QUIDELORTHO CORP (QDEL) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:QDEL • US2197981051

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This QDEL fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. QDEL Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • QDEL had positive earnings in the past year.
  • QDEL had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: QDEL reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years QDEL had a positive operating cash flow.
QDEL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFQDEL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B -1B -2B

1.2 Ratios

  • QDEL has a Return On Assets (-19.62%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • QDEL has a Return On Equity (-58.93%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 0.90%, QDEL is doing good in the industry, outperforming 66.85% of the companies in the same industry.
  • QDEL had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 1.38%. This is significantly below the industry average of 9.18%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -19.62%
ROE -58.93%
ROIC 0.9%
ROA(3y)-17.23%
ROA(5y)-3.3%
ROE(3y)-42.63%
ROE(5y)-16.05%
ROIC(3y)1.38%
ROIC(5y)9.67%
QDEL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICQDEL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 -40 60 -60

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of QDEL (2.01%) is better than 67.39% of its industry peers.
  • QDEL's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • QDEL has a Gross Margin (46.67%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • QDEL's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 2.01%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 46.67%
OM growth 3Y-59.4%
OM growth 5Y-49.97%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-7.66%
GM growth 5Y-10.48%
QDEL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsQDEL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 -50

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2. QDEL Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), QDEL is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, QDEL has more shares outstanding
  • QDEL has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for QDEL is higher compared to a year ago.
QDEL Yearly Shares OutstandingQDEL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M
QDEL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsQDEL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B

2.2 Solvency

  • QDEL has an Altman-Z score of 0.54. This is a bad value and indicates that QDEL is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of QDEL (0.54) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • QDEL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.29. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.29, QDEL is doing worse than 77.72% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.29
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.54
ROIC/WACC0.1
WACC8.61%
QDEL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFQDEL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.50 indicates that QDEL should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • QDEL has a Current ratio of 1.50. This is in the lower half of the industry: QDEL underperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.90 indicates that QDEL may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.90, QDEL is doing worse than 80.98% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.5
Quick Ratio 0.9
QDEL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesQDEL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. QDEL Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • QDEL shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 14.59%, which is quite good.
  • QDEL shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -36.12% yearly.
  • Looking at the last year, QDEL shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -1.89% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 10.44% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)14.59%
EPS 3Y-50.62%
EPS 5Y-36.12%
EPS Q2Q%-26.98%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.89%
Revenue growth 3Y-5.8%
Revenue growth 5Y10.44%
Sales Q2Q%2.23%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 18.94% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, QDEL will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 3.55% on average per year.
EPS Next Y4.37%
EPS Next 2Y19.8%
EPS Next 3Y19.34%
EPS Next 5Y18.94%
Revenue Next Year2.46%
Revenue Next 2Y3.17%
Revenue Next 3Y3.62%
Revenue Next 5Y3.55%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
QDEL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesQDEL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 1B 2B 3B
QDEL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesQDEL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 0 5 10 15

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4. QDEL Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • QDEL is valuated reasonably with a Price/Earnings ratio of 8.22.
  • QDEL's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. QDEL is cheaper than 95.11% of the companies in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of QDEL to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.71), we can say QDEL is valued rather cheaply.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.87 indicates a rather cheap valuation of QDEL.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, QDEL is valued cheaper than 97.83% of the companies in the same industry.
  • QDEL's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 23.83.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 8.22
Fwd PE 7.87
QDEL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsQDEL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of QDEL indicates a rather cheap valuation: QDEL is cheaper than 95.11% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.34
QDEL Per share dataQDEL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30 40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as QDEL's earnings are expected to grow with 19.34% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)1.88
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y19.8%
EPS Next 3Y19.34%

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5. QDEL Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • QDEL does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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QDEL Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

QUIDELORTHO CORP

NASDAQ:QDEL (3/16/2026, 12:20:06 PM)

17.42

+0.32 (+1.87%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupHealth Care Equipment & Services
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Earnings (Last)02-11
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners123.44%
Inst Owner Change-6.91%
Ins Owners0.5%
Ins Owner Change1.64%
Market Cap1.19B
Revenue(TTM)2.73B
Net Income(TTM)-1.13B
Analysts74.29
Price Target35.87 (105.91%)
Short Float %15.4%
Short Ratio8.62
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)38.64%
Min EPS beat(2)6.57%
Max EPS beat(2)70.71%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)198.19%
Min EPS beat(4)6.57%
Max EPS beat(4)691.7%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)130.06%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)87.81%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)76.08%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.67%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.14%
Max Revenue beat(2)3.19%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.07%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.53%
Max Revenue beat(4)3.19%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)1.61%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)1.3%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)2.09%
PT rev (1m)-6.04%
PT rev (3m)-4.59%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-46.01%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-46.01%
EPS NY rev (1m)-12.76%
EPS NY rev (3m)-18.07%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-4.22%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.22%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.18%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.07%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 8.22
Fwd PE 7.87
P/S 0.43
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 11.27
P/B 0.62
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.34
EPS(TTM)2.12
EY12.17%
EPS(NY)2.21
Fwd EY12.7%
FCF(TTM)-1.22
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)1.55
OCFY8.87%
SpS40.1
BVpS28.21
TBVpS-9.45
PEG (NY)1.88
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number36.68
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -19.62%
ROE -58.93%
ROCE 1.14%
ROIC 0.9%
ROICexc 0.93%
ROICexgc 2.09%
OM 2.01%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 46.67%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-17.23%
ROA(5y)-3.3%
ROE(3y)-42.63%
ROE(5y)-16.05%
ROIC(3y)1.38%
ROIC(5y)9.67%
ROICexc(3y)1.42%
ROICexc(5y)14.23%
ROICexgc(3y)4.43%
ROICexgc(5y)27.96%
ROCE(3y)1.75%
ROCE(5y)12.24%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-62.81%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-57.09%
ROICexc growth 3Y-55.09%
ROICexc growth 5Y-58.98%
OM growth 3Y-59.4%
OM growth 5Y-49.97%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-7.66%
GM growth 5Y-10.48%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.47
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.29
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 4.98
Cap/Depr 42.58%
Cap/Sales 6.89%
Interest Coverage 0.32
Cash Conversion 21.18%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.5
Quick Ratio 0.9
Altman-Z 0.54
F-Score6
WACC8.61%
ROIC/WACC0.1
Cap/Depr(3y)43.8%
Cap/Depr(5y)143.82%
Cap/Sales(3y)6.96%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.49%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)14.59%
EPS 3Y-50.62%
EPS 5Y-36.12%
EPS Q2Q%-26.98%
EPS Next Y4.37%
EPS Next 2Y19.8%
EPS Next 3Y19.34%
EPS Next 5Y18.94%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.89%
Revenue growth 3Y-5.8%
Revenue growth 5Y10.44%
Sales Q2Q%2.23%
Revenue Next Year2.46%
Revenue Next 2Y3.17%
Revenue Next 3Y3.62%
Revenue Next 5Y3.55%
EBIT growth 1Y17.85%
EBIT growth 3Y-61.76%
EBIT growth 5Y-44.75%
EBIT Next Year71.5%
EBIT Next 3Y26.64%
EBIT Next 5Y19.95%
FCF growth 1Y25.96%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y26.75%
OCF growth 3Y-50.84%
OCF growth 5Y-30.09%

QUIDELORTHO CORP / QDEL Fundamental Analysis FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for QUIDELORTHO CORP?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to QDEL.


What is the valuation status for QDEL stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to QUIDELORTHO CORP (QDEL). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of QDEL stock?

QUIDELORTHO CORP (QDEL) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of QUIDELORTHO CORP (QDEL) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for QUIDELORTHO CORP (QDEL) is 8.22 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.62.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for QDEL stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of QUIDELORTHO CORP (QDEL) is expected to grow by 4.37% in the next year.