Danaher (DHR) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Danaher's Total Debt came in at $26.56 billion for Q2 2026, up 53.0% from $17.36 billion a year earlier and up 43.7% from the prior quarter.
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Danaher (DHR) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Danaher's Total Debt was $18.42 billion, up 15.1% from FY2024.
- Total Debt carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Total Debt was $16.01 billion in FY2024 (-13.0%), $18.4 billion in FY2023 (-6.5%), $19.68 billion in FY2022 (-11.3%) and $22.18 billion in FY2021 (+4.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Total Debt has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Total Debt over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 53.0%), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a decline of 20.6%).
- Business Quant data shows DHR's Total Debt at $18.48 billion (Q1 2026), $18.42 billion (Q4 2025) and $16.86 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 243.20 Bn | 222.35 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 42.55 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 172.35 Bn | 143.43 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 32.61 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 154.53 Bn | 138.35 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 26.56 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 150.04 Bn | 129.59 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 113.25 Bn | 79.11 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 28.15 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.37 Bn | 92.49 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 14.94 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.94 Bn | 56.95 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 12.62 Bn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.05 Bn | 47.20 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 16.81 Bn |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 598.70 Mn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.07 Bn | 40.96 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 304.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | 26.56 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 18.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.42 Bn |
| Sep 26, 2025 | 16.86 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 17.36 Bn |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 16.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.01 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 17.52 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 17.01 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 18.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.40 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2023 | 22.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.25 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 20.06 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 21.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.18 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 23.60 Bn |
API Access
Danaher Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=DHR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();