Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Cash Flow Quality Index
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated cash flow quality index. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.40x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $468.00 Million exceeds net income of $334.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See DGX FCF to total liabilities ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (1998–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated from 1998 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Quest Diagnostics Incorporated across 27 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore debt repayment capacity of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1998–2025)
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated cash flow quality index by year from 1998 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Quest Diagnostics Incorporated. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) cash flow conversion.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.80x | $1.89 Billion | $1.05 Billion | ▲ +24.5% |
| 2024 | 1.45x | $1.33 Billion | $921.00 Million | ▲ +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.40x | $1.27 Billion | $908.00 Million | ▼ -17.2% |
| 2022 | 1.69x | $1.72 Billion | $1.01 Billion | ▲ +57.7% |
| 2021 | 1.07x | $2.23 Billion | $2.08 Billion | ▼ -19.7% |
| 2020 | 1.34x | $2.00 Billion | $1.50 Billion | ▼ -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.37x | $1.24 Billion | $906.00 Million | ▼ -9.9% |
| 2018 | 1.52x | $1.20 Billion | $788.00 Million | ▲ +6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.43x | $1.18 Billion | $824.00 Million | ▼ -7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.54x | $1.07 Billion | $696.00 Million | ▲ +42.8% |
| 2015 | 1.08x | $810.00 Million | $753.00 Million | ▼ -32.1% |
| 2014 | 1.58x | $938.00 Million | $592.00 Million | ▲ +114.6% |
| 2013 | 0.74x | $652.00 Million | $883.00 Million | ▼ -63.2% |
| 2012 | 2.00x | $1.19 Billion | $592.10 Million | ▲ +13.2% |
| 2011 | 1.77x | $895.50 Million | $505.70 Million | ▲ +19.9% |
| 2010 | 1.48x | $1.12 Billion | $757.00 Million | ▲ +13.5% |
| 2009 | 1.30x | $997.40 Million | $766.20 Million | ▼ -28.8% |
| 2008 | 1.83x | $1.06 Billion | $581.50 Million | ▼ -33.0% |
| 2007 | 2.73x | $926.92 Million | $339.94 Million | ▲ +68.0% |
| 2006 | 1.62x | $951.90 Million | $586.42 Million | ▲ +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.56x | $851.58 Million | $546.28 Million | ▼ -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.60x | $798.78 Million | $499.19 Million | ▲ +5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.52x | $662.80 Million | $436.72 Million | ▼ -18.0% |
| 2002 | 1.85x | $596.37 Million | $322.15 Million | ▼ -35.5% |
| 2001 | 2.87x | $465.80 Million | $162.30 Million | ▼ -18.5% |
| 2000 | 3.52x | $369.45 Million | $104.95 Million | ▼ -33.0% |
| 1998 | 5.26x | $141.40 Million | $26.90 Million | — |