Danaher (DHR) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Danaher's Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 702.9 million for Q2 2026, down 1.8% from 715.9 million a year earlier and down 0.7% from the prior quarter.
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Danaher (DHR) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Danaher's Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 706.9 million, down 1.7% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 719.1 million in FY2024 (-2.7%), 739.2 million in FY2023 (+1.5%), 728.3 million in FY2022 (+1.9%) and 715 million in FY2021 (+0.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) since Q1 2020.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding (Entity) over five years came in Q2 2022 (growth of 1.9%), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a decline of 3.4%).
- Business Quant data shows DHR's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at 707.7 million (Q1 2026), 706.9 million (Q4 2025) and 706.3 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 243.20 Bn | 222.35 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 369.75 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 172.35 Bn | 143.43 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 1.73 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 154.53 Bn | 138.35 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 702.90 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 150.04 Bn | 129.59 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 353.90 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 | 383.57 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.94 Bn | 56.95 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.45 Bn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.05 Bn | 47.20 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 272.39 Mn |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 576.60 Mn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.07 Bn | 40.96 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 281.97 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 702.90 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 707.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 706.90 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 706.30 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 715.90 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 715.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 719.10 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 722.20 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 724.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 740.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 739.20 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 738.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 738.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 729.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 728.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 727.90 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 727.40 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 716.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 715.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 714.50 Mn |
API Access
Danaher Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();