Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted Return on Capital Employed of 11.27% for Q1 2026, up 0.95% sequentially from 11.17% in Q4 2025, and up 170.0% YoY from 4.18% in Q1 2025.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.27% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 170.0% year-over-year to 11.27% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.27% (up 170.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.19%, up 77.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 11.27% in Q1 2026 per DGX's latest filing, from 11.17% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 18.89% in Q1 2022, with the low at 9.55% in Q3 2023.
- Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 11.78%, with a median of 10.65% recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed sank 824 bps in 2023 and soared 170 bps in 2026.
- Quest Diagnostics' Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.44% in 2022, then retreated by 15 bps to 10.57% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 9.65% in 2024, then gained by 16 bps to 11.17% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 11.27% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DGX's Return on Capital Employed at 11.27% in Q1 2026, 11.17% in Q4 2025, and 10.98% in Q3 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 31,055.11 Bn | 31,054.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 4.82% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 191.02 Bn | 187.77 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 8.12% |
| 3 | Danaher | 137.16 Bn | 131.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 42.82 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 67.98% |
| 5 | Natera | 39.09 Bn | 37.99 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -3.63% |
| 6 | Agilent Technologies | 37.61 Bn | 35.81 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 34.23 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 10.24% |
| 8 | Illumina | 28.14 Bn | 26.98 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 16.90% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 26.40 Bn | 26.33 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 45.73% |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 23.76 Bn | 23.67 Bn | 942.00 Mn | 11.27% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.98% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.71% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.62% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.11% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.04% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 22.85% |