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Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX)At 1:01PM ET: 58.27  Down 0.77 (1.30%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:10.77B
Enterprise Value (28-Nov-09)3:13.65B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):15.44
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-10) 1:13.94
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):1.22
Price/Sales (ttm):1.47
Price/Book (mrq):2.79
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:1.84
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:8.501
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Sep-09
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):9.68%
Operating Margin (ttm):18.18%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):9.94%
Return on Equity (ttm):18.79%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):7.41B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):39.335
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):3.90%
Gross Profit (ttm):2.99B
EBITDA (ttm):1.61B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):717.54M
Diluted EPS (ttm):3.77
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):73.60%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):247.03M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):1.336
Total Debt (mrq):2.98B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):1.484
Book Value Per Share (mrq):21.174
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):1.00B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):553.16M
View Financials (provided by EDGAR Online):
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:0.45
52-Week Change3:25.12%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:21.31%
52-Week High (16-Nov-09)3:59.57
52-Week Low (06-Mar-09)3:42.36
50-Day Moving Average3:57.02
200-Day Moving Average3:54.37
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:1,505,100
Average Volume (10 day)3:916,962
Shares Outstanding5:184.90M
Float:153.58M
% Held by Insiders1:16.92%
% Held by Institutions1:74.50%
Shares Short (as of 13-Nov-09)3:5.52M
Short Ratio (as of 13-Nov-09)3:4
Short % of Float (as of 13-Nov-09)3:3.60%
Shares Short (prior month)3:5.23M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:0.40
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:0.70%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:0.40
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:0.70%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:0.80%
Payout Ratio4:13%
Dividend Date3:18-Oct-09
Ex-Dividend Date4:30-Sep-09
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:21-Jun-05


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 30-Sep-09)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Sep-09)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 30-Sep-09)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-08)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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4 = Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.;
5 = Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report
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