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Quidel

NSQ:QDEL · US2197981051
Health Care Equipment & SuppliesLarge

360

9
EV / EBIT77
Price / Owner Earnings47
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales97
EV / Gross Profit70
Price/Book84
Return on Capital49
Cash Return on Capital30
Return on Equity23
EBIT Margin46
Gross Profitability14
Accruals89
Owner Earnings Margin22
Sales growth13
Profit Growth67
Long-Term EPS Growth13
Reinvestment19
Price momentum6
Debt load15
Refinancing96
Debt Payback1
Liquidity43
Analyst ratings5
Opinion Changes7
Price Target Upside45
Market mood13
Value Creation4/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Quidel doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1979
Employees3,223
Websitequidelortho.com
ISINUS2197981051
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)D.J. US Medical Equipment
Themes
RespiratoryArtificial IntelligenceHealth DiagnosticsInfectious DiseasesHematologyProcess Automation

Description

QuidelOrtho Corporation provides diagnostic testing solutions. The company’s global infrastructure and commercial reach support its customers across more than 140 countries and territories with quality diagnostics, a broad test portfolio and market-…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

QuidelOrtho Corporation sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
8
2023202420252026

All-time high

98

Jan 2023

All-time low

7

Jan 2025

Average rank

29

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
97
83
74
66
Price/Earnings
51
71
86
100
Price/Book
84
83
86
91
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
85
87
90
97

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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