Business Segments · Sales
Life Sciences — Sales
Danaher Life Sciences — Sales decreased by 16.7% to $1.74B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.4%, from $1.68B to $1.74B. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Life Sciences — Sales shows relatively stable performance with a 1.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryGrowth
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 21, 2026
Rolls up toTotal Revenue
How to read this metric
An increase indicates growing market share or demand for life science products, while a decrease may signal market saturation or competitive pressure.
Detailed definition
Represents the total revenue generated from the sale of goods and services within the Life Sciences business segment. Th...
Peer comparison
Comparable to segment-level revenue reported by peers in the life sciences and diagnostics tools industry.
Metric ID:
dhr_segment_life_sciences_salesHistorical 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 | $3.73B | $3.63B | $1.67B | $1.7B | $1.72B | $1.71B | $1.8B | $1.71B | $1.93B | $1.75B | $1.77B | $1.78B | $2.03B | $1.68B | $1.78B | $1.79B | $2.09B | $1.74B |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.7% | -54.1% | +2.1% | +1.3% | -0.8% | +5.1% | -5.0% | +13.1% | -9.6% | +1.4% | +0.7% | +14.0% | -17.3% | +5.8% | +0.8% | +16.4% | -16.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -54.4% | -52.6% | +2.6% | +5.6% | -1.0% | — | +2.1% | -1.4% | +4.5% | +5.3% | -3.7% | +0.4% | +0.6% | +2.6% | +3.4% |
Range$1.67B – $3.73B
CAGR-16.5%
Avg YoY Growth-6.2%
Median YoY Growth+1.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Danaher's life sciences — sales?
- Danaher (DHR) reported life sciences — sales of $1.74B in Q1 2026.
- How has Danaher's life sciences — sales changed year-over-year?
- Danaher's life sciences — sales increased by 3.4% year-over-year, from $1.68B to $1.74B.
- What is the long-term trend for Danaher's life sciences — sales?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Danaher's life sciences — sales has grown at a 1.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.14B to $7.33B.
- What does life sciences — sales mean?
- Total revenue earned by the Life Sciences business unit.