Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 14.38% for Q2 2026, up 0.26 percentage points from 14.11% a year earlier but down 0.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Quest Diagnostics' Return on Equity [ROE] was 14.92%, up 0.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of -9.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 14.00% in FY2024 (-0.80 pp), 14.80% in FY2023 (-1.56 pp), 16.35% in FY2022 (-14.94 pp) and 31.30% in FY2021 (+7.31 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is 12.85% (Q3 2023) to 36.79% (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 18.05 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a drop of 16.17 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DGX's Return on Equity [ROE] at 14.46% (Q1 2026), 14.43% (Q4 2025) and 14.09% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.29 Bn | 93.74 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Natera | 59.14 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.70% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.23 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 14.38% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.04 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 11.58% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.69 Bn | 19.76 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.77 Bn | 11.92 Bn | - | 47.84% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.91 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -57.32% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.24 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - | 24.83% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.39 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - |
| 10 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.17 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 18.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.11% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 36.79% |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();