Latest period
112M
YoY change
0.0%
5Y CAGR
-3.6%
Peak year (FY2003)
216M
Latest annual
113M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Quest Diagnostics (DGX) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 113M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Quest Diagnostics (DGX) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 0.0%
Shares Outstanding history table for Quest Diagnostics (DGX) from 1996 to 2025
| FY2025 | 113M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2024 | 113M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2023 | 113M | -4.2% | -5M | ||
| FY2022 | 118M | -7.8% | -10M | ||
| FY2021 | 128M | -5.9% | -8M | ||
| FY2020 | 136M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2019 | 136M | -2.2% | -3M | ||
| FY2018 | 139M | -0.7% | -1M | ||
| FY2017 | 140M | -1.4% | -2M | ||
| FY2016 | 142M | -2.1% | -3M | ||
| FY2015 | 145M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY2014 | 145M | -5.2% | -8M | ||
| FY2013 | 153M | -4.4% | -7.1M | ||
| FY2012 | 160M | -0.1% | -100K | ||
| FY2011 | 160M | -9.6% | -17.1M | ||
| FY2010 | 177M | -5.6% | -10.5M | ||
| FY2009 | 188M | -4.2% | -8.2M | ||
| FY2008 | 196M | +0.4% | +738K | ||
| FY2007 | 195M | -2.1% | -4.28M | ||
| FY2006 | 200M | -2.9% | -5.99M | ||
| FY2005 | 206M | -3.2% | -6.89M | ||
| FY2004 | 212M | -1.7% | -3.77M | ||
| FY2003 | 216M | +8.4% | +16.7M | ||
| FY2002 | 199M | +2.0% | +3.93M | ||
| FY2001 | 196M | +3.5% | +6.56M | ||
| FY2000 | 189M | +39.0% | +53M | ||
| FY1999 | 136M | +12.5% | +15.1M | ||
| FY1998 | 121M | +4.1% | +4.75M | ||
| FY1997 | 116M | -1.1% | -1.3M | ||
| FY1996 | 117M | — | — |
- FY2025113M0.0%
- FY2024113M0.0%
- FY2023113M-4.2%
- FY2022118M-7.8%
- FY2021128M-5.9%
- FY2020136M0.0%
- FY2019136M-2.2%
- FY2018139M-0.7%
- FY2017140M-1.4%
- FY2016142M-2.1%
- FY2015145M0.0%
- FY2014145M-5.2%
- FY2013153M-4.4%
- FY2012160M-0.1%
- FY2011160M-9.6%
- FY2010177M-5.6%
- FY2009188M-4.2%
- FY2008196M+0.4%
- FY2007195M-2.1%
- FY2006200M-2.9%
- FY2005206M-3.2%
- FY2004212M-1.7%
- FY2003216M+8.4%
- FY2002199M+2.0%
- FY2001196M+3.5%
- FY2000189M+39.0%
- FY1999136M+12.5%
- FY1998121M+4.1%
- FY1997116M-1.1%
- FY1996117M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Quest Diagnostics's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Quest Diagnostics (DGX)
According to Quest Diagnostics's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 112M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) diluted shares outstanding totalled 113M – edged up 0.0% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Quest Diagnostics diluted shares outstanding expanded at a -3.6% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
Between 2003 and 2025, Quest Diagnostics diluted shares outstanding plunged 47.7%, falling from 216M to 113M.
Across the available history, diluted shares outstanding reached its high of 216M in 2003 and its low of 113M in 2023.
Quest Diagnostics Shares Outstanding by Year
Quest Diagnostics Shares Outstanding 2025: 113M
Quest Diagnostics diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 113M, edged up 0.0% from 2024.
Quest Diagnostics Shares Outstanding 2024: 113M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for Quest Diagnostics came in at 113M, edged up 0.0% from 2023.
Quest Diagnostics Shares Outstanding 2023: 113M
Quest Diagnostics posted diluted shares outstanding of 113M in 2023, edged down 4.2% below 2022. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Quest Diagnostics Shares Outstanding 2022: 118M
In 2022, Quest Diagnostics reported diluted shares outstanding of 118M, declined 7.8% below 2021.
Quest Diagnostics Shares Outstanding 2021: 128M
Quest Diagnostics diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 128M.
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