0001022079-23-000122.txt : 20230622 0001022079-23-000122.hdr.sgml : 20230622 20230622161307 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001022079-23-000122 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20221231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230622 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230622 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001022079 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MEDICAL LABORATORIES [8071] IRS NUMBER: 161387862 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12215 FILM NUMBER: 231033445 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 PLAZA DRIVE CITY: SECAUCUS STATE: NJ ZIP: 07094 BUSINESS PHONE: 9735202700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 PLAZA DRIVE CITY: SECAUCUS STATE: NJ ZIP: 07094 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CORNING CLINICAL LABORATORIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960903 11-K 1 dgx12312022profitsharingpl.htm 11-K Document



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 11-K




(Mark One)
x    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

OR

o    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______to _______


Commission file number: 001-12215

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
    

THE QUEST DIAGNOSTICS PROFIT SHARING PLAN


B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
500 PLAZA DRIVE
SECAUCUS, NJ 07094




The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan
Index to Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule







Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Plan Administrator and Plan Participants
The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan    

Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Supplemental information
The Schedule H, Line 4(i), Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2022 (“supplemental information”) has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

We have served as the Plan's auditor since 2008.

Boston, Massachusetts
June 22, 2023



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The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2022 and 2021
(in thousands)


20222021
Assets
Cash
$576 $1,282 
Investments, at fair value
4,531,525 5,661,864 
Receivables
Employer contributions receivable82 1,864 
Notes receivable from participants 75,733 81,523 
Investment related receivables503 3,034 
Total assets4,608,419 5,749,567 
Liabilities
Investment related payables791 582 
Other liabilities— 24 
Total liabilities791 606 
Net assets available for benefits
$4,607,628 $5,748,961 


























The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
(in thousands)


Investment income (loss)
Net depreciation in fair value of investments$(1,225,367)
Dividends and interest250,456 
Total investment loss(974,911)
Interest income on notes receivable from participants3,818 
Contributions
Employer100,604 
Participants205,200 
Total contributions305,804 
Total reductions(665,289)
Benefits paid to participants475,995 
Administrative expenses791 
Total deductions476,786 
Net decrease(1,142,075)
Net transfer from other plans742 
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year5,748,961 
End of year$4,607,628 















The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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December 31, 2022 and 2021
Notes to Financial Statements (dollars in thousands)



1.    Description of the Plan

    Background - The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”) is a defined contribution plan. The Plan was established by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated ("Quest Diagnostics" or the "Company"), which is the parent entity of a controlled group of corporations and other entities (the "Quest Control Group"). Effective August 15, 2021, sponsorship of the Plan was transferred from the Company to Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc. (the "Plan Sponsor"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Plan provides retirement benefits to eligible employees of the Quest Control Group. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Participants should refer to the plan document for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.

    Eligibility and Participant Contributions - Eligible employees can participate in the Plan as soon as administratively feasible upon becoming an employee of a member of the Quest Control Group. Participants may contribute an amount between 1% and 35% of their eligible compensation, as defined, for the contribution period. Catch-up contributions, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"), are permissible for eligible participants. Participants may modify their contribution percentage at any time.

    Employer Matching Contributions - Members of the Quest Control Group match 100% of a participant's contribution, up to 5% of eligible compensation, in cash after the participant completes 12 months of service, as defined, with the Quest Control Group. Employer matching contributions are remitted to the Plan at the same time that the corresponding participants' contributions are remitted.

    Participant Accounts - A separate individual account is established for each Plan participant. Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contributions and the employer matching contributions, plus actual earnings thereon. Earnings are allocated by fund based on the ratio of the participant's account invested in a particular fund to all participants' investments in that fund.
    
    Vesting - Participants immediately vest in their voluntary contributions and employer matching contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Certain participants who were active in plans sponsored by previous employers have vesting requirements applied to their previous employer contribution accounts consistent with the vesting requirements in effect before the assets were merged into the Plan.

    Investment Options - Participants may elect to have their voluntary contributions and employer matching contributions invested in any or all of the available investment options, most of which are managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (“FMRC”). Participants may also elect to have their voluntary contributions and employer matching contributions invested in shares of the Company's common stock through the Quest Diagnostics stock fund. Participants have the ability to modify their investment elections daily, subject to certain short-term trading restrictions imposed by FMRC and the Company's securities trading policy, which prohibits trading in the Company's common stock on a short-term basis and while in possession of material non-public information about the Company.

    Participants cannot contribute greater than 25% per pay period of pre-tax contributions into the Quest Diagnostics stock fund. In addition, participants can transfer monies into the Quest Diagnostics stock fund only to the extent the percentage of holdings in the Quest Diagnostics stock fund after the transfer remains below 25% of the participant's entire account balance.

    Participants may elect to receive their dividends on investments in the Quest Diagnostics stock fund as a taxable cash payment or to have those dividends automatically reinvested.

    Distribution Options - Participants can elect to have their benefit distributions, equal to the value of the vested portion of their account balance, paid in the form of a lump sum distribution, a direct rollover into another eligible retirement plan or traditional individual retirement account, installment payments, or for appropriate assets, an annuity.

    Withdrawals - Withdrawals may be made for qualified emergencies, as defined in the Code. Depending upon the type of withdrawal and the status of the contribution, penalties upon withdrawal may apply. Participants may also begin to make withdrawals without penalty at age 59 ½, subject to certain limitations as defined by the Plan.
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December 31, 2022 and 2021
Notes to Financial Statements (dollars in thousands) - continued




    Forfeitures - Employer contributions in forfeited nonvested accounts may be used to reduce future employer contributions or pay the Plan's expenses. The forfeiture activity and account balance was not material as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.
        
    Parties-in-Interest - Certain investments of the Plan, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, are shares of mutual funds and collective funds managed by FMRC. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

    The Company also is a party-in-interest to the Plan under the definition provided in Section 3(14) of ERISA. Therefore, Quest Diagnostics stock transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the total fair value of the Plan's investment in Quest Diagnostics stock was $363,871 and $419,743, respectively. During 2022, total purchases and sales of Quest Diagnostics stock by the Plan were $4,198 and $18,058, respectively.

    In addition, the Plan receives revenue sharing credits, as described below, which is considered a party-in-interest transaction.

    Revenue Sharing Credits - A portion of the Plan's operating expenses and management fees are paid by the Plan using revenue sharing credits which are included in net depreciation in fair value of investments.  Any amount of revenue sharing credits in excess of the fees is allocated to participant accounts.  Revenue sharing credits earned for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $6,755. During the year ended December 31, 2022, $1,570 of revenue sharing credits were used for permissible management and recordkeeping fees, and $4,552 of revenue sharing credits were allocated to participant accounts. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the revenue sharing credit balance was $3,196 and $2,523, respectively. Effective January 2023, revenue sharing credits were no longer used to pay any portion of the operating expenses or management fees.

    Notes Receivable from Participants - Participants are permitted to obtain loans in amounts not less than one thousand dollars and up to the lesser of (1) fifty thousand dollars, subject to certain limitations as defined by the Plan, or (2) 50% of the participant's vested portion of their account value. Except with respect to pre-existing loans transferred or merged into the Plan and as set forth below, a participant may have only one outstanding loan at a time and loans are repayable over a period of up to five years, unless the proceeds are used to purchase a primary residence, in which case a period of up to ten years is permitted. Loans are secured by one-half of a participant's vested account balance and bear interest at prime plus 1%. Rates range from 3.75% to 10.25%; maturities vary by participant. Principal and interest are repaid to the Plan through payroll deductions for active employees. Participants can elect to pay the entire outstanding balance of a loan directly to Fidelity Management Trust Company ("FMTC"). Actively employed participants can also submit a partial loan repayment directly to FMTC outside the normal payroll deductions, accelerating the payoff date. Participants who are no longer active employees may continue to repay outstanding loan balances directly to FMTC.

    In addition, notes receivable from participants qualify as party-in-interest transactions. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the carrying value of the Plan's notes receivable from participants was $75,733 and $81,523, respectively.

    Plan Administration - The plan administrator is the Benefits Administration Committee (the "Plan Administrator"), which is appointed by the Plan Sponsor's Board of Directors. The Plan's trustee and recordkeeper for the Plan investments are FMTC and Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC, respectively.

    Tax Status - The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has determined and informed the Company by letter dated September 22, 2014, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Code. The Plan Sponsor believes that the Plan, which has been amended since the IRS determination, continues to be designed and operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes that the Plan is qualified and related trust is tax-exempt.

    Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”) requires the Plan Administrator to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan Administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be
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December 31, 2022 and 2021
Notes to Financial Statements (dollars in thousands) - continued



taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing authorities; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.

    Administrative Expenses - Accounting fees and certain administrative expenses of the Plan may be paid by the Plan or the Quest Control Group. Loan origination and certain distribution fees are charged against participant accounts.

    Investment Management Fees - Investment management fees and operating expenses charged to the Plan for investments in the Plan are deducted from income earned on a daily basis and are not separately reflected. Consequently, investment management fees and operating expenses are reflected as a reduction of investment return for such investments.

    Plan Termination - The Plan Sponsor intends to continue the Plan indefinitely, but reserves the right to change or discontinue the Plan at its discretion. Participants will become fully vested in their rights under the Plan if it is terminated or if employer matching contributions are completely discontinued.

    Net Transfer from Other Plans - Following the acquisition of Pack Health, LLC by the Company, the Pack Health 401k plan was merged into the Plan on November 1, 2022.
    
2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

    Basis of Presentation - The Plan maintains its financial records on the accrual basis of accounting.
    
    Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, if any, at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions to and deductions from net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

    Risks and Uncertainties - The Plan provides for participant-directed investment of their voluntary contributions and employer matching contributions in a number of investment funds. Certain underlying investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, changes in these risks could materially affect participants' account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.

    Benefits paid to participants - Benefits payments to participants are recorded when paid.

    Valuation of Investments - Investments are stated at fair value at year end. Refer to Note 3 for additional information related to the valuation of Plan investments.

    Security Transactions and Income - Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income from investments is recorded as earned on an accrual basis.

    Net depreciation in fair value of investments represents the Plan's net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments held by the Plan.    

    Notes Receivable from Participants - Notes receivable from participants are valued at their unpaid principal balance, plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income from notes receivable from participants is recorded on an accrual basis.     

    
3.    Fair Value Measurements

    Fair value measurements are based upon the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, and are determined by either the principal market or the most advantageous market.

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December 31, 2022 and 2021
Notes to Financial Statements (dollars in thousands) - continued



    Inputs used in the valuation techniques to derive fair values are classified based on a three-level hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in the valuation techniques to derive fair values. The basis for fair value measurements for each level within the hierarchy is described below with Level 1 having the highest priority and Level 3 having the lowest.
Level 1:Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2:
Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets.
Level 3:Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable.
    
    During the year ended December 31, 2022, certain investments in shares of common stock, which were previously
classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, are now classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy as they are now actively traded. Excluding this, there were no transfers between levels.

    The following table provides a summary of the assets in the Plan that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Basis of Fair Value Measurements
December 31, 2022TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Mutual funds$3,119,776 $3,119,776 $— $— 
Quest Diagnostics common stock363,871 363,871 — — 
Other common stock209,132 209,069 — 63 
Preferred stock219 219 — — 
Subtotal$3,692,998 $3,692,935 $— $63 
Investments measured at NAV as a practical expedient: (A)838,527 
Total investments, at fair value$4,531,525 


Basis of Fair Value Measurements
December 31, 2021TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
Mutual funds$3,823,016 $3,823,016 $— $— 
Quest Diagnostics common stock419,743 419,743 — — 
Other common stock275,531 272,444 — 3,087 
Preferred stock610 610 — — 
Subtotal$4,518,900 $4,515,813 $— $3,087 
Investments measured at NAV as a practical expedient: (A)1,142,964 
Total investments, at fair value$5,661,864 

    
(A)    Certain investments, including the Collective Funds, that were measured at fair value using the net asset value ("NAV") per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient were not classified in the fair value hierarchy. There are no unfunded commitments or redemption restrictions related to these investments.
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Notes to Financial Statements (dollars in thousands) - continued




    Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no significant changes in the methodologies used as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

    Mutual Funds: Valued at the NAV of shares held by the Plan at year end reported on an active market.

    Quest Diagnostics Common Stock, Other Common Stock and Preferred Stock classified as level 1: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

    Other Common Stock classified as level 3: Valued using a valuation technique based on available information, which may consider market-based valuation multiples; a discount or premium from market value of a similar, freely traded equity security of the same issuer; or some combination.  These fair value measurements are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as the fair value is based on significant inputs that are not observable.

    Collective Funds: Valued at NAV per unit as determined by the trustee at year end. The NAV is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value.
        
    The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
    
4.     Commitments and Contingencies

     In 2020, two putative class action lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for New Jersey against the Company and other defendants with respect to the Plan. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the fiduciaries of the Plan breached their duties by failing to disclose the expenses and risks of plan investment options, allowing unreasonable administration expenses to be charged to plan participants, and selecting and retaining high cost and poor performing investments. The Plan itself is not named as a defendant. In October 2020, the court consolidated the two lawsuits under the caption In re: Quest Diagnostics ERISA Litigation and plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint. In May 2021, the court denied the Company's motion to dismiss the complaint. Discovery is proceeding.

        

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The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan
EIN: #38-2084239 Plan: #333    
    
Schedule H, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)

(a)(b)
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party
(c)
Description
(d)
Cost
(e)
Current
Value
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Institutional SharesMutual Fund***$30,450 
T Rowe Price Government Reserve Investment FundMutual Fund***2,310 
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Institutional SharesMutual Fund***37,785 
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund - Institutional Plus Share ClassMutual Fund***90,772 
MFS Global Equity Fund Class R4Mutual Fund***18,238 
*Fidelity Diversified International Fund Class K6Mutual Fund***76,969 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2005 FundMutual Fund***5,727 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2010 FundMutual Fund***17,365 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2015 FundMutual Fund***45,983 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2020 FundMutual Fund***155,671 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2025 FundMutual Fund***332,230 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2030 FundMutual Fund***390,201 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2035 FundMutual Fund***331,027 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2040 FundMutual Fund***248,092 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2045 FundMutual Fund***190,917 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2050 FundMutual Fund***125,184 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2055 FundMutual Fund***67,544 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2060 FundMutual Fund***32,450 
*Fidelity Freedom K 2065 FundMutual Fund***6,336 
*Fidelity Freedom K Income FundMutual Fund***14,099 
*Fidelity Puritan Fund Class KMutual Fund***336,073 
*Fidelity 500 Index Fund - Institutional Premium ClassMutual Fund***465,272 
*Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio - Institutional ClassMutual Fund***99,081 
  Total Interest in Mutual Funds$3,119,776 
*Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II - Class 3Collective Fund***$229,723 
*Fidelity Contrafund Comingled PoolCollective Fund***255,907 
*Fidelity OTC Comingled PoolCollective Fund***200,174 
GW&K Small/Mid Cap FundCollective Fund***128,119 
Prudential Core Plus Bond Fund Class 15Collective Fund***22,619 
State Street Short Term Investment FundCollective Fund***1,985 
  Total Interest in Collective Funds$838,527 
*Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedCommon Stock***$363,871 
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The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan
EIN: #38-2084239 Plan: #333    
    
Schedule H, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)

(a)(b)
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party
(c)
Description
(d)
Cost
(e)
Current
Value
Abbvie IncOther Common Stock***$1,603 
Accenture Plc Cl AOther Common Stock***574 
Advanced Micro Devices IncOther Common Stock***619 
Affirm Holdings IncOther Common Stock***94 
Alphabet Inc Cl AOther Common Stock***7,179 
Alphabet Inc Cl COther Common Stock***577 
Amazon.Com IncOther Common Stock***6,295 
Ameren CorpOther Common Stock***1,285 
American International GroupOther Common Stock***2,476 
Amphenol Corporation Cl AOther Common Stock***1,657 
Apple IncOther Common Stock***7,290 
Applied Materials IncOther Common Stock***282 
Arista Networks IncOther Common Stock***1,262 
Asml Hldg Nv (Ny Reg Shs) New York Registered SharOther Common Stock***2,154 
Atlassian Corp Plc Cls AOther Common Stock***728 
Avalonbay Communities Inc ReitOther Common Stock***2,464 
Avantor IncOther Common Stock***676 
Bank Of America CorporationOther Common Stock***1,945 
Becton Dickinson & CoOther Common Stock***4,008 
Best Buy Co IncOther Common Stock***1,155 
Bristol-Myers Squibb CoOther Common Stock***872 
Cadence Design Systems IncOther Common Stock***1,141 
Cf Industries Holdings IncOther Common Stock***839 
Chipotle Mexican Grill IncOther Common Stock***765 
Chubb LtdOther Common Stock***2,850 
Cigna Group (The)Other Common Stock***6,250 
Cisco Systems IncOther Common Stock***664 
Citigroup IncOther Common Stock***1,020 
Coca Cola CoOther Common Stock***922 
Comcast Corp Cl AOther Common Stock***799 
Conagra Brands IncOther Common Stock***2,166 
ConocophillipsOther Common Stock***1,859 
Coupang Inc AOther Common Stock***511 
Cummins IncOther Common Stock***1,823 
Cvs Health CorpOther Common Stock***986 
Daiichi Sankyo Co-Spon AdrOther Common Stock***535 
Disney (Walt) CoOther Common Stock***1,790 
Dollar General CorpOther Common Stock***1,578 
Dominion Energy IncOther Common Stock***1,220 
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The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan
EIN: #38-2084239 Plan: #333    
    
Schedule H, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)

(a)(b)
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party
(c)
Description
(d)
Cost
(e)
Current
Value
Elanco Animal Health IncOther Common Stock***$697 
Elevance Health IncOther Common Stock***2,355 
Entergy CorpOther Common Stock***458 
Equinix IncOther Common Stock***1,063 
Equitable Holdings IncOther Common Stock***1,509 
Exxon Mobil CorpOther Common Stock***1,892 
Fifth Third BancorpOther Common Stock***897 
Fiserv IncOther Common Stock***5,864 
Fortinet IncOther Common Stock***400 
General Electric CoOther Common Stock***1,975 
Global Payments IncOther Common Stock***1,152 
Goldman Sachs Group IncOther Common Stock***716 
Hartford Finl Svcs Group IncOther Common Stock***1,746 
Hashicorp IncOther Common Stock***105 
Hologic IncOther Common Stock***679 
Humana IncOther Common Stock***1,354 
Huntington Bancshares IncOther Common Stock***1,412 
Iac IncOther Common Stock***252 
Illumina IncOther Common Stock***179 
Ingersoll Rand IncOther Common Stock***1,335 
Insulet CorpOther Common Stock***776 
International Flavors & FragraOther Common Stock***1,487 
International Paper CoOther Common Stock***1,864 
Intuit IncOther Common Stock***3,701 
Intuitive Surgical IncOther Common Stock***2,418 
Johnson & JohnsonOther Common Stock***3,336 
Kimberly Clark CorpOther Common Stock***1,735 
Kohls CorpOther Common Stock***475 
L3Harris Technologies IncOther Common Stock***1,757 
Las Vegas Sands CorpOther Common Stock***621 
Lilly (Eli) & CoOther Common Stock***1,921 
Live Nation Entertainment IncOther Common Stock***519 
Lululemon Athletica IncOther Common Stock***462 
Magna Intl IncOther Common Stock***502 
Mastercard Inc Cl AOther Common Stock***2,878 
Match Group IncOther Common Stock***282 
Medtronic PlcOther Common Stock***1,736 
Merck & Co Inc NewOther Common Stock***1,518 
Meta Platforms Inc Cl AOther Common Stock***2,139 
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The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan
EIN: #38-2084239 Plan: #333    
    
Schedule H, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)

(a)(b)
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party
(c)
Description
(d)
Cost
(e)
Current
Value
Microsoft CorpOther Common Stock***$13,147 
Mongodb Inc Cl AOther Common Stock***499 
Monster Beverage CorpOther Common Stock***1,153 
Netflix IncOther Common Stock***1,291 
News Corp New Cl AOther Common Stock***1,609 
Nike Inc Cl BOther Common Stock***737 
Nvidia CorpOther Common Stock***1,966 
Old Dominion Freight Lines IncOther Common Stock***376 
Peloton Interactive Inc Cl AOther Common Stock***368 
Pfizer IncOther Common Stock***1,222 
Philip Morris Intl IncOther Common Stock***2,573 
Qualcomm IncOther Common Stock***2,354 
Rivian Automotive IncOther Common Stock***1,401 
Ross Stores IncOther Common Stock***2,429 
Rpm International IncOther Common Stock***793 
Salesforce IncOther Common Stock***1,444 
Sempra EnergyOther Common Stock***2,222 
Servicenow IncOther Common Stock***1,587 
Siemens Ag Spon AdrOther Common Stock***1,662 
Southern CoOther Common Stock***3,558 
Southwest Airlines CoOther Common Stock***480 
Spotify Technology SaOther Common Stock***541 
Stanley Black & Decker IncOther Common Stock***1,209 
Stericycle IncOther Common Stock***196 
Stripe Inc Class B PpOther Common Stock***63 
Stryker CorpOther Common Stock***2,526 
Tc Energy CorpOther Common Stock***1,895 
Te Connectivity LtdOther Common Stock***338 
Texas Instruments IncOther Common Stock***742 
The Booking Holdings IncOther Common Stock***1,286 
Thermo Fisher Scientific IncOther Common Stock***881 
Tjx Companies Inc NewOther Common Stock***663 
Totalenergies Se AdrOther Common Stock***3,487 
Trade Desk IncOther Common Stock***321 
United Parcel Service Inc Cl BOther Common Stock***1,803 
Unitedhealth Group IncOther Common Stock***5,202 
Us Bancorp DelOther Common Stock***1,275 
Verizon Communications IncOther Common Stock***319 
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The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan
EIN: #38-2084239 Plan: #333    
    
Schedule H, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2022 (dollars in thousands)

(a)(b)
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party
(c)
Description
(d)
Cost
(e)
Current
Value
Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncOther Common Stock***$1,008 
Visa Inc Cl AOther Common Stock***2,604 
Walmart IncOther Common Stock***2,532 
Wells Fargo & CoOther Common Stock***3,230 
Western Digital CorpOther Common Stock***1,098 
Weyerhaeuser CoOther Common Stock***1,727 
Zimmer Biomet Hldgs IncOther Common Stock***2,235 
  Total Interest in Other Common Stock$209,132 
Becton Dickinson And Co 6.5% PC 06/01/2023Preferred Stock***$206 
Elanco Animal Health Inc 5% PC 02/01/2023Preferred Stock***13 
  Total Interest in Preferred Stock$219 
Investments at Fair Value$4,531,525 
*Notes Receivable from Participants**Loans$75,733 
TOTAL$4,607,258 
*Party-in-interest to the Plan.
**Rates range from 3.75% to 10.25%; maturities vary by participant.
***The cost of participant-directed investments is not required to be disclosed.

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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan Sponsor of The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

June 22, 2023            

The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan


By:  /s/ Cecilia K. McKenney
Cecilia K. McKenney
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer and Member of the Benefits Administration Committee of Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc.




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EX-23 2 dgx12312022ex23-consentfor.htm EX-23 Document

Exhibit 23


Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We have issued our report dated June 22, 2023, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental information included in the Annual Report of The Quest Diagnostics Profit Sharing Plan on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. We consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statements of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated on Form S-8 (File No. 333-157447 and File No. 333-182863).

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 22, 2023