# Quest Diagnostics - Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Common Stock (DGX)

Stock code DGX · Yahoo ticker DGX · Sector: Healthcare

Overall fundamentals score: 63/100 (Okay). Top 26% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 80/100 | Strong |
| Financial Safety | 83/100 | Strong |
| Cash & Dividends | 75/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 0/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 75/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Quest Diagnostics (DGX): Overall score: 63/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 80/100 (Strong)
Return on Equity (ROE) 15% - Okay
4-Year Revenue Growth +9%/yr - Strong
4-Year Profit Growth +10%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 10% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +10% - Strong

Financial Safety: 83/100 (Strong)
Debt-to-Equity 0.8× - Okay
Current Ratio 1.7× - Strong
Interest Coverage 6.6× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 75/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 1% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Growing & covers near-term debt - Strong

Price Fairness: 0/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 24.5× - Weak
P/B Ratio 3.6× - Weak
PEG Ratio 2.5 - Weak

Risk: 75/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) -0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -3.9 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +4.2% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 0 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is Quest Diagnostics's fundamentals score?

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) scores 63/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 26% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Quest Diagnostics strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (83/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (0/100).

### How does Quest Diagnostics rank against its sector?

Quest Diagnostics ranks #14 of 60 scored Healthcare stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Quest Diagnostics pay dividends?

Yes. Quest Diagnostics (DGX) has a dividend yield of 1.3%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 33% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 75/100.

### How do I buy Quest Diagnostics shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy DGX. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Quest Diagnostics (DGX), in plain English?

Quest Diagnostics (DGX) is a Healthcare company (Diagnostics & Research). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 63/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (83/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (0/100). Shares currently cost about 25 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 24.5×). It also pays back about 1.3% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/dgx-quest-diagnostics

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/dgx-quest-diagnostics
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.