Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX): Price and Financial Metrics

DGX POWR Grades

• Quality is the dimension where DGX ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 94.76% of US stocks.
• The strongest trend for DGX is in Momentum, which has been heading up over the past 179 days.
• DGX ranks lowest in Growth; there it ranks in the 9th percentile.

DGX Stock Summary

• With a market capitalization of $16,977,204,557, QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC has a greater market value than 88.47% of US stocks.
• Revenue growth over the past 12 months for QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC comes in at -6.81%, a number that bests just 15.83% of the US stocks we're tracking.
• The volatility of QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC's share price is greater than that of just 3.76% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
• Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC are SWK, HUBB, BEN, ACGL, and NDSN.
• DGX's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC's official web site, go to www.questdiagnostics.com.

DGX Valuation Summary

• In comparison to the median Healthcare stock, DGX's price/earnings ratio is 41.43% lower, now standing at 13.5.
• DGX's price/earnings ratio has moved down 5.2 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for DGX.

DGX Growth Metrics

Its 3 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 53.05%.
• The year over year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at -42.11%.
• Its 4 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 13.66%.

DGX's revenue has moved up $2,624,000,000 over the prior 52 months.

The table below shows DGX's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date	Revenue	Operating Cash Flow	Net Income to Common Stock
2022-09-30	10,294	1,865	1,235
2022-06-30	10,582	1,924	1,484
2022-03-31	10,679	1,982	1,881
2021-12-31	10,788	2,233	1,995
2021-09-30	11,046	2,293	2,184
2021-06-30	11,058	2,594	2,247

DGX's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.

• DGX has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 93.32% of graded US stocks.
• DGX's asset turnover comes in at 0.812 -- ranking 31st of 81 Healthcare stocks.
• SSY, LH, and BIOC are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with DGX.

The table below shows DGX's key quality metrics over time.