Danaher (DHR) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Danaher (DHR) recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of -$593.0 million in Q1 2026, down 101.26% quarter-over-quarter from $46.9 billion in Q4 2025, and up 63.21% on a YoY basis from -$363.3 million in Q1 2025.

Danaher (DHR) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Danaher's Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$593.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 63.21% year-over-year to -$593.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$593.0 million (up 63.21% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $46.9 billion, up 1557.15% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$593.0 million for Q1 2026 at Danaher, down from $46.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $46.9 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$4.0 billion in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $3.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$2.6 billion in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Retained Earnings tumbled 306.67% in 2022, then surged 3605.34% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$2.9 billion in 2022, then soared by 39.14% to -$1.7 billion in 2023, then sank by 84.1% to -$3.2 billion in 2024, then surged by 1557.15% to $46.9 billion in 2025, then plunged by 101.26% to -$593.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$593.0 million (Q1 2026), $46.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $45.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn -168.00 Mn
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 60.63 Bn
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn -593.00 Mn
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn -64.94 Mn
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn -202.00 Mn
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn -968.00 Mn
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn -2.86 Bn
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn -258.00 Mn
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn -344.64 Mn
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn 10.15 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 27, 2026 -593.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 46.89 Bn
Sep 26, 2025 45.92 Bn
Jun 27, 2025 -569.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2025 -1.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -3.22 Bn
Sep 27, 2024 -1.31 Bn
Jun 28, 2024 -2.59 Bn
Mar 29, 2024 -2.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.75 Bn
Sep 29, 2023 -3.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -3.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -2.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -2.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -3.85 Bn
Jul 1, 2022 -2.75 Bn
Apr 1, 2022 -1.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.03 Bn
Oct 1, 2021 -1.06 Bn
Jul 2, 2021 -675.00 Mn