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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX) is a medical laboratories company focused on diagnostic testing and diagnostic information services, and its news flow reflects its role across the healthcare ecosystem. The company regularly issues updates on its financial reporting schedule, including announcements about quarterly and full-year results and related conference calls, which are of interest to investors tracking DGX stock and performance trends.
News about Quest Diagnostics also covers participation in major healthcare and investor conferences. For example, the company has announced presentations at events such as the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and Citi’s Global Healthcare Conference, where its leadership discusses strategy, performance and market developments. These appearances provide insight into how the company views its position in the diagnostic testing and information services market.
Quest Diagnostics’ news includes information on collaborations and joint ventures that expand access to laboratory services. Announcements have highlighted a laboratory services joint venture with Corewell Health in Michigan, as well as the ongoing role of Sonora Quest Laboratories, an Arizona-based joint venture between Banner Health and Quest Diagnostics. Such items help readers understand how Quest Diagnostics partners with health systems to deliver regional laboratory services and hospital lab management solutions.
In addition, Quest Diagnostics reports on developments in specialized diagnostics through subsidiaries and collaborations. News has featured Haystack MRD, a minimal residual disease test developed by Haystack Oncology, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics, including data presentations at scientific meetings and clinical research collaborations. Other coverage has described a strategic collaboration with Octave Bioscience to expand access to the Octave Multiple Sclerosis Disease Activity Test through Quest’s specimen-collection network.
Visitors to the DGX news page can review these types of updates to follow financial communications, strategic partnerships, scientific data presentations and corporate announcements that shape Quest Diagnostics’ activities in the medical laboratories sector.
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) reported fourth-quarter 2025 net revenues of $2.81 billion (up 7.1%) and full-year 2025 net revenues of $11.04 billion (up 11.8%). Reported diluted EPS was $2.18 for Q4 and $8.75 for full year; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.42 for Q4 and $9.85 for the year.
The company generated $1.89 billion of cash from operations in 2025, raised its quarterly dividend 7.5% to $0.86 per share, and provided 2026 guidance of $11.70–$11.82 billion in revenues and adjusted diluted EPS of $10.50–$10.70.
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) announced a 7.5% increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.86 per share from $0.80, effective with the dividend payable on April 20, 2026 to shareholders of record on April 6, 2026.
The change raises the annual cash dividend to $3.44 per share and follows 15 consecutive years of dividend increases. The Board also authorized a $1 billion increase in the share repurchase program, added to approximately $0.4 billion available as of December 31, 2025.
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) launched Quest Flow Cytometry MRD for Myeloma on Feb 2, 2026, an ultrasensitive blood test for measurable residual disease (MRD) in multiple myeloma.
The test reports sensitivity comparable to next-generation sequencing, five-day specimen stability versus three days for conventional flow, works without a pre-treatment baseline aspirate, and is promoted as lower cost to support broader access and clinical-trial monitoring.
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) announced it was named to Fortune's 2026 World's Most Admired Companies list for the 12th consecutive year and ranked #2 in the "Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services" industry category.
The recognition is based on nine corporate‑reputation attributes surveyed by Korn Ferry and Fortune, covering product quality, innovation, long‑term value, financial profile, responsibility, and people management. Quest highlighted its 55,000 colleagues and role delivering diagnostic insights from one of the largest de‑identified clinical lab databases, serving roughly one in three U.S. adults annually.
Sonora Quest Laboratories (NYSE:DGX) named Jennifer Erickson as Chief Executive Officer‑Elect, succeeding longtime CEO David Dexter, who will retire effective March 31, 2026. Dexter will work with Erickson starting Feb. 2, 2026 to complete a planned transition. Dexter led the company for more than 26 years, overseeing growth to a market‑share leadership position in Arizona and operations performing more than 100 million diagnostic tests per year. Erickson brings over 20 years of health‑care leadership and previously served as Sonora Quest CFO (1999–2004).
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) will report fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 before market open. The company will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time the same day.
Dial-in details: 888-455-0391 (U.S./Canada) or 773-756-0467 (international) with passcode 7895081. The earnings release and live webcast will be posted at www.QuestDiagnostics.com/investor. Participants are advised to dial in ~10 minutes early.
A replay will be available online at the investor site and by phone at 866-388-5361 (domestic) or 203-369-0416 (international) from ~10:30 a.m. ET on February 10, 2026 until midnight ET on February 24, 2026. Investors are encouraged to review the company’s periodic SEC filings, including risk factors.
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) announced that data using its Haystack MRD® circulating tumor DNA test will be presented at the 2026 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, held January 8-10, 2026 in San Francisco and online.
Two poster presentations on January 10, 2026 (12:00 PM–1:30 PM PST) will report: 1) reproducibility and clinical concordance of a tumor-informed MRD assay in resected colorectal cancer from the DYNAMIC trials (Abstract 26; lead author Jeanne Tie) and 2) use of ctDNA to monitor patients undergoing total neoadjuvant treatment for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma (Abstract 30; lead author Eric Christenson).
Corewell Health and Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) completed a joint venture to form Diagnostic Lab of Michigan, LLC, with Quest owning 51% and Corewell owning 49%. The JV will expand access to laboratory services in Michigan and operate while existing labs continue to serve patients until a new 100,000-square-foot laboratory at Corewell Health Southfield Center opens in Q1 2027.
Quest has begun deploying its Collaborative Lab Solutions (Co-Lab) across all 21 Corewell hospitals, including supply chain, lab management, patient blood and anemia management, lab analytics and stewardship, and reference testing to support quality, innovation, access and productivity.
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) will present at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on Monday, January 12, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. PT. Jim Davis, Chairman, CEO and President, and Sam Samad, EVP and CFO, will discuss the company’s strategy, performance, and market trends during a presentation and Q&A.
The session will be webcast live and available at ir.QuestDiagnostics.com; an archived webcast will be posted within 24 hours and will remain available through February 11, 2026.
Haystack Oncology (Quest Diagnostics NYSE: DGX) announced a research collaboration with Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health to evaluate Haystack MRD, a circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test, in a prospective phase II trial titled MRD-PORT (NCT06979661) to guide postoperative radiation and systemic therapy in stage II/III non-small cell lung cancer.
Key context: an April 2025 NEJM study found Haystack MRD identified clinical complete response at a median of 1.4 months vs >6 months by imaging, and the test received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation in August 2025.