Growth Metrics

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Quest Diagnostics' Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.11% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.11%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.11%, up 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.11%, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.11% at Quest Diagnostics, up from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.23% in Q3 2021 and bottomed at 0.1% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.11% (2025), against an average of 0.14%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed increased 12bps in 2021 before it dropped -8bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.2% in 2021, then tumbled by -38bps to 0.12% in 2022, then dropped by -15bps to 0.11% in 2023, then fell by -9bps to 0.1% in 2024, then rose by 16bps to 0.11% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DGX's Return on Capital Employed are 0.11% (Q4 2025), 0.11% (Q3 2025), and 0.11% (Q2 2025).