Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

DB:QDI Stock Report

Market Cap: €16.4b

Quest Diagnostics Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Quest Diagnostics's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -5.7%, while the Healthcare industry saw earnings growing at 7.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.1% per year. Quest Diagnostics's return on equity is 12.9%, and it has net margins of 8.8%.

Key information

-5.7%

Earnings growth rate

-1.8%

EPS growth rate

Healthcare Industry Growth15.7%
Revenue growth rate3.1%
Return on equity12.9%
Net Margin8.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Quest Diagnostics makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:QDI Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 249,5398381,6810
30 Jun 249,3468361,6240
31 Mar 249,2878421,6210
31 Dec 239,2528501,6150
30 Sep 239,2977591,7480
30 Jun 239,4887901,8250
31 Mar 239,6037891,8320
31 Dec 229,8839421,8180
30 Sep 2210,2941,2301,7360
30 Jun 2210,5821,4791,7050
31 Mar 2210,6791,8741,7150
31 Dec 2110,7881,9881,7230
30 Sep 2111,0462,1751,6740
30 Jun 2111,0582,2381,6420
31 Mar 2110,3351,7941,5710
31 Dec 209,4371,4251,5450
30 Sep 208,3611,1011,4140
30 Jun 207,5317491,3780
31 Mar 207,6577711,3760
31 Dec 197,7268351,4570
30 Sep 197,6397091,4020
30 Jun 197,5727071,4060
31 Mar 197,5387201,3870
31 Dec 187,5317331,3950
30 Sep 187,5578601,3780
30 Jun 187,5248081,3590
31 Mar 187,4697821,3720
31 Dec 177,4027691,4210
30 Sep 177,3986711,4130
30 Jun 177,4277011,4800
31 Mar 177,4697021,5580
31 Dec 167,2146421,3370
30 Sep 167,5036751,6240
30 Jun 167,4988251,6370
31 Mar 167,5177481,6370
31 Dec 157,4937061,6160
30 Sep 157,5277031,6540
30 Jun 157,5514911,6570
31 Mar 157,5285071,6510
31 Dec 147,4355491,6350
30 Sep 147,3085061,6380
30 Jun 147,1927801,6200
31 Mar 147,1057991,6200
31 Dec 137,1468111,6320

Quality Earnings: QDI has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: QDI's current net profit margins (8.8%) are higher than last year (8.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: QDI's earnings have declined by 5.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: QDI's earnings growth over the past year (10.4%) exceeds its 5-year average (-5.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: QDI earnings growth over the past year (10.4%) did not outperform the Healthcare industry 40.5%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: QDI's Return on Equity (12.9%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 18:23
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is covered by 46 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jasper HellwegArgus Research Company
Brian Kemp DolliverAvondale Partners
Eric ColdwellBaird