Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2014)
Quest Diagnostics' (DGX) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at $6.12 in Q4 2014, down 11.61% year-on-year from $6.92 in Q4 2013, and down 2.0% quarter-over-quarter from $6.24 in Q3 2014.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2014) Analysis & Trends
Quest Diagnostics has disclosed Times Interest Earned across 6 years of filings, most recently posting $6.12 for Q4 2014.
- Times Interest Earned for Q4 2014 came in at $6.12, down 11.61% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2015 was $33.74 (up 445.36% YoY), and the FY2014 annual result was $5.99, down 35.39% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned came in at $6.12 for Q4 2014 at Quest Diagnostics, down from $6.24 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $17.23 in Q3 2013 to a low of -$8.17 in Q1 2010.
- The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $7.0 (2013), against an average of $6.61.
- Across the five-year window, Times Interest Earned tumbled 200.32% in 2010 and soared 766.6% in 2012, its largest moves.
- Quest Diagnostics' Times Interest Earned stood at $8.08 in 2010, then decreased by 2.89% to $7.84 in 2011, then fell by 16.18% to $6.57 in 2012, then gained by 5.3% to $6.92 in 2013, then slipped by 11.61% to $6.12 in 2014.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $6.12 (Q4 2014), $6.24 (Q3 2014), and $6.24 (Q2 2014), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,902.70 Bn | 29,902.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -0.98 |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 175.99 Bn | 172.74 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 5.26 |
| 3 | Danaher | 129.87 Bn | 124.18 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 21.33 |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.75 Bn | 44.55 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 46.84 |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 37.52 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 15.96 |
| 6 | Iqvia Holdings | 30.91 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 2.68 |
| 7 | Natera | 30.21 Bn | 29.11 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -104.84 |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.19 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 8.71 |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.12 Bn | 23.06 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 14.05 |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 21.68 Bn | 21.59 Bn | 942.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2014 | 6.12 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 6.24 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 6.24 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 5.33 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 6.92 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 17.23 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 7.23 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.68 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 6.57 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 7.46 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.98 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.07 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 7.84 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 7.42 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 6.71 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.82 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 8.08 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 9.31 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 10.06 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -8.17 |