QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC (DGX) closed fiscal year 2025 with 110 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.15 USD per share.
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC (DGX) closed fiscal year 2025 with 110 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.15 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 1.00 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 43.9 %. The dividend per share was 3.15 USD, up 6.4 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 353 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 196M | 183M | 171M | 157M | 158M | 144M | 144M | 143M | 137M | 135M | 135M | 133M | 133M | 119M | 111M | 111M | 111M | 110M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 580k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.37 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | -12.7M | -12.6M | -13.3M | 0.00M | -14.0M | 0.00M | -1.00M | -6.00M | -2.00M | 0.00M | -2.00M | 0.00M | -14.0M | -8.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -1.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | -6.91 % | -7.37 % | -8.45 % | 0.00 % | -9.72 % | 0.00 % | -0.70 % | -4.38 % | -1.48 % | 0.00 % | -1.50 % | 0.00 % | -11.76 % | -7.21 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.91 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | -12.7M | -12.6M | -13.3M | 0.58M | -14.0M | 0.00M | -1.00M | -6.00M | -2.00M | 0.00M | -2.00M | 0.00M | -14.0M | -8.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -1.00M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | -6.91 % | -7.37 % | -8.45 % | 0.37 % | -9.72 % | 0.00 % | -0.70 % | -4.38 % | -1.48 % | 0.00 % | -1.50 % | 0.00 % | -11.76 % | -7.21 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.91 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.81 | 1.20 | 1.32 | 1.52 | 1.65 | 1.80 | 1.95 | 2.12 | 2.21 | 2.42 | 2.60 | 2.79 | 2.96 | 3.15 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 13.41 % | 10.25 % | 9.89 % | 13.80 % | 19.42 % | 21.79 % | 33.63 % | 29.90 % | 34.57 % | 31.99 % | 36.14 % | 33.33 % | 20.75 % | 15.49 % | 32.24 % | 36.77 % | 38.00 % | 35.58 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 78.0M | 74.7M | 71.3M | 65.0M | 108M | 185M | 187M | 212M | 223M | 247M | 266M | 286M | 297M | 309M | 305M | 314M | 331M | 353M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 0.80 % | 0.65 % | 0.74 % | 0.81 % | 1.40 % | 2.22 % | 1.95 % | 2.12 % | 1.80 % | 1.82 % | 2.38 % | 1.98 % | 1.86 % | 1.43 % | 1.66 % | 2.03 % | 1.94 % | 1.79 % |
Figures in USD
