Diagnostics — Operating profit
Danaher Diagnostics — Operating profit increased by 20.0% to $665.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.1%, from $615.00M to $665.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Diagnostics — Operating profit shows an upward trend with a 4.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates improved operational efficiency, better pricing power, or higher sales volume within the diagnostics portfolio, while a decrease may signal rising costs, competitive pricing pressure, or declining demand for diagnostic products.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the operating income generated by the Diagnostics business segment, calculated as segment revenue...
Peer comparison
Comparable to segment-level operating income reported by diversified life science and medical technology peers, though variations exist based on how companies allocate corporate overhead and shared R&D costs.
dhr_segment_diagnostics_operating_profitHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $649.00M | $145.00M | $893.00M | $886.00M | $800.00M | $761.00M | $989.00M | $677.00M | $424.00M | $539.00M | $766.00M | $830.00M | $556.00M | $615.00M | $624.00M | $718.00M | $554.00M | $665.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -77.7% | +515.9% | -0.8% | -9.7% | -4.9% | +30.0% | -31.5% | -37.4% | +27.1% | +42.1% | +8.4% | -33.0% | +10.6% | +1.5% | +15.1% | -22.8% | +20.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +23.3% | +424.8% | +10.8% | -23.6% | -47.0% | -29.2% | -22.5% | +22.6% | +31.1% | +14.1% | -18.5% | -13.5% | -0.4% | +8.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Danaher's diagnostics — operating profit?
- Danaher (DHR) reported diagnostics — operating profit of $665.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Danaher's diagnostics — operating profit changed year-over-year?
- Danaher's diagnostics — operating profit increased by 8.1% year-over-year, from $615.00M to $665.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Danaher's diagnostics — operating profit?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Danaher's diagnostics — operating profit has grown at a 4.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.31B to $2.63B.
- What does diagnostics — operating profit mean?
- The profit earned by the Diagnostics business segment from its core operations before accounting for interest, taxes, and corporate overhead.