# Danaher (DHR) — Overview

DHR · NYSE · Stock

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## Price

Last close $231.50 on Oct 15, 2026. 52-week range $161.91 – $242.05.

## Company profile

In 1984, Danaher's founders transformed a real estate organization into an industrial-focused manufacturing company. Then, through a series of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, Danaher now focuses primarily on manufacturing scientific instruments and consumables in the life sciences and diagnostic industries after the late 2023 divestiture of its environmental and applied solutions group, Veralto.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $25.1B |
| Revenue (quarter) | $6.3B |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 5.54% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $14.7B |
| Gross margin | 58.51% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $4.0B |
| Net income (quarter) | $870.0M |
| Net income growth (year over year) | 56.76% |
| Net margin | 15.95% |
| Return on equity | 7.63% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $5.65 |
| Book value per share | $74.81 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 40.6 |
| Price to book | 3.1 |
| Debt to assets | 43.06% |
| Payout ratio | 25.27% |
| Dividend yield | 0.66% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is Danaher (DHR) profitable?

Yes. Danaher earned $4.0B in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 15.95%.

### How much revenue does Danaher (DHR) make?

Danaher generated $25.1B in revenue over the trailing twelve months, up 5.54% year over year.

### What is DHR's P/E ratio?

Danaher trades at 40.6 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $5.65.

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