $1.5 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.6 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 98.64 Bn | 98.22 Bn | - | 5.10 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 54.42 Bn | 50.10 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 155.45 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 28.77 Bn | 26.87 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 738.00 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 27.60 Bn | 25.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 22.81 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 93.51 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.39 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 1.39 Bn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.75 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 73.82 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.53 Bn | 14.00 Bn | - | 221.60 Mn |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.09 Bn | 11.43 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 1.09 Bn |
| 10 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.64 Bn | 5.70 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 530.72 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.36 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.45 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.60 Bn |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Payables 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=payables&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();