Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $3.00
- Estimate
- $2.87
- Surprise
- +4.4%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $3.10B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.6 → 5.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) beat the $2.87 estimate with adjusted EPS of $3.00 — a clear 4.4% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.6/10) to Hold at 5.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates DGX Hold at 5.6/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +4.4% surprise compares with a +5.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-09.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Healthcare): +0.5
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (0.5% away)
- Overbought (RSI 76)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $248.59
- Stop
- $235.45
The stock trades at 26.1× trailing but 20.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 76 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
DGX at TrendMatrix's latest read
Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.
- Industry
- Diagnostics & Research
- Market cap
- $27.11B
- P/E (fwd)
- 20.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 26.1
- 52-week range
- $171.18–$249.73
- Off 52-week high
- 0.5%
- RSI (14)
- 76
- Volume vs avg
- 0.01×
- Score today
- 5.6/10