DGX Quest Diagnostics Inc

Price (delayed)

$172.44

Market cap

$19.28B

P/E Ratio

20.36

Dividend/share

$3.1

EPS

$8.47

Enterprise value

$25.35B

Quest Diagnostics is an American clinical laboratory. A Fortune 500 company, Quest operates in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Brazil. Quest also maintains collaborative agreements with various hospitals ...

Highlights
The revenue has grown by 13% YoY and by 3.6% from the previous quarter
The net income has grown by 13% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
Quest Diagnostics's debt has increased by 25% YoY but it has decreased by 2.8% QoQ
Quest Diagnostics's quick ratio has decreased by 22% QoQ but it has increased by 9% YoY
DGX's price to earnings (P/E) is 32% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 15.4

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of DGX
Market
Shares outstanding
111.82M
Market cap
$19.28B
Enterprise value
$25.35B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
20.36
Price to book (P/B)
2.66
Price to sales (P/S)
1.84
EV/EBIT
17.05
EV/EBITDA
12.49
EV/Sales
2.41
Earnings
Revenue
$10.52B
Gross profit
$3.48B
Operating income
$1.48B
Net income
$950M
EBIT
$1.49B
EBITDA
$2.03B
Free cash flow
$1.22B
Per share
EPS
$8.47
EPS diluted
$8.35
Free cash flow per share
$10.93
Book value per share
$64.75
Revenue per share
$93.95
TBVPS
$48.04
Balance sheet
Total assets
$15.97B
Total liabilities
$8.7B
Debt
$6.38B
Equity
$7.23B
Working capital
$174M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.88
Current ratio
1.09
Quick ratio
0.86
Net debt/EBITDA
2.99
Margins
EBITDA margin
19.3%
Gross margin
33%
Net margin
9%
Operating margin
14%
Efficiency
Return on assets
5.9%
Return on equity
13.7%
Return on invested capital
15.2%
Return on capital employed
10.7%
Return on sales
14.1%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.8%
DPS
$3.1
Payout ratio
36.6%

DGX stock price

How has the Quest Diagnostics stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.93%
1 week
2.73%
1 month
-2.53%
1 year
14.9%
YTD
14.3%
QTD
-4%

Financial performance

How have Quest Diagnostics's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$10.52B
Gross profit
$3.48B
Operating income
$1.48B
Net income
$950M
Gross margin
33%
Net margin
9%
DGX's operating income is up by 17% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The revenue has grown by 13% YoY and by 3.6% from the previous quarter
The net income has grown by 13% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
The gross profit has increased by 13% YoY and by 4.2% from the previous quarter

Price vs fundamentals

How does DGX's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is Quest Diagnostics's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Quest Diagnostics stock price valuation
P/E
20.36
P/B
2.66
P/S
1.84
EV/EBIT
17.05
EV/EBITDA
12.49
EV/Sales
2.41
DGX's price to earnings (P/E) is 32% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 15.4
DGX's EPS is up by 13% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
Quest Diagnostics's equity has increased by 9% YoY and by 4.3% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to book (P/B) is 2.3% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 2.6 and 2.3% more than its last 4 quarters average of 2.6
The revenue has grown by 13% YoY and by 3.6% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 8% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.7 and 2.2% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.8

Efficiency

How efficient is Quest Diagnostics business performance
Quest Diagnostics's return on invested capital has decreased by 7% YoY but it has increased by 2.7% QoQ
DGX's ROE is up by 5% year-on-year and by 3.8% since the previous quarter
DGX's return on sales is up by 5% year-on-year and by 2.9% since the previous quarter
DGX's return on assets is down by 3.3% year-on-year

Dividends

What is DGX's dividend history
DPS
$3.1
Dividend yield
1.8%
Payout ratio
36.6%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did Quest Diagnostics financials performed over time
The total assets is 83% greater than the total liabilities
The current ratio has decreased by 24% QoQ but it has increased by 9% YoY
Quest Diagnostics's quick ratio has decreased by 22% QoQ but it has increased by 9% YoY
Quest Diagnostics's debt is 12% lower than its equity
Quest Diagnostics's debt has increased by 25% YoY but it has decreased by 2.8% QoQ
The company's debt to equity rose by 14% YoY but it fell by 7% QoQ

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.