Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Danaher Corp., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Danaher Corp. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Danaher Corp. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Danaher Corp. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Danaher Corp. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Danaher Corp. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Debt to Equity
Danaher Corp., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt | 505) | 1,200) | 701) | 1,746) | 1,695) | 2,547) | 1,590) | 1,571) | 591) | 705) | 10) | 10) | 8) | 7) | 23) | 10) | 11) | 20) | 17) | 3,234) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 15,500) | 16,324) | 16,309) | 16,417) | 16,707) | 19,513) | 18,285) | 18,261) | 19,086) | 18,542) | 20,052) | 21,768) | 22,168) | 23,591) | 20,400) | 20,267) | 21,193) | 21,806) | 22,370) | 22,737) | ||||||
| Total debt | 16,005) | 17,524) | 17,010) | 18,163) | 18,402) | 22,060) | 19,875) | 19,832) | 19,677) | 19,247) | 20,062) | 21,778) | 22,176) | 23,598) | 20,423) | 20,277) | 21,204) | 21,826) | 22,387) | 25,972) | ||||||
| Total Danaher stockholders’ equity | 49,543) | 51,299) | 49,897) | 53,442) | 53,486) | 52,407) | 51,716) | 51,478) | 50,082) | 46,985) | 46,594) | 46,356) | 45,167) | 43,451) | 42,756) | 40,419) | 39,766) | 37,961) | 36,262) | 31,055) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.84 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 20.19 | 11.78 | 10.42 | 9.24 | 5.73 | 5.02 | 4.74 | 4.68 | 3.67 | 4.35 | 4.98 | 4.51 | 4.98 | 5.96 | 6.53 | 6.24 | 6.58 | 5.70 | 5.94 | — | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 10.23 | 8.02 | 10.57 | 12.75 | 10.37 | 7.90 | 9.08 | 11.52 | 10.64 | 10.60 | 15.10 | 40.23 | 4.97 | 4.57 | 3.98 | 3.50 | 3.51 | 3.13 | 3.21 | 3.36 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | — | 2.90 | 3.08 | 3.38 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 1.29 | 1.42 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.34 | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.94 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 2.37 | 2.19 | 2.13 | 2.05 | 2.34 | 1.80 | 1.70 | 1.69 | 1.52 | 1.58 | 1.97 | 1.77 | 1.88 | 2.20 | 2.56 | 2.35 | 2.94 | 3.51 | 3.99 | 5.60 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 1.26 | 1.28 | 1.44 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.53 | 1.59 | 1.73 | 1.68 | 1.34 | 1.09 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.48 | 0.45 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | — | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.87 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 1.16 | 1.26 | 0.98 | 1.12 | 1.07 | ||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | — | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.80 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.06 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.63 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.70 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | — | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Danaher stockholders’ equity
= 16,005 ÷ 49,543 = 0.32
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Danaher Corp. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Debt to Capital
Danaher Corp., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt | 505) | 1,200) | 701) | 1,746) | 1,695) | 2,547) | 1,590) | 1,571) | 591) | 705) | 10) | 10) | 8) | 7) | 23) | 10) | 11) | 20) | 17) | 3,234) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 15,500) | 16,324) | 16,309) | 16,417) | 16,707) | 19,513) | 18,285) | 18,261) | 19,086) | 18,542) | 20,052) | 21,768) | 22,168) | 23,591) | 20,400) | 20,267) | 21,193) | 21,806) | 22,370) | 22,737) | ||||||
| Total debt | 16,005) | 17,524) | 17,010) | 18,163) | 18,402) | 22,060) | 19,875) | 19,832) | 19,677) | 19,247) | 20,062) | 21,778) | 22,176) | 23,598) | 20,423) | 20,277) | 21,204) | 21,826) | 22,387) | 25,972) | ||||||
| Total Danaher stockholders’ equity | 49,543) | 51,299) | 49,897) | 53,442) | 53,486) | 52,407) | 51,716) | 51,478) | 50,082) | 46,985) | 46,594) | 46,356) | 45,167) | 43,451) | 42,756) | 40,419) | 39,766) | 37,961) | 36,262) | 31,055) | ||||||
| Total capital | 65,548) | 68,823) | 66,907) | 71,605) | 71,888) | 74,467) | 71,591) | 71,310) | 69,759) | 66,232) | 66,656) | 68,134) | 67,343) | 67,049) | 63,179) | 60,696) | 60,970) | 59,787) | 58,649) | 57,027) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.46 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 1.12 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.77 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | — | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.48 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.85 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.52 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.31 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | — | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.52 | ||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | — | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.45 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.06 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.41 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | — | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 16,005 ÷ 65,548 = 0.24
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | Danaher Corp. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Debt to Assets
Danaher Corp., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt | 505) | 1,200) | 701) | 1,746) | 1,695) | 2,547) | 1,590) | 1,571) | 591) | 705) | 10) | 10) | 8) | 7) | 23) | 10) | 11) | 20) | 17) | 3,234) | ||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 15,500) | 16,324) | 16,309) | 16,417) | 16,707) | 19,513) | 18,285) | 18,261) | 19,086) | 18,542) | 20,052) | 21,768) | 22,168) | 23,591) | 20,400) | 20,267) | 21,193) | 21,806) | 22,370) | 22,737) | ||||||
| Total debt | 16,005) | 17,524) | 17,010) | 18,163) | 18,402) | 22,060) | 19,875) | 19,832) | 19,677) | 19,247) | 20,062) | 21,778) | 22,176) | 23,598) | 20,423) | 20,277) | 21,204) | 21,826) | 22,387) | 25,972) | ||||||
| Total assets | 77,542) | 80,615) | 78,555) | 83,402) | 84,488) | 87,734) | 84,902) | 85,040) | 84,350) | 81,030) | 81,806) | 83,392) | 83,184) | 82,498) | 78,027) | 75,426) | 76,161) | 72,891) | 71,268) | 68,930) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.38 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.74 | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.52 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | — | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.40 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.18 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | — | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | — | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.31 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.05 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | — | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 16,005 ÷ 77,542 = 0.21
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | Danaher Corp. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |
Financial Leverage
Danaher Corp., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 77,542) | 80,615) | 78,555) | 83,402) | 84,488) | 87,734) | 84,902) | 85,040) | 84,350) | 81,030) | 81,806) | 83,392) | 83,184) | 82,498) | 78,027) | 75,426) | 76,161) | 72,891) | 71,268) | 68,930) | ||||||
| Total Danaher stockholders’ equity | 49,543) | 51,299) | 49,897) | 53,442) | 53,486) | 52,407) | 51,716) | 51,478) | 50,082) | 46,985) | 46,594) | 46,356) | 45,167) | 43,451) | 42,756) | 40,419) | 39,766) | 37,961) | 36,262) | 31,055) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 1.72 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.84 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.87 | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.97 | 2.22 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 40.65 | 23.78 | 20.94 | 18.59 | 13.00 | 11.26 | 10.52 | 10.14 | 8.04 | 8.84 | 9.77 | 8.80 | 9.51 | 10.99 | 11.77 | 10.98 | 11.51 | 9.80 | 10.17 | — | ||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 15.63 | 12.07 | 15.34 | 18.51 | 15.59 | 11.83 | 13.31 | 16.59 | 17.79 | 17.44 | 24.51 | 64.62 | 9.13 | 7.91 | 7.25 | 6.70 | 6.69 | 5.90 | 6.10 | 6.50 | ||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | — | 5.46 | 5.56 | 6.01 | 3.23 | 3.15 | 2.92 | 2.96 | 3.12 | 3.01 | 3.08 | 3.26 | 3.04 | 2.98 | 3.01 | 2.99 | 3.13 | 2.50 | 2.61 | 2.59 | ||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 5.55 | 5.31 | 5.30 | 4.99 | 5.94 | 5.16 | 4.95 | 4.75 | 4.65 | 4.71 | 5.51 | 5.03 | 5.44 | 6.21 | 7.42 | 6.79 | 8.27 | 9.10 | 10.25 | 13.35 | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 2.95 | 2.93 | 3.21 | 2.72 | 2.80 | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 3.11 | 3.17 | 3.23 | 3.13 | 3.45 | 3.56 | 3.76 | 3.49 | 3.10 | 2.71 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.52 | 2.54 | 2.53 | 2.46 | 2.44 | 2.33 | 2.55 | 2.77 | 2.44 | 2.35 | 2.33 | 2.39 | 2.46 | 2.55 | 2.54 | 2.62 | 2.76 | 2.65 | 2.51 | 2.53 | ||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | — | 2.64 | 2.58 | 2.62 | 2.84 | 2.59 | 2.70 | 2.30 | 2.37 | 2.41 | 2.48 | 2.61 | 2.77 | 2.61 | 2.72 | 3.37 | 3.62 | 3.08 | 3.28 | 3.24 | ||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | — | 2.38 | 2.47 | 2.40 | 2.54 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 1.94 | 2.06 | 2.10 | 2.24 | 2.23 | 2.35 | 2.37 | 2.43 | 2.31 | 2.44 | 2.74 | 2.77 | 2.56 | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.30 | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 1.96 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 2.13 | 2.11 | 2.14 | 2.15 | 2.24 | 2.21 | 2.08 | 2.14 | 2.26 | 2.33 | 1.90 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 2.00 | 2.01 | 2.06 | 2.05 | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | — | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.39 | 1.36 | 1.38 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Danaher stockholders’ equity
= 77,542 ÷ 49,543 = 1.57
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | Danaher Corp. financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Interest Coverage
Danaher Corp., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 1,086) | 818) | 907) | 1,088) | 1,079) | 1,129) | 1,106) | 1,450) | 2,232) | 1,572) | 1,680) | 1,725) | 1,788) | 1,158) | 1,785) | 1,702) | 1,240) | 884) | 927) | 595) | ||||||
| Less: Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | —) | —) | —) | —) | (42) | 189) | 186) | 210) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 86) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | ||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 229) | 159) | 176) | 183) | 111) | 207) | 222) | 283) | (39) | 359) | 389) | 374) | 297) | 229) | 344) | 381) | 301) | 138) | 294) | 116) | ||||||
| Add: Interest expense | 61) | 87) | 65) | 65) | 85) | 70) | 65) | 66) | 64) | 42) | 51) | 54) | 56) | 62) | 62) | 58) | 72) | 77) | 79) | 47) | ||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | 1,376) | 1,064) | 1,148) | 1,336) | 1,317) | 1,217) | 1,207) | 1,589) | 2,257) | 1,973) | 2,120) | 2,153) | 2,141) | 1,449) | 2,105) | 2,141) | 1,614) | 1,098) | 1,300) | 759) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | 17.71 | 16.11 | 17.61 | 17.81 | 18.64 | 23.66 | 29.65 | 35.60 | 40.30 | 41.32 | 35.26 | 33.54 | 32.92 | 28.74 | 25.87 | 21.54 | 17.35 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 2.46 | 2.45 | 2.10 | 2.38 | 3.73 | 4.54 | 5.43 | 6.51 | 6.22 | 6.83 | 6.97 | 6.40 | 6.60 | 6.46 | 6.48 | 7.64 | 7.44 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 1.18 | 2.58 | 2.11 | 8.27 | 8.88 | 9.03 | 8.84 | 7.22 | 5.80 | 6.73 | 6.97 | 9.27 | 10.06 | 7.61 | 2.93 | 2.70 | 2.83 | 0.41 | 5.90 | ||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 23.10 | 23.92 | 26.40 | 29.06 | 20.51 | 19.09 | 23.89 | 31.49 | 79.71 | 141.63 | 160.27 | 164.15 | 125.46 | 94.27 | 87.06 | 73.87 | 83.07 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 87.59 | 79.88 | 69.47 | 57.85 | 58.52 | 61.70 | 69.61 | 73.97 | 82.80 | 108.62 | 116.35 | 163.24 | 163.75 | 139.74 | 104.12 | 68.20 | 67.97 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 6.03 | 5.62 | 5.62 | 5.53 | 5.54 | 5.98 | 6.64 | 8.28 | 11.56 | 13.59 | 15.70 | 16.73 | 17.49 | 19.94 | 19.52 | 17.58 | 14.07 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | — | 7.76 | 6.14 | 111.61 | 100.32 | 96.54 | 90.90 | 82.27 | 78.23 | 70.08 | 66.72 | 48.17 | 45.40 | 44.83 | 40.33 | 55.95 | 54.60 | 52.77 | 40.26 | 30.99 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ4 2024
+ EBITQ3 2024
+ EBITQ2 2024
+ EBITQ1 2024)
÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2024
+ Interest expenseQ3 2024
+ Interest expenseQ2 2024
+ Interest expenseQ1 2024)
= (1,376 + 1,064 + 1,148 + 1,336)
÷ (61 + 87 + 65 + 65)
= 17.71
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | Danaher Corp. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level. |