Danaher (DHR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Danaher (DHR) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 22.58% in Q1 2026, up 2.82% quarter-over-quarter from 21.97% in Q4 2025, and up 39.0% on a YoY basis from 16.25% in Q1 2025.
Danaher (DHR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Danaher's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 22.58% for 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 was 22.58% for Q1 2026 at Danaher, up from 21.97% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 29.59% in Q2 2022 to a low of 12.8% in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 22.36% across 5 years, with a median of 21.97% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin jumped 849 bps in 2022, then sank 930 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 27.99% in 2022, then retreated by 25 bps to 20.87% in 2023, then grew by 4 bps to 21.8% in 2024, then grew by 1 bps to 21.97% in 2025, then gained by 3 bps to 22.58% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 22.58% (Q1 2026), 21.97% (Q4 2025), and 19.06% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waters | 29,902.70 Bn | 29,902.24 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -3.71% |
| 2 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 175.99 Bn | 172.74 Bn | 7.74 Bn | 16.93% |
| 3 | Danaher | 129.87 Bn | 124.18 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 22.58% |
| 4 | Idexx Laboratories | 44.75 Bn | 44.55 Bn | 722.74 Mn | 31.78% |
| 5 | Agilent Technologies | 37.52 Bn | 35.72 Bn | 990.00 Mn | 21.74% |
| 6 | Iqvia Holdings | 30.91 Bn | 28.94 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 12.38% |
| 7 | Natera | 30.21 Bn | 29.11 Bn | 696.04 Mn | -13.42% |
| 8 | Illumina | 24.19 Bn | 23.04 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 19.16% |
| 9 | Mettler Toledo International | 23.12 Bn | 23.06 Bn | 555.82 Mn | 25.23% |
| 10 | Quest Diagnostics | 21.68 Bn | 21.59 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% |