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Compared to Estimates, Danaher (DHR) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended December 2025, Danaher (DHR - Free Report) reported revenue of $6.84 billion, up 4.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.23, compared to $2.14 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.64% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.79 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.22, the EPS surprise was +0.68%.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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): 2.5% versus 1.8% estimated by six analysts on average.
  • Total sales- Biotechnology: $2.03 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $2.02 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.8%.
  • Total sales- Diagnostics: $2.72 billion versus $2.7 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.2% change.
  • Total sales- Life Sciences: $2.09 billion compared to the $2.06 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.6% year over year.
  • Operating profit- Biotechnology: $540 million versus $535.78 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Operating profit- Other: $-87 million versus $-88.23 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Operating profit- Diagnostics: $713 million versus $690.13 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Operating profit- Life Sciences: $336 million compared to the $258.78 million average estimate based on three analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for Danaher here>>>

Shares of Danaher have returned +2.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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