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.
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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 Set
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
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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 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();