Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted Return on Capital Employed of 10.85% for Q2 2026, down 3.73% sequentially from 11.27% in Q1 2026, and up 21.0% YoY from 8.97% in Q2 2025.

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quest Diagnostics has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 10.85% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 21.0% year-over-year to 10.85% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 10.85% (up 21.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.19%, up 77.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 10.85% in Q2 2026 per DGX's latest filing, from 11.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 18.89% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 9.55% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 11.73% and a median of 10.7% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 824 bps in 2023, then jumped 170 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.44% in 2022, then fell by 15 bps to 10.57% in 2023, then fell by 9 bps to 9.65% in 2024, then rose by 16 bps to 11.17% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 10.85% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 10.85%, 11.27%, and 11.17% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Thermo Fisher Scientific 213.96 Bn 209.90 Bn 8.34 Bn 8.30%
2 Danaher 140.29 Bn 135.94 Bn 3.61 Bn 6.42%
3 Idexx Laboratories 46.08 Bn 45.88 Bn 779.09 Mn 68.60%
4 Agilent Technologies 39.78 Bn 37.97 Bn 990.00 Mn 14.57%
5 Iqvia Holdings 39.43 Bn 37.35 Bn 1.44 Bn 10.49%
6 Natera 38.72 Bn 37.62 Bn 696.04 Mn -16.64%
7 Illumina 30.05 Bn 28.88 Bn 770.00 Mn 17.55%
8 Mettler Toledo International 28.63 Bn 28.58 Bn 650.22 Mn 49.80%
9 Quest Diagnostics 26.17 Bn 25.54 Bn 1.03 Bn 10.85%
10 Labcorp Holdings 25.89 Bn 24.91 Bn 1.01 Bn 8.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 10.85%
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%