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QuidelOrtho Executive Compensation (FY25)

QDEL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only

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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 16, 2026
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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Brian Blaser
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 16, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is QuidelOrtho's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Brian Blaser, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $11,255,782 in fiscal 2025.
What was QuidelOrtho's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 97.4% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held June 16, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in QuidelOrtho's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Bruker Corporation, CONMED Corporation, Dentsply Sirona Inc. and Enovis Corporation, among others.
What is QuidelOrtho's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 154:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $73,316.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Blaser
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph Busky
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michelle Hodges
Former Chief Legal Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Philip McLellan
Chief Operations Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Jonathan Siegrist
Executive Vice President of R&D and Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brian J. BlaserPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Brian J. BlaserRSU———◇——◇
Jonathan P. SiegristOPTION———◇—◇◇
Jonathan P. SiegristRSU———◇——◇
Joseph M. BuskyPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Joseph M. BuskyRSU———◇——◇
Michelle A. HodgesRSU———◇——◇
Michelle A. HodgesRSU———◇——◇
Michelle A. HodgesOPTION———◇—◇◇
Philip D. McLellanOPTION———◇—◇◇
Philip D. McLellanRSU———◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Philip McLellanRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇04/26/23
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇04/22/24
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇01/29/25
Option◇—◇01/31/22
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michelle HodgesRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇01/29/25
Option◇—◇01/31/22
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇03/28/23
Option◇—◇02/08/24
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Joseph BuskyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇03/28/23
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Brian BlaserRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jonathan SiegristRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇01/29/25
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Jonathan Siegrist
Executive Vice President of R&D and Chief Technology Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Joseph Busky
Chief Financial Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Michelle Hodges
Former Chief Legal Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Philip McLellan
Chief Operations Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kenneth F. Buechler, Ph.D
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Kenneth J. Widder, M.D
◇◇————◇
Edward L. Michael
◇◇————◇
Ann D. Rhoads
◇◇————◇
John R. Chiminski
◇◇————◇
Mary Lake Polan, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H
◇◇————◇
R. Scott Huennekens
◇◇————◇
Matthew W. Strobeck, Ph.D
◇◇————◇
Joseph D. Wilkins Jr
◇◇————◇
Evelyn S. Dilsaver
◇◇————◇
Brian J. Blaser served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Compensation committee chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. BIO
  • Bruker Corporation BRKR
  • CONMED Corporation CNMD
  • Dentsply Sirona Inc. XRAY
  • Enovis Corporation ENOV
  • Envista Holdings Corporation NVST
  • Evolent Health, Inc. EVH
  • Exact Sciences Corporation EXAS
  • Fortrea Holdings Inc. FTRE
  • ICU Medical, Inc. ICUI
  • Integer Holdings Corporation ITGR
  • Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation IART
  • Masimo Corporation MASI
  • Omnicell, Inc. OMCL
  • RadNet, Inc. RDNT
  • Sotera Health Company SHC
  • Teladoc Health, Inc. TDOC
  • Teleflex Inc. TFX
  • Veradigm Inc. MDRX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 16, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 27, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 14, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 16, 2023=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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233 figures on this page: 229 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
229 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-272707
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001906324-26-000018
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2025 · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001193125-25-127604
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001906324-25-000035
  5. 0001906324-24-000034
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001906324-23-000036
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Peers QuidelOrtho discloses

The companies named in QDEL's own disclosed peer group.

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.Bruker CorporationCONMED CorporationDentsply Sirona Inc.Enovis CorporationEnvista Holdings CorporationEvolent Health, Inc.Exact Sciences CorporationFortrea Holdings Inc.ICU Medical, Inc.Integer Holdings CorporationIntegra LifeSciences Holdings CorporationMasimo CorporationOmnicell, Inc.RadNet, Inc.Sotera Health CompanyTeladoc Health, Inc.Teleflex Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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