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QDEL earnings intelligence

Quidel Corporation

Healthcare ยท Medical Devices ยท USD reporting basis

Current earnings profile Delivery strong, expectations demanding

Results have usually cleared estimates, but price has not consistently rewarded the delivery.

Evidence98/100 ยท Deep

Next scheduled catalyst

No forward date is currently stored

The historical dossier remains available while the next calendar date is unconfirmed.

0event risk

Inactive

Countdown-calendar proximity
EPS estimate-provider consensus
Estimate growth-versus comparable year-ago actual
Historical movement13.5%average absolute next weekly close

Three-year earnings transmission

Delivered earnings power versus market price

Shared contraction

Earnings power and market price are broadly aligned; their relationship is currently closing. Both series begin at 100, so the gap isolates the relative change in price and trailing earnings power.

Market move-82.4%2023-09-01 to 2026-08-21
Earnings move-76.2%trailing diluted EPS
Unresolved spread6.2 ptsClosing
Current multiple10.9xprice divided by TTM EPS
Relationship pressure16/100Low
Model confidence73/100Moderate

Move decomposition

Earnings contribution and valuation offset

The market move is separated into the change in trailing earnings power and the offset from relative valuation.

Relationship controls

What qualifies the headline spread

Model qualification

The direction is sensitive to the comparison horizon.

Beat rate83.3%10 beats in 12 measured quarters
Average surprise+148.2%median 41.1%
Delivery streak11 consecutive beats
Average response-3.6%12 measured reactions
Result-price confirmation73%same directional sign
Surprise variability313.8 ptspopulation dispersion

Estimate delivery

Actual EPS versus consensus

Actual and estimated EPS are displayed in reported currency on the same quarterly basis.

Price acceptance

Surprise and next weekly close

The response uses the first completed weekly close after the public report against the prior completed weekly close.

Fundamental delivery

Quarterly revenue and net income

Reported financial statements provide scale and earnings quality context around the headline EPS result.

Transmission matrix

Does price confirm delivery?

Upper right and lower left observations confirm the sign of delivery. The other quadrants expose expectation or resilience effects.

Current business context

Growth, quality and valuation

As of 16 Aug 2026
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue growth-2.5%year on year
Average surprise-4.8%latest four quarters
SUE0.38standardised surprise
Net margin-39.2%trailing basis
Cash conversion-0.09xcash flow / net income
P/E-current snapshot
Data completeness79%alphavantage

Market context

Positioning into the event

Week ending 21 Aug 2026
Weekly close14.74 USDcompleted week
13-week return24.3%price momentum
Fair-value gap-60.6%price versus current fair value
Relative strength-39.3exchange benchmark
Trend signalInactiveweekly architecture
Next-week stateUndecided47.2%

Market context describes the setup surrounding the report. It does not convert the earnings event into a directional forecast.

Reported evidence ledger

Quarter-by-quarter delivery and acceptance

Each row preserves the reported estimate, public date, statement context and conservative weekly reaction measurement.

12 quarters
Reported / periodEPS actual / estimateSurpriseEPS growthRevenue / growthNext close / four weeksRead
Reported / period29 Jul 202630 Jun 2026 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate0.13 / -0.04USD
Surprise+425.0%Beat
EPS growth+8.3%year on year
Revenue / growth630900000+2.8% ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+4.5% / -8.2%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period5 May 202631 Mar 2026 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate-0.04 / 0.36USD
Surprise-111.1%Miss
EPS growth-105.4%year on year
Revenue / growth619800000-10.5% ยท USD
Next close / four weeks-14.6% / +3.0%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period11 Feb 202631 Dec 2025 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate0.46 / 0.42USD
Surprise+9.5%Beat
EPS growth-27.0%year on year
Revenue / growth723600000+2.2% ยท USD
Next close / four weeks-19.0% / -28.4%completed weekly closes
ReadDivergedresult versus price sign
Reported / period5 Nov 202530 Sep 2025 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate0.80 / 0.51USD
Surprise+56.9%Beat
EPS growth-5.9%year on year
Revenue / growth699900000-3.7% ยท USD
Next close / four weeks-24.6% / +1.3%completed weekly closes
ReadDivergedresult versus price sign
Reported / period5 Aug 202530 Jun 2025 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate0.12 / 0.01USD
Surprise+1100.0%Beat
EPS growth+271.4%year on year
Revenue / growth613900000-3.6% ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+4.8% / +25.8%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period7 May 202531 Mar 2025 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate0.74 / 0.59USD
Surprise+25.4%Beat
EPS growth+68.2%year on year
Revenue / growth692800000-2.6% ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+24.8% / +5.3%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period12 Feb 202531 Dec 2024 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate0.63 / 0.58USD
Surprise+8.6%Beat
EPS growth-46.2%year on year
Revenue / growth707800000- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks-5.4% / -4.9%completed weekly closes
ReadDivergedresult versus price sign
Reported / period7 Nov 202430 Sep 2024 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate0.85 / 0.32USD
Surprise+165.6%Beat
EPS growth-5.6%year on year
Revenue / growth727100000- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+11.9% / +4.9%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period31 Jul 202430 Jun 2024 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate-0.07 / -0.24USD
Surprise+70.8%Beat
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue / growth637000000- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+8.0% / +15.7%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period8 May 202431 Mar 2024 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate0.44 / 0.40USD
Surprise+10.0%Beat
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue / growth711000000- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+0.3% / +4.0%completed weekly closes
ReadContainedresult versus price sign
Reported / period13 Feb 202431 Dec 2023 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate1.17 / 2.06USD
Surprise-43.2%Miss
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue / growth-- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks-38.7% / -32.1%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period1 Nov 202330 Sep 2023 ยท exact
EPS actual / estimate0.90 / 0.56USD
Surprise+60.7%Beat
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue / growth-- ยท USD
Next close / four weeks+5.4% / +14.3%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign

Reproducible method

How the earnings dossier is measured

Descriptive, not predictive
Estimate delivery

Reported diluted EPS is compared with the stored estimate for the same fiscal period. Moves within ยฑ0.5% are classified as in-line.

Price response

The first completed weekly close after the public date is compared with the prior completed weekly close. Four-week response uses the first close at least 21 days later.

Event risk

Risk combines proximity, average absolute price movement, surprise variability, estimate availability and timing certainty. It does not score direction.

Data discipline

Exact public dates are used when stored. Missing estimates, timing and statement fields remain missing. No result or reaction is filled from a future observation.

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Evidence context