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DGX Dividend History

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated · every payment since 2004

As of Oct 12, 2026, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) has paid 92 dividends since 2004. The most recent was $0.8600 per share (ex-date Oct 6, 2026, paid Oct 21, 2026). Over the last 12 months DGX paid $3.3800 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.46%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +3.6% versus the 2 before.

Latest dividend

$0.8600

Last ex-date

Oct 6, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$3.38

Trailing yield

1.46%

Frequency

Quarterly

Growth streak

14 yrs

Key facts: DGX dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 12, 2026, SmarterDividends has 92 dividend payments on record for Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX), going back to 2004.
  • DGX's most recent dividend was $0.86 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 6, 2026 and a pay date of Oct 21, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Oct 12, 2026, DGX paid $3.38 per share in dividends across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.46%.
  • DGX's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Apr 6, 2026 ex-date, a 7.5% rise to $0.86 per share.
  • No reduction in DGX's regular dividend appears in the 92 payments on record since 2004.
  • DGX paid $3.15 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 6.4% from 2024.
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SmarterDividends, "DGX Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Oct 12, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/DGX/dividend-history

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

1.84%

of price a year ago

Price change

+25.5%

$184.07 → $230.97

Approx. total return

+27.3%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

DGX dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

DGX dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date4$3.3800—
20254$3.1500+6.4%
20244$2.9600+6.1%
20234$2.7900+7.3%
20224$2.6000+7.4%
20214$2.4200+9.5%
20204$2.2100+4.2%
20194$2.1200+8.7%
20184$1.9500+8.3%
20174$1.8000+13.9%
20164$1.5800+7.5%
20154$1.4700+14.0%
20144$1.2900+7.5%
20134$1.2000+76.5%
20124$0.6800+70.0%
20114$0.4000+0.0%
20104$0.4000+0.0%
20094$0.4000+0.0%
20084$0.4000+0.0%
20074$0.4000+2.6%
20064$0.3900+13.0%
20054$0.3450+15.0%
20044$0.3000—

Every DGX dividend

17 raises · 0 cuts · 0 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Oct 6, 2026Oct 21, 2026$0.8600+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 8, 2026Jul 22, 2026$0.8600+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2026Apr 20, 2026$0.8600+7.5%Raise
Jan 13, 2026Jan 28, 2026$0.8000+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 3, 2025Oct 20, 2025$0.8000+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 7, 2025Jul 21, 2025$0.8000+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 7, 2025Apr 21, 2025$0.8000+6.7%Raise
Jan 14, 2025Jan 29, 2025$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 4, 2024Oct 21, 2024$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 8, 2024Jul 22, 2024$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 5, 2024Apr 22, 2024$0.7500+5.6%Raise
Jan 16, 2024Jan 31, 2024$0.7100+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2023Oct 23, 2023$0.7100+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 10, 2023Jul 25, 2023$0.7100+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2023Apr 24, 2023$0.7100+7.6%Raise
Jan 17, 2023Feb 1, 2023$0.6600+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 3, 2022Oct 19, 2022$0.6600+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 5, 2022Jul 20, 2022$0.6600+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 5, 2022Apr 20, 2022$0.6600+6.5%Raise
Jan 18, 2022Feb 2, 2022$0.6200+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 4, 2021Oct 20, 2021$0.6200+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2021Jul 21, 2021$0.6200+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2021Apr 21, 2021$0.6200+10.7%Raise
Jan 19, 2021Feb 3, 2021$0.5600+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 5, 2020Oct 21, 2020$0.5600+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 7, 2020Jul 22, 2020$0.5600+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2020Apr 21, 2020$0.5600+5.7%Raise
Jan 13, 2020Jan 29, 2020$0.5300+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 3, 2019Oct 21, 2019$0.5300+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 5, 2019Jul 22, 2019$0.5300+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 5, 2019Apr 22, 2019$0.5300+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 14, 2019Jan 30, 2019$0.5300+6.0%Raise
Oct 4, 2018Oct 22, 2018$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2018Jul 23, 2018$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 3, 2018Apr 18, 2018$0.5000+11.1%Raise
Jan 8, 2018Jan 24, 2018$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 2, 2017Oct 18, 2017$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2017Jul 24, 2017$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 3, 2017Apr 19, 2017$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2017Jan 25, 2017$0.4500+12.5%Raise
Sep 30, 2016Oct 19, 2016$0.4000+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 1, 2016Jul 20, 2016$0.4000+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 4, 2016Apr 20, 2016$0.4000+5.3%Raise
Jan 8, 2016Jan 27, 2016$0.3800+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 2, 2015Oct 21, 2015$0.3800+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2015Jul 22, 2015$0.3800+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 6, 2015Apr 22, 2015$0.3800+15.2%Raise
Jan 9, 2015Jan 28, 2015$0.3300+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 3, 2014Oct 22, 2014$0.3300+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 7, 2014Jul 23, 2014$0.3300+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 4, 2014Apr 23, 2014$0.3300+10.0%Raise
Jan 3, 2014Jan 22, 2014$0.3000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 27, 2013Oct 16, 2013$0.3000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2013Jul 17, 2013$0.3000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 28, 2013Apr 16, 2013$0.3000+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 9, 2013Jan 28, 2013$0.3000+76.5%Raise
Sep 27, 2012Oct 16, 2012$0.1700+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 29, 2012Jul 18, 2012$0.1700+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 30, 2012Apr 17, 2012$0.1700+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 5, 2012Jan 24, 2012$0.1700+70.0%Raise
Oct 5, 2011Oct 24, 2011$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 30, 2011Jul 19, 2011$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 1, 2011Apr 19, 2011$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2011Jan 25, 2011$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 30, 2010Oct 19, 2010$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 1, 2010Jul 20, 2010$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 1, 2010Apr 20, 2010$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 5, 2010Jan 22, 2010$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 30, 2009Oct 19, 2009$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 1, 2009Jul 20, 2009$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 2, 2009Apr 20, 2009$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 7, 2009Jan 26, 2009$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 1, 2008Oct 20, 2008$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 1, 2008Jul 18, 2008$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 2, 2008Apr 18, 2008$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 7, 2008Jan 23, 2008$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 1, 2007Oct 17, 2007$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 2, 2007Jul 18, 2007$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 2, 2007Apr 18, 2007$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 8, 2007Jan 24, 2007$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 2, 2006Oct 18, 2006$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 5, 2006Jul 21, 2006$0.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 3, 2006Apr 19, 2006$0.1000+11.1%Raise
Jan 9, 2006Jan 25, 2006$0.0900+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 3, 2005Oct 19, 2005$0.0900+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 6, 2005Jul 22, 2005$0.0900+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 4, 2005Apr 20, 2005$0.0900+20.0%Raise
Jan 7, 2005Jan 26, 2005$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
Oct 6, 2004Oct 22, 2004$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
Jul 2, 2004Jul 21, 2004$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
Apr 5, 2004Apr 21, 2004$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
Jan 6, 2004Jan 23, 2004$0.0750—First

DGX dividend history — FAQ

How much is DGX's dividend?

As of Oct 12, 2026, DGX's most recent dividend was $0.8600 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Oct 6, 2026 and a pay date of Oct 21, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $3.3800 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.46%.

How often does DGX pay a dividend?

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is DGX's next dividend?

DGX's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its quarterly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has DGX ever cut its dividend?

No regular-payment reduction appears in the 92 payments on record since 2004.

How much did DGX pay in dividends in 2025?

DGX paid $3.1500 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 6.4% from 2024.

What was DGX's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Oct 12, 2026, DGX paid $3.3800 per share, 1.84% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +25.5%. That is an approximate total return of +27.3% before taxes and reinvestment.

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Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to DGX