Danaher (DHR) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Danaher (DHR) reported Shares Outstanding of 705.3 million for Q2 2026, down 1.6% from 716.5 million a year earlier and down 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Danaher (DHR) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Danaher posted Shares Outstanding of 712.7 million, down 2.5% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding came in at 731 million in FY2024 (-0.7%), 736.5 million in FY2023 (+1.6%), 725.1 million in FY2022 (+1.5%) and 714.6 million in FY2021 (+1.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since Q2 2020.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding in five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 1.9%); the low point was Q1 2025 (a decline of 3.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 707.9 million (Q1 2026), 712.7 million (Q4 2025) and 710.7 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 243.20 Bn | 222.35 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 371.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 172.35 Bn | 143.43 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 154.53 Bn | 138.35 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 705.30 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 150.04 Bn | 129.59 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 354.10 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 113.25 Bn | 79.11 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.37 Bn | 92.49 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 383.50 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.94 Bn | 56.95 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.47 Bn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.05 Bn | 47.20 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 274.79 Mn |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 576.40 Mn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.07 Bn | 40.96 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 282.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 705.30 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 707.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 712.70 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 710.70 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 716.50 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 716.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 731.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 723.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 737.60 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 740.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 736.50 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 739.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 737.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 729.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 725.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 728.50 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 726.70 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 716.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 714.60 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 715.10 Mn |
API Access
Danaher Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();