Danaher (DHR) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Danaher (DHR) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.21 for Q1 2026, up 13.17% year-over-year from 0.18 in Q1 2025, and up 60.92% on a QoQ basis from 0.13 in Q4 2025.
Danaher (DHR) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Danaher (DHR) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.21 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 13.17% year-over-year to 0.21; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.17 (up 7.4% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.17, up 15.11% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.21 for Q1 2026 at Danaher, up from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.21 in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.09 in Q4 2022.
- Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.15, with a median of 0.14 recorded in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio plunged 51.16% in 2022 and jumped 86.73% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.09 in 2022, then surged by 86.73% to 0.17 in 2023, then slipped by 23.13% to 0.13 in 2024, then dropped by 0.23% to 0.13 in 2025, then surged by 60.92% to 0.21 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.21, 0.13, and 0.17 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 31,055.11 Bn | 31,054.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | - |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 191.02 Bn | 187.77 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 0.20 |
| 3 | Danaher | 137.16 Bn | 131.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 0.21 |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 42.82 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 722.74 Mn | - |
| 5 | Natera | 39.09 Bn | 37.99 Bn | 696.04 Mn | - |
| 6 | Agilent Technologies | 37.61 Bn | 35.81 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 0.36 |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 34.23 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
| 8 | Illumina | 28.14 Bn | 26.98 Bn | 721.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 26.40 Bn | 26.33 Bn | 555.82 Mn | - |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 23.76 Bn | 23.67 Bn | 942.00 Mn | 0.54 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 0.15 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 0.13 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.11 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.19 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 0.11 |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 0.11 |