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Danaher DHR

US equityMarket cap rank #102Diagnostics & Research
$222.70
+$1.14 (+0.51%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $221.55 0.00%
Open$220.00
Prev close$221.56
Day range$219.00 – $226.64
Volume3.21M
Market cap$156.55B
P/E (TTM)39.6
Dividend yield0.65%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

DHR at a glance

DHR last changed hands at $222.70 (up 0.51%). At $156.55B, Danaher is ranked #102 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $160.60 and $241.78, so it sits 7.9% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 20.7% over twelve months, and up 18.2% across the last three months.

On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($205.02) and 200-day ($201.32) moving averages; RSI is 65, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 28% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in $6.27B of revenue, up 5.5% from a year earlier, with $870.00M of net profit (a 15.9% margin).

The stock changes hands at 39.6 times trailing earnings, 9% above its five-year average of 36.3.

18 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $222.12, sits 0.3% under where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Danaher: the business

Danaher makes tools for life sciences research, diagnostics and water quality testing, including Cytiva, Beckman and Cepheid.

What tends to move it. Biopharma spending on bioprocessing and diagnostic testing volumes set the pace, and the company's operating system drives margins.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.5%
1 week
+6.9%
1 month
+3.5%
3 months
+18.2%
6 months
+17.6%
Year to date
-2.3%
1 year
+20.7%
Day range
$219.00$226.64
52-week range
$160.60$241.78

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong uptrend

6 bullish · 0 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average+5.8%Bullish
Price vs 50-day average+8.6%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average+10.6%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)64.8Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)2.99Bullish
Bollinger band position101%Neutral

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$222.63 / $222.70
Average price today$223.52
Volume3.21MAvg (90d) 4.52M
Turnover$718.56M
Turnover rate0.51%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.82vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude3.45%
Market cap$156.55B
Float market cap$139.38B
Shares outstanding625.86M
EPS (TTM)$5.05
P/E (TTM)39.56
P/B2.98
Book value / share$74.80
Earnings yield0.08%
Dividend (TTM)$1.44 / shareYield 0.65%
Net profit (TTM)$3.55B
Net assets$52.58B
30-day volatility28.4%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.47%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-33.0%-7.6% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How DHR ranks on BeStock

Market value#102 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#223 of 283
Dividend yield#210 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#72 of 300
Dollar volume today#58 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$6.27B+5.5% YoY
Operating profit$1.13B+48.3% YoY
Net profit$870.00M+56.8% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.23+59.7% YoY
Free cash flow$1.27B+16.1% YoY
Operating cash flow$1.53B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$5.8BSep '24$6.5BDec '24$5.7BMar '25$5.9BJun '25$6.1BSep '25$6.8BDec '25$6.0BMar '26$6.3BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$818.0MSep '24$1.1BDec '24$954.0MMar '25$555.0MJun '25$908.0MSep '25$1.2BDec '25$1.0BMar '26$870.0MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin58.5%
Operating margin20.4%
Net margin15.9%
Return on equity7.6%
Return on assets4.6%
Return on invested capital5.6%
Current ratio1.65
Liabilities / assets43.1%
Cash & investments$4.35B
Total debt$26.56B
Net cash (debt)-$22.21B
Free cash flow / sales21.8%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Diagnostics$2.47B 39.4%
  • Biotechnology$1.92B 30.6%
  • Life sciences$1.88B 30.0%
Average move on report day±4.9%last 16 reports
Closed higher6 of 1638% of the time
Best reaction+7.2%
Worst reaction-11.0%

Stock move on the day after each report

-4.0%2024/Q3-9.7%2024/Q4+3.8%2025/Q1+1.0%2025/Q2+5.9%2025/Q3-4.8%2025/Q4-0.5%2026/Q1-11.0%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings37.2x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 50th percentile, 5-year average 36.3x

#2295 of 2975 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book2.8x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 19th percentile, 5-year average 3.6x

#3485 of 5302 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales5.9x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 30th percentile, 5-year average 6.5x

#3994 of 5141 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

22x32x42x51xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$247.00
Price vs. fair value-9.8%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★★☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts18
Average target$222.12-0.3% vs. price
  • Buy 89%
  • Hold 11%
Low $195.00Now $222.70Avg $222.12High $250.00

Latest rating actions

  • 13 Sep 2026UBSBUY · PT $250.00
  • 4 Aug 2026BarclaysBUY · PT $230.00
  • 3 Aug 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY · PT $230.00
  • 3 Aug 2026Morgan StanleyBUY · PT $220.00
  • 3 Aug 2026Goldman SachsBUY · PT $210.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership84.0%-0.05 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,504-9 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)12 buys / 5 sellsNet buying
Short interest1.37% of floatDays to cover 2.8 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share13.3%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

9%13%17%21%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$5.76M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.65%
Upcoming dividend$0.40Ex-date 30 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$0.40
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

0.6420180.6820190.7220200.8420211.0020221.0520231.0820241.282025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 10.4% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • UBS Maintains Danaher(DHR.US) With Buy Rating, Cuts Target Price to $250Market news · 14 Sep 2026
  • UBS Maintains Danaher(DHR.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $250Market news · 10 Sep 2026
  • Morgan Stanley Maintains Danaher(DHR.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $220Market news · 4 Aug 2026
  • Goldman Sachs Maintains Danaher(DHR.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $210Market news · 4 Aug 2026
  • U.S. Stocks Move | Danaher Up 3.5% in Premarket Trading as Barclays Reiterates Buy Rating and New CEO Gains Market ApprovalGelonghui Finance · 4 Aug 2026
  • Danaher(DHR.US) Officer Sells US$12.74 Million in Common StockMarket news · 25 Aug 2026

DHR stock: common questions

Where is DHR trading right now?

$222.70 is the latest print for DHR, a move of +0.51% against yesterday's close of $221.56. Today's low and high so far: $219.00 and $226.64.

How large is Danaher by market value?

Equity value comes to $156.55B at the current price. By that measure it is number 102 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does DHR sell for?

Buyers pay 39.6 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $5.05). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 36.3, and today's level ranks in the 50th percentile of its own history.

How far is DHR from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $160.60 and the ceiling $241.78. Shares are 7.9% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Danaher shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.65% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was June 26, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like DHR?

Of 18 analysts, 89% say buy, 11% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $222.12, with the most cautious at $195.00 and the most optimistic at $250.00.

How does Danaher make money?

Danaher makes tools for life sciences research, diagnostics and water quality testing, including Cytiva, Beckman and Cepheid.

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