{"url_path":"/sec/dgx/8-k/2026-02-10/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-02-10","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022079/0001022079-26-000005-index.html","accession_number":"0001022079-26-000005","cik":"0001022079","ticker":"DGX","issuer_name":"QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022079/0001022079-26-000005-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001022079","primary_entity_name":"QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC"},"word_count":103,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 8.01. Other Events\n\nOn February 10, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase an additional $1 billion of the Company's common stock as part of the Company's common stock repurchase program and increased the quarterly dividend from $0.80 to $0.86 per share. The 7.5% increase in the quarterly dividend is effective with the dividend payable on April 20, 2026 to shareholders of record of the Company’s common stock on April 6, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference."}