Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of March 2026: 0.41x

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.41x as of March 2026, reinvesting $114.00 Million (capex $114.00 Million ) from operating cash flow of $278.00 Million. Check Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) cash flow quality to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

Reinvestment Rate

0.41x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$114.00 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$278.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$114.00 Million
USD

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1997–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Quest Diagnostics Incorporated across 29 annual periods. Explore DGX strategic capital deployment ratio to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (1997–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Quest Diagnostics Incorporated. For live market cap and broader valuation context, see Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) market capitalisation.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.28x $527.00 Million $1.89 Billion $527.00 Million ▼ -87.5%
2024 2.23x $2.97 Billion $1.33 Billion $425.00 Million ▲ +85.4%
2023 1.20x $1.53 Billion $1.27 Billion $408.00 Million ▲ +118.1%
2022 0.55x $947.00 Million $1.72 Billion $404.00 Million ▲ +6.6%
2021 0.52x $1.16 Billion $2.23 Billion $403.00 Million ▼ -12.9%
2020 0.59x $1.19 Billion $2.00 Billion $418.00 Million ▼ -9.0%
2019 0.65x $811.00 Million $1.24 Billion $400.00 Million ▼ -33.9%
2018 0.99x $1.18 Billion $1.20 Billion $383.00 Million ▲ +9.7%
2017 0.90x $1.06 Billion $1.18 Billion $252.00 Million ▲ +116.1%
2016 0.42x $445.00 Million $1.07 Billion $293.00 Million ▲ +13.9%
2015 0.37x $296.00 Million $810.00 Million $263.00 Million ▲ +7.5%
2014 0.34x $319.00 Million $938.00 Million $308.00 Million ▼ -4.0%
2013 0.35x $231.00 Million $652.00 Million $231.00 Million ▲ +130.8%
2012 0.15x $182.20 Million $1.19 Billion $182.20 Million ▼ -63.4%
2011 0.42x $375.04 Million $895.50 Million $161.50 Million ▲ +128.0%
2010 0.18x $205.40 Million $1.12 Billion $205.40 Million ▲ +9.8%
2009 0.17x $166.90 Million $997.40 Million $166.90 Million ▼ -16.4%
2008 0.20x $212.70 Million $1.06 Billion $212.70 Million ▼ -15.4%
2007 0.24x $219.10 Million $926.92 Million $219.10 Million ▲ +16.3%
2006 0.20x $193.42 Million $951.90 Million $193.42 Million ▼ -22.8%
2005 0.26x $224.27 Million $851.58 Million $224.27 Million ▲ +19.4%
2004 0.22x $176.12 Million $798.78 Million $176.12 Million ▼ -16.3%
2003 0.26x $174.64 Million $662.80 Million $174.64 Million ▲ +1.3%
2002 0.26x $155.20 Million $596.37 Million $155.20 Million ▼ -18.6%
2001 0.32x $148.99 Million $465.80 Million $148.99 Million ▲ +1.5%
2000 0.32x $116.45 Million $369.45 Million $116.45 Million ▼ -92.9%
1999 4.41x $1.10 Billion $249.50 Million $1.10 Billion ▲ +1440.7%
1998 0.29x $40.50 Million $141.40 Million $40.50 Million ▲ +7.9%
1997 0.27x $46.80 Million $176.30 Million $46.80 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow