Last Price$177.02.3%
Market Cap$19.6B
LTM PEG 1Y
1.2x
5Y avg
0.9x
Medical - Diagnostics & Research industry
median
0.1x
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
1.1% undervalued
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated PEG 1Y
Annual
Quarterly
Daily
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| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEG 1Y | 1.5x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 1.1x | 0.8x | 1.1x | 1.2x | 0.8x | 1.2x | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.8x | 1.2x |
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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) PEG 1Y comparison analysis
General
LTM PEG 1Y
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedDGX
1.3x
(6.4%)
(6.5%)
9.2%
Median Peer Set
1.1x
(0.1%)
2.4%
16.3%
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.IDXX
14.5x
8.7%
25.2%
23.1%
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.MTD
8.0x
2.2%
12.7%
22.3%
Waters CorporationWAT
4.1x
(0.5%)
(7.9%)
21.7%
Natera, Inc.NTRA
1.5x
32.0%
(32.1%)
(40.2%)
Agilent Technologies, Inc.A
1.1x
(4.7%)
5.0%
19.8%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.TMO
0.8x
(4.6%)
(12.4%)
14.0%
Danaher CorporationDHR
0.7x
(0.1%)
(17.9%)
16.3%
IQVIA Holdings Inc.IQV
0.4x
2.8%
2.4%
8.9%
Illumina, Inc.ILMN
0.1x
(2.9%)
4.6%
(28.0%)
DGX key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'04 | Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 5,126.6 0.0% | 5,503.7 7.4% | 6,268.7 13.9% | 6,704.9 7.0% | 7,249.4 8.1% | 7,455.2 2.8% | 7,368.9 (1.2%) | 7,510.5 1.9% | 7,382.6 (1.7%) | 7,146.0 (3.2%) | 7,435.0 4.0% | 7,493.0 0.8% | 7,515.0 0.3% | 7,709.0 2.6% | 7,531.0 (2.3%) | 7,726.0 2.6% | 9,437.0 22.1% | 10,788.0 14.3% | 9,883.0 (8.4%) | 9,252.0 (6.4%) |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 2,990.7 | 3,257.3 | 3,696.0 | 3,969.8 | 4,256.1 | 4,321.5 | 4,317.2 | 4,395.3 | 4,364.7 | 4,326.0 | 4,637.0 | 4,657.0 | 4,616.0 | 4,719.0 | 4,926.0 | 5,037.0 | 5,804.0 | 6,579.0 | 6,450.0 | 6,291.0 |
% margin | 2,135.9 41.7% | 2,246.4 40.8% | 2,572.7 41.0% | 2,735.1 40.8% | 2,993.3 41.3% | 3,133.7 42.0% | 3,051.7 41.4% | 3,115.2 41.5% | 3,017.9 40.9% | 2,820.0 39.5% | 2,798.0 37.6% | 2,836.0 37.8% | 2,899.0 38.6% | 2,990.0 38.8% | 2,605.0 34.6% | 2,689.0 34.8% | 3,633.0 38.5% | 4,209.0 39.0% | 3,433.0 34.7% | 2,961.0 32.0% |
| Operating Expenses | 1,234.4 | 1,278.3 | 1,444.6 | 1,643.7 | 1,770.9 | 1,774.6 | 1,756.2 | 2,120.2 | 1,817.1 | 1,819.0 | 1,815.0 | 1,771.0 | 1,740.0 | 1,825.0 | 1,500.0 | 1,458.0 | 1,662.0 | 1,828.0 | 2,005.0 | 1,761.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 1,227.7 | 1,257.8 | 1,433.7 | 1,612.9 | 1,736.9 | 1,747.6 | 1,707.7 | 1,814.3 | 1,745.2 | 1,704.0 | 1,728.0 | 1,679.0 | 1,681.0 | 1,750.0 | 1,424.0 | 1,457.0 | 1,550.0 | 1,727.0 | 1,874.0 | 1,615.0 |
% margin | 901.4 17.6% | 968.1 17.6% | 1,128.0 18.0% | 1,091.3 16.3% | 1,222.4 16.9% | 1,359.1 18.2% | 1,295.5 17.6% | 995.0 13.2% | 1,200.8 16.3% | 1,475.0 20.6% | 983.0 13.2% | 1,399.0 18.7% | 1,277.0 17.0% | 1,165.0 15.1% | 1,101.0 14.6% | 1,231.0 15.9% | 1,971.0 20.9% | 2,381.0 22.1% | 1,428.0 14.4% | 1,262.0 13.6% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 185.5 | 144.1 | 146.1 | 170.6 | 164.7 | 159.0 | 164.0 | 153.0 | 143.0 | 151.0 | 167.0 | 175.0 | 163.0 | 151.0 | 138.0 | 163.0 |
| Pre-tax Income | 835.1 | 910.5 | 1,033.3 | 912.4 | 1,019.0 | 1,227.9 | 1,184.3 | 856.3 | 1,068.4 | 1,348.0 | 849.0 | 1,103.0 | 1,086.0 | 1,030.0 | 926.0 | 1,076.0 | 1,884.0 | 2,599.0 | 1,235.0 | 1,130.0 |
% effective tax rate | 335.9 40.2% | 364.2 40.0% | 407.6 39.4% | 358.6 39.3% | 386.8 38.0% | 460.4 37.5% | 425.5 35.9% | 349.0 40.8% | 401.9 37.6% | 500.0 37.1% | 262.0 30.9% | 373.0 33.8% | 429.0 39.5% | 241.0 23.4% | 182.0 19.7% | 247.0 23.0% | 460.0 24.4% | 597.0 23.0% | 264.0 21.4% | 248.0 21.9% |
% margin | 499.2 9.7% | 546.3 9.9% | 586.4 9.4% | 339.9 5.1% | 581.5 8.0% | 729.1 9.8% | 720.9 9.8% | 470.6 6.3% | 555.7 7.5% | 849.0 11.9% | 556.0 7.5% | 709.0 9.5% | 645.0 8.6% | 772.0 10.0% | 736.0 9.8% | 858.0 11.1% | 1,431.0 15.2% | 1,995.0 18.5% | 946.0 9.6% | 854.0 9.2% |
| EPS | 2.45 | 2.71 | 2.98 | 1.76 | 2.99 | 3.91 | 4.08 | 2.95 | 3.49 | 5.58 | 3.83 | 4.92 | 4.58 | 5.63 | 5.41 | 6.38 | 10.68 | 15.90 | 8.12 | 7.59 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.35 | 2.66 | 2.94 | 1.74 | 2.97 | 3.87 | 4.05 | 2.92 | 3.46 | 5.54 | 3.81 | 4.87 | 4.51 | 5.50 | 5.29 | 6.29 | 10.52 | 15.53 | 7.98 | 7.52 |
% margin | 1,049.6 20.5% | 1,183.7 21.5% | 1,325.4 21.1% | 1,329.2 19.8% | 1,500.7 20.7% | 1,631.2 21.9% | 1,585.8 21.5% | 1,302.0 17.3% | 1,523.0 20.6% | 1,793.0 25.1% | 1,304.0 17.5% | 1,555.0 20.8% | 1,479.0 19.7% | 1,453.0 18.8% | 1,404.0 18.6% | 1,585.0 20.5% | 2,411.0 25.5% | 3,159.0 29.3% | 1,820.0 18.4% | 1,732.0 18.7% |
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FAQ
1) What is Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's PEG 1Y?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month PEG 1Y is 1.2x, based on the financial report for Dec 30, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual PEG 1Y for Quest Diagnostics Incorporated have been 0.8x over the past three years, and 0.9x over the past five years.
2) Is Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's PEG 1Y Good?
As of today, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's PEG 1Y is 1.2x, which is higher than industry median of 0.1x. It indicates that Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's PEG 1Y is Bad.