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$241.76 +5.51 (+2.33%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$26.46B
Shares
110.37M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$241.76 Open$238.10 Day$237.38–242.39 52W close$173.49–241.76 Avg vol 30d978K Short int3.7M · 3.3% float · 2.7d Short vol73% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 23

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 23, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 23, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +22%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +11%
      above
      RSI (14) 73
      overbought
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 100%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +15%
      trailing
      6-month return +15%
      trailing
      YTD return +39%
      this year
      Relative strength +3%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $218 › 200d $198 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +119 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      3.34% of float · ▲ +5.0% MoM · 2.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,093 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 56
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +12%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 33%
      expanding
      EPS growth +14%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $1.4B
      Valuation P/E 25.5
      below peers
      Buyback $1.3B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $5.2B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 24%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −12%
      past year
      ATR 2.2%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 4 of last 5
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 23, 2026
      Net revenues · Full year 2026 $11.95B – $12.05B
      Reported diluted EPS · Full year 2026 $9.97 – $10.17
      Adjusted diluted EPS · Full year 2026 $11.05 – $11.25
      Cash provided by operations · Full year 2026 at least $1.8B
      Capital expenditures · Full year 2026 at least $550M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 21, 2025
      Reported diluted EPS · Full year 2025 $8.58 – $8.66
      Adjusted diluted EPS · Full year 2025 $9.76 – $9.84
      Guided vs delivered · last 5 settled
      Reported diluted EPS Full year 2025
      guided $8.58 – $8.66
      $8.75 Beat +1.5%
      Revenues full-year 2024
      guided $9.35B – $9.45B
      $9.87B Beat +5.0%
      Reported EPS full-year 2024
      guided $7.69 – $7.99
      $7.69 In line
      Revenues full-year 2023
      guided $9.19B – $9.24B
      $9.25B Beat +0.4%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +22% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +11% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      73 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      100% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $218 › 200d $198 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +119 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      3.34% of float · ▲ +5.0% MoM · 2.7 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,093 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $173 Now $242 · 100% Range high $242
      vs 200-day avg +22% vs 50-day avg +11%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Diagnostics & Research — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      DGX
      Quest Diagnostics Inc
      this stock
      $26.46B +39.3% +11.8% 25.5 3.3%
      TMO
      Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
      $217.80B +5.9% +14.5% 31.7 1.3%
      DHR
      Danaher Corp /De/
      $147.41B -7.6% +8.5% 37.2 1.7%
      NTRA
      Natera, Inc.
      $45.29B +41.9% -2.8% 3.0%
      IDXX
      Idexx Laboratories Inc /De
      $44.29B -16.9% +10.4% 39.5 2.4%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      1,093
      % held
      95.4%
      Net QoQ
      +2.1M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      842
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.7M
      Days to cover
      2.7d
      Change
      +174.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      73%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      20
      Value
      $4.7K
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      45.5%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Alan Armstrong
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 30, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $11.0B
      Net income (FY)
      $992.0M
      EPS diluted
      $8.75
      View
      Buybacks
      Remaining
      $1.3B
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 23, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $376.3K
      Shares
      1.6K
      Filed
      Jul 28, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 23, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Quest Diagnostics Reports Second…
      Published
      Jul 23, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      DGX +1.7% +15.2% +14.5% +3.8% +39.3%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY +2.1% +12.3% +3.0% +0.8% +26.5%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.86 / share · ex Jul 8, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.86 / share · ex Oct 6, 2026
      Raised 7.5%
      Paid (TTM)
      $3.32 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.37%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining
      $1.30B

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1022079 CUSIP 74834L100 13F (30d) 946 filings 915 filers Visit website Investor relations