Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.91% for Q3 2026, up 0.53 percentage points from 6.38% a year earlier and up 0.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Quest Diagnostics' Return on Assets [ROA] was 6.46%, up 0.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -4.70 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 6.10% in FY2024 (-0.66 pp), 6.76% in FY2023 (-0.91 pp), 7.68% in FY2022 (-7.38 pp) and 15.05% in FY2021 (+3.89 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 4.66 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 7.81 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DGX's Return on Assets [ROA] at 6.62% (Q2 2026), 6.54% (Q1 2026) and 6.45% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 108.69 Bn | 104.79 Bn | - | 12.31% |
| 2 | Natera | 52.45 Bn | 48.13 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -7.29% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.57 Bn | 27.66 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 5.37% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 27.91 Bn | 25.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 6.91% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.86 Bn | 12.17 Bn | - | 12.25% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 20.51 Bn | 16.58 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -23.69% |
| 7 | Encompass Health | 13.84 Bn | 13.48 Bn | - | 11.48% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.64 Bn | 11.40 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 6.70% |
| 9 | Tempus AI | 12.73 Bn | 9.88 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -7.38% |
| 10 | Davita | 12.41 Bn | 9.79 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 6.86% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.91% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.51% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.30% |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();