Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
Danaher Corp., profitability ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29).
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Danaher Corp. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Danaher Corp. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Danaher Corp. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Danaher Corp. ROE improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Danaher Corp. ROA improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Gross Profit Margin
Danaher Corp., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 3,401) | 3,428) | 3,487) | 3,779) | 3,275) | 3,318) | 3,662) | 4,939) | 4,584) | 4,721) | 4,705) | 4,943) | 4,359) | 4,397) | 4,253) | 3,954) | 3,226) | 2,853) | 2,443) | 2,704) | 2,441) | 2,484) | 2,355) | |||||||
| Sales | 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) | 4,868) | 4,378) | 4,445) | 4,220) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 59.37% | 59.27% | 58.39% | 58.74% | 58.77% | 59.17% | 60.22% | 60.21% | 60.65% | 60.77% | 60.77% | 60.95% | 60.44% | 59.24% | 57.60% | 55.98% | 55.04% | 55.28% | 55.85% | 55.74% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 67.21% | 62.75% | 62.28% | 62.42% | 65.76% | 68.91% | 69.43% | 70.00% | 69.62% | 70.48% | 69.53% | 68.96% | 67.72% | 65.62% | 64.82% | 66.41% | 68.74% | 73.56% | 77.43% | 77.64% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 58.71% | 61.56% | 64.76% | 68.60% | 72.35% | 72.87% | 73.65% | 74.17% | 73.99% | 74.00% | 73.30% | 73.44% | 74.00% | 73.97% | 74.37% | 74.59% | 75.55% | 77.15% | 78.90% | 80.38% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 74.91% | 75.38% | 75.71% | 76.24% | 76.54% | 77.01% | 77.68% | 78.04% | 78.82% | 79.13% | 79.62% | 78.57% | 76.92% | 75.88% | 74.42% | 72.31% | 71.18% | 69.47% | 68.02% | 69.10% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 80.91% | 80.75% | 80.16% | 79.25% | 78.67% | 77.77% | 77.67% | 76.77% | 75.61% | 75.98% | 74.40% | 74.18% | 74.85% | 74.27% | 75.88% | 77.66% | 78.26% | 78.67% | 79.22% | 78.85% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 75.56% | 75.62% | 75.87% | 78.66% | 79.27% | 78.94% | 79.03% | 74.31% | 75.30% | 75.50% | 75.56% | 80.23% | 79.90% | 80.32% | 81.23% | 78.72% | 78.25% | 79.06% | 78.86% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 69.05% | 69.06% | 69.20% | 68.82% | 68.54% | 68.06% | 67.34% | 67.26% | 67.43% | 67.86% | 67.97% | 68.16% | 67.51% | 67.00% | 66.24% | 65.58% | 65.68% | 65.66% | 66.15% | 66.42% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | — | 75.25% | 74.37% | 73.17% | 72.86% | 72.96% | 72.43% | 70.63% | 70.49% | 70.41% | 70.72% | 72.02% | 67.95% | 67.48% | 66.99% | 67.74% | 71.23% | 70.06% | 70.11% | 69.87% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Moderna Inc. | — | 31.01% | 20.22% | 29.65% | 34.97% | 55.04% | 63.80% | 70.62% | 78.30% | 81.66% | 84.26% | 85.19% | 84.71% | 84.49% | 89.60% | 96.03% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | 67.73% | 58.18% | 58.09% | 58.10% | 60.97% | 69.61% | 68.61% | 65.77% | 65.53% | 62.18% | 60.35% | 62.08% | 65.28% | 70.96% | 76.46% | 79.26% | 80.47% | 80.19% | 80.03% | 80.25% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 86.12% | 86.16% | 86.32% | 86.16% | 85.96% | 86.42% | 86.96% | 87.18% | 85.39% | 84.97% | 84.65% | 84.83% | 86.65% | 86.85% | 86.84% | 86.82% | 87.98% | 88.21% | 89.72% | 90.05% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 40.77% | 40.76% | 40.40% | 39.90% | 39.87% | 39.75% | 40.28% | 42.24% | 44.42% | 46.63% | 48.37% | 50.08% | 51.05% | 51.29% | 51.47% | 49.67% | 47.31% | 45.39% | 44.30% | 44.35% | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross profitQ3 2024
+ Gross profitQ2 2024
+ Gross profitQ1 2024
+ Gross profitQ4 2023)
÷ (SalesQ3 2024
+ SalesQ2 2024
+ SalesQ1 2024
+ SalesQ4 2023)
= 100 × (3,401 + 3,428 + 3,487 + 3,779)
÷ (5,798 + 5,743 + 5,796 + 6,405)
= 59.37%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Danaher Corp. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Operating Profit Margin
Danaher Corp., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit | 958) | 1,168) | 1,312) | 1,337) | 1,185) | 1,163) | 1,517) | 2,296) | 2,015) | 2,205) | 2,172) | 2,154) | 1,309) | 2,005) | 1,997) | 1,601) | 1,088) | 845) | 698) | 962) | 776) | 812) | 720) | |||||||
| Sales | 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) | 4,868) | 4,378) | 4,445) | 4,220) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 20.11% | 21.22% | 21.05% | 21.77% | 23.83% | 25.06% | 27.02% | 27.61% | 27.35% | 25.44% | 25.23% | 25.35% | 24.63% | 25.04% | 22.30% | 18.99% | 17.61% | 17.37% | 18.01% | 18.25% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 24.89% | 22.31% | 23.50% | 23.49% | 27.32% | 31.03% | 28.49% | 31.21% | 30.59% | 30.33% | 32.68% | 31.89% | 30.09% | 28.95% | 23.63% | 24.81% | 28.45% | 30.17% | 39.86% | 39.03% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 19.97% | 20.96% | 24.72% | 29.35% | 34.55% | 37.50% | 36.07% | 38.57% | 39.31% | 38.04% | 32.78% | 31.44% | 30.14% | 30.72% | 37.23% | 37.70% | 38.59% | 39.76% | 41.89% | 43.57% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | -14.05% | -14.39% | -14.30% | 16.18% | 16.96% | 17.29% | 18.13% | 17.96% | 19.04% | 18.19% | 16.79% | 15.91% | -15.73% | -17.02% | -19.19% | -21.60% | 9.27% | 11.67% | 16.30% | 22.62% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 24.81% | 23.28% | 20.80% | 18.92% | 18.42% | 24.17% | 22.45% | 24.97% | 24.65% | 25.50% | 25.94% | 22.45% | 23.17% | 21.81% | 22.06% | 24.69% | 23.55% | 24.48% | 25.64% | 22.29% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 9.26% | 5.79% | 28.24% | 30.37% | 31.18% | 33.03% | 27.17% | 22.39% | 25.78% | 26.56% | 36.72% | 42.79% | 37.20% | 18.07% | 16.72% | 11.01% | -4.40% | 19.89% | 19.38% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 24.42% | 25.31% | 25.04% | 24.90% | 25.55% | 25.61% | 25.21% | 24.63% | 23.89% | 23.47% | 23.76% | 24.95% | 24.69% | 25.23% | 24.10% | 23.60% | 24.30% | 24.64% | 25.62% | 24.15% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | — | 24.75% | 6.93% | 3.92% | 13.08% | 10.34% | 27.85% | 30.27% | 30.66% | 33.04% | 28.85% | 25.74% | 14.07% | 10.64% | 14.02% | 16.47% | 26.87% | 25.40% | 25.49% | 24.77% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Moderna Inc. | — | -94.57% | -102.57% | -63.54% | -30.50% | 5.08% | 33.67% | 51.10% | 64.60% | 70.46% | 74.34% | 75.22% | 69.57% | 62.28% | 32.79% | -381.82% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | 9.56% | -4.19% | -2.08% | 2.15% | 14.36% | 28.13% | 34.44% | 34.83% | 33.59% | 30.37% | 26.12% | 23.91% | 24.67% | 24.12% | 21.20% | 19.47% | 21.17% | 21.17% | 24.20% | 25.46% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 28.69% | 28.95% | 29.40% | 30.85% | 32.23% | 34.20% | 35.79% | 38.93% | 45.45% | 48.19% | 55.08% | 55.67% | 55.19% | 53.94% | 43.37% | 42.09% | 37.43% | 34.64% | 30.45% | 28.10% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 16.93% | 17.01% | 16.38% | 16.00% | 15.81% | 15.42% | 16.29% | 18.69% | 20.54% | 22.51% | 23.83% | 25.57% | 27.04% | 28.00% | 27.68% | 24.19% | 20.90% | 17.05% | 17.86% | 17.99% | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating profitQ3 2024
+ Operating profitQ2 2024
+ Operating profitQ1 2024
+ Operating profitQ4 2023)
÷ (SalesQ3 2024
+ SalesQ2 2024
+ SalesQ1 2024
+ SalesQ4 2023)
= 100 × (958 + 1,168 + 1,312 + 1,337)
÷ (5,798 + 5,743 + 5,796 + 6,405)
= 20.11%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Danaher Corp. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Net Profit Margin
Danaher Corp., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 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) | 1,275) | 668) | 731) | 334) | |||||||
| Sales | 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) | 4,868) | 4,378) | 4,445) | 4,220) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 16.39% | 17.83% | 18.54% | 19.94% | 22.89% | 22.80% | 23.32% | 22.91% | 21.65% | 20.61% | 21.32% | 21.84% | 20.97% | 21.00% | 19.17% | 16.36% | 18.05% | 18.35% | 18.13% | 16.80% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 9.22% | 9.71% | 11.02% | 8.95% | 11.81% | 15.50% | 13.37% | 20.39% | 23.19% | 22.04% | 22.00% | 20.54% | 13.66% | 12.40% | 10.28% | 10.08% | 18.16% | 19.20% | 24.77% | 23.69% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 13.58% | 10.60% | 13.35% | 24.96% | 29.52% | 31.52% | 31.77% | 26.42% | 27.88% | 26.73% | 23.42% | 24.25% | 23.03% | 23.80% | 29.60% | 29.97% | 30.91% | 31.53% | 33.64% | 35.32% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | -15.30% | -14.06% | -13.50% | 17.83% | 18.44% | 17.62% | 15.95% | 13.71% | 14.29% | 14.04% | 13.31% | 15.08% | -11.89% | -11.44% | -14.53% | -21.20% | -0.11% | -1.61% | 3.08% | 13.15% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 20.48% | 18.86% | 17.08% | 15.36% | 15.55% | 22.01% | 20.54% | 21.88% | 20.63% | 19.58% | 20.90% | 19.71% | 21.52% | 22.71% | 23.91% | 25.24% | 24.01% | 24.48% | 23.97% | 37.27% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 3.82% | 1.78% | 21.03% | 21.60% | 20.18% | 20.87% | 17.02% | 12.44% | 15.22% | 16.60% | 23.05% | 27.21% | 19.62% | 1.19% | 0.51% | 5.56% | -1.18% | 22.17% | 24.35% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 16.74% | 43.91% | 44.92% | 41.28% | 39.58% | 14.52% | 13.77% | 18.90% | 19.95% | 19.21% | 20.90% | 22.26% | 19.55% | 19.92% | 17.95% | 17.82% | 21.01% | 18.86% | 20.75% | 18.42% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | — | 21.98% | 3.76% | 0.61% | 7.77% | 5.34% | 22.52% | 24.49% | 25.88% | 29.00% | 26.27% | 26.79% | 15.09% | 11.83% | 15.09% | 14.72% | 24.33% | 22.20% | 21.10% | 21.01% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Moderna Inc. | — | -119.71% | -119.12% | -70.66% | -39.67% | 11.95% | 33.37% | 45.36% | 57.36% | 63.31% | 66.94% | 69.04% | 64.55% | 57.01% | 30.95% | -373.77% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | 7.04% | -4.62% | -0.55% | 3.56% | 15.13% | 27.38% | 31.19% | 31.27% | 29.81% | 28.94% | 27.01% | 27.04% | 28.77% | 23.86% | 24.03% | 22.95% | 18.59% | 31.31% | 32.32% | 31.45% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 33.61% | 32.04% | 29.45% | 30.14% | 30.47% | 33.93% | 33.81% | 35.64% | 39.17% | 39.97% | 48.06% | 50.25% | 51.65% | 50.11% | 43.53% | 41.35% | 38.28% | 37.30% | 28.56% | 26.91% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 14.48% | 14.69% | 14.20% | 13.99% | 13.68% | 13.14% | 13.75% | 15.47% | 15.92% | 17.37% | 18.49% | 19.70% | 21.93% | 22.47% | 22.08% | 19.79% | 17.12% | 14.12% | 14.31% | 14.47% | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net earningsQ3 2024
+ Net earningsQ2 2024
+ Net earningsQ1 2024
+ Net earningsQ4 2023)
÷ (SalesQ3 2024
+ SalesQ2 2024
+ SalesQ1 2024
+ SalesQ4 2023)
= 100 × (818 + 907 + 1,088 + 1,079)
÷ (5,798 + 5,743 + 5,796 + 6,405)
= 16.39%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Danaher Corp. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
Danaher Corp., ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 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) | 1,275) | 668) | 731) | 334) | |||||||
| Total Danaher stockholders’ equity | 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) | 30,271) | 32,502) | 32,201) | 31,557) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 7.59% | 8.42% | 8.24% | 8.91% | 11.29% | 12.30% | 13.47% | 14.39% | 14.40% | 13.63% | 13.93% | 14.24% | 13.54% | 13.12% | 11.76% | 9.17% | 9.70% | 9.56% | 10.53% | 9.94% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 84.91% | 78.77% | 74.85% | 46.94% | 53.86% | 67.50% | 57.14% | 68.60% | 83.83% | 86.24% | 76.64% | 74.91% | 55.60% | 53.01% | 37.63% | 35.30% | 48.34% | 47.30% | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 56.20% | 52.83% | 74.93% | 107.78% | 98.82% | 117.67% | 148.04% | 178.97% | 187.11% | 271.85% | 624.78% | 87.96% | 68.26% | 69.67% | 75.91% | 77.20% | 67.09% | 68.48% | 80.92% | 81.07% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | -42.34% | -38.44% | -37.28% | 27.27% | 28.57% | 24.91% | 22.97% | 20.37% | 20.44% | 20.30% | 19.79% | 19.46% | -14.52% | -13.80% | -16.54% | -23.84% | -0.09% | -1.15% | 1.91% | 6.66% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 58.78% | 54.14% | 47.91% | 48.65% | 44.46% | 58.73% | 50.82% | 58.64% | 59.91% | 66.61% | 65.69% | 62.16% | 76.99% | 94.20% | 88.31% | 109.79% | 115.45% | 137.26% | 179.72% | 319.09% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 5.77% | 2.77% | 24.81% | 26.33% | 25.92% | 26.59% | 21.62% | 15.82% | 20.44% | 22.66% | 29.55% | 34.44% | 26.20% | 1.59% | 0.68% | 7.27% | -1.43% | 22.49% | 23.91% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 20.93% | 53.14% | 54.95% | 51.11% | 48.61% | 17.37% | 17.95% | 23.36% | 25.68% | 24.05% | 26.54% | 28.20% | 25.44% | 25.53% | 22.96% | 23.25% | 26.35% | 24.11% | 28.01% | 25.42% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | — | 31.52% | 5.71% | 0.97% | 11.17% | 8.04% | 27.82% | 31.57% | 34.32% | 38.34% | 34.68% | 34.17% | 20.10% | 16.73% | 26.08% | 27.91% | 39.47% | 37.91% | 38.72% | 37.99% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Moderna Inc. | — | -50.09% | -46.56% | -34.03% | -25.76% | 7.12% | 25.36% | 43.73% | 65.39% | 78.15% | 85.73% | 86.26% | 69.75% | 52.13% | 15.59% | -29.17% | -21.66% | -16.54% | -30.82% | -43.75% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | 4.61% | -2.96% | -0.33% | 2.38% | 10.81% | 21.68% | 28.77% | 32.79% | 32.14% | 33.61% | 30.29% | 28.47% | 26.28% | 18.86% | 16.23% | 15.21% | 12.22% | 22.05% | 24.21% | 25.77% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 15.87% | 15.32% | 14.29% | 15.22% | 16.03% | 17.90% | 17.80% | 19.14% | 25.05% | 27.49% | 39.84% | 43.03% | 40.53% | 41.02% | 33.43% | 31.86% | 31.17% | 32.94% | 18.79% | 19.08% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 12.52% | 13.12% | 13.26% | 12.83% | 13.11% | 13.08% | 14.26% | 15.80% | 16.15% | 17.59% | 18.56% | 18.94% | 22.13% | 23.32% | 22.60% | 18.47% | 15.33% | 12.41% | 12.85% | 12.45% | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net earningsQ3 2024
+ Net earningsQ2 2024
+ Net earningsQ1 2024
+ Net earningsQ4 2023)
÷ Total Danaher stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (818 + 907 + 1,088 + 1,079)
÷ 51,299 = 7.59%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Danaher Corp. ROE improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
Danaher Corp., ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 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) | 1,275) | 668) | 731) | 334) | |||||||
| Total assets | 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) | 62,082) | 61,531) | 53,322) | 51,774) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 4.83% | 5.35% | 5.28% | 5.64% | 6.74% | 7.49% | 8.15% | 8.55% | 8.35% | 7.76% | 7.74% | 7.73% | 7.13% | 7.19% | 6.30% | 4.79% | 5.05% | 4.86% | 4.74% | 4.85% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AbbVie Inc. | 3.57% | 3.76% | 4.03% | 3.61% | 4.78% | 6.42% | 5.64% | 8.53% | 9.49% | 8.83% | 8.71% | 7.88% | 5.06% | 4.50% | 3.43% | 3.07% | 4.93% | 4.65% | 9.25% | 8.84% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Amgen Inc. | 4.65% | 3.44% | 4.05% | 6.91% | 8.36% | 8.84% | 8.92% | 10.06% | 10.73% | 11.09% | 9.67% | 9.63% | 8.63% | 9.61% | 11.33% | 11.54% | 11.37% | 11.23% | 12.45% | 13.13% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | -7.75% | -6.91% | -6.21% | 8.43% | 9.08% | 8.52% | 7.75% | 6.53% | 6.80% | 6.59% | 6.07% | 6.40% | -4.87% | -4.58% | -5.53% | -7.61% | -0.04% | -0.44% | 0.74% | 2.65% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 11.07% | 10.22% | 9.60% | 8.19% | 8.61% | 11.85% | 10.70% | 12.62% | 12.71% | 12.09% | 13.06% | 11.44% | 12.39% | 12.70% | 13.01% | 13.28% | 12.68% | 13.39% | 13.46% | 21.17% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Gilead Sciences Inc. | — | 1.97% | 0.86% | 9.12% | 9.42% | 8.80% | 9.02% | 7.27% | 5.33% | 6.58% | 7.16% | 9.16% | 11.02% | 7.59% | 0.45% | 0.18% | 2.08% | -0.46% | 8.31% | 8.74% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Johnson & Johnson | 8.24% | 20.99% | 22.37% | 20.98% | 20.85% | 6.81% | 6.49% | 9.57% | 10.94% | 10.33% | 11.12% | 11.47% | 9.98% | 10.07% | 8.76% | 8.41% | 9.95% | 9.59% | 11.07% | 9.59% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Merck & Co. Inc. | — | 12.20% | 2.18% | 0.34% | 4.32% | 2.98% | 12.09% | 13.30% | 14.25% | 15.48% | 13.29% | 12.35% | 7.70% | 6.14% | 7.73% | 7.72% | 12.83% | 11.56% | 11.95% | 11.66% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Moderna Inc. | — | -37.42% | -35.67% | -25.58% | -17.82% | 5.52% | 19.83% | 32.34% | 45.15% | 53.97% | 53.02% | 49.46% | 33.75% | 21.64% | 4.71% | -10.18% | -12.85% | -13.98% | -24.46% | -32.34% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Pfizer Inc. | 1.94% | -1.20% | -0.14% | 0.94% | 4.87% | 9.75% | 14.85% | 15.91% | 15.32% | 15.01% | 13.58% | 12.11% | 11.10% | 7.78% | 7.01% | 6.23% | 4.46% | 7.97% | 9.47% | 9.72% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 12.43% | 11.98% | 11.22% | 11.95% | 12.41% | 14.02% | 13.91% | 14.85% | 19.40% | 20.90% | 30.11% | 31.75% | 29.55% | 28.88% | 22.53% | 20.47% | 19.62% | 20.68% | 14.46% | 14.29% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 6.11% | 6.32% | 6.21% | 6.07% | 6.12% | 6.08% | 6.36% | 7.15% | 7.77% | 8.21% | 8.20% | 8.12% | 11.64% | 12.70% | 12.02% | 9.23% | 7.62% | 6.02% | 6.25% | 6.33% | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29).
1 Q3 2024 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net earningsQ3 2024
+ Net earningsQ2 2024
+ Net earningsQ1 2024
+ Net earningsQ4 2023)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (818 + 907 + 1,088 + 1,079)
÷ 80,615 = 4.83%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Danaher Corp. ROA improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024. |