Danaher Corp

Danaher Corp (DHR) Stock Analysis

$224.430

-4.511 (-2.01%)At close

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High
230.570
Open
229.010
VWAP
226.09
Volume
4.14M
Mkt Cap
186.48B
Low
223.260
Amount
935.88M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
22.65

Danaher Corporation is a global life sciences and diagnostics innovator. The Company operates through three segments: Biotechnology, Life Sciences and Diagnostics. The Biotechnology segment includes the bioprocessing and discovery and medical businesses and offers a range of equipment, consumables and services that are primarily used by customers to advance and accelerate the research, development, manufacture and delivery of biological medicines. The Life Sciences segment offers a broad range of instruments, consumables, services and software that are primarily used by customers to study the basic building blocks of life, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), nucleic acid, proteins, metabolites and cells. The Diagnostics segment offers clinical instruments, consumables, software and services. The Company also provides pulse oximetry and other patient monitoring solutions, primarily in acute care treatment settings.

AI analysis of Danaher Corp (DHR)

Buy

Danaher Corp is a good buy right now due to its current price of $229.04 being below analyst price targets, which range from $240 to $255. Additionally, the forward P/E ratio of 23.81 indicates reasonable valuation relative to expected earnings growth. The recent partnership with NVIDIA to enhance AI in scientific instruments could drive future revenue growth, despite a year-to-date decline of 0.59%. The main risk is the potential for a 5% market pullback by year-end, as indicated by market analysts.

Analyst Ratings (17)

+18.60% upside
Buy
13 Buy
4 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 224.43
Low
240.00
Average
266.18
High
310.00

BofA

2026-10-09

Price Target

$255

Buy

Barclays

2026-10-07

Price Target

$255

Overweight

RBC Capital

2026-10-05

Price Target

$250

Outperform

Guggenheim

2026-10-01

Price Target

$250

Buy

UBS

2026-09-09

Price Target

$250

Buy

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Danaher Corp (DHR) is 23.81, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 27.92.

Forward P/E

Undervalued
5Y Average P/E
27.92
Current P/E
23.81
Overvalued
31.48
Undervalued
24.36

Forward EV/EBITDA

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
22.18
Current EV/EBITDA
22.65
Overvalued
24.87
Undervalued
19.49

Forward P/S

Fair
5Y Average P/S
6.45
Current P/S
5.71
Overvalued
7.38
Undervalued
5.52

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for DHR

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%DHR

$178.48

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%DHR

$170.43

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%DHR

$161.39

Scenario price

Whales holding DHR

B

Braidwell LP

+ HoldingDHR

+19.57%

3M Return

V

Vident Asset Management

+ HoldingDHR

+8.14%

3M Return

L

L1 Capital International Pty Limited

+ HoldingDHR

+7.41%

3M Return

H

Howland Capital Management LLC

+ HoldingDHR

+7.02%

3M Return

M

Mirova US LLC

+ HoldingDHR

+6.10%

3M Return

F

Flossbach von Storch SE

+ HoldingDHR

+5.91%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-10-14 (ET)

05:30:00

Danaher Collaborates with Nvidia to Advance Scientific Discovery

2026-10-08 (ET)

14:30:00

Nvidia-Backed Lambda Raises $4B, Valuation at $14.5B

2026-10-01 (ET)

07:30:00

Danaher Appoints Julie Sawyer Montgomery as CEO

2026-09-23 (ET)

08:30:00

MaxCyte Appoints Sidharth Kapileshwar as Chief Corporate Development Officer

News

DHR FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Danaher Corporation is a global life sciences and diagnostics innovator. The Company operates through three segments: Biotechnology, Life Sciences and Diagnostics. The Biotechnology segment includes the bioprocessing and discovery and medical businesses and offers a range of equipment, consumables and services that are primarily used by customers to advance and accelerate the research, development, manufacture and delivery of biological medicines. The Life Sciences segment offers a broad range of instruments, consumables, services and software that are primarily used by customers to study the basic building blocks of life, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), nucleic acid, proteins, metabolites and cells. The Diagnostics segment offers clinical instruments, consumables, software and services. The Company also provides pulse oximetry and other patient monitoring solutions, primarily in acute care treatment settings. It operates in the Healthcare sector (INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, A industry).

Danaher Corp is a good buy right now due to its current price of $229.04 being below analyst price targets, which range from $240 to $255. Additionally, the forward P/E ratio of 23.81 indicates reasonable valuation relative to expected earnings growth. The recent partnership with NVIDIA to enhance AI in scientific instruments could drive future revenue growth, despite a year-to-date decline of 0.59%. The main risk is the potential for a 5% market pullback by year-end, as indicated by market analysts.

17 analysts cover DHR: 13 rate it Buy, 4 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 266.18.

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$DHR Danaher assumed with a Buy at UBS UBS initiated coverage of Danaher with a Buy rating and a $250 price target. The analyst notes that Danaher's recent bioprocessing setback has tested investor patience, but the pullback offers a more balanced risk/reward as bioprocessing recovers, Life Sciences picks up pace, and Diagnostics strengthens under incoming CEO Julie Sawyer Montgomery. This could support a return to low-single-digit organic growth this year and mid-single-digit growth next year, according to the research note.

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