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The quarter ending September 30, 2026, against the same quarter a year earlier.
Quest Diagnostics Inc.’s own guidance, from its results release of October 22, 2026. It is the company’s statement of what it expects, not a forecast of ours.
| Measure | 3 months toSep 30, 2026 | 3 months toSep 30, 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $3.1B | $2.8B | +9.98% |
| Profit | $312M | $245M | +27.35% |
| Profit per share | $2.78 | $2.16 | +28.70% |
| Free Cash Flow | $445M | $419M | +6.21% |
These are single quarters, not a trailing year — the figures elsewhere on this site cover twelve months and will be much larger. A seasonal business swings a long way between the two: ServiceNow earns $2.0B of free cash flow in its December quarter and $0.5B in its June one.
Compared against the same quarter a year earlier, not against an analyst forecast. A “beat” or “miss” needs a consensus estimate, which is licensed data we do not carry — and getting it wrong is worse than leaving it out.
A short summary of each call — what the quarter showed, what management expects and whether they delivered on what they said last time — with the full transcript underneath.
“) of $2.78, up 28.7% from 2025; and adjusted diluted EPS of $3.00, up 15.4% from 2025 • Full year 2026 revenues now expected to be between $12.065 billion and $12.105 billion • Full year 2026 reported diluted EPS now expected to be between $10.21 and $10.31; and adjusted diluted EPS expected to be between $11.25 and $11.35 SECAUCUS, N.J., October 22, 2026 - Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), a leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. “We delivered revenue growth of 10% and adjusted EPS growth of over 15% on continued strength across our physician, hospital and consumer channels, complemented by productivity gains from automation and AI,”
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Quest Diagnostics works across healthcare to create a healthier world, one life at a time. We help connect people, from clinicians to consumers, with laboratory insights that illuminate a path to better health. With a focus on delivering smarter, simpler testing, our insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve healthcare management. Quest Diagnostics serves half the physicians and hospitals in the United States and one in three adult Americans each year, and our nearly 60,000 employees work together to deliver diagnostic insights that inspire actions to transform lives. www.QuestDiagnostics.com.
The company’s own description, as it appears at the foot of the release.
The quote and the company description come from Quest Diagnostics Inc.’s Item 2.02 8-K filed October 22, 2026; the table is built from its quarterly reports. Read the release on EDGAR Share prices are split- and dividend-adjusted.
Quest Diagnostics performs medical tests on blood and other samples for doctors, hospitals, health plans and patients.
Company outlook: revenue of $12.1B to $12.1B for Fiscal year 2026 — up 9.5% on a year earlier
Summaries of earlier calls are part of Pro.
Summaries of earlier calls are part of Pro.
Summaries of earlier calls are part of Pro.
Source: Yahoo Finance, transcribed by Quartr. Speaker names and roles are as transcribed; analysts are sometimes unnamed.
Call summaries are part of Pro
A two-minute read of every Quest Diagnostics Inc. earnings call: the numbers that mattered, what management expects, whether they delivered on last quarter’s outlook, and what analysts asked that went unanswered.
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Summaries of earlier calls are part of Pro.
Summaries of earlier calls are part of Pro.
Results released October 22, 2026, before the market closed
Raised full-year guidance and strong test volumes likely outweighed falling revenue per requisition and a newly disclosed patient-records cyber incident.
Into the report: +2.2% over a month, +5.2% over three months, -3.1% from the year's high.
What the full-year guide leaves · Adjusted diluted EPS
Like for like: No change in the adjusted-EPS definition is identified; the FY2026 adjusted midpoint is $11.30 versus the prior FY2026 guide of $11.15.
Written by AI on October 23, 2026 from Quest Diagnostics Inc.'s results releases, earnings call and SEC filings; every quote it relied on was checked against them. It describes the report, it is not investment advice, and it is in English only.
