Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) reported Tax Provisions of $99 million for Q3 2026, up 28.6% from $77 million a year earlier and up 12.5% from the prior quarter.
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Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Quest Diagnostics' Tax Provisions came in at $342 million, up 13.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $314 million, up 15.0% from FY2024.
- Tax Provisions has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Provisions came in at $273 million in FY2024 (+10.1%), $248 million in FY2023 (-6.1%), $264 million in FY2022 (-55.8%) and $597 million in FY2021 (+29.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Tax Provisions since Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Tax Provisions gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 21.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Provisions in five years was Q4 2024 (growth of 70.0%); the low point was Q2 2022 (a decline of 56.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $88 million (Q2 2026), $74 million (Q1 2026) and $81 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 98.64 Bn | 98.22 Bn | - | 521.00 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 54.42 Bn | 50.10 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -300,000.00 |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 28.77 Bn | 26.87 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 64.90 Mn |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 27.60 Bn | 25.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 99.00 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 22.81 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 185,000.00 |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 21.39 Bn | 12.88 Bn | - | 360.00 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.75 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 309,000.00 |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.53 Bn | 14.00 Bn | - | 53.60 Mn |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 13.09 Bn | 11.43 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 6.91 Mn |
| 10 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.64 Bn | 5.70 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 104.41 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 99.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 88.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 74.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 81.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 77.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 97.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 59.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 68.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 65.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 74.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 66.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 40.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 68.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 75.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 65.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 81.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 77.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 110.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 114.00 Mn |
API Access
Quest Diagnostics Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=DGX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();