Quest Diagnostics Dividend

Q: What is the Quest Diagnostics Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Quest Diagnostics dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.94% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.97%. The payout ratio of Quest Diagnostics in relation to the last financial year is 36.61%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 37.79%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Quest Diagnostics dividend safe?

Quest Diagnostics has been paying a dividend for 23 years and has not lowered the dividend for 23 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 15 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 6.67% . The average Quest Diagnostics Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 7.39% . The average for the last 10 years is 7.73% .

$236.32

0.11%

NYSE, Sep 25, 04:00 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

US74834L1008

Symbol

DGX

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NYSE Composite, S&P 500

Sector

Health Care Equipment & Services

Industry

Health Care Providers & Services

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Quest Diagnostics Dividend history 23 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Quest Diagnostics Stock

Current dividend yield	2.51 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	3.39 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	1.13 %
Payout 3Y	8.0 %

When does Quest Diagnostics pay a dividend?

Quest Diagnostics pays the next dividend on Oct 21 2026 (payday). The ex-day is on Oct 06 2026. The Quest Diagnostics stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Quest Diagnostics stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were January, April, July and October . Dividends from Quest Diagnostics are distributed via January, April, July and October.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.86 Forecast $0.86 Forecast	Oct 06 2026 Oct 06 2026 Oct 21 2026 Oct 06 26 Oct 21 26	Oct 21 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.86 $0.86	Jul 08 2026 Jul 08 2026 Jul 22 2026 Jul 08 26 Jul 22 26	Jul 22 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.86 $0.86	Apr 06 2026 Apr 06 2026 Apr 20 2026 Apr 06 26 Apr 20 26	Apr 20 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.8 $0.8	Jan 13 2026 Jan 13 2026 Jan 28 2026 Jan 13 26 Jan 28 26	Jan 28 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.8 $0.8	Oct 03 2025 Oct 03 2025 Oct 20 2025 Oct 03 25 Oct 20 25	Oct 20 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.8 $0.8	Jul 07 2025 Jul 07 2025 Jul 21 2025 Jul 07 25 Jul 21 25	Jul 21 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.8 $0.8	Apr 07 2025 Apr 07 2025 Apr 21 2025 Apr 07 25 Apr 21 25	Apr 21 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.75 $0.75	Jan 14 2025 Jan 14 2025 Jan 29 2025 Jan 14 25 Jan 29 25	Jan 29 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.75 $0.75	Oct 04 2024 Oct 04 2024 Oct 21 2024 Oct 04 24 Oct 21 24	Oct 21 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.75 $0.75	Jul 08 2024 Jul 08 2024 Jul 22 2024 Jul 08 24 Jul 22 24	Jul 22 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.75 $0.75	Apr 05 2024 Apr 05 2024 Apr 22 2024 Apr 05 24 Apr 22 24	Apr 22 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.71 $0.71	Jan 16 2024 Jan 16 2024 Jan 31 2024 Jan 16 24 Jan 31 24	Jan 31 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.71 $0.71	Oct 05 2023 Oct 05 2023 Oct 23 2023 Oct 05 23 Oct 23 23	Oct 23 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.71 $0.71	Jul 10 2023 Jul 10 2023 Jul 25 2023 Jul 10 23 Jul 25 23	Jul 25 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.71 $0.71	Apr 06 2023 Apr 06 2023 Apr 24 2023 Apr 06 23 Apr 24 23	Apr 24 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.66 $0.66	Jan 17 2023 Jan 17 2023 Feb 01 2023 Jan 17 23 Feb 01 23	Feb 01 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.66 $0.66	Oct 03 2022 Oct 03 2022 Oct 19 2022 Oct 03 22 Oct 19 22	Oct 19 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.66 $0.66	Jul 05 2022 Jul 05 2022 Jul 20 2022 Jul 05 22 Jul 20 22	Jul 20 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.66 $0.66	Apr 05 2022 Apr 05 2022 Apr 20 2022 Apr 05 22 Apr 20 22	Apr 20 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.62 $0.62	Jan 18 2022 Jan 18 2022 Feb 02 2022 Jan 18 22 Feb 02 22	Feb 02 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.62 $0.62	Oct 04 2021 Oct 04 2021 Oct 20 2021 Oct 04 21 Oct 20 21	Oct 20 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.62 $0.62	Jul 06 2021 Jul 06 2021 Jul 21 2021 Jul 06 21 Jul 21 21	Jul 21 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.62 $0.62	Apr 06 2021 Apr 06 2021 Apr 21 2021 Apr 06 21 Apr 21 21	Apr 21 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.56 $0.56	Jan 19 2021 Jan 19 2021 Feb 03 2021 Jan 19 21 Feb 03 21	Feb 03 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.56 $0.56	Oct 05 2020 Oct 05 2020 Oct 21 2020 Oct 05 20 Oct 21 20	Oct 21 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.56 $0.56	Jul 07 2020 Jul 07 2020 Jul 22 2020 Jul 07 20 Jul 22 20	Jul 22 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.56 $0.56	Apr 06 2020 Apr 06 2020 Apr 21 2020 Apr 06 20 Apr 21 20	Apr 21 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.53 $0.53	Jan 13 2020 Jan 13 2020 Jan 29 2020 Jan 13 20 Jan 29 20	Jan 29 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.53 $0.53	Oct 03 2019 Oct 03 2019 Oct 21 2019 Oct 03 19 Oct 21 19	Oct 21 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.53 $0.53	Jul 05 2019 Jul 05 2019 Jul 22 2019 Jul 05 19 Jul 22 19	Jul 22 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.53 $0.53	Apr 05 2019 Apr 05 2019 Apr 22 2019 Apr 05 19 Apr 22 19	Apr 22 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.53 $0.53	Jan 14 2019 Jan 14 2019 Jan 30 2019 Jan 14 19 Jan 30 19	Jan 30 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.5 $0.5	Oct 04 2018 Oct 04 2018 Oct 22 2018 Oct 04 18 Oct 22 18	Oct 22 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.5 $0.5	Jul 06 2018 Jul 06 2018 Jul 23 2018 Jul 06 18 Jul 23 18	Jul 23 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.5 $0.5	Apr 03 2018 Apr 03 2018 Apr 18 2018 Apr 03 18 Apr 18 18	Apr 18 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.45 $0.45	Jan 08 2018 Jan 08 2018 Jan 24 2018 Jan 08 18 Jan 24 18	Jan 24 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.45 $0.45	Oct 02 2017 Oct 02 2017 Oct 18 2017 Oct 02 17 Oct 18 17	Oct 18 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.45 $0.45	Jul 06 2017 Jul 06 2017 Jul 24 2017 Jul 06 17 Jul 24 17	Jul 24 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.45 $0.45	Apr 03 2017 Apr 03 2017 Apr 19 2017 Apr 03 17 Apr 19 17	Apr 19 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.45 $0.45	Jan 06 2017 Jan 06 2017 Jan 25 2017 Jan 06 17 Jan 25 17	Jan 25 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.4 $0.4	Sep 30 2016 Sep 30 2016 Oct 19 2016 Sep 30 16 Oct 19 16	Oct 19 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.4 $0.4	Jul 01 2016 Jul 01 2016 Jul 20 2016 Jul 01 16 Jul 20 16	Jul 20 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.4 $0.4	Apr 04 2016 Apr 04 2016 Apr 20 2016 Apr 04 16 Apr 20 16	Apr 20 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.38 $0.38	Jan 08 2016 Jan 08 2016 Jan 27 2016 Jan 08 16 Jan 27 16	Jan 27 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.38 $0.38	Oct 02 2015 Oct 02 2015 Oct 21 2015 Oct 02 15 Oct 21 15	Oct 21 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.38 $0.38	Jul 06 2015 Jul 06 2015 Jul 22 2015 Jul 06 15 Jul 22 15	Jul 22 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.38 $0.38	Apr 06 2015 Apr 06 2015 Apr 22 2015 Apr 06 15 Apr 22 15	Apr 22 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.33 $0.33	Jan 09 2015 Jan 09 2015 Jan 28 2015 Jan 09 15 Jan 28 15	Jan 28 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.33 $0.33	Oct 03 2014 Oct 03 2014 Oct 22 2014 Oct 03 14 Oct 22 14	Oct 22 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.33 $0.33	Jul 07 2014 Jul 07 2014 Jul 23 2014 Jul 07 14 Jul 23 14	Jul 23 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.33 $0.33	Apr 04 2014 Apr 04 2014 Apr 23 2014 Apr 04 14 Apr 23 14	Apr 23 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3 $0.3	Jan 03 2014 Jan 03 2014 Jan 22 2014 Jan 03 14 Jan 22 14	Jan 22 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3 $0.3	Sep 27 2013 Sep 27 2013 Oct 16 2013 Sep 27 13 Oct 16 13	Oct 16 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3 $0.3	Jun 28 2013 Jun 28 2013 Jul 17 2013 Jun 28 13 Jul 17 13	Jul 17 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3 $0.3	Mar 28 2013 Mar 28 2013 Apr 16 2013 Mar 28 13 Apr 16 13	Apr 16 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.3 $0.3	Jan 09 2013 Jan 09 2013 Jan 28 2013 Jan 09 13 Jan 28 13	Jan 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.17 $0.17	Sep 27 2012 Sep 27 2012 Oct 16 2012 Sep 27 12 Oct 16 12	Oct 16 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.17 $0.17	Jun 29 2012 Jun 29 2012 Jul 18 2012 Jun 29 12 Jul 18 12	Jul 18 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.17 $0.17	Mar 30 2012 Mar 30 2012 Apr 17 2012 Mar 30 12 Apr 17 12	Apr 17 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.17 $0.17	Jan 05 2012 Jan 05 2012 Jan 24 2012 Jan 05 12 Jan 24 12	Jan 24 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.1 $0.1	Oct 05 2011 Oct 05 2011 Oct 24 2011 Oct 05 11 Oct 24 11	Oct 24 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.1 $0.1	Jun 30 2011 Jun 30 2011 Jul 19 2011 Jun 30 11 Jul 19 11	Jul 19 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.1 $0.1	Apr 01 2011 Apr 01 2011 Apr 19 2011 Apr 01 11 Apr 19 11	Apr 19 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.1 $0.1	Jan 06 2011 Jan 06 2011 Jan 25 2011 Jan 06 11 Jan 25 11	Jan 25 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.1 $0.1	Sep 30 2010 Sep 30 2010 Oct 19 2010 Sep 30 10 Oct 19 10	Oct 19 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.1 $0.1	Jul 01 2010 Jul 01 2010 Jul 20 2010 Jul 01 10 Jul 20 10	Jul 20 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.1 $0.1	Apr 01 2010 Apr 01 2010 Apr 20 2010 Apr 01 10 Apr 20 10	Apr 20 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.1 $0.1	Jan 05 2010 Jan 05 2010 Jan 22 2010 Jan 05 10 Jan 22 10	Jan 22 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.1 $0.1	Sep 30 2009 Sep 30 2009 Oct 19 2009 Sep 30 09 Oct 19 09	Oct 19 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.1 $0.1	Jul 01 2009 Jul 01 2009 Jul 20 2009 Jul 01 09 Jul 20 09	Jul 20 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.1 $0.1	Apr 02 2009 Apr 02 2009 Apr 20 2009 Apr 02 09 Apr 20 09	Apr 20 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.1 $0.1	Jan 07 2009 Jan 07 2009 Jan 26 2009 Jan 07 09 Jan 26 09	Jan 26 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.1 $0.1	Oct 01 2008 Oct 01 2008 Oct 20 2008 Oct 01 08 Oct 20 08	Oct 20 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.1 $0.1	Jul 01 2008 Jul 01 2008 Jul 18 2008 Jul 01 08 Jul 18 08	Jul 18 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.1 $0.1	Apr 02 2008 Apr 02 2008 Apr 18 2008 Apr 02 08 Apr 18 08	Apr 18 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.1 $0.1	Jan 07 2008 Jan 07 2008 Jan 23 2008 Jan 07 08 Jan 23 08	Jan 23 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.1 $0.1	Oct 01 2007 Oct 01 2007 Oct 17 2007 Oct 01 07 Oct 17 07	Oct 17 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.1 $0.1	Jul 02 2007 Jul 02 2007 Jul 18 2007 Jul 02 07 Jul 18 07	Jul 18 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.1 $0.1	Apr 02 2007 Apr 02 2007 Apr 18 2007 Apr 02 07 Apr 18 07	Apr 18 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.1 $0.1	Jan 08 2007 Jan 08 2007 Jan 24 2007 Jan 08 07 Jan 24 07	Jan 24 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.1 $0.1	Oct 02 2006 Oct 02 2006 Oct 18 2006 Oct 02 06 Oct 18 06	Oct 18 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.1 $0.1	Jul 05 2006 Jul 05 2006 Jul 21 2006 Jul 05 06 Jul 21 06	Jul 21 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.1 $0.1	Apr 03 2006 Apr 03 2006 Apr 19 2006 Apr 03 06 Apr 19 06	Apr 19 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.09 $0.09	Jan 09 2006 Jan 09 2006 Jan 25 2006 Jan 09 06 Jan 25 06	Jan 25 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.09 $0.09	Oct 03 2005 Oct 03 2005 Oct 19 2005 Oct 03 05 Oct 19 05	Oct 19 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.09 $0.09	Jul 06 2005 Jul 06 2005 Jul 22 2005 Jul 06 05 Jul 22 05	Jul 22 2005	- -
2005	$0.09 $0.09	Apr 04 2005 Apr 04 2005 Apr 20 2005 Apr 04 05 Apr 20 05	Apr 20 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.075 $0.08	Jan 07 2005 Jan 07 2005 Jan 26 2005 Jan 07 05 Jan 26 05	Jan 26 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.075 $0.08	Oct 06 2004 Oct 06 2004 Oct 22 2004 Oct 06 04 Oct 22 04	Oct 22 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.075 $0.08	Jul 02 2004 Jul 02 2004 Jul 21 2004 Jul 02 04 Jul 21 04	Jul 21 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.075 $0.08	Apr 05 2004 Apr 05 2004 Apr 21 2004 Apr 05 04 Apr 21 04	Apr 21 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.075 $0.08	Jan 06 2004 Jan 06 2004 Jan 23 2004 Jan 06 04 Jan 23 04	Jan 23 2004	- -

How much dividend does Quest Diagnostics pay?

Quest Diagnostics most recently paid a dividend of $0.86. Quest Diagnostics paid a Dividend of $3.20 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $236.32 at Sep 25 2026, the current dividend yield is 1.35% (calculation: $3.20 / $236.32 = 1.35%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Quest Diagnostics Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Quest Diagnostics dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.94% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.97%.

The payout ratio of Quest Diagnostics in relation to the last financial year is 36.61%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 37.79%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Quest Diagnostics
Current dividend yield	1.35%
Dividend Yield 5Y	1.94%
Dividend Yield 10Y	1.97%
Payout 1Y	36.61%
Payout 3Y	37.79%

Is the Quest Diagnostics dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Quest Diagnostics dividend safe?

Quest Diagnostics has been paying a dividend for 23 years and has not lowered the dividend for 23 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 15-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 6.67%. The average Quest Diagnostics Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 7.39%. The average for the last 10 years is 7.73%.

Metric	Quest Diagnostics
Increased	15 Years
Continuity	23 Years
Paid	23 Years
Growth 1Y	6.67%
Growth 5Y	7.39%
Growth 10Y	7.73%

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Quest Diagnostics Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Quest Diagnostics stock (ISIN: US74834L1008) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Quest Diagnostics 36.18% has risen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Quest Diagnostics stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Quest Diagnostics (symbol: DGX) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 25.03 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 2.26 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Quest Diagnostics stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 20.91 according to P/E ratio and 2.15 according to P/S.

Metric	Quest Diagnostics
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	36.18%
P/E TTM	25.03
P/S TTM	2.26
P/E forward	20.91
P/S forward	2.15

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