Bringing the fundamentals into focus…
Back to Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
How Quest Diagnostics Incorporated stacks up
DGX · against 89 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Profitability
72/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #53 of 90 · scores higher than 42% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score15 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including DGX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 72?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Healthcare peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 68% of peers. Return on invested capital: 10.3% vs peer median 4.7%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 69% of peers. Operating margin: 14.1% vs peer median 7.1%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 78% of peers. Return on assets: 6.3% vs peer median 1.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = DGX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | DGX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 87 reported | 10.3% | 12.2% | 42% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 88 reported | 14.1% | 18.8% | 38% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 85 reported | 6.3% | 6.1% | 51% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 82 reported | 14.6% | 13.0% | 58% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 90 reported | 33.2% | 59.9% | 17% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around DGX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17.9B USD | 99 | 76 | |
| 1 | 52.9B USD | 99 | 57 | |
| 1 | 13.9B EUR (≈$15.3B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 4 | 23.8B USD | 98 | 84 | |
| 5 | 193.6B HKD (≈$24.8B) | 97 | 78 | |
| 49 | 2.57T JPY (≈$17.5B) | 74 | 62 | |
| 49 | 1.21T INR (≈$14.6B) | 74 | 55 | |
| 49 | 38.9B USD | 74 | 56 | |
| 52 | 22.3B SGD (≈$16.9B) | 73 | 57 | |
| 53 | 27.3B USD | 72 | 55 | |
| 54 | 36.8B USD | 71 | 46 | |
| 54 | 14.9B EUR (≈$16.4B) | 71 | 52 | |
| 56 | 5.26T JPY (≈$35.8B) | 70 | 63 | |
| 56 | 36.4B USD | 70 | 50 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score