Danaher (DHR) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Danaher (DHR) reported Retained Earnings of $48.23 billion for Q2 2026, up 6.6% from $45.24 billion a year earlier and up 1.2% from the prior quarter.
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Danaher (DHR) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Danaher posted Retained Earnings of $46.89 billion, up 6.1% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $44.19 billion in FY2024 (+7.6%), $41.07 billion in FY2023 (+4.8%), $39.21 billion in FY2022 (+19.4%) and $32.83 billion in FY2021 (+20.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings has now increased in each of the last 23 quarters, with growth averaging 6.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ranged from 2.4% (Q3 2024) to 20.9% (Q4 2021).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $47.64 billion (Q1 2026), $46.89 billion (Q4 2025) and $45.92 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 243.20 Bn | 222.35 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 62.19 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 172.35 Bn | 143.43 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 49.79 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 154.53 Bn | 138.35 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 48.23 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 150.04 Bn | 129.59 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 6.84 Bn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 113.25 Bn | 79.11 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 33.19 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.37 Bn | 92.49 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 21.82 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.94 Bn | 56.95 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 7.82 Bn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.05 Bn | 47.20 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 17.51 Bn |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 14.86 Bn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.07 Bn | 40.96 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 48.23 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 47.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 46.89 Bn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 45.92 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 45.24 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 44.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 44.19 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 43.30 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 42.67 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 41.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.07 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 42.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 41.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 40.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 39.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.18 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 35.81 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 34.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 32.83 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 31.23 Bn |
API Access
Danaher Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();