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Danaher (DHR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Danaher has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 6.26% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 47.0% year-over-year to 6.26%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 6.26%, down 47.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 6.36%, 19.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 6.26% at Danaher, roughly flat from 6.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 10.14% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 6.0% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 7.4% and a median of 6.73% in 2025 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: skyrocketed 161bps in 2022 and later plummeted -346bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.14% in 2022, then plummeted by -34bps to 6.68% in 2023, then rose by 1bps to 6.73% in 2024, then fell by -7bps to 6.26% in 2025, then dropped by 0bps to 6.26% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for DHR at 6.26% in Q1 2026, 6.26% in Q4 2025, and 6.2% in Q3 2025.