Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Quest Diagnostics (DGX) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $37,822 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 14.2% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $66,077 reinvested (10.5% a year), or $54,246 taking the dividends as cash, $6,643 of it paid out along the way.
DGX became
$66,077
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
10.5%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$8,134
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Worst drop
-27.7%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | DGX total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +47.6% | $934 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +17.2% | $824 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +11.8% | $753 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −10.1% | $692 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −7.4% | $798 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +47.9% | $596 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +14.1% | $600 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +31.1% | $486 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −13.8% | $428 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +9.1% | $396 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +31.9% | $347 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +8.4% | $319 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +28.0% | $264 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −6.2% | $241 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +1.5% | $136 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +8.4% | $84 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −10.0% | $76 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +17.2% | $79 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −1.1% | $80 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: DGX total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Quest Diagnostics (DGX) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $66,077 at the end of Oct 2026: 10.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, DGX turned $10,000 into $37,822 with dividends reinvested, 14.2% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, DGX returned 13.7% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking DGX's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $54,246, including $6,643 of cash received; reinvesting added $11,831.
- DGX's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (47.9%) and its worst 2018 (-13.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Quest Diagnostics (DGX) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/DGX/total-return
DGX total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in DGX 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $37,822 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 14.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $30,921 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is DGX's total return since Dec 2007?
561% in total, or 10.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 376%.
How much of DGX's return came from dividends?
About 18% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $11,831 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was DGX's worst year?
2018, at -13.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -4.6%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -27.7%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.