Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' (DGX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.27% in Q1 2026, up 170.0% year-on-year from 4.18% in Q1 2025, and up 0.95% quarter-over-quarter from 11.17% in Q4 2025.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quest Diagnostics has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 11.27% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 11.27%, up 170.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.27% (up 170.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.19%, up 77.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.27% for Q1 2026 at Quest Diagnostics, up from 11.17% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 18.89% in Q1 2022 to a low of 9.55% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.65% (2023), against an average of 11.78%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 824 bps in 2023 and surged 170 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Quest Diagnostics' Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.44% in 2022, then dropped by 15 bps to 10.57% in 2023, then dropped by 9 bps to 9.65% in 2024, then grew by 16 bps to 11.17% in 2025, then grew by 1 bps to 11.27% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.27% (Q1 2026), 11.17% (Q4 2025), and 10.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 30,529.42 Bn | 30,528.96 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 4.82% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 183.75 Bn | 180.50 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 8.12% |
| 3 | Danaher | 133.13 Bn | 127.43 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 6.26% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 46.14 Bn | 45.94 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 67.98% |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 38.20 Bn | 36.39 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 14.57% |
| 6 | Natera | 31.50 Bn | 30.40 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -3.63% |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 31.34 Bn | 29.36 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 10.24% |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.51 Bn | 23.36 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 16.90% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.53 Bn | 23.47 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 45.73% |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 22.51 Bn | 22.42 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% |