Business Segments · Operating Income (Loss)
DIS business — Operating Income (Loss)
Quest Diagnostics DIS business — Operating Income (Loss) increased by 4.1% to $457.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.4%, from $414.00M to $457.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), DIS business — Operating Income (Loss) shows a downward trend with a -8.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toOperating Income
How to read this metric
Higher operating income indicates strong profitability and effective cost management within the segment.
Detailed definition
This represents the profit generated by the Diagnostic Information Services segment after subtracting operating expenses...
Peer comparison
Standard segment operating income metric used across all industries to evaluate business unit health.
Metric ID:
dgx_segment_dis_business_operating_income_lossHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $601.00M | $713.00M | $620.00M | $562.00M | $442.00M | $441.00M | $259.00M | $374.00M | $410.00M | $392.00M | $371.00M | $373.00M | $420.00M | $407.00M | $430.00M | $414.00M | $494.00M | $482.00M | $439.00M | $457.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +18.6% | -13.0% | -9.4% | -21.4% | -0.2% | -41.3% | +44.4% | +9.6% | -4.4% | -5.4% | +0.5% | +12.6% | -3.1% | +5.7% | -3.7% | +19.3% | -2.4% | -8.9% | +4.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -26.5% | -38.1% | -58.2% | -33.5% | -7.2% | -11.1% | +43.2% | -0.3% | +2.4% | +3.8% | +15.9% | +11.0% | +17.6% | +18.4% | +2.1% | +10.4% |
Range$259.00M – $713.00M
CAGR-5.6%
Avg YoY Growth-3.1%
Median YoY Growth+2.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Quest Diagnostics's dis business — operating income (loss)?
- Quest Diagnostics (DGX) reported dis business — operating income (loss) of $457.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Quest Diagnostics's dis business — operating income (loss) changed year-over-year?
- Quest Diagnostics's dis business — operating income (loss) increased by 10.4% year-over-year, from $414.00M to $457.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Quest Diagnostics's dis business — operating income (loss)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Quest Diagnostics's dis business — operating income (loss) has grown at a -8.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.65B to $1.83B.
- What does dis business — operating income (loss) mean?
- The profit earned by the diagnostic information services segment from its core operations.