Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' Price to Earnings came in at 22.71 for Q3 2026, up 3.8% from 21.88 a year earlier and up 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Quest Diagnostics' Price to Earnings was 19.22, unchanged from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Price to Earnings was 19.22 in FY2024 (+7.5%), 17.87 in FY2023 (-2.9%), 18.41 in FY2022 (+77.7%) and 10.36 in FY2021 (-6.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Price to Earnings in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Price to Earnings has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Earnings over five years came in Q1 2023 (growth of 134.0%), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a decline of 12.5%).
- Business Quant data shows DGX's Price to Earnings at 22.03 (Q2 2026), 21.19 (Q1 2026) and 19.22 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 105.29 Bn | 103.13 Bn | 17.03 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 46.06 Bn | 41.68 Bn | 513.47 Mn |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.09 Bn | 28.19 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.58 Bn | 26.66 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.44 Bn | 16.05 Bn | 236.15 Mn |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.16 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 518.55 Mn |
| 7 | Encompass Health | 13.83 Bn | 14.29 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 12.69 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 266.70 Mn |
| 9 | Davita | 11.06 Bn | 9.92 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 10 | Ensign | 10.99 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 317.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 22.71 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.03 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.19 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.22 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.88 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.14 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.06 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.22 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.60 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.14 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.48 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.87 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.96 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.87 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.98 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.41 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.31 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.45 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.54 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.36 |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();