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Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 2.68Revenue estimate 3.04B
Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 2.68Revenue estimate 3.04B
Quest Diagnostics stock buybacks 1996–2026What are stock buybacks? A stock buyback is a company buying its own shares on the market. With fewer shares left, each remaining share owns a bigger part of the company.
Quest Diagnostics spent 150.00M USD buying back its shares in Q3 FY2026, the three months to 30 September 2026, up 0.0% on the same quarter a year before. Quest Diagnostics spent 450.00M USD buying back its shares in fiscal year 2025, up 198.0% on the year before.
Last updated 7 Nov 2026 · Next report 9 Feb 2027
Stock buybacks
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 30 Sept 2026 | — | — | 369.00M | 1.38B |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 450.00M | +198.01% | 353.00M | 1.36B |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 151.00M | -45.09% | 331.00M | 909.00M |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 275.00M | -80.47% | 314.00M | 864.00M |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 1.41B | -35.97% | 305.00M | 1.31B |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 2.20B | +576.62% | 309.00M | 1.83B |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 325.00M | -7.93% | 297.00M | 1.59B |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 353.00M | +9.63% | 286.00M | 843.00M |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 322.00M | -30.75% | 266.00M | 817.00M |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 465.00M | -21.19% | 247.00M | 923.00M |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 590.00M | +163.39% | 223.00M | 776.00M |
| FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 224.00M | +69.70% | 212.00M | 547.00M |
| FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 132.00M | -87.27% | 187.00M | 630.00M |
| FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 1.04B | +418.50% | 185.00M | 421.00M |
| FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 200.00M | -78.61% | 108.00M | 1.00B |
| FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 935.00M | +24.67% | 65.00M | 734.00M |
| FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 750.00M | +50.00% | 71.32M | 912.60M |
| FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 499.99M | +96.85% | 110.27M | 830.50M |
| FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 254.00M | +74.38% | 77.96M | 850.40M |
| FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 145.66M | -69.16% | 77.33M | 707.82M |
| FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 472.33M | +21.06% | 77.14M | 758.47M |
| FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 390.16M | -46.89% | 69.67M | 627.31M |
| FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 734.58M | +185.22% | 61.39M | 622.66M |
| FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 257.55M | — | 0.00 | 488.16M |
| FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 441.18M |
| FY2001 | 31 Dec 2001 | 1.00M | — | 8.95M | 316.82M |
| FY2000 | 31 Dec 2000 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 6.90M | 253.01M |
| FY1999 | 31 Dec 1999 | 1.10M | -91.54% | 100.00K | -851.50M |
| FY1998 | 31 Dec 1998 | 13.00M | — | 100.00K | 100.90M |
| FY1997 | 31 Dec 1997 | 0.00 | — | 100.00K | 129.50M |
| FY1996 | 31 Dec 1996 | 0.00 | — | 1.17M | -158.88M |
| Quarter | Period ending | Stock buybacks | Growth on a year before | Dividends paid | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | 150.00M | 0.00% | 95.00M | 574.00M |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 102.00M | — | 96.00M | 330.00M |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 0.00 | — | 88.00M | 164.00M |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 300.00M | +98.68% | 90.00M | 307.00M |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 150.00M | — | 89.00M | 419.00M |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 0.00 | — | 90.00M | 436.00M |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 0.00 | — | 84.00M | 197.00M |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 151.00M | -45.09% | 84.00M | 341.00M |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 0.00 | — | 84.00M | 250.00M |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 0.00 | — | 84.00M | 268.00M |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 0.00 | — | 79.00M | 50.00M |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 275.00M | -40.35% | 80.00M | 455.00M |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 80.00M | 102.00M |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 80.00M | 340.00M |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 74.00M | -33.00M |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 461.00M | +59.52% | 75.00M | 187.00M |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 374.00M | — | 78.00M | 384.00M |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 200.00M | -86.67% | 78.00M | 326.00M |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 373.00M | -9.02% | 74.00M | 417.00M |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 289.00M | +15.60% | 77.00M | 337.00M |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 0.00 | — | 76.00M | 472.00M |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 1.50B | — | 81.00M | 376.00M |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 410.00M | +446.67% | 75.00M | 645.00M |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 250.00M | +25.00% | 75.00M | 379.00M |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 76.00M | 771.00M |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 75.00M | 273.00M |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 75.00M | +41.51% | 71.00M | 164.00M |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 200.00M | +16.28% | 71.00M | 176.00M |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 50.00M | -50.00% | 72.00M | 203.00M |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 50.00M | — | 71.00M | 236.00M |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 53.00M | +6.00% | 72.00M | 228.00M |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 172.00M | +49.57% | 68.00M | 144.00M |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 100.00M | +100.00% | 69.00M | 321.00M |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 68.00M | 245.00M |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 50.00M | -66.67% | 61.00M | 107.00M |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 115.00M | -23.33% | 61.00M | 241.00M |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 50.00M | 0.00% | 62.00M | 299.00M |
| Q2 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | 150.00M | -45.45% | 62.00M | 229.00M |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 150.00M | +30.43% | 62.00M | 154.00M |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 150.00M | +200.00% | 55.00M | 176.00M |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 50.00M | +100.00% | 57.00M | 240.00M |
| Q2 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 275.00M | +605.13% | 56.00M | 264.00M |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 115.00M | +4.55% | 55.00M | 96.00M |
| Q4 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 50.00M | 0.00% | 54.00M | 177.00M |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 25.00M | 0.00% | 55.00M | 160.00M |
| Q2 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 39.00M | +56.00% | 55.00M | 214.00M |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 110.00M | +243.75% | 48.00M | -4.00M |
| Q4 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 50.00M | +16.56% | 48.00M | 214.00M |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 25.00M | -94.81% | 48.00M | 169.00M |
| Q2 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | 25.00M | -94.44% | 48.00M | 231.00M |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 32.00M | -48.39% | 43.00M | 16.00M |
| Q4 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 42.90M | -14.20% | 44.00M | 134.80M |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 482.00M | +864.08% | 46.00M | 135.60M |
| Q2 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | 450.00M | +800.00% | 47.00M | 152.50M |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 62.00M | +24.00% | 48.00M | -1.90M |
| Q4 FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 50.00M | +0.00% | 27.10M | 320.40M |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 50.00M | +0.00% | 27.05M | 349.80M |
| Q2 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | 50.00M | — | 27.08M | 203.40M |
| Q1 FY2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | 50.00M | -94.01% | 26.90M | 131.30M |
| Q4 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 50.00M | -93.33% | 15.83M | 294.07M |
| Q3 FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | 49.99M | -84.58% | 15.90M | 298.30M |
| Q2 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 15.79M | 19.90M |
| Q1 FY2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | 835.00M | +233.05% | 17.14M | 121.60M |
| Q4 FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 750.00M | +400.00% | 28.28M | 270.48M |
| Q3 FY2010 | 30 Sept 2010 | 324.23M | +224.26% | 26.53M | 282.70M |
| Q2 FY2010 | 30 Jun 2010 | 175.06M | — | 18.06M | 160.10M |
| Q1 FY2010 | 31 Mar 2010 | 250.71M | +0.28% | 18.37M | 199.40M |
| Q4 FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 150.00M | — | 31.01M | 310.42M |
| Q3 FY2009 | 30 Sept 2009 | 99.99M | — | 27.18M | 332.51M |
| Q2 FY2009 | 30 Jun 2009 | 0.00 | — | 33.04M | -45.59M |
| Q1 FY2009 | 31 Mar 2009 | 250.00M | — | 19.04M | 233.15M |
| Q4 FY2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 0.00 | — | 52.49M | 290.40M |
| Q3 FY2008 | 30 Sept 2008 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 7.68M | 283.58M |
| Q2 FY2008 | 30 Jun 2008 | 0.00 | — | 31.32M | 165.41M |
| Q1 FY2008 | 31 Mar 2008 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 19.41M | 110.98M |
| Q4 FY2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 19.36M | 279.20M |
| Q3 FY2007 | 30 Sept 2007 | 40.66M | +85.23% | 19.31M | 237.61M |
| Q2 FY2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 19.26M | 79.59M |
| Q1 FY2007 | 31 Mar 2007 | 105.00M | +0.98% | 19.40M | 111.43M |
| Q4 FY2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 196.40M | -1.65% | 19.74M | 246.19M |
| Q3 FY2006 | 30 Sept 2006 | 21.95M | -77.71% | 19.71M | 189.32M |
| Q2 FY2006 | 30 Jun 2006 | 150.00M | +405.25% | 19.81M | 124.49M |
| Q1 FY2006 | 31 Mar 2006 | 103.98M | +66.90% | 17.88M | 198.47M |
| Q4 FY2005 | 31 Dec 2005 | 199.70M | -43.50% | 18.18M | 257.47M |
| Q3 FY2005 | 30 Sept 2005 | 98.48M | -10.51% | 18.26M | 123.20M |
| Q2 FY2005 | 30 Jun 2005 | 29.69M | -86.88% | 12.47M | 165.99M |
| Q1 FY2005 | 31 Mar 2005 | 62.30M | +38.84% | 20.76M | 80.65M |
| Q4 FY2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 353.43M | +164.81% | 15.17M | 221.59M |
| Q3 FY2004 | 30 Sept 2004 | 110.04M | -3.49% | 15.27M | 173.78M |
| Q2 FY2004 | 30 Jun 2004 | 226.23M | — | 15.51M | 161.72M |
| Q1 FY2004 | 31 Mar 2004 | 44.87M | — | 15.43M | 65.55M |
| Q4 FY2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 133.47M | — | 0.00 | 209.34M |
| Q3 FY2003 | 30 Sept 2003 | 114.02M | — | 0.00 | 126.95M |
| Q2 FY2003 | 30 Jun 2003 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 131.05M |
| Q1 FY2003 | 31 Mar 2003 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 20.82M |
| Q4 FY2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 209.65M |
| Q3 FY2002 | 30 Sept 2002 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 96.97M |
| Q2 FY2002 | 30 Jun 2002 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 122.97M |
| Q1 FY2002 | 31 Mar 2002 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 11.59M |
| Q4 FY2001 | 31 Dec 2001 | 0.00 | — | 8.78M | 125.72M |
| Q3 FY2001 | 30 Sept 2001 | 0.00 | — | 29.00K | 117.89M |
| Q2 FY2001 | 30 Jun 2001 | 0.00 | — | 29.00K | 76.09M |
| Q1 FY2001 | 31 Mar 2001 | 0.00 | — | 118.00K | -2.88M |
| Q4 FY2000 | 31 Dec 2000 | 0.00 | — | 6.87M | 74.51M |
| Q3 FY2000 | 30 Sept 2000 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 79.22M |
| Q2 FY2000 | 30 Jun 2000 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 83.73M |
| Q1 FY2000 | 31 Mar 2000 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 29.00K | 15.54M |
| Q4 FY1999 | 31 Dec 1999 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 34.50M |
| Q3 FY1999 | 30 Sept 1999 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | -912.70M |
| Q2 FY1999 | 30 Jun 1999 | 3.00K | — | 71.00K | 15.80M |
| Q1 FY1999 | 31 Mar 1999 | 1.10M | — | 29.00K | 10.90M |
| Q4 FY1998 | 31 Dec 1998 | 600.00K | — | 0.00 | 24.40M |
| Q3 FY1998 | 30 Sept 1998 | 7.40M | — | 0.00 | 54.80M |
| Q2 FY1998 | 30 Jun 1998 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 3.10M |
| Q1 FY1998 | 31 Mar 1998 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 18.60M |
| Q4 FY1997 | 31 Dec 1997 | 0.00 | -100.00% | 0.00 | 13.20M |
| Q3 FY1997 | 30 Sept 1997 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 48.80M |
| Q2 FY1997 | 30 Jun 1997 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 23.40M |
| Q1 FY1997 | 31 Mar 1997 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 44.10M |
| Q4 FY1996 | 31 Dec 1996 | 119.10M | — | 0.00 | -142.00M |
| Q3 FY1996 | 30 Sept 1996 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 13.30M |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
The money spent buying back the company's own shares in each period, from the cash flow statement.
See also:Revenue,Net income,EPS,Shares outstanding,Operating income,Cash on hand,Total debt,Free cash flow,Cash flow
Common questions about Quest Diagnostics's buybacks
Source: Financial Modeling Prep