Danaher (DHR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) is a global science and technology company that designs, manufactures and markets products and services for the life sciences, diagnostics, and environmental and applied markets. The company organizes its operations into business segments focused on Life Sciences, Diagnostics, and Environmental & Applied Solutions, supplying instruments, reagents, software and related services that support research, clinical testing, biopharmaceutical development, and industrial and environmental monitoring.

Products and services in Danaher’s portfolio include analytical and diagnostic instruments, laboratory consumables and reagents, digital and software solutions for workflow and data management, field and industrial monitoring equipment, and service and maintenance programs. Danaher’s operating companies deliver equipment and consumables used in sample preparation, molecular and cellular analysis, clinical diagnostics, water quality testing and other applied testing workflows, often combining hardware with software and service offerings to provide end-to-end solutions for customers.

Founded in 1969, Danaher has grown through organic development and acquisitions to build a diversified group of technology-oriented businesses. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and serves customers worldwide across North America, Europe, Asia and other global markets. Danaher is also known for its emphasis on continuous improvement and operational excellence through the Danaher Business System, and it is governed by a board of directors and an executive leadership team. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DHR.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $172.06 to $176.96
• 50-Day Range: $174.69 to $210.90
• 52-Week Range: $172.06 to $242.80
• Volume: 899,065 shs
• Average Volume: 4.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $124.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.97
• Dividend Yield: 0.91%
• Price Target: $240.70
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Danaher Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Danaher scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 28th out of 856 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Danaher has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Danaher has a consensus price target of $240.70, representing about 37.5% upside from its current price of $175.11.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Danaher has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.07%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Danaher are expected to grow by 8.07% in the coming year, from $8.43 to $9.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Danaher is 34.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Danaher is 34.12, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 29.02.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Danaher has a PEG Ratio of 2.33. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Danaher has a P/B Ratio of 2.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.30% of the float of Danaher has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Danaher has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.55, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Danaher has recently increased by 17.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Danaher has a dividend yield of 0.92%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Danaher has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Danaher is 30.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Danaher will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.56% next year. This indicates that Danaher will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Danaher has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 33 news articles for Danaher this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

33 people have searched for DHR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 94% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added Danaher to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 36% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Danaher insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $274,573.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.80% of the stock of Danaher is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.05% of the stock of Danaher is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DHR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DHR shares performed this year?

Danaher's stock was trading at $228.99 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, DHR stock has decreased by 23.5% and is now trading at $175.1090.

How were Danaher's earnings last quarter?

Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) posted its earnings results on Monday, April, 20th. The conglomerate reported $2.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.12. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Danaher have any subsidiaries?

Danaher subsidiaries include Aldevron, Precision NanoSystems, Aquatic Informatics, Cytiva, GE Biopharma, Integrated DNA Technologies, IDBS Group, and others.

Who are Danaher's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Danaher include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.54%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.47%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.41%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.27%). Insiders that own company stock include Steven M Rales, Steven M Rales, Alan G Spoon, Rainer Blair, Joakim Weidemanis, Linda Filler, Daniel Raskas, Matthew Mcgrew, Teri List, Christopher Paul Riley, Brian W Ellis, Walter G Lohr, Jose-Carlos Gutierrez-Ramos, Gregory M Milosevich and Georgeann Couchara.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Danaher?

Shares of DHR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Danaher own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Danaher investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), BlackRock (BLK), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/24 Dividend: 3/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/24 Dividend: 3/27/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/24/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Medical Services
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Conglomerates
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DHR
• CIK: 313616
• Web: www.danaher.com
• Phone: (202) 828-0850
• Fax: 202-828-0860
• Employees: 60,000
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Danaher: $240.70
• High Price Target: $275.00
• Low Price Target: $205.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.57
• P/E Growth: 2.33
• Net Income: $3.61 billion
• Net Margins: 14.89%
• Pretax Margin: 17.51%
• Return on Equity: 10.91%
• Return on Assets: 6.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.33
• Current Ratio: 1.87
• Quick Ratio: 1.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.00
• Cash Flow: $11.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.31
• Book Value: $74.82 per share
• Price / Book: 2.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 707,770,000
• Free Float: 631,332,000
• Market Cap: $122.76 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.81