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Quest Diagnostics (STU:QDI) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 15.47 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Quest Diagnostics Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-20), Quest Diagnostics's current share price is €130.90. Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €8.46. Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 15.47.

The historical rank and industry rank for Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

STU:QDI' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.42   Med: 17.23   Max: 23.29
Current: 15.73

During the past years, Quest Diagnostics's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 23.29. The lowest was 11.42. And the median was 17.23.

STU:QDI's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
72.58% of 62 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 36.77 vs STU:QDI: 15.73

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Quest Diagnostics's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.411. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €8.46 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Quest Diagnostics Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Quest Diagnostics Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Quest Diagnostics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.22 19.27 23.04 18.84 15.35

Quest Diagnostics Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.81 16.20 13.97 15.35 14.50

Competitive Comparison of Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Quest Diagnostics Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=130.90/8.46
=15.47

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Quest Diagnostics's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Quest Diagnostics's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=0.411/131.7762*131.7762
=0.411

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Quest Diagnostics Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 1.173 100.560 1.537
201409 0.904 100.428 1.186
201412 1.206 99.070 1.604
201503 -0.025 99.621 -0.033
201506 1.376 100.684 1.801
201509 0.983 100.392 1.290
201512 1.127 99.792 1.488
201603 0.661 100.470 0.867
201606 1.592 101.688 2.063
201609 1.506 101.861 1.948
201612 1.521 101.863 1.968
201703 1.021 102.862 1.308
201706 1.456 103.349 1.856
201709 1.792 104.136 2.268
201712 1.455 104.011 1.843
201803 0.624 105.290 0.781
201806 1.509 106.317 1.870
201809 1.979 106.507 2.449
201812 0.911 105.998 1.133
201903 1.484 107.251 1.823
201906 1.536 108.070 1.873
201909 1.345 108.329 1.636
201912 1.165 108.420 1.416
202003 1.099 108.902 1.330
202006 1.783 108.767 2.160
202009 4.778 109.815 5.734
202012 2.291 109.897 2.747
202103 4.013 111.754 4.732
202106 2.457 114.631 2.824
202109 3.210 115.734 3.655
202112 2.386 117.630 2.673
202203 3.129 121.301 3.399
202206 2.592 125.017 2.732
202209 3.287 125.227 3.459
202212 1.535 125.222 1.615
202303 -0.273 127.348 -0.282
202306 2.753 128.729 2.818
202309 0.838 129.860 0.850
202312 3.725 129.419 3.793
202403 0.411 131.776 0.411

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Quest Diagnostics  (STU:QDI) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Quest Diagnostics (STU:QDI) Business Description

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Address
500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ, USA, 07094
Quest Diagnostics is a leading independent provider of diagnostic testing, information, and services in the U.S. The company generates over 95% of its revenue through clinical testing, anatomic pathology, esoteric testing, and substance abuse testing with specimens collected at its national network of roughly 2,300 patient service centers, as well as multiple doctors offices and hospitals. The firm also runs a much smaller diagnostic solutions segment that provides clinical trials testing, risk assessment services, and information technology solutions.

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