Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for DHR in the last 90 days.
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Danaher (DHR) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$211.81−0.69 (−0.3%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:16 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryDanaher trades at $211.81, down 0.3% on the day but up 19.6% over three months and 9.8% over the past year, holding above both its 50-day ($203.83) and 200-day ($201.93) averages. The GekkoIndex reads 52, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, and price sits just 1.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $209.53.
This week's news centers on Danaher's reaffirmed quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share, payable 30 October 2026 to holders of record as of 30 September 2026, alongside valuation commentary suggesting the stock may be undervalued relative to fair-value estimates cited in that coverage. Separately, UBS assumed coverage with a buy rating and a $250 price target, at a time the stock traded near $205.23. Comparative pieces have also weighed Danaher against peers on value grounds.
Attention over the next 20 trading days centers on the 20 October earnings date, which falls just outside a typical holding window; the last report showed EPS of $1.94 against a $1.84 estimate but produced a -10.9% reaction, with average absolute moves around earnings near 6.9%. Consensus among 18 firms leans heavily toward buy ratings, with a target of $229.09. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -2.5% over five years, rising in just 1 of those years, a pattern worth noting alongside the current gap to fair value.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $211.81200-day averageGekko Fair Value $209.53
Key stats
- Market cap
- $148.9B
- P/E ratio
- 37.2
- Forward P/E
- 22.5
- EPS, TTM
- $5.72
- Revenue, TTM
- $25.11B
- Profit margin
- 16%
- Dividend yield
- 0.69%
- Beta
- 0.81
- Volume
- 8.83M avg 3.55M
- 1-year return
- +9.8%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.6%
- 50-day average
- $203.83
- 200-day average
- $201.93
- Next earnings
- Oct 20 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 703.0M
Danaher swing-trade checklist
Danaher scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $211.81 is above the 50-day ($203.83) and 200-day ($201.93) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
52, Neutral
Reading 52 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
1.1% above
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (1.1% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 30 days
Next report Oct 20, 2026, 30 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−2.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −2.5% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
See seasonality
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Danaher stock chart and price history
Danaher closed at $211.81 on Sep 18, 2026, +9.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $160.93 to $242.80.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +0.1%
- 3 months
- +19.6%
- 6 months
- +11.4%
- 1 year
- +9.8%
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About Danaher
Danaher makes and distributes scientific, medical, industrial and commercial products and services on a global scale, working across science and technology fields rather than a single product line. It is best known for grouping this work into instruments, consumables and related services that support research, healthcare diagnosis and resource management.
The company operates through three segments. Life Sciences covers instrumentation such as mass spectrometers, flow cytometry, genomics and lab automation equipment, centrifuges, particle analysis tools and microscopes, along with consumables tied to gene and cell therapy, bioprocessing, and filtration and purification systems; its customers include pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical firms, food and beverage makers, medical and life sciences companies, universities, medical schools, research institutes and industrial manufacturers. Diagnostics supplies chemistry, immunoassay, microbiology, hematology, molecular, acute care and pathology systems, reagents, consumables, software and support to hospitals, physician offices, reference labs and other care settings. Environmental & Applied Solutions provides instruments, software, consumables and disinfection systems for treating and managing different water types, plus tools for color and appearance management, packaging quality, printing, marking, coding and traceability for consumer, pharmaceutical and industrial goods.
Danaher's shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker DHR.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Health technology
- Industry
- Medical specialties
- Website
- danaher.com
Danaher GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Danaher’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 52, in the Neutral zone, down 11.3 points over five sessions.
52Neutral
Down 11.3 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 48 | +1.0% | +2.9% | ||
| Accumulation | 223 | 0.0% | +0.4% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 373 | −0.1% | −1.0% | ||
| Distribution | 17 | −0.1% | +1.8% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average DHR share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Danaher stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Danaher trades 1.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $209.53, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Danaher shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$209.53
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
1.1% above fair value · About fair value
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Danaher insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Danaher, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in DHR were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Danaher has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 26, 2026
- $885.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.59%
- Trailing four quarters
- $2.90B
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
9of the funds Gekko tracks hold DHR.
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Danaher earnings: next date and track record
Danaher reports on Oct 20, 2026, before the open (30 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 20, 2026
Expected before the open, 30 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.91
- Revenue estimate
- $6.55B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.9%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 21, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Danaher reported Q2 2026 sales of $6.3 billion with core revenue up 3% YoY (4.5% excluding respiratory testing, a 150bps acceleration from Q1). Life sciences delivered its strongest quarter in several years, diagnostics performed well, and bioprocessing showed robust order trends despite timing impacts. High single-digit earnings growth was driven by improved portfolio performance and productivity initiatives. The earlier-than-expected close of the Masimo acquisition supported raised full-year guidance.
- Guidance
- Management raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance, supported by the earlier-than-expected Masimo acquisition close. They expect accelerating revenue and earnings growth in the second half of 2026 and beyond, citing improving end market momentum and strong secular growth drivers.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | $1.94 est $1.84 | $6.27B est $6.12B | −10.9% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $2.06 est $1.94 | $5.95B est $5.98B | −5.9% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $2.23 est $2.19 | $6.84B est $6.81B | −6.8% |
| Oct 21, 2025 | $1.89 est $1.72 | $6.05B est $6.00B | +4.7% |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $1.80 est $1.64 | $5.94B est $5.84B | +5.2% |
| Apr 22, 2025 | $1.88 est $1.63 | $5.74B est $5.57B | +6.1% |
| Jan 29, 2025 | $2.14 est $2.14 | $6.54B est $6.45B | −10.0% |
| Oct 22, 2024 | $1.71 est $1.57 | $5.80B est $5.59B | −5.9% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Danaher stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Danaher is $229.09, +8.2% from the last close, from 18 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$229.09consensus 12-month target, +8.2% from the last close
Now $211.81Avg $229.09
Low $195High $250
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 18 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | UBS | $250 | +18.0% |
| Aug 4 | Barclays | $230 | +8.6% |
| Jul 30 | Morgan Stanley | $220 | +3.9% |
| Jul 27 | Morgan Stanley | $220 | +3.9% |
| Jul 27 | Jefferies | $210 | −0.9% |
−1.0%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−2.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.6%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Danaher seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Danaher averaged −2.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −3.5% | 0 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −2.7% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −2.5% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −5.8% | 1 of 5 |
For scale, DHR’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.6%.
Danaher market cap and key statistics
Danaher’s market cap is $148.9B, with a P/E ratio of 37.2 and revenue of $25.11B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $148.9B
- P/E ratio
- 37.2
- Forward P/E
- 22.5
- EPS, TTM
- $5.72
- Gekko Fair Value
- $209.53
Trading
- Volume
- 8.83M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 3.55M
- 52-week high
- $242.80
- 52-week low
- $160.93
- Shares outstanding
- 703.0M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $25.11B
- Profit margin
- 16%
- Return on equity
- 7.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +59.7%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.81
- Typical daily move
- ±2.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.6%
- Dividend yield
- 0.69%
Danaher stock news this week
Coverage of Danaher this week reads positive: 3 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Nykredit A S Takes Position in Danaher Corporation $DHRDefense World, Sep 19
- Danaher (DHR) Could Be 8% Below Fair Value Following Its Dividend ReaffirmationYahoo Finance, Sep 16
- Danaher declares $0.40 quarterly dividendInvesting.com, Sep 15
- Danaher declares $0.40 quarterly dividend By Investing.comInvesting.com Canada, Sep 15
- Danaher Announces Quarterly DividendPRNewsWire, Sep 15
- ELV or DHR: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?Zacks Investment Research, Sep 15
Danaher peers
Danaher’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| TMOThermo Fisher Scientific | Distribution | 17.1% above |
| ABTAbbott Laboratories | Accumulation | 15.5% below |
| ISRGIntuitive Surgical | Neutral | 12.3% above |
| MDTMedtronic | Neutral | 24.7% below |
| SYKStryker | Buying | 17.1% below |
| BSXBoston Scientific | Accumulation | 35.9% below |
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Danaher stock FAQ
What is Danaher’s market cap?
Danaher’s market cap is $148.9B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $211.81, with 703.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 37.2.
What is the Danaher stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Danaher is $229.09, +8.2% from the last close. Of the 18 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 16 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Danaher stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Danaher is about fair value: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $211.81 is 1.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $209.53. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Danaher report earnings next?
Danaher is expected to report on Oct 20, 2026, before the market opens (30 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.91 per share on revenue of $6.55B. Danaher beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.9% on average across the report.
What is Danaher’s 52-week high and low?
Danaher’s 52-week high is $242.80 and its 52-week low is $160.93; it closed at $211.81 on Sep 18, 2026, +9.8% over the past year.
Is Danaher stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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