What is Danaher's operating cash flow?

Danaher (DHR) reported operating cash flow of $1.32B in Q1 2026.

How has Danaher's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Danaher's operating cash flow increased by 1.8% year-over-year, from $1.3B to $1.32B.

What is the long-term trend for Danaher's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Danaher's operating cash flow has grown at a -6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.36B to $6.42B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Danaher DHR Operating Cash Flow

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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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CapEx$237.0M-3.3%

Free cash flow$1.1B+2.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$134.82B-2.8%

Enterprise value$148.8B-3.6%

P/E36.6×-4.1×

P/S5.4×-0.3×

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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?: Danaher (DHR) reported operating cash flow of $1.32B in Q1 2026.
How has Danaher's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Danaher's operating cash flow increased by 1.8% year-over-year, from $1.3B to $1.32B.
What is the long-term trend for Danaher's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Danaher's operating cash flow has grown at a -6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.36B to $6.42B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.