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Danaher (DHR) Q2 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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Danaher (DHR - Free Report) reported $5.94 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.4%. EPS of $1.80 for the same period compares to $1.72 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.84 billion, representing a surprise of +1.71%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +9.76%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.64.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Danaher performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Total Growth - Organic sales (Core): 1.5% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1.5%.
  • Total sales- Diagnostics: $2.31 billion versus $2.28 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.2% change.
  • Total sales- Life Sciences: $1.78 billion compared to the $1.71 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.4% year over year.
  • Total sales- Biotechnology: $1.85 billion versus $1.83 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8% change.
  • Operating profit- Life Sciences: $-239 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $206.51 million.
  • Operating profit- Biotechnology: $531 million compared to the $463.69 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Operating profit- Other: $-86 million versus $-77.91 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Operating profit- Diagnostics: $554 million compared to the $501.31 million average estimate based on two analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for Danaher here>>>

Shares of Danaher have returned -4.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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