Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.62% for Q2 2026, up 0.30 percentage points from 6.32% a year earlier and up 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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 Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 8.71 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 6.54% (Q1 2026), 6.45% (Q4 2025) and 6.38% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 104.10 Bn | 100.11 Bn | - | 12.60% |
| 2 | Natera | 56.84 Bn | 52.52 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -7.29% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.90 Bn | 24.03 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 6.62% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.85 Bn | 23.59 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 5.34% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.82 Bn | 11.83 Bn | - | 10.26% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.59 Bn | 17.66 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -23.69% |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.06 Bn | 11.40 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 6.00% |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.55 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 1.21% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 12.49 Bn | 12.15 Bn | - | 11.28% |
| 10 | Tempus AI | 12.42 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -10.97% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.22% |
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_KEY
import 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();