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Danaher Corp. (NYSE:DHR)

Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios 
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Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

Danaher Corp., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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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
Net fixed asset turnover 4.78 4.90 5.08 5.20 5.25 6.01 6.68 7.31 7.96 8.40 8.12 7.94 7.77 7.71 7.84 7.59 6.83
Total asset turnover 0.31 0.29 0.30 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.33 0.35 0.37 0.39 0.38 0.36 0.35 0.34 0.34 0.33 0.29
Equity turnover 0.48 0.46 0.47 0.44 0.45 0.49 0.54 0.58 0.63 0.67 0.66 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.62 0.61 0.56

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).

Long-term activity ratio Description The company
Net fixed asset turnover An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. Danaher Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Total asset turnover An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. Danaher Corp. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.
Equity turnover An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. Danaher Corp. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.

Net Fixed Asset Turnover

Danaher Corp., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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)
Sales 6,538 5,798 5,743 5,796 6,405 5,624 5,912 5,949 8,369 7,663 7,751 7,688 8,148 7,229 7,218 6,858 6,760 5,883 5,297 4,343
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 4,990 4,843 4,643 4,562 4,553 4,302 4,176 4,065 3,956 3,719 3,794 3,815 3,790 3,640 3,410 3,266 3,262 3,052 2,973 2,989
Long-term Activity Ratio
Net fixed asset turnover1 4.78 4.90 5.08 5.20 5.25 6.01 6.68 7.31 7.96 8.40 8.12 7.94 7.77 7.71 7.84 7.59 6.83
Benchmarks
Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 10.97 10.80 10.95 10.92 10.89 11.18 11.33 11.51 11.76 11.82 11.57 11.18 11.00 10.75 10.41 9.67 8.73
Amgen Inc. 4.89 5.06 4.85 4.70 4.53 4.61 4.58 4.56 4.57 4.73 4.77 4.75 4.69 4.89 4.92 4.93 4.96
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 6.77 6.87 6.79 6.75 6.77 6.93 7.11 7.30 7.38 7.74 7.90 7.77 7.67 7.75 7.66 7.43 7.22
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.63 2.53 2.62 2.64 2.64 2.70 2.62 2.63 2.81 3.14 3.18 3.22 3.15 3.11 3.02 2.95 2.83
Gilead Sciences Inc. 5.28 5.22 5.17 5.13 5.07 4.88 4.91 4.88 4.93 5.01 5.13 5.18 5.27 5.40 5.27 5.06 4.90
Johnson & Johnson 4.33 4.28 4.38 4.36 4.28 4.65 4.37 4.58 4.79 5.29 5.21 5.07 4.95 4.95 4.79 4.59 4.40
Merck & Co. Inc. 2.70 2.69 2.69 2.66 2.61 2.63 2.62 2.66 2.77 2.89 2.85 2.73 2.53 2.57 2.61 2.55 2.67
Pfizer Inc. 3.46 3.26 2.97 2.98 3.14 3.88 4.48 5.46 6.17 6.47 6.64 6.12 5.46 4.79 3.89 3.31 3.01
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 3.09 3.12 3.13 3.10 3.16 3.27 3.23 3.19 3.23 3.70 3.91 4.64 4.62 3.99 3.69 2.82 2.64
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 4.61 4.50 4.56 4.56 4.54 4.74 4.68 4.68 4.84 5.12 5.02 4.87 4.71 5.54 5.83 5.85 5.45
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 8.98 9.51 8.61 8.68 8.51 8.59 8.47 8.28 8.06 7.78 7.59 7.18 6.92 6.84 6.54 6.51 6.47

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
Net fixed asset turnover = (SalesQ4 2024 + SalesQ3 2024 + SalesQ2 2024 + SalesQ1 2024) ÷ Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
= (6,538 + 5,798 + 5,743 + 5,796) ÷ 4,990 = 4.78

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Long-term activity ratio Description The company
Net fixed asset turnover An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. Danaher Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Total Asset Turnover

Danaher Corp., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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)
Sales 6,538 5,798 5,743 5,796 6,405 5,624 5,912 5,949 8,369 7,663 7,751 7,688 8,148 7,229 7,218 6,858 6,760 5,883 5,297 4,343
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
Long-term Activity Ratio
Total asset turnover1 0.31 0.29 0.30 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.33 0.35 0.37 0.39 0.38 0.36 0.35 0.34 0.34 0.33 0.29
Benchmarks
Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.42 0.39 0.39 0.37 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.42 0.42 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.38 0.37 0.36 0.33 0.30
Amgen Inc. 0.35 0.34 0.32 0.30 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.38 0.38 0.41 0.41 0.40 0.37 0.40 0.38 0.39
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.52 0.51 0.49 0.46 0.47 0.49 0.48 0.49 0.48 0.48 0.47 0.46 0.42 0.41 0.40 0.38 0.36
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.57 0.54 0.54 0.56 0.53 0.55 0.54 0.52 0.58 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.58 0.58 0.56 0.54 0.53
Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.48 0.52 0.52 0.48 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.40 0.41 0.39 0.37 0.36
Johnson & Johnson 0.49 0.49 0.48 0.50 0.51 0.53 0.47 0.47 0.51 0.55 0.54 0.53 0.52 0.51 0.51 0.49 0.47
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.55 0.54 0.55 0.58 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.53 0.51 0.46 0.51 0.52 0.51 0.52
Pfizer Inc. 0.30 0.28 0.26 0.25 0.26 0.32 0.36 0.48 0.51 0.51 0.52 0.50 0.45 0.39 0.33 0.29 0.27
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.38 0.37 0.37 0.38 0.40 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.42 0.50 0.52 0.63 0.63 0.57 0.58 0.52 0.50
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.44 0.42 0.43 0.44 0.43 0.45 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.49 0.47 0.44 0.41 0.53 0.57 0.54 0.47
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.49 0.48 0.51 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.47 0.49 0.49 0.52 0.54 0.56 0.56 0.57 0.55 0.53 0.53

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
Total asset turnover = (SalesQ4 2024 + SalesQ3 2024 + SalesQ2 2024 + SalesQ1 2024) ÷ Total assets
= (6,538 + 5,798 + 5,743 + 5,796) ÷ 77,542 = 0.31

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Long-term activity ratio Description The company
Total asset turnover An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. Danaher Corp. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.

Equity Turnover

Danaher Corp., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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)
Sales 6,538 5,798 5,743 5,796 6,405 5,624 5,912 5,949 8,369 7,663 7,751 7,688 8,148 7,229 7,218 6,858 6,760 5,883 5,297 4,343
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
Long-term Activity Ratio
Equity turnover1 0.48 0.46 0.47 0.44 0.45 0.49 0.54 0.58 0.63 0.67 0.66 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.62 0.61 0.56
Benchmarks
Equity Turnover, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 16.94 9.21 8.11 6.79 5.24 4.56 4.35 4.27 3.36 3.62 3.91 3.48 3.65 4.07 4.27 3.66 3.50
Amgen Inc. 5.45 4.14 4.99 5.61 4.32 3.35 3.73 4.66 6.77 6.71 10.17 26.68 3.63 2.96 2.93 2.56 2.58
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.96 2.77 2.73 2.76 1.53 1.55 1.41 1.44 1.49 1.43 1.45 1.49 1.29 1.22 1.21 1.14 1.12
Eli Lilly & Co. 3.17 2.87 2.87 2.80 3.17 2.86 2.67 2.47 2.68 2.90 3.40 3.14 3.15 3.58 4.15 3.69 4.35
Gilead Sciences Inc. 1.48 1.52 1.51 1.56 1.18 1.22 1.28 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.34 1.37 1.28 1.27 1.34 1.33 1.34
Johnson & Johnson 1.24 1.25 1.21 1.22 1.24 1.23 1.20 1.30 1.24 1.29 1.25 1.27 1.27 1.30 1.28 1.28 1.31
Merck & Co. Inc. 1.39 1.42 1.43 1.52 1.60 1.44 1.51 1.24 1.29 1.33 1.32 1.32 1.28 1.33 1.41 1.73 1.90
Pfizer Inc. 0.72 0.65 0.64 0.61 0.67 0.71 0.79 0.92 1.05 1.08 1.16 1.12 1.05 0.91 0.79 0.68 0.66
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.48 0.47 0.48 0.49 0.51 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.54 0.64 0.69 0.83 0.86 0.78 0.82 0.77 0.77
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.86 0.86 0.89 0.93 0.92 0.96 0.99 1.04 1.02 1.01 1.01 1.00 0.96 1.01 1.04 1.02 0.93
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.67 0.68 0.70 0.55 0.56 0.58 0.61 0.64 0.64 0.67 0.70 0.73 0.75 0.75 0.73 0.71 0.71

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
Equity turnover = (SalesQ4 2024 + SalesQ3 2024 + SalesQ2 2024 + SalesQ1 2024) ÷ Total Danaher stockholders’ equity
= (6,538 + 5,798 + 5,743 + 5,796) ÷ 49,543 = 0.48

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Long-term activity ratio Description The company
Equity turnover An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. Danaher Corp. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 exceeding Q2 2024 level.