Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 15.47% for Q3 2026, up 1.76 percentage points from 13.71% a year earlier and up 0.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Quest Diagnostics was 14.55%, up 0.44 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 14.10%, up 0.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -6.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Quest Diagnostics' Return on Sales [ROS] was 13.63% in FY2024 (-0.01 pp), 13.64% in FY2023 (-0.81 pp), 14.45% in FY2022 (-7.62 pp) and 22.07% in FY2021 (+1.18 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.71 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 5.88 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 13.75 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 15.08% (Q2 2026), 13.78% (Q1 2026) and 13.76% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.13 Bn | 102.23 Bn | - | 15.00% |
| 2 | Natera | 44.93 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -8.60% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.97 Bn | 28.06 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.55% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.09 Bn | 25.85 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 15.47% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.72 Bn | 12.03 Bn | - | 31.08% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 20.11 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -36.78% |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.90 Bn | 11.66 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 3.81% |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 13.80 Bn | 10.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -13.82% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.52 Bn | 13.15 Bn | - | 18.02% |
| 10 | Davita | 12.21 Bn | 9.59 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 13.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.47% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.53% |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();