DHR
Danaher Corporation
DHR's fundamentals are strong: it turned 22% of its revenue into free cash flow and earnings per share grew 26%. At 38x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect earnings growth.
DHR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
DHR's profitability and cash flow are currently strong, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
DHR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 26x | $232 | — |
| Cheap | 29x | $180 | -22% |
| Current | 38x | $232 | — |
| Fair | 39x | $239 | +2.8% |
| Expensive | 45x | $276 | +19% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DHR's PE is in its fair range at 38x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
DHR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for DHR, with profitability improving.
DHR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.09 | +49% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.12 | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.64 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.18 | +0.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.05 | -4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.86 | -7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.71 | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.16 | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.29 | -17% |
DHR's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $6.12 over the past year, against $9.66 in late 2022.
DHR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.6B | +8.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.3B | +5.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +3.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.8B | +4.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.1B | +4.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.9B | +3.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.7B | -0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.5B | +2.1% |
DHR's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $6.6B last quarter, up 8.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +5.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -7.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | +0.9 points |
DHR's operating margin was 19% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
DHR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | -3.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | -27% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5B | +24% |
DHR's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $5.7B over the past year, up 14% from the year before.
DHR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -800K shares |
| 1 year | -1% | -6.9M shares |
| 3 years | -5.2% | -39.1M shares |
| 5 years | -2.8% | -20.2M shares |
| Available history | -2.6% | -18.7M shares |
DHR has 707M diluted shares, down 1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $894M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $2B |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B |
| Q4 2024 | $809M |
DHR spent $894M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 77% from the year before.
DHR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
DHR's net debt is about 2.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.2 years a year ago.
DHR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 84.4 | Overbought |
DHR's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
DHR PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | DHR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 38x | 26x | 47% above |
| PE % | 42 | 29 | 13 pts above |
DHR is trading at 38x earnings, a 47% premium to the Healthcare sector's median of 26x.
DHR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $226.6 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $213.1 | 9% above |
| 50 week MA | $205.7 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $206.5 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $221.0 | 5.1% above |
DHR has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 5.1% above its 200-week average.
DHR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $135.5 | $196.3 | +45% |
| 2021 | $196.3 | $284.4 | +45% |
| 2022 | $284.4 | $230.3 | -19% |
| 2023 | $230.3 | $231.3 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | $231.3 | $231.1 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | $231.1 | $230.3 | -0.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $230.3 | $232.2 | +0.8% |
DHR has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 0.8% so far in 2026.