Business Segments · Goodwill
Life Sciences — Goodwill
Danaher Life Sciences — Goodwill increased by 0.1% to $12.86B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.5%, from $12.31B to $12.86B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Life Sciences — Goodwill shows a downward trend with a -18.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryLeverage
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2016
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
A large goodwill balance relative to total assets indicates a strategy heavily reliant on acquisitions for growth.
Detailed definition
The premium paid over the fair value of net assets during the acquisition of businesses within the Life Sciences segment...
Peer comparison
Common in acquisitive companies; peers with similar M&A history will show significant goodwill on their balance sheets.
Metric ID:
dhr_segment_life_sciences_goodwillHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $26.03B | $31.76B | $31.64B | $31.16B | $30.00B | $29.15B | $8.31B | $8.32B | $8.28B | $8.23B | $12.22B | $12.11B | $12.09B | $12.71B | $12.31B | $12.51B | $12.88B | $12.84B | $12.86B |
| QoQ Change | — | +22.0% | -0.4% | -1.5% | -3.7% | -2.9% | -71.5% | +0.1% | -0.5% | -0.6% | +48.5% | -0.9% | -0.2% | +5.1% | -3.2% | +1.6% | +3.0% | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +15.3% | -8.2% | -73.7% | -73.3% | -72.4% | -71.8% | +47.0% | +45.6% | +46.0% | +54.5% | +0.7% | +3.3% | +6.5% | +1.0% | +4.5% |
Range$8.23B – $31.76B
CAGR-14.5%
Avg YoY Growth-5.0%
Median YoY Growth+3.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Danaher's life sciences — goodwill?
- Danaher (DHR) reported life sciences — goodwill of $12.86B in Q4 2025.
- How has Danaher's life sciences — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Danaher's life sciences — goodwill increased by 4.5% year-over-year, from $12.31B to $12.86B.
- What is the long-term trend for Danaher's life sciences — goodwill?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Danaher's life sciences — goodwill has grown at a -18.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $114.76B to $51.08B.
- What does life sciences — goodwill mean?
- The value of intangible assets like brand and synergy recognized from past acquisitions.