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Abbott Laboratoriesvs.Quest Diagnostics

ABT vs DGX · both in Diagnostics, part of the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain: Tests, imaging and assays that support clinical decision-making.

Abbott Laboratories is about 7.4× larger than Quest Diagnostics by market cap; Quest Diagnostics trades at the lower P/E (24.6 vs 35.5); year to date, Quest Diagnostics leads (+40.5% vs −6.9%).

Supply-chain link: Abbott Laboratories supplies Quest Diagnostics.

Side by side

ABTDGX
Market cap$193B$26.1B
Price$116.13$244.51
Today−0.5%+0.3%
Return YTD−6.9%+40.5%
Return 1Y−12.0%+35.3%
P/E35.524.6
P/S4.12.3
P/B3.83.5

Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close

The two companies

Abbott LaboratoriesABT

NYSE · USA

In vitro diagnostics, medical devices that include the Libre glucose sensors, nutrition products and generic medicines: Abbott runs all four.

DiagnosticsMedtech exposureDiabetes exposure
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Quest DiagnosticsDGX

NYSE · USA

A nationwide lab network that does routine testing at volume, with more advanced diagnostics and health data work on top.

Clinical labs
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