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

QuidelOrtho's (QDEL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$67.0 million in Q1 2026, down 812.77% year-on-year from $9.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 177.37% quarter-over-quarter from $86.6 million in Q4 2025.

QuidelOrtho (QDEL) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

QuidelOrtho has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 6 years of filings, most recently posting -$67.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$67.0 million, down 812.77% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$159.4 million (down 344.01% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $9.4 million (2025), against an average of $53.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow jumped 3857.89% in 2024 and slumped 812.77% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • QuidelOrtho's Free Cash Flow stood at $478.4 million in 2022, then plunged by 93.35% to $31.8 million in 2023, then plunged by 48.11% to $16.5 million in 2024, then soared by 424.85% to $86.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 177.37% to -$67.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$67.0 million (Q1 2026), $86.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$94.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 154.42 Bn 147.76 Bn 6.27 Bn 916.00 Mn
2 Stryker 118.12 Bn 115.25 Bn 3.81 Bn 415.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 101.72 Bn 93.55 Bn 5.76 Bn 2.30 Bn
4 Boston Scientific 67.19 Bn 65.98 Bn 3.61 Bn 171.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 50.69 Bn 47.02 Bn 1.29 Bn -21.10 Mn
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 305.56 Mn
7 Dexcom 28.09 Bn 26.97 Bn 750.30 Mn 449.00 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.08 Bn 26.02 Bn 1.98 Bn 204.00 Mn
9 Steris 19.80 Bn 19.37 Bn 697.10 Mn 245.20 Mn
10 QuidelOrtho 934.34 Mn 793.94 Mn - -67.00 Mn

Historic Data

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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