Business Segments · Operating Income (Loss)
Diagnostics — Operating Income (Loss)
Danaher Diagnostics — Operating Income (Loss) decreased by 5.5% to $674M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 6.1%, from $718M to $674M. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Diagnostics — Operating Income (Loss) shows an upward trend with a 4.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 21, 2026
Rolls up toOperating Income
How to read this metric
Higher operating income indicates strong operational efficiency and pricing power.
Detailed definition
The profit earned from the diagnostics segment's core business operations after deducting operating expenses. It exclude...
Peer comparison
The standard measure of segment performance across all industries.
Metric ID:
dhr_segment_diagnostics_operating_income_lossHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '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 | $649M | $145M | $886M | $800M | $761M | $677M | $424M | $539M | $766M | $830M | $556M | $615M | $624M | $718M | $554M | $665M | $713M | $674M |
| QoQ Change | — | -77.7% | +511.0% | -9.7% | -4.9% | -11.0% | -37.4% | +27.1% | +42.1% | +8.4% | -33.0% | +10.6% | +1.5% | +15.1% | -22.8% | +20.0% | +7.2% | -5.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +23.3% | +424.8% | -23.6% | -47.0% | -29.2% | — | +22.6% | +31.1% | +14.1% | -18.5% | -13.5% | -0.4% | +8.1% | +14.3% | -6.1% |
Range$145M – $886M
CAGR+0.9%
Avg YoY Growth+28.6%
Median YoY Growth+3.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Danaher's diagnostics — operating income (loss)?
- Danaher (DHR) reported diagnostics — operating income (loss) of $674M in Q1 2026.
- How has Danaher's diagnostics — operating income (loss) changed year-over-year?
- Danaher's diagnostics — operating income (loss) decreased by 6.1% year-over-year, from $718M to $674M.
- What is the long-term trend for Danaher's diagnostics — operating income (loss)?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Danaher's diagnostics — operating income (loss) has grown at a 4.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.41B to $2.65B.
- What does diagnostics — operating income (loss) mean?
- Profit generated from core diagnostics operations before interest and taxes.