Danaher (DHR) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Danaher's Interest Coverage Ratio was 9.22 in Q3 2026, down 46.5% from 17.22 a year earlier and down 12.4% from the prior quarter.
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Danaher (DHR) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Danaher's Interest Coverage Ratio was 14.49 through Sep 25, 2026, down 14.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 17.70, up 1.2% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Interest Coverage Ratio was 17.49 in FY2024 (-3.8%), 18.19 in FY2023 (-50.8%), 36.94 in FY2022 (+33.8%) and 27.61 in FY2021 (+79.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Coverage Ratio was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 5.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio over five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 93.6%); the worst was Q3 2023 (a decline of 58.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, DHR's Interest Coverage Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.53 (Q2 2026), 21.33 (Q1 2026) and 27.31 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 257.79 Bn | 234.30 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 5.43 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 190.83 Bn | 164.70 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 3.88 |
| 3 | Danaher | 162.10 Bn | 141.75 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 9.22 |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 158.05 Bn | 138.34 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.31 Bn | 95.56 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 9.48 |
| 6 | Stryker | 124.76 Bn | 110.95 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 7.23 |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.03 Bn | 57.46 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 8.28 |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 58.73 Bn | 41.94 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 58.33 Bn | 55.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 5.02 |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.29 Bn | 42.18 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 15.31 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | 9.22 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 10.53 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 21.33 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.31 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 17.22 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 10.70 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 17.69 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.36 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 11.01 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 17.97 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 20.18 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.73 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 16.93 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.89 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.98 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.04 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 40.88 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 37.08 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 35.76 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.76 |
API Access
Danaher Interest Coverage Ratio 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();