DGX
$242.56-0.16%
as of close, Oct 27, 2026
☾ AH $242.56 -0.16%
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedStock · HealthcareS&P 500 Equal Weight · 0.2% of RSPS&P 500 · 0.04% of SPYRussell 1000 · 0.03% of IWBUS Stock Market · 0.03% of VTIRussell 3000 · 0.03% of IWVMSCI World · 0.03% of URTHMSCI ACWI · 0.03% of ACWI
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated total returns by year (including dividends)
As of market close, Oct 27, 2026
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated total returns by year (1997–2026)#
Calendar-year returns with each year's path and its dividend contribution (dividend return = total minus price return). Every year has a direct link you can bookmark or share.
| Year | Start price | End price | Path | Dividend | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $173.53 | $242.56 | 2.4% | +42.1% | |
| 2025 | $150.86 | $173.53 | 2.2% | +17.2% | |
| 2024 | $137.88 | $150.86 | 2.4% | +11.8% | |
| 2023 | $156.44 | $137.88 | 1.8% | -10.1% | |
| 2022 | $173.01 | $156.44 | 1.8% | -7.8% | |
| 2021 | $119.17 | $173.01 | 2.7% | +47.9% | |
| 2020 | $106.79 | $119.17 | 2.5% | +14.1% | |
| 2019 | $83.27 | $106.79 | 2.9% | +31.1% | |
| 2018 | $98.49 | $83.27 | 1.6% | -13.8% | |
| 2017 | $91.90 | $98.49 | 2.0% | +9.2% | |
| 2016 | $71.14 | $91.90 | 2.7% | +31.9% | |
| 2015 | $67.06 | $71.14 | 2.3% | +8.4% | |
| 2014 | $53.54 | $67.06 | 2.8% | +28.1% | |
| 2013 | $58.27 | $53.54 | 1.9% | -6.2% | |
| 2012 | $58.06 | $58.27 | 1.1% | +1.5% | |
| 2011 | $53.97 | $58.06 | 0.8% | +8.4% | |
| 2010 | $60.38 | $53.97 | 0.7% | -10.0% | |
| 2009 | $51.91 | $60.38 | 0.9% | +17.2% | |
| 2008 | $52.90 | $51.91 | 0.8% | -1.1% | |
| 2007 | $53.00 | $52.90 | 0.8% | +0.6% | |
| 2006 | $51.48 | $53.00 | 0.3% | +3.3% | |
| 2005 | $47.78 | $51.48 | 0.7% | +8.5% | |
| 2004 | $36.56 | $47.78 | 1.0% | +31.7% | |
| 2003 | $28.45 | $36.56 | 0.0% | +28.5% | |
| 2002 | $35.86 | $28.45 | 0.0% | -20.7% | |
| 2001 | $35.50 | $35.86 | 0.0% | +1.0% | |
| 2000 | $7.64 | $35.50 | 0.0% | +364.6% | |
| 1999 | $4.45 | $7.64 | 0.0% | +71.6% | |
| 1998 | $4.22 | $4.45 | 0.0% | +5.6% | |
| 1997 | $3.78 | $4.22 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
- Annualized
- +16.3%
- 1997–2026
- Average year
- +23.6%
- 29 full years
- Best year
- +364.6%
- 2000
- Worst year
- -20.7%
- 2002
- Positive years
- 22/29
- 76% up
Annualized (CAGR)
+16.3%
1997–2026
Average year
+23.6%
29 full years
Best year
+364.6%
2000
Worst year
-20.7%
2002
Positive years
22/29
76% up
Total return by period#
Annual
-300%-200%-100%0%100%200%300%
1997+12%'97
1998+5.6%
1999+72%
2000+365%'00
2001+1.0%
2002-21%
2003+28%'03
2004+32%
2005+8.5%
2006+3.3%'06
2007+0.58%
2008-1.1%
2009+17%'09
2010-10.0%
2011+8.4%
2012+1.5%'12
2013-6.2%
2014+28%
2015+8.4%'15
2016+32%
2017+9.2%
2018-14%'18
2019+31%
2020+14%
2021+48%'21
2022-7.8%
2023-10%
2024+12%'24
2025+17%
2026+42%
Methodology#
Total returns, dividends reinvested, measured on DGX. Annualized return is the compound annual growth rate; the current year is year-to-date. Past performance does not predict future returns.
FAQ#
- What is Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's average annual return?
- Since 1997, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) has returned about 16.3% a year (the compound annual growth rate) and an average calendar-year return of 23.6%.
- What were Quest Diagnostics Incorporated's best and worst years?
- Over 1997–2026, the best year was 2000 (+364.6%) and the worst was 2002 (-20.7%).
- How often is Quest Diagnostics Incorporated up in a year?
- 22 of the 29 full years since 1997 were positive — about 76% of the time.
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