Danaher (DHR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Danaher (DHR) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 19.00% in Q3 2026, down 0.07 percentage points from 19.06% a year earlier but up 1.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Danaher (DHR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Danaher's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 20.38% as of Sep 25, 2026, up 1.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 19.09%, down 1.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three straight years, though with a five-year change of +0.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 20.37% in FY2024 (-1.41 pp), 21.77% in FY2023 (-6.51 pp), 28.29% in FY2022 (+2.57 pp) and 25.71% in FY2021 (+6.72 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from 12.80% in Q2 2025 to 30.48% in Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.15 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 8.49 percentage points in Q3 2022, against a drop of 9.30 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 17.99% (Q2 2026), 22.58% (Q1 2026) and 21.97% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 257.79 Bn | 234.30 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 18.65% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 190.83 Bn | 164.70 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 162.10 Bn | 141.75 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 19.00% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 158.05 Bn | 138.34 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.44% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.31 Bn | 95.56 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 124.76 Bn | 110.95 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 15.86% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.03 Bn | 57.46 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 16.12% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 58.73 Bn | 41.94 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 17.44% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 58.33 Bn | 55.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 13.31% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.29 Bn | 42.18 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 23.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | 19.00% |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 17.99% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 22.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.97% |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 19.06% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 12.80% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 22.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.80% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 16.52% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 20.34% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 22.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.87% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 21.07% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.60% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 28.97% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 29.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.48% |
API Access
Danaher Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();