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    QuidelOrtho Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    4/15/26 4:15:43 PM ET
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    qdel-20260415
    0001906324false00019063242026-04-152026-04-15

    UNITED STATES
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
    FORM 8-K

    CURRENT REPORT
    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 2026

    QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION
    (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

    Delaware
    001-41409

    87-4496285
     (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
     (Commission File Number)
     (IRS Employer Identification No.)

    9975 Summers Ridge Road, San Diego, California 92121
    (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
    (858) 552-1100
    (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
    N/A
    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
    ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
    Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
    Common Stock, $0.001 Par ValueQDELThe Nasdaq Stock Market
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
    Emerging growth company ☐
    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
    ☐







    Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

    On April 15, 2026, QuidelOrtho Corporation (“QuidelOrtho”) issued a press release announcing its preliminary unaudited revenue for its first quarter of 2026, ended March 29, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K”) as Exhibit 99.1.

    The information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

    Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d)    Exhibits.

    The following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K:

    Exhibit NumberDescription of Exhibit
    99.1
    Press Release issued by QuidelOrtho Corporation dated April 15, 2026.
    104Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document.


    CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    The financial information set forth in this Form 8-K reflects QuidelOrtho’s current preliminary revenue estimates, and is subject to adjustments based on QuidelOrtho’s completion of its quarter-end financial close process. QuidelOrtho’s actual first quarter 2026 results may differ significantly from the preliminary estimates provided in this Form 8-K. You should not rely on these preliminary estimates as predictions of actual results because these estimates are based on assumptions that may not come true and are speculative by their nature. QuidelOrtho has no obligation to update any of the forward-looking information included in this Form 8-K, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed expectations or otherwise, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to QuidelOrtho and speak only as of the date hereof.





    SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

    Date: April 15, 2026
       
    QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION
      
    By:/s/ Joseph M. Busky 
    Name:Joseph M. Busky 
    Its:Chief Financial Officer 


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