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

QuidelOrtho (QDEL) reported Free Cash Flow of -$67.0 million for Q1 2026, down 812.77% on a YoY basis from $9.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 177.37% sequentially from $86.6 million in Q4 2025.

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

QuidelOrtho (QDEL) has 6 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$67.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 812.77% year-over-year to -$67.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$159.4 million (down 344.01% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$83.0 million, up 25.96% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to -$67.0 million in Q1 2026, 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 jumped 3857.89% in 2024 and plunged 812.77% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing QDEL's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $478.4 million in 2022, then sank by 93.35% to $31.8 million in 2023, then sank by 48.11% to $16.5 million in 2024, then surged by 424.85% to $86.6 million in 2025, then plunged by 177.37% to -$67.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows QDEL's Free Cash Flow at -$67.0 million in Q1 2026, $86.6 million in Q4 2025, and -$94.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 916.00 Mn
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 415.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 2.09 Bn
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 171.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn -21.10 Mn
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 449.00 Mn
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 305.56 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 112.00 Mn
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 QuidelOrtho 1.13 Bn 990.36 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