DGX FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #9 of 31 in industry

Quest Diagnostics Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $15.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $56,427 · Health Services.

Health Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-06
Industry
Health Services
Industry rank
#9/31

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
275:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$15.5M
Median worker
$56,427

Answer first

Quest Diagnostics Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $15.5M ranks #283 of 1,423 complete filings; its 275:1 pay ratio ranks #219. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $56,427. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-80 peer cohort (# 9 of 31, 74th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Health Services companies.

Dollar rank
#283
$15.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#219
275:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
74th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Quest Diagnostics Inc ranks nationally

Quest Diagnostics Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$15,521,601 Top 20% higher than 80% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Quest Diagnostics Inc vs. Health Services peers

CEO total pay ($15.5M) against pay ratio (275:1) for Quest Diagnostics Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Health Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both9843706.912072863.01430201916531175.118760331.1120.8:1165.7:1210.5:1255.3:1300.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Quest Diagnostics Inc, CEO total pay: 15521601 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 275:1Quest Diagnostics IncUniversal Health Services Inc, CEO total pay: 16144584 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 283:1Universal Health Services IncEnsign Group, Inc, CEO total pay: 13804700 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 290:1Ensign Group, IncLabcorp Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 18355030 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 292:1Labcorp Holdings Inc.Davita Inc., CEO total pay: 18247106 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 254:1Davita Inc.AdaptHealth Corp., CEO total pay: 10249008 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 231:1AdaptHealth Corp.
Quest Diagnostics Inc vs. Health Services peers, plotted against the industry's $10.2M median CEO total and 129:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Health Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 29 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 80. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Quest Diagnostics Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Quest Diagnostics Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
275:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+33:1
from FY2024 242:1
CEO $ YoY
+7.6%
$15.5M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Quest Diagnostics Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $11.9M - $63,854 1:1 -
2023 $12.7M +6.7% $68,163 186:1 +185:1
2024 $14.4M +14% $59,575 242:1 +56:1
2025 $15.5M +7.6% $56,427 275:1 +33:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1022079, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Health Services

This Company's Ratio
275:1
Industry Median Ratio
129:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.2M
This CEO's Pay
$15.5M
Companies in Industry
31
vs. Industry Median
Above
#9 of 31 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Health Services →

Quest Diagnostics Inc: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Quest Diagnostics Inc's FY2025 ratio 275:1 ranks #9 of 31 Health Services filers (74th percentile). the CEO earned 275× the median employee ($56,427) in FY2025.

Median employee $56,427 (PAR-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 275 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$15.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

275:1

Elevated vs. peers

Quest Diagnostics Inc in the higher Health Services third

Quest Diagnostics Inc's FY2025 ratio 275:1 ranks #9 of 31 Health Services filers (74th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Health Services (SIC 80) median ratio is 129:1 across 31 FY2025 filers; Quest Diagnostics Inc's $15.5M CEO total is above the $10.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #283 and ratio rank #219 split - treat 275:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Health Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$15.5M
Median Employee Pay
$56,427
Pay Ratio
275:1
Filing Date
2026-04-06

Company Info

Ticker
DGX
CIK
1022079
Industry
Health Services
SIC Code
8071
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1022079, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Quest Diagnostics Inc's FY2025 ratio 275:1 ranks #9 of 31 Health Services filers (74th percentile).

Read with Quest Diagnostics Inc

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.5M (Δ $20K lighter vs Quest Diagnostics Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.5M (Δ $21K lighter vs Quest Diagnostics Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Exelon Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.5M (Δ $22K heavier vs Quest Diagnostics Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.5M (Δ $64K lighter vs Quest Diagnostics Inc); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Universal Health Services Inc (SIC 80 pole)

Universal Health Services Inc stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Quest Diagnostics Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #283/#219

Quest Diagnostics Inc's FY2025 package sits #283 by CEO dollars and #219 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Quest Diagnostics Inc's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Quest Diagnostics Inc (CIK 1022079), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.