Total Equity
Danaher Total Equity increased by 0.8% to $52.95B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.1%, from $50.85B to $52.95B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Total Equity shows an upward trend with a 5.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increasing trend generally indicates profitable operations and reinvestment, whereas a declining trend may signal share buybacks, dividend payouts exceeding earnings, or net losses.
Detailed definition
Total stockholders' equity represents the residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all liabilities...
Peer comparison
Standardized across all public companies; peers in the life sciences sector typically maintain strong equity bases to support R&D and M&A.
total_stockholders_equityHistorical 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $42.76B | $43.45B | $45.17B | $46.36B | $46.59B | $46.99B | $50.08B | $51.48B | $51.72B | $52.41B | $53.49B | $53.44B | $49.90B | $51.30B | $49.54B | $50.85B | $52.33B | $51.07B | $52.53B | $52.95B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.6% | +3.9% | +2.6% | +0.5% | +0.8% | +6.6% | +2.8% | +0.5% | +1.3% | +2.1% | -0.1% | -6.6% | +2.8% | -3.4% | +2.6% | +2.9% | -2.4% | +2.9% | +0.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.0% | +8.1% | +10.9% | +11.0% | +11.0% | +11.5% | +6.8% | +3.8% | -3.5% | -2.1% | -7.4% | -4.9% | +4.9% | -0.4% | +6.0% | +4.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Danaher's total equity?
- Danaher (DHR) reported total equity of $52.95B in Q1 2026.
- How has Danaher's total equity changed year-over-year?
- Danaher's total equity increased by 4.1% year-over-year, from $50.85B to $52.95B.
- What is the long-term trend for Danaher's total equity?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Danaher's total equity has grown at a 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $39.77B to $52.53B.
- What does total equity mean?
- The total value of the company that belongs to the shareholders after all debts are paid.