Danaher (DHR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Danaher's Gross Margin was 57.64% in Q2 2026, down 1.71 percentage points from 59.35% a year earlier and down 2.71 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Danaher (DHR) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Danaher's Gross Margin was 58.51% through Jun 26, 2026, down 1.14 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 59.11%, down 0.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +3.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 59.50% in FY2024 (+0.76 pp), 58.74% in FY2023 (-2.01 pp), 60.76% in FY2022 (-0.68 pp) and 61.44% in FY2021 (+5.46 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 5.47 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 5.35 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DHR's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 60.34% (Q1 2026), 58.00% (Q4 2025) and 58.20% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 262.46 Bn | 238.97 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 42.28% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 201.11 Bn | 171.54 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 57.71% |
| 3 | Intuitive Surgical | 168.94 Bn | 149.23 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 68.37% |
| 4 | Danaher | 164.92 Bn | 144.58 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 58.54% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 134.37 Bn | 99.62 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 64.99% |
| 6 | Stryker | 129.63 Bn | 115.82 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 65.15% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 66.65 Bn | 62.08 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 66.72% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 57.45 Bn | 41.46 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 77.46% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 57.32 Bn | 54.47 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 46.46% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.43 Bn | 43.32 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 55.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 57.64% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 60.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 58.00% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 58.20% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 59.35% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 61.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 59.50% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 58.66% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 59.69% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 60.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 59.00% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 58.23% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 56.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 61.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 59.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 60.28% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 61.47% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 62.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 63.77% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 60.30% |
API Access
Danaher Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();