Danaher (DHR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Danaher (DHR) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 22.58% for Q1 2026, up 39.0% year-over-year from 16.25% in Q1 2025, and up 2.82% on a QoQ basis from 21.97% in Q4 2025.
Danaher (DHR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Danaher (DHR) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 22.58% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 39.0% year-over-year to 22.58%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.21% (down 105.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 19.09%, down 128.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 22.58% for Q1 2026 at Danaher, up from 21.97% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 29.59% in Q2 2022, with the low at 12.8% in Q2 2025.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 22.36%, with a median of 21.97% recorded in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 849 bps in 2022 and slumped 930 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 27.99% in 2022, then dropped by 25 bps to 20.87% in 2023, then gained by 4 bps to 21.8% in 2024, then gained by 1 bps to 21.97% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 22.58% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 22.58%, 21.97%, and 19.06% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 31,055.11 Bn | 31,054.65 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -3.71% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 191.02 Bn | 187.77 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 16.93% |
| 3 | Danaher | 137.16 Bn | 131.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 22.58% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 42.82 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 31.78% |
| 5 | Natera | 39.09 Bn | 37.99 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -13.42% |
| 6 | Agilent Technologies | 37.61 Bn | 35.81 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 21.74% |
| 7 | Iqvia Holdings | 34.23 Bn | 32.25 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 12.38% |
| 8 | Illumina | 28.14 Bn | 26.98 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 19.16% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 26.40 Bn | 26.33 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 25.23% |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 23.76 Bn | 23.67 Bn | 942.00 Mn | 13.78% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | 22.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.97% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 19.06% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 12.80% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 22.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.80% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 16.52% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 20.34% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 22.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.87% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 21.07% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.60% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 28.97% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 29.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.48% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 18.11% |
| Jul 2, 2021 | 27.78% |