Healthcare diagnostics company QuidelOrtho (NASDAQ: QDEL) will be reporting results this Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know.
QuidelOrtho met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $692.8 million, down 2.6% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EPS estimates but a slight miss of analysts’ full-year EPS guidance estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting QuidelOrtho’s revenue to decline 4.1% year on year to $611 million, in line with the 4.2% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.01 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. QuidelOrtho has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 4.2% on average.
Looking at QuidelOrtho’s peers in the healthcare equipment and supplies segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. GE HealthCare delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3.5%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1%, and Hologic reported revenues up 1.2%, topping estimates by 1.7%. GE HealthCare traded down 8.3% following the results while Hologic was up 2.9%.
Read our full analysis of GE HealthCare’s results here and Hologic’s results here.
Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the healthcare equipment and supplies stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 4.3% on average over the last month. QuidelOrtho is down 21.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $47.14 (compared to the current share price of $22.81).
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