Danaher (DHR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Danaher (DHR) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.67% for Q3 2026, up 0.33 percentage points from 4.34% a year earlier and up 0.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Danaher (DHR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Danaher posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.49%, down 0.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -0.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 4.81% in FY2024 (-0.83 pp), 5.64% in FY2023 (-2.96 pp), 8.61% in FY2022 (+0.53 pp) and 8.07% in FY2021 (+2.80 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.35 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 2.87 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 3.19 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 4.55% (Q2 2026), 4.42% (Q1 2026) and 4.42% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 257.79 Bn | 234.30 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 6.24% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 190.83 Bn | 164.70 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 4.32% |
| 3 | Danaher | 162.10 Bn | 141.75 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 4.67% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 158.05 Bn | 138.34 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 14.78% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.31 Bn | 95.56 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 5.66% |
| 6 | Stryker | 124.76 Bn | 110.95 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -2.00% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.03 Bn | 57.46 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 7.71% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 58.73 Bn | 41.94 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 7.24% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 58.33 Bn | 55.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.85% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.29 Bn | 42.18 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 10.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | 4.67% |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 4.54% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 4.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.41% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 4.34% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 4.25% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 4.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.93% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 4.89% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 5.19% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 5.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.53% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 6.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.31% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 7.69% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.77% |
API Access
Danaher Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();