Danaher (DHR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Danaher's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 8.15% for Q3 2026, up 1.38 percentage points from 6.77% a year earlier and up 0.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Danaher (DHR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Danaher's Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.08%, down 0.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of -3.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.57% in FY2024 (-1.63 pp), 9.20% in FY2023 (-5.94 pp), 15.13% in FY2022 (-0.01 pp) and 15.14% in FY2021 (+4.74 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.42 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 5.14 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 5.85 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DHR's Return on Equity [ROE] at 7.59% (Q2 2026), 6.99% (Q1 2026) and 6.98% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 257.79 Bn | 234.30 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 13.20% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 190.83 Bn | 164.70 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 9.09% |
| 3 | Danaher | 162.10 Bn | 141.75 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 8.15% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 158.05 Bn | 138.34 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 17.28% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.31 Bn | 95.56 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 10.44% |
| 6 | Stryker | 124.76 Bn | 110.95 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -4.01% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.03 Bn | 57.46 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 13.69% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 58.73 Bn | 41.94 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 9.36% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 58.33 Bn | 55.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 3.88% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.29 Bn | 42.18 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 19.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | 8.15% |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 7.56% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 6.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.95% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 6.77% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 6.61% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 7.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.73% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 7.69% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 8.13% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 8.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.00% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 11.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.46% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 13.66% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 14.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.52% |
API Access
Danaher Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();