What does cash payment for compensation expense mean?

Represents the actual cash outflows related to employee compensation arrangements, specifically those settled in cash rather than equity. This metric helps investors distinguish between non-cash stock-based compensation expenses and actual cash expenditures for employee incentives.

QuidelOrtho Corporation QDEL Cash payment for compensation expense

Cash payment for compensation expense at other companies

Corebridge FinancialCRBG

$7M+12.0%

QuidelOrtho CorporationQDEL

$1.83M—

Employers HoldingsEIG

$350K-22.2%

PlexusPLXS

$17.38M+51.8%

Everest GroupEG

$20M+5.3%

CareTrustCTRE

$10.49M+215%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$619.8M-10.5%

Gross profit$263.8M-23.2%

Operating income-$31.8M-198%

Net income-$91.8M-623%

EPS (diluted)-$1.35-611%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$140.4M+10.4%

Total debt$3.1B+0.3%

Total equity$1.9B-38.2%

Total assets$5.6B-12.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$33.0M-150%

CapEx$34.0M-39.5%

Free cash flow-$67.0M-813%

Valuation

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Market cap$832.61M-51.4%

Enterprise value$3.8B-20.1%

P/S0.3×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin45%-2.0pp

Operating margin-37%-46.2pp

Net margin-45.6%-75.7pp

FCF margin13.8%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-49.9%-70.8pp

Debt / equity1.7×+0.6×

Current ratio1.4×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by QuidelOrtho Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashFlowEffectCashUsedToSettleAwards.

The official record: QuidelOrtho Corporation’s 10-K, filed February 19, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is QuidelOrtho Corporation's cash payment for compensation expense?: QuidelOrtho Corporation (QDEL) reported cash payment for compensation expense of $1.83M in Q4 2023.
What does cash payment for compensation expense mean?: Represents the actual cash outflows related to employee compensation arrangements, specifically those settled in cash rather than equity. This metric helps investors distinguish between non-cash stock-based compensation expenses and actual cash expenditures for employee incentives.