Growth Metrics

QuidelOrtho (QDEL) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)

QuidelOrtho recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$67.0 million in Q1 2026, down 177.37% quarter-over-quarter from $86.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 812.77% year-over-year from $9.4 million in Q1 2025.

QuidelOrtho's Free Cash Flow history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$67.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 812.77% year-over-year to -$67.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$159.4 million (down 344.01% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$83.0 million, up 25.96% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$67.0 million for Q1 2026 at QuidelOrtho, down from $86.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $520.3 million in Q1 2023 to a low of -$133.2 million in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $53.8 million and a median of $9.4 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 3857.89% in 2024 and sank 812.77% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • QuidelOrtho's Free Cash Flow stood at $478.4 million in 2022, then tumbled by 93.35% to $31.8 million in 2023, then tumbled by 48.11% to $16.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 424.85% to $86.6 million in 2025, then slumped by 177.37% to -$67.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$67.0 million, $86.6 million, and -$94.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 152.82 Bn 146.17 Bn 6.27 Bn 916.00 Mn
2 Stryker 115.07 Bn 112.19 Bn 3.81 Bn 415.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 95.25 Bn 87.08 Bn 5.76 Bn 2.30 Bn
4 Boston Scientific 71.38 Bn 70.17 Bn 3.61 Bn 171.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 51.08 Bn 47.41 Bn 1.29 Bn -21.10 Mn
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 305.56 Mn
7 Dexcom 28.84 Bn 27.72 Bn 750.30 Mn 449.00 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.56 Bn 26.49 Bn 1.98 Bn 204.00 Mn
9 Steris 20.71 Bn 20.30 Bn 697.10 Mn 245.20 Mn
10 QuidelOrtho 898.19 Mn 757.79 Mn - -67.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -67.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 -67.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 86.60 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 86.60 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -94.70 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -94.70 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -84.30 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -84.30 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 9.40 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 9.40 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 16.50 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 16.50 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 71.40 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 71.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -133.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -133.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -66.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -66.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 31.80 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 -1.90 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 -1.90 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 -81.90 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 -81.90 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 122.90 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 122.90 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 520.30 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 520.30 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 478.40 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 478.40 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 -29.90 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 -29.90 Mn