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  • QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC Actuals & Estimates

  • Earnings and Projections: DGX

  • Growth Forecast: DGX

    P/E (TTM) P/E (FWD) PEG 1 Yr EPS
    Growth
    		 Long Term
    EPS Growth
    DGX 15.38x 14x 1.12x 8.02% 12.5%
    Industry: Health Services 18.9x — — 0.72% 17.78%
    Sector: Healthcare 24.3x — — -0.96% 8.11%
    S&P 500 1.5x — — 19.14% 26.09%

  • Earnings and Projections Quarterly Data: DGX

    Current Last Quarter 2 Quarters Ago 3 Quarters Ago 4 Quarters Ago
    Estimates 0.960 0.949 0.818 0.798 0.815
    Actuals 1.020 1.000 0.890 0.870 0.840
    Surprise 6.25% 5.37% 8.80% 9.02% 3.07%
    Surprise Amount 0.06 0.051 0.072 0.072 0.025
    Date as of 09/30/2009 06/30/2009 03/31/2009 12/31/2008 09/30/2008

  • Earnings and Projections Annual Data: DGX

    Current Last Year 2 Years Ago 3 Years Ago 4 Years Ago
    Estimates 3.18 2.869 3.144 2.654 2.424
    Actuals 3.27 2.880 3.160 2.630 2.420
    Surprise 2.83% 0.38% 0.51% -0.90% -0.16%
    Surprise Amount 0.09 0.011 0.016 -0.024 -0.004
    Date as of 12/31/2008 12/31/2007 12/31/2006 12/31/2005 12/31/2004