Current Liabilities
Accrued Expenses
Danaher Accrued Expenses decreased by 4.3% to $4.75B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.3%, from $4.42B to $4.75B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accrued Expenses shows relatively stable performance with a -1.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 21, 2026
How to read this metric
Fluctuations generally track the scale of operations and timing of payroll or tax cycles rather than financial distress.
Detailed definition
This reflects expenses that have been incurred by the company but have not yet been invoiced or paid by the end of the r...
Peer comparison
Standard across all industries; levels are typically proportional to the size of the workforce and operational complexity.
Metric ID:
accrued_expensesHistorical Data
20 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.84B | $5.12B | $5.56B | $5.18B | $5.13B | $5.11B | $4.82B | $5.08B | $4.86B | $4.93B | $4.81B | $4.35B | $4.36B | $4.54B | $4.54B | $4.42B | $4.57B | $4.60B | $4.96B | $4.75B |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.8% | +8.7% | -6.9% | -1.0% | -0.4% | -5.7% | +5.5% | -4.3% | +1.4% | -2.3% | -9.6% | +0.0% | +4.3% | -0.1% | -2.6% | +3.2% | +0.8% | +7.8% | -4.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.0% | -0.2% | -13.4% | -2.0% | -5.2% | -3.5% | -0.0% | -14.3% | -10.4% | -7.8% | -5.7% | +1.6% | +4.8% | +1.3% | +9.3% | +7.3% |
Range$4.35B – $5.56B
CAGR-0.4%
Avg YoY Growth-2.0%
Median YoY Growth-1.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Danaher's accrued expenses?
- Danaher (DHR) reported accrued expenses of $4.75B in Q1 2026.
- How has Danaher's accrued expenses changed year-over-year?
- Danaher's accrued expenses increased by 7.3% year-over-year, from $4.42B to $4.75B.
- What is the long-term trend for Danaher's accrued expenses?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Danaher's accrued expenses has grown at a -1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.34B to $4.96B.
- What does accrued expenses mean?
- Expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid or invoiced.