DGX

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Common Stock (DGX)

Stock · NYSE · Health Care

$235.03as of 10/16/2026

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October 17, 2026

Quest Diagnostics Preps for Q3 Earnings Amid Dividend Focus. Quest Diagnostics is approaching its third-quarter earnings report, with recent coverage highlighting its position as a dividend-paying stock. The company maintains a 2.10% dividend yield and trades at a 24.7 P/E ratio. Analysts currently set an average price target of $251.40, which sits above the current trading range.

Active signals

Support level
$193.83
Industry
Medical Specialities

What DGX's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike32+0.0%50%
Bollinger Band Breakout25+1.8%60%
Bollinger Band Breakdown17+0.4%59%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now15+2.7%67%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+1.1%57%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About DGX

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated provides diagnostic testing and services in the United States. The company develops and delivers diagnostic information services, such as routine, non-routine and advanced clinical testing, anatomic pathology testing, and other diagnostic information services. It also provides services under the Quest Diagnostics brand, as well as under the AmeriPath, Dermpath Diagnostics, ExamOne, and…

Sector
Health Care
Industry
Medical Specialities
Employees
46,000

Fundamentals

1-day range
$233.81$240.75
Market cap
$26.32B
P/E (trailing)
24.67
P/E (forward)
19.40
EPS (trailing)
$9.44
Dividend yield
2.10%
Beta
0.56
Avg. volume
1.05M
Ex-dividend date
October 6, 2026
Dividend pay date
October 21, 2026
52-week range
$171.18$248.84
Next earnings: October 22, 2026 · EPS estimate $2.87Before Openconfirmed

How Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$11.04BNet Income$992.00M (9%)Cost of Revenue$7.37B (67%)SG&A$1.97B (18%)Other$392.00M (4%)Tax$314.00M (3%)DGX

Source: 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$3.67B(33%)
Operating Income$1.56B(14%)

Forecasts

15 analyst ratings

Buy 57%
Hold 44%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$265
+12.8%
Median
$251
+6.8%
Low
$232
-1.3%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
23.1K
Disposed
35.3K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
91.50M
Total value held
$16.17B
Institutional holders
1044
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown9.17M
  • Unknown7.15M
  • Unknown6.30M
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  • Unknown4.01M
  • Unknown3.09M
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