Danaher Corporation DHR SPX
Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, research, and industrial products and services in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates through Biotechnology, Life Sciences, and Diagnostics segments. The Biotechnology segment provides technologies, consumables, services, and solutions that advance, accelerate, and integrate the development and manufacture of therapeutics; cell line and cell culture media development services; cell culture media, process liquids and buffers for manufacturing, chromatography resins, filtration technologies, and aseptic fill finish; single-use hardware, consumables, and services, such as the design and installation of full manufacturing suites; lab filtration, separation, and purification; lab-scale protein purification and analytical tools; reagents, membranes, and services for diagnostic and assay development; and healthcare filtration solutions. The Life Sciences segment provides mass spectrometers; bioanalytical measurement systems; flow cytometry, genomics, lab automation, centrifugation, liquid handling automation instruments, antibodies and reagents, and particle counting and characterization; genome sample preparation; microscopes; protein consumables; filtration products; and genomic medicines, such as custom nucleic acid products, and plasmid DNA, RNA, and proteins under the ABCAM, ALDEVRON, BECKMAN COULTER, GENEDATA, IDT, LEICA MICROSYSTEMS, MOLECULAR DEVICES, PALL, PHENOMENEX, and SCIEX brands. The Diagnostics segment offers clinical instruments, consumables, software, and services that hospitals, physicians' offices, reference laboratories and other critical care settings use to diagnose disease and make treatment decisions. The company was formerly known as Diversified Mortgage Investors, Inc. and changed its name to Danaher Corporation in 1984. Danaher Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Washington, the District Of Columbia.
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PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Revenue declined at -2.7% CAGR over 5 years.
- Earnings shrank at -20.6% CAGR over 5 years.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
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Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Apr 2016 | Jul 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Apr 2020 | Jul 2020 | Oct 2020 | Apr 2021 | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Apr 2022 | Jul 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.02B | 4.25B | 4.17B | 4.60B | 4.22B | 4.44B | 4.38B | 4.87B | 4.34B | 5.30B | 5.88B | 6.86B | 7.22B | 7.23B | 6.53B | 6.53B | 6.46B | 7.13B | 5.95B | 5.91B | 5.62B | 6.41B | 5.80B | 5.74B | - | - | 5.74B | 5.94B | 6.05B | 6.84B | 5.95B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.23B | 2.41B | 2.53B | 2.87B | 2.36B |
| Gross Profit | 2.26B | 2.17B | 2.38B | 2.29B | 2.50B | 2.33B | 2.48B | 2.54B | 2.84B | 2.27B | 2.39B | 2.31B | 2.53B | 2.35B | 2.48B | 2.44B | 2.70B | 2.44B | 2.85B | 3.23B | 4.25B | 4.40B | 4.36B | 4.06B | 4.01B | 3.89B | 4.23B | 3.66B | 3.32B | 3.27B | 3.78B | 3.49B | 3.43B | - | - | 3.51B | 3.52B | 3.52B | 3.97B | 3.59B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.24B | 2.76B | 2.37B | 2.46B | 2.25B |
| Operating Income | 651.60M | 613.10M | 710.10M | 699.10M | 728.60M | 617.00M | 676.70M | 759.20M | 937.50M | 687.50M | 758.90M | 745.30M | 863.40M | 719.70M | 811.70M | 776.30M | 961.70M | 698.00M | 844.00M | 1.09B | 2.00B | 2.00B | 1.31B | 1.93B | 1.89B | 1.72B | 2.00B | 1.52B | 1.16B | 1.19B | 1.34B | 1.31B | 1.17B | - | - | 1.27B | 760.00M | 1.15B | 1.50B | 1.34B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79B | 1.34B | 1.76B | 2.05B | 1.93B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 72.00M | 71.00M | 67.00M | 55.00M | 63.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.13B | 655.00M | 1.08B | 1.37B | 1.24B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 175.00M | 100.00M | 168.00M | 190.00M | 206.00M |
| Net Income | 688.60M | 758.40M | 656.70M | 391.60M | 747.00M | 506.10M | 557.30M | 572.10M | 856.60M | 566.60M | 673.80M | 663.70M | 746.80M | 333.80M | 731.30M | 668.00M | - | 595.00M | 927.00M | 883.00M | 1.70B | 1.78B | 1.16B | 1.73B | 1.68B | 1.57B | - | 1.45B | 1.11B | 1.13B | - | 1.09B | 907.00M | - | - | 954.00M | 555.00M | 908.00M | 1.20B | 1.03B |
| Diluted EPS | 0.99 | 1.09 | 0.94 | 0.56 | 1.07 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 1.21 | 0.80 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 1.05 | 0.46 | 0.97 | 0.89 | 1.73 | 0.81 | 1.24 | 1.16 | 2.29 | 2.40 | 1.54 | 2.31 | 2.25 | 2.10 | 2.99 | 1.94 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.22 | - | - | 1.32 | 0.77 | 1.27 | 1.68 | 1.45 |
| R&D Expense | - | 226.10M | 239.90M | 241.10M | - | 267.40M | 283.30M | 279.20M | - | 298.70M | 311.70M | 301.20M | - | 267.50M | 282.10M | 282.60M | - | 287.00M | 323.00M | 342.00M | 380.00M | 426.00M | 441.00M | 441.00M | 431.00M | 420.00M | - | 373.00M | 361.00M | 362.00M | - | 368.00M | 391.00M | 383.00M | - | 379.00M | 403.00M | 378.00M | - | 387.00M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.52B | 17.05B | 17.91B | 22.28B | - | 26.64B | 23.89B | 23.88B | 24.57B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.46B | 9.86B | 9.67B | 10.04B |
| Gross Profit | - | 5.94B | 5.07B | 6.40B | 8.18B | 9.41B | 9.34B | 6.85B | 7.77B | 9.33B | 8.57B | 9.51B | 9.98B | 12.47B | - | 16.19B | 14.03B | 14.21B | 14.52B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.65B | 8.83B | 9.34B | 9.83B |
| Operating Income | 1.74B | 1.87B | 1.44B | 2.05B | 2.62B | 3.17B | 3.12B | 2.04B | 2.16B | 2.74B | 2.57B | 3.06B | 3.27B | 4.23B | - | 7.54B | 5.20B | 4.86B | 4.69B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.48B | 7.50B | 7.28B | 6.95B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 204.00M | 286.00M | 278.00M | 265.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.15B | 5.04B | 4.65B | 4.23B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 818.00M | 823.00M | 747.00M | 633.00M |
| Net Income | 1.37B | 1.32B | 1.15B | 1.79B | 2.17B | 2.39B | 2.69B | 2.60B | 3.36B | 2.55B | 2.49B | 2.65B | 3.01B | 3.65B | - | 7.21B | 4.76B | 3.90B | 3.61B |
| Diluted EPS | 4.19 | 1.98 | 1.73 | 2.64 | 3.11 | 3.36 | 3.80 | 3.63 | 4.74 | 3.65 | 3.53 | 3.74 | 4.05 | 4.89 | - | 9.66 | 6.38 | 5.29 | 5.05 |
| R&D Expense | 601.42M | 725.44M | 600.27M | 774.00M | 1.02B | 1.14B | 1.10B | 769.40M | 861.40M | 975.10M | 956.40M | 1.06B | 1.13B | 1.35B | 1.50B | 1.53B | 1.50B | 1.58B | 1.60B |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -2.67% |
| 1 Year: | 3.70% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -20.56% |
| 1 Year: | 9.80% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -3.14% |
| 6 Months: | -20.56% |
| 3 Months: | -13.09% |
| 1 Month: | +2.16% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 17.49B | 19.60B | 22.22B | 29.95B | 32.94B | 34.67B | 36.99B | 48.22B | 45.30B | 46.65B | 47.83B | 62.08B | 76.16B | - | 84.35B | 84.49B | 77.54B | 83.46B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.88B | 13.94B | 9.50B | 12.76B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 317.81M | 239.11M | 392.85M | 1.72B | 1.63B | 537.00M | 1.68B | 3.12B | 3.01B | 790.80M | 963.70M | 630.30M | 787.80M | 19.91B | - | - | 6.00B | 5.86B | 2.08B | 4.62B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.77B | 2.59B | 2.33B | 2.49B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.10B | 3.92B | 3.54B | 3.91B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 7.68B | 7.97B | 8.44B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34.26B | 31.00B | 27.99B | 30.92B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 2.75B | 2.76B | 3.32B | 4.17B | 4.21B | 4.53B | 5.40B | 6.17B | 6.87B | 4.79B | 4.84B | 4.93B | 7.40B | - | 8.39B | 8.27B | 6.80B | 6.81B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 2.55B | 2.89B | 2.78B | 5.21B | 5.29B | 3.44B | 3.40B | 12.03B | 9.67B | 10.33B | 9.69B | 21.52B | 21.19B | - | 19.09B | 16.71B | 15.50B | 18.42B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.62B | 19.54B | 17.15B | 19.70B |
| Total Equity | - | - | 9.81B | 11.63B | 13.71B | 16.90B | 19.02B | 22.39B | 23.38B | 23.69B | 23.00B | 26.36B | 28.21B | 30.27B | 39.77B | - | 50.08B | 53.49B | 49.54B | 52.53B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 869.30M | 880.50M | 884.30M | 886.90M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.65B | 1.86B | 1.80B | 2.08B | 2.63B | 3.42B | 3.59B | 3.76B | 3.80B | 3.52B | 3.48B | 4.02B | 3.95B | 6.21B | - | 8.52B | 7.16B | 6.69B | 6.42B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.45B | -567.40M | -942.94M | -2.29B | -5.85B | -1.89B | -552.50M | -3.44B | -14.95B | -5.24B | -843.40M | -2.95B | -1.24B | -21.24B | - | -2.23B | -7.08B | -1.98B | -1.20B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.71B | -1.12B | 407.23M | 116.80M | 2.09B | -388.40M | -1.61B | -218.20M | 9.05B | 2.04B | -3.10B | -797.00M | 16.36B | 1.01B | - | -2.57B | -273.00M | -8.38B | -2.96B |
| Capital Expenditure | -162.07M | -193.78M | -175.44M | -191.10M | -334.50M | -458.30M | -538.10M | -465.40M | -512.90M | -589.60M | -570.70M | -584.00M | -636.00M | -791.00M | - | -1.12B | -1.38B | -1.39B | -1.16B |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.48B | 1.67B | 1.63B | 1.89B | 2.29B | 2.96B | 3.05B | 3.29B | 3.29B | 2.93B | 2.91B | 3.44B | 3.32B | 5.42B | - | 7.40B | 5.78B | 5.30B | 5.26B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.71B | -190.00M | -3.68B | 2.26B |
| Share Buybacks | 117.49M | 74.17M | 0 | - | 0 | 648.40M | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 5.98B | 3.09B |
| Dividends Paid | 34.27M | 38.26M | 41.72M | 52.20M | 61.30M | 86.40M | 52.10M | 227.70M | 354.10M | 399.80M | 378.30M | 433.00M | 527.00M | 615.00M | 742.00M | 818.00M | 821.00M | 768.00M | 878.00M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55.2% | 55.8% | 55.7% | 56.0% | - | 60.8% | 58.7% | 59.5% | 59.1% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.6% | 17.9% | 18.3% | 19.0% | - | 28.3% | 21.8% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.1% | 15.5% | 16.8% | 16.4% | - | 27.1% | 19.9% | 16.3% | 14.7% |
| ROE % | - | 13.4% | 9.9% | 13.1% | 12.9% | 12.6% | 12.0% | 11.1% | 14.2% | 11.1% | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.9% | 9.2% | - | 14.4% | 8.9% | 7.9% | 6.9% |
| ROCE % | - | 12.7% | 8.6% | 10.8% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 10.4% | 6.5% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 5.7% | 6.2% | - | 9.9% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 6.1% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.30% | 51.64M | $9.43B |
| 2 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 5.81% | 41.13M | $7.51B |
| 3 | State Street Corporation | 3.94% | 27.89M | $5.10B |
| 4 | FMR, LLC | 3.18% | 22.53M | $4.12B |
| 5 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2.39% | 16.92M | $3.09B |
| 6 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 2.17% | 15.35M | $2.80B |
| 7 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 2.09% | 14.77M | $2.70B |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.00% | 14.15M | $2.58B |
| 9 | Capital International Investors | 1.98% | 14.01M | $2.56B |
| 10 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 1.97% | 13.95M | $2.55B |
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