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Danaher Corporation (DHR)

Healthcare | Diagnostics & Research | Washington, United States | NYSE
222.84 USD +1.64 (0.741%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4:03 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 222.84
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:20 a.m. EDT

Danaher presents a classic case of a high-quality compounder facing a temporary headwind. The long-term picture remains strong, with a nearly 200% gain over the last nine years and a robust balance sheet, yet the 2025 annual decline of roughly 24% is a significant mark against the recent trend. While the business generates healthy operating margins and cash flow, the return on equity sits at just 7.6%, which limits the ceiling for a top-tier investment rating. For the short term, technicals are supportive with the price trading above key moving averages and analysts maintaining a strong buy stance, but the recent volatility and earnings reaction suggest caution. The dividend yield is modest at 0.73%, offering income but not serving as a primary investment driver. Options traders are leaning bullish but keeping a safety net with deep out-of-the-money put volume, mirroring the mixed sentiment of a fundamentally sound company navigating a challenging period.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.037535
MSTL0.050441
AutoETS0.065791
AutoARIMA0.065792

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 4.24
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.287
Excess Kurtosis -1.15
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 52.97
Revenue per Share 35.472
Market Cap 156,653,404,160
Trailing P/E 39.72
Forward P/E 23.97
Beta 0.80
Profit Margins 15.95%
Website https://www.danaher.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:20 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning with a bullish bias, evidenced by higher open interest in out-of-the-money calls compared to puts across most expirations. However, there is notable defensive positioning in December puts, with significant new flow at the 240 and 250 strikes, suggesting some hedging against a potential downside move. Implied volatility remains elevated in the 30-50% range, reflecting uncertainty despite the overall call-side preference.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.18% 0.74% 0.59% 0.51%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-30 0.400000 0.180546
2026-06-26 0.400000 0.203884
2026-03-27 0.400000 0.220361
2025-12-26 0.320000 0.138937
2025-09-26 0.320000 0.173123
2025-06-27 0.320000 0.160966
2025-03-28 0.320000 0.155453
2024-12-27 0.270000 0.116833
2024-09-27 0.270000 0.098025
2024-06-28 0.270000 0.108065
2024-03-27 0.270000 0.108534
2023-12-28 0.240000 0.102947
2023-10-11 0.270000 0.124752
2023-06-29 0.239362 0.113555
2023-03-30 0.239362 0.108087
2022-12-29 0.221631 0.093686
2022-09-29 0.221631 0.095365
2022-06-23 0.221631 0.097970
2022-03-24 0.221631 0.087251
2021-12-29 0.186170 0.064303
2021-09-29 0.186170 0.068491
2021-06-24 0.186170 0.078549
2021-03-25 0.186170 0.096026
2020-12-24 0.159574 0.081268
2020-09-25 0.159574 0.086889
2020-06-25 0.159574 0.104560
2020-03-26 0.159574 0.129814
2019-12-26 0.150709 0.111242
2019-09-26 0.150709 0.119081
2019-06-27 0.150709 0.119735
2019-03-28 0.150709 0.130930
2018-12-27 0.141844 0.157635
2018-09-27 0.141844 0.147902
2018-06-28 0.141844 0.162239
2018-03-28 0.141844 0.165769
2017-12-28 0.124113 0.149636
2017-09-28 0.124113 0.164628
2017-06-28 0.124113 0.165250
2017-03-29 0.124113 0.163513
2016-12-28 0.110816 0.159990
2016-09-28 0.110816 0.161042
2016-07-05 24.560000 34.457313
2016-06-01 0.107539 0.162206
2016-03-22 0.107539 0.168545
2015-12-17 0.090736 0.146915
2015-09-30 0.090736 0.158432
2015-06-24 0.090736 0.158043
2015-03-25 0.090736 0.160047
2014-12-23 0.067212 0.114864
2014-09-24 0.067212 0.128651
2014-06-25 0.067212 0.125802
2014-03-26 0.067212 0.136314
2013-12-26 0.016803 0.032501
2013-09-25 0.016803 0.035940
2013-06-26 0.016803 0.039463
2013-03-26 0.016803 0.040427
2012-12-12 0.016803 0.045729
2012-09-26 0.016803 0.045430
2012-06-27 0.016803 0.049368
2012-03-28 0.016803 0.045646
2011-12-28 0.016803 0.053362
2011-09-28 0.016803 0.058466
2011-06-22 0.013442 0.037849
2011-03-23 0.013442 0.038856
2010-12-29 0.013442 0.042408
2010-09-22 0.013442 0.049211
2010-06-23 0.013442 0.050542
2010-03-24 0.013442 0.052382
2009-12-29 0.013442 0.052769
2009-09-23 0.010082 0.044275
2009-06-24 0.010082 0.049777
2009-03-25 0.010082 0.053977
2008-12-23 0.010082 0.055475
2008-09-24 0.010082 0.041755
2008-06-25 0.010082 0.037604
2008-03-26 0.010082 0.038851
2007-12-27 0.010082 0.034220
2007-09-26 0.010082 0.036167
2007-06-27 0.010082 0.040302
2007-03-28 0.006721 0.028352
2006-12-27 0.006721 0.027243
2006-09-27 0.006721 0.029325
2006-06-28 0.006721 0.031760
2006-03-29 0.006721 0.031210
2005-12-28 0.006721 0.036061
2005-09-28 0.006721 0.037871
2005-06-22 0.005041 0.027722
2005-03-22 0.005041 0.027717
2004-12-29 0.005041 0.026042
2004-09-22 0.005041 0.029372
2004-06-23 0.005041 0.029563
2004-03-24 0.004201 0.028244
2003-12-23 0.001008 0.006552
2003-09-24 0.004201 0.033956
2003-06-25 0.004201 0.036568
2003-03-26 0.004201 0.037366
2002-12-24 0.004201 0.037852
2002-09-25 0.004201 0.044526
2002-06-26 0.003361 0.031555
2002-03-26 0.003361 0.028101
2001-12-26 0.003361 0.033365
2001-09-26 0.003361 0.043721
2001-06-27 0.003361 0.034594
2001-03-28 0.003361 0.035795
2000-12-27 0.003361 0.029415
2000-09-27 0.003361 0.041618
2000-06-28 0.002520 0.030695
2000-03-29 0.002520 0.031740
1999-12-29 0.002520 0.031698
1999-09-22 0.002520 0.028364
1999-06-23 0.002688 0.026198
1999-03-24 0.002520 0.029588
1998-12-22 0.002520 0.029995
1998-09-23 0.002520 0.040671
1998-06-24 0.002016 0.032263
1998-03-18 0.002100 0.033217
1997-12-23 0.002100 0.040851
1997-09-24 0.002100 0.043376
1997-06-25 0.002100 0.048653
1997-03-19 0.002100 0.056647
1996-12-24 0.002100 0.054785
1996-09-25 0.002100 0.062101
1996-06-25 0.002436 0.071372
1996-03-20 0.001680 0.054598
1995-12-26 0.001680 0.063230
1995-09-26 0.001680 0.060595
1995-06-28 0.001680 0.065029
1995-03-21 0.001680 0.070472
1994-12-12 0.001680 0.085318
1994-09-20 0.001260 0.065384
1994-06-20 0.001260 0.070369
1994-03-17 0.001260 0.079194
1993-12-13 0.001260 0.080523
1993-09-23 0.001260 0.086316
1993-06-21 0.001260 0.094101
1993-03-22 0.001260 0.110579
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.72
exDividendDate 2026-09-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.44
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.006509946
lastDividendValue 0.4
lastDividendDate 2026-09-30
dividendDate 2026-10-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.07300508
Address1 2,200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Address2 Suite 800W
All Time High 296.06384
All Time Low 0.044633
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,101,600
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,746,103
Average Volume 4,746,103
Average Volume10Days 4,101,600
Beta 0.797
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 10
Book Value 74.806
City Washington
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 222.84
Current Ratio 1.651
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 225.705
Day Low 219.225
Debt To Equity 52.97
Display Name Danaher
Dividend Date 1,793,318,400
Dividend Yield 0.72
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,612,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,612,800
Earnings Growth 0.597
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.568
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,585,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,585,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,585,800
Ebitda 8,028,000,256
Ebitda Margins 0.31975
Enterprise To Ebitda 22.443
Enterprise To Revenue 7.176
Enterprise Value 180,174,405,632
Eps Current Year 8.50564
Eps Forward 9.29617
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.61
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 202 828 0860
Fifty Day Average 211.5748
Fifty Day Average Change 11.265198
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.053244516
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 7.300508
Fifty Two Week High 242.8
Fifty Two Week High Change -19.960007
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.082207605
Fifty Two Week Low 160.93
Fifty Two Week Low Change 61.910004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.38470146
Fifty Two Week Range 160.93 - 242.8
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 283,789,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.43
Float Shares 625,854,424
Forward Eps 9.29617
Forward P E 23.97116
Free Cashflow 4,325,125,120
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 58,000
Fullday Change 1.6399994
Fullday Change Percent 0.7414102
Fullday Price 222.84
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.58752996
Gross Profits 14,750,999,552
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.10962
Held Percent Institutions 0.84353995
Implied Shares Outstanding 702,986,054
Industry Diagnostics & Research
Industry Disp Diagnostics & Research
Industry Key diagnostics-research
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=82105&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Last Dividend Value 0.4
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,696,204,800
Last Split Factor 1,128:1000
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Danaher Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 156,653,404,160
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_265621
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,432,000
Net Income To Common 3,990,000,128
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 155,753,590,124
Number Of Analyst Opinions 22
Open 222.25
Operating Cashflow 6,634,999,808
Operating Margins 0.19777
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.2567
Peg Ratio 1.32
Phone 202 828 0850
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 222.84
Post Market Time 1,791,934,726
Previous Close 221.2
Price Eps Current Year 26.199087
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.9789054
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.2394314
Profit Margins 0.15948
Quick Ratio 1.149
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.44
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.64
Regular Market Change Percent 0.74141
Regular Market Day High 225.705
Regular Market Day Low 219.225
Regular Market Day Range 219.225 - 225.705
Regular Market Open 222.25
Regular Market Previous Close 221.2
Regular Market Price 222.84
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,824
Regular Market Volume 6,007,542
Return On Assets 0.03949
Return On Equity 0.07605
Revenue Growth 0.055
Revenue Per Share 35.472
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 702,986,054
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0128
Shares Short 8,969,401
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 9,639,180
Short Name Danaher Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0143
Short Ratio 2.17
Source Interval 15
State DC
Symbol DHR
Target High Price 310.0
Target Low Price 200.0
Target Mean Price 242.77274
Target Median Price 246.5
Total Cash 4,348,000,256
Total Cash Per Share 6.185
Total Debt 27,857,999,872
Total Revenue 25,106,999,296
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.44
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.006509946
Trailing Eps 5.61
Trailing P E 39.721924
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.3236
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 201.3949
Two Hundred Day Average Change 21.445099
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.10648283
Type Disp Equity
Volume 6,007,542
Website https://www.danaher.com
Zip 20,037-1701