What is Danaher's goodwill?

Danaher (DHR) reported goodwill of $42.77B in Q1 2026.

How has Danaher's goodwill changed year-over-year?

Danaher's goodwill increased by 2.7% year-over-year, from $41.66B to $42.77B.

What is the long-term trend for Danaher's goodwill?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Danaher's goodwill has grown at a 4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $35.42B to $43.15B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Danaher DHR Goodwill

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Segments

By segment

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Biotechnology$23B+3.1%

Life Sciences$12.81B—

Diagnostics$6.96B—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.0B+3.7%

Gross profit$3.6B+2.3%

Operating income$1.3B+5.5%

Net income$1.0B+7.9%

EPS (diluted)$1.45+9.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$5.7B+186%

Total debt$19.7B+12.0%

Total equity$52.9B+4.1%

Total assets$83.5B+5.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.3B+1.8%

CapEx$237.0M-3.3%

Free cash flow$1.1B+2.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$136.75B-2.7%

Enterprise value$150.73B-3.5%

P/E37.1×-0.3×

P/S5.5×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin58.9%-0.8pp

Operating margin19.2%-1.0pp

Net margin14.9%-0.9pp

FCF margin21.4%+0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity7.1%-0.1pp

Debt / equity0.4×0.0×

Current ratio1.9×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Danaher in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

The official record: Danaher’s 10-Q, filed April 21, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Danaher's goodwill?: Danaher (DHR) reported goodwill of $42.77B in Q1 2026.
How has Danaher's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Danaher's goodwill increased by 2.7% year-over-year, from $41.66B to $42.77B.
What is the long-term trend for Danaher's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Danaher's goodwill has grown at a 4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $35.42B to $43.15B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.