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QDEL

QuidelOrtho Corp
$18.27 +0.83 (+4.76%) At close · Jul 10
Market Cap
$1.25B
Shares
68,190,989

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$18.27 Open$17.50 Day$17.17–18.57 52W$9.92–35.58 Avg vol 30d1.8M Short int11.5M · 16.9% float · 5.4d Short vol64% Last earningsMay 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 6
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-27 quarter ends
~Oct 1, 2026 Est
filed May 6, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 15 · calm Equity put/call 0.55
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −16%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg +35%
      above
      RSI (14) 66
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 33%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +35%
      trailing
      6-month return −48%
      trailing
      YTD return −36%
      this year
      Relative strength −57%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $14 › 200d $22 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      10 of 239 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -24.0K sh shares · +2 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      16.87% of float · ▼ -6.9% MoM · 5.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      239 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Squeeze score 78
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth −2%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +45%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-83.0M
      Buyback $218.4M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $2.7B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 84%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −72%
      past year
      ATR 7.3%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 5, 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA · Full-year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $615M – $630M
      Adjusted EBITDA margin · Full-year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated 23%
      Adjusted diluted earnings per share · Full-year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $1.80 – $2.00
      Free cash flow · Full-year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $100M – $120M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −16% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +35% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      66 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      33% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $14 › 200d $22 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      10 of 239 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -24.0K sh shares · +2 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      16.87% of float · ▼ -6.9% MoM · 5.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      239 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $10 Now $18 · 33% 52-wk high $36
      vs 200-day avg -16% vs 50-day avg +35%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted diluted EPS non-GAAP $2.12 FY 2025
      Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 22% FY 2025
      Free cash flow non-GAAP $87M Q4 2025
      adjusted EBITDA margin improvement non-GAAP 240 FY2025 call
      cost savings $140M 2025 call
      EMEA adjusted EBIT margin improvement non-GAAP 900 FY2025 call
      EMEA region growth 4% FY2025 call
      flu growth 3% FY2025 call
      flu revenue growth 6% Q4 FY2025 call
      immunohematology growth 3% FY2025 call
      Japan Asia-Pacific growth 6% FY2025 call
      labs business growth 6% FY2025 call
      labs business percentage of total company revenue 55% FY2025 call
      Latin America growth 18% FY2025 call
      non-respiratory revenue growth excluding donor screening 7% Q4 FY2025 call
      North America region growth excluding COVID -2% FY2025 call
      North America region growth excluding donor screening 2% FY2025 call
      operating expenses decrease 5% FY2025 call
      respiratory revenue decline 20% FY2025 call
      triage business revenue growth 7% FY2025 call

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Medical Devices — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      QDEL
      QuidelOrtho Corp
      this stock
      $1.25B -36.0% -8.2% 16.9%
      ABT
      Abbott Laboratories
      $163.61B -24.7% +5.7% 26.3 1.3%
      SYK
      Stryker Corp
      $126.42B -5.9% +11.2% 38.2 1.8%
      MDT
      Medtronic plc
      $107.36B -12.0% +8.4% 22.5 1.5%
      BSX
      Boston Scientific Corp
      $66.54B -53.0% +5.5% 18.7 1.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      239
      % held
      115.2%
      Reported
      10 of 239
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      280
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      11.5M
      Days to cover
      5.4d
      Change
      -848.1K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      64%
      As of
      Jul 10, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      150
      Value
      $2.0K
      As of
      Jun 11, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      42.8%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Daniel Goldman
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jul 12, 2023
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.7B
      Net income (FY)
      $-1.1B
      EPS diluted
      $-16.69
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $300.0M
      Remaining
      $218.4M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 23, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $112.0K
      Shares
      4.0K
      Filed
      Nov 25, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jun 3, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      QuidelOrtho Appoints Micah Young…
      Published
      Jun 23, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      QDEL +0.1% +35.3% -48.4% +4.3% -36.0%
      SPY +1.4% +4.1% +9.1% +1.1% +10.7%
      vs SPY -1.3% +31.3% -57.4% +3.2% -46.7%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2023
      Authorized
      $300.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $81.60M
      Remaining
      $218.40M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1906324 CUSIP 219798105 13F (30d) 11 filings 10 filers Visit website Investor relations