QuidelOrtho (QDEL) Capital Expenditures (2021 - 2026)
QuidelOrtho (QDEL) reported Capital Expenditures of $25.5 million for Q2 2026, down 32.0% from $37.5 million a year earlier and down 25.0% from the prior quarter.
QuidelOrtho (QDEL) Capital Expenditures (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 28, 2026, QuidelOrtho's Capital Expenditures came in at $154 million, down 17.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $188.2 million, down 3.5% from FY2024.
- Capital Expenditures has a four-year compound annual growth rate of 30.5% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Capital Expenditures came in at $195.1 million in FY2024 (-6.8%), $209.3 million in FY2023 (+48.5%), $140.9 million in FY2022 and $64.9 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 9.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Capital Expenditures in five years was Q3 2024 (growth of 7.1%); the low point was Q1 2026 (a decline of 39.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $34 million (Q1 2026), $45.3 million (Q4 2025) and $49.2 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 450.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 497.00 Mn |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 269.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 112.60 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 503.00 Mn |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 202.00 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 195.00 Mn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 66.90 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 143.00 Mn |
| 10 | QuidelOrtho | 719.88 Mn | 188.18 Mn | - | 25.50 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 25.50 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 34.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 45.30 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 49.20 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 37.50 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 56.20 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 47.20 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 46.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 66.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 48.60 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 43.40 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 51.30 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 66.00 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | -119.50 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 22.50 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 106.90 Mn |
QuidelOrtho Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=QDEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "QDEL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=QDEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();