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Danaher Corporation (DHR) Stock Analysis

Danaher Corporation (DHR) is a Diagnostics & Research stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

DHR

$233.86

+$9.62 (+4.29%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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DHR Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$217.56
Previous Close
$224.24
Day's Range
219.00–234.37
52-Week Range
160.93–242.80
Volume
8.90M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.80
Valuation
Market Cap
$164.40B
P/E Ratio
41.69
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
25.13
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.34
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
6.55
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
5.61
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$24.57B+2.90%
Net Income (FY)
$3.61B−7.31%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
15.95%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
702.99M
1-Year Return
+6.71%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.60+0.71%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 30, 2026
Earnings Date
October 21, 2026
Avg Volume
4.43M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, DHR closed at $233.86, +6.71% over 1 year.

Danaher Corporation (DHR) has a market capitalization of $164.40B.

In fiscal 2025, DHR reported revenue of $24.57B.

DHR Stock Return by Calendar Year

Danaher Corporation (DHR) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $10,671
+6.71%
5 years
$10,000 $8,708
−12.92%
10 years
$10,000 $34,634
+246.34%

If you had invested $10,000 in Danaher Corporation (DHR) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $34,634 at the close on October 21, 2026: +246.34% in total, +13.23% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+2.77%
2025+0.35%
2024−0.35%
2023−1.24%
2022−19.02%
2021+48.57%
2020+45.34%
2019+49.55%
2018+11.80%
2017+20.01%
2016 (partial year)−4.10%

As of October 21, 2026.

DHR Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$24.57B$3.61B14.7%
2024$23.88B$3.90B16.3%
2023$23.89B$4.76B19.9%
2022$26.64B$7.21B27.1%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$24.57B$14.52B$4.69B$3.61B14.7%
2024$23.88B$14.21B$4.86B$3.90B16.3%
2023$23.89B$14.03B$5.20B$4.76B19.9%
2022$26.64B$16.19B$7.54B$7.21B27.1%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

DHR Dividend History

$1.28+18.5% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.203—
2025$1.284+18.5%
2024$1.084+9.2%
2023$0.994+11.5%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.203—
2025$1.284+18.5%
2024$1.084+9.2%
2023$0.994+11.5%
2022$0.894+19.0%
2021$0.744+16.7%
2020$0.644+5.9%
2019$0.604+6.2%
2018$0.574+14.3%
2017$0.504+348.0%
2016$0.111—

Most recent payment: $0.40 per share, ex-dividend September 30, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

DHR Valuation vs Diagnostics & Research Median

Median of 45 stocks
MetricDHRDiagnostics & Research medianvs median
P/E41.6937.5911% above
P/S ratio6.555.2325% above
Profit margin15.95%−0.93%16.9 pts above

Medians across 45 Diagnostics & Research stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Danaher Corporation (DHR) is capitalised at $164.40B on the latest close. The company sits in the Healthcare sector, in the Diagnostics & Research industry. Headcount on file is 58,000.

The most recent close on file for DHR is $233.86, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$9.62 (+4.29%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $160.93 to $242.80. The latest close sits 45.32% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Danaher Corporation reported revenue of $24.57B. That is +2.90% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $23.88B. The same year closed with net income of $3.61B. That is −7.31% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 15.95%. That is 16.9 percentage points above the Diagnostics & Research median of −0.93%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 5.61.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $26.64B in 2022 to $24.57B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 41.69. That is 10.92% above the Diagnostics & Research median of 37.59. The forward P/E on file is 25.13. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.34. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 6.55 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 25.28% above the Diagnostics & Research median of 5.23. The medians here are taken across 45 Diagnostics & Research companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.8. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 26.29%. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +6.71%. Measured over 10 years, that is +13.23% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 0.71%. The indicated annual rate is $1.60 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 30, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $1.20 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.28 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return is +2.77% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +49.55%; the weakest is 2022 at −19.02%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Danaher Corporation (DHR) operates in the Diagnostics & Research industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Danaher Corporation DHR $164.40B 41.7
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. TMO $256.61B 37.4
Natera, Inc. NTRA $59.59B —
Agilent Technologies, Inc. A $50.12B 35.1

The Diagnostics & Research industry average P/E ratio is 37.6x. Danaher Corporation trades at a P/E of 41.7.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Danaher Corporation

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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