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Quest Diagnostics (Quest Diagnostics) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 4.30% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Quest Diagnostics's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.71.

During the past 12 months, Quest Diagnostics's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 40.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Quest Diagnostics was 44.20% per year. The lowest was -2.30% per year. And the median was 10.10% per year.

Quest Diagnostics's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.33. As of today, Quest Diagnostics's Dividend Yield % is 2.21%.

Good Sign:

Quest Diagnostics Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

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Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Quest Diagnostics's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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Quest Diagnostics 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

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* The bar in red indicates where Quest Diagnostics's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Quest Diagnostics 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Quest Diagnostics  (NYSE:DGX) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Quest Diagnostics's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.71/ 2.15
=0.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Quest Diagnostics was 0.45. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.34.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Quest Diagnostics Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.7502024-04-052024-04-082024-04-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7102024-01-162024-01-172024-01-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7102023-10-052023-10-062023-10-23Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7102023-07-102023-07-112023-07-25Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Quest Diagnostics's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.88/130.09
=2.21 %

Current Share Price is $130.09.
Quest Diagnostics's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.88.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Quest Diagnostics was 2.93%. The lowest was 1.27%. And the median was 1.87%.

Good Sign:

Quest Diagnostics Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

* 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 (Quest Diagnostics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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.
Executives
Luis Diaz director C/O JOUNCE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 780 MEMORIAL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Michael E Prevoznik officer: Corp VP, Legal & Compliance C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Catherine T. Doherty officer: SVP, Physician Services Bus. C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Timothy M Ring director C/O C.R BARD INC, 730 CENTRAL AVE, MURRAY HILL NJ 07974
Mark E Delaney officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Mark A Gardner officer: SVP of Molecular Gen & Oncol 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Patrick Plewman officer: SVP for Diagnostic Services 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Karthik Kuppusamy officer: SVP, Clinical Solutions 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Michael J Deppe officer: VP, Corp. Controller & CAO 500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Samer Abdul Samad officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 5200 ILLUMINA WAY, SAN DIEGO CA 92122
Stephen H Rusckowski director, officer: President and CEO C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Tracey Doi director C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Gail R Wilensky director C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Mark Guinan officer: Senior Vice President & CFO C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Daniel Stanzione director C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094