Danaher (DHR) Amortization of Intangibles (2009 - 2026)
Danaher's Amortization of Intangibles came in at $513 million for Q3 2026, up 18.5% from $433 million a year earlier and up 10.8% from the prior quarter.
Danaher (DHR) Amortization of Intangibles (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 25, 2026, Danaher reported Amortization of Intangibles of $1.84 billion, up 9.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.7 billion, up 4.2% from FY2024.
- Amortization of Intangibles has increased in each of the last eight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Amortization of Intangibles was $1.63 billion in FY2024 (+8.7%), $1.5 billion in FY2023 (+4.6%), $1.43 billion in FY2022 (+3.3%) and $1.39 billion in FY2021 (+22.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Amortization of Intangibles in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Amortization of Intangibles has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 6.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Amortization of Intangibles over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 23.9%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 5.4%).
- Business Quant data shows DHR's Amortization of Intangibles at $463 million (Q2 2026), $434 million (Q1 2026) and $431 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Amort. of Intangibles (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 257.79 Bn | 234.30 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 518.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 190.83 Bn | 164.70 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 841.00 Mn |
| 3 | Danaher | 162.10 Bn | 141.75 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 513.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 158.05 Bn | 138.34 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 9.30 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.31 Bn | 95.56 Bn | 6.34 Bn | - |
| 6 | Stryker | 124.76 Bn | 110.95 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 175.00 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.03 Bn | 57.46 Bn | 3.43 Bn | - |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 58.73 Bn | 41.94 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 58.33 Bn | 55.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.29 Bn | 42.18 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | 513.00 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 463.00 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 434.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 431.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 433.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 426.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 410.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 408.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 414.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 402.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 407.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 389.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 367.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 372.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 372.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 314.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 361.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 373.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 386.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 332.00 Mn |
Danaher Amortization of Intangibles API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=amortizatization-of-intangibles&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "amortizatization-of-intangibles", "ticker": "DHR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=amortizatization-of-intangibles&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();