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Danaher (DHR) Q2 FY2026 earnings: revenue $6.3 billion, up 5.5% on the year

Danaher Corp. (DHR) reported revenue of $6.3 billion for Q2 FY2026, the quarter ended 26 June 2026, up 5.5% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $870 million, up 56.8% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.23. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 21 July 2026.

Revenue
$6.3 billion
+5.5% on the year · +5.3% on the quarter
Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026
Operating margin
18.0%
12.8% a year earlier
Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026
Net income
$870 million
+56.8% on the year · -15.5% on the quarter
Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026
Diluted EPS
$1.23
+59.7% on the year · -15.2% on the quarter
Q3 FY2024Q2 FY2026

this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.

What management said

Guidance figures: 3 raised, 1 lowered, 2 narrowed, 7 new, 4 kept.

  • Net earnings and diluted EPS rose: Net earnings were $870 million against $555 million a year earlier. Diluted EPS was $1.23 against $0.77.
  • Core revenue grew 3.0%: Revenue rose 5.5% to $6.3 billion. Core revenue grew 3.0%, or 4.5% excluding respiratory testing revenue.
  • Quarter core growth by segment: Core sales growth in the quarter was 2.5% in Biotechnology, 5.5% in Life Sciences and 2.0% in Diagnostics.
Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionQ2 FY2026Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Revenue6,2655,9515,936+5.3%+5.5%
Cost of revenue2,6542,3602,413+12.5%+10.0%
Gross profit3,6113,5913,523+0.6%+2.5%
Gross margin57.6%60.3%59.3%
Research and development412387403+6.5%+2.2%
Selling, general and administrative2,0721,8602,360+11.4%-12.2%
Operating income1,1271,344760-16.1%+48.3%
Operating margin18.0%22.6%12.8%
Interest expense10763.071.0+69.8%+50.7%
Pre-tax income1,0781,235655-12.7%+64.6%
Income tax208206100+1.0%+108.0%
Effective tax rate19.3%16.7%15.3%
Net income8701,029555-15.5%+56.8%
Net margin13.9%17.3%9.3%
Diluted EPS$1.23$1.45$0.77-15.2%+59.7%
$ million except per share.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ millionQ2 FY2026Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Operating cash flow1,5341,3221,338+16.0%+14.6%
Capital expenditure269237248+13.5%+8.5%
Free cash flow1,2651,0851,090+16.6%+16.1%
Free cash flow margin20.2%18.2%18.4%
Cash from investing-10,147-249-258
Cash from financing7,27346.0-247+15,710.9%
Depreciation and amortisation659627611+5.1%+7.9%
Share-based compensation93.058.091.0+60.3%+2.2%
Buybacks8940.00.0
Dividends paid283226229+25.2%+23.6%
Diluted shares, weighted708m711m719m-0.5%-1.6%
Shares outstanding at period end703m708m716m-0.7%-1.8%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ millionQ2 FY2026Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity52,58152,94952,334-0.7%+0.5%
Non-controlling interest11.08.08.0+37.5%+37.5%
Debt26,55818,48417,355+43.7%+53.0%
Other liabilities13,21712,10311,923+9.2%+10.9%
Total liabilities and equity92,36783,54481,620+10.6%+13.2%
Fixed assets5,8255,4685,309+6.5%+9.7%
Goodwill47,41442,76542,991+10.9%+10.3%
Intangible assets21,35817,16618,629+24.4%+14.6%
Cash and equivalents4,3485,7012,957-23.7%+47.0%
Receivables3,9653,8193,564+3.8%+11.3%
Inventory3,2602,6082,689+25.0%+21.2%
Other assets6,1976,0175,481+3.0%+13.1%
Total assets92,36783,54481,620+10.6%+13.2%

Questions

What was Danaher's revenue in Q2 FY2026?

Danaher (DHR) reported revenue of $6.3 billion for Q2 FY2026, the quarter ended 26 June 2026, up 5.5% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Danaher earn in Q2 FY2026?

Net income for Q2 FY2026 was $870 million, up 56.8% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.23.

When did Danaher report Q2 FY2026 results?

Danaher filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 26 June 2026 with the SEC on 21 July 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

Q4 FY2021 *Q1 FY2022 †Q2 FY2022 †Q3 FY2022 †Q4 FY2022Q1 FY2023 †Q2 FY2023 †Q3 FY2023 †Q4 FY2023 †Q1 FY2024Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 *Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026
Revenue8,1486,5266,5286,4557,1345,9495,9125,6246,4055,7965,7435,7986,5385,7415,9366,0536,8385,9516,2656,554
Cost of revenue3,2052,9833,0303,0793,4302,2872,5942,3492,6262,3092,3152,3972,6482,2302,4132,5302,8722,3602,6542,717
Gross profit4,9434,0584,0133,8914,2263,6623,3183,2753,7793,4873,4283,4013,8903,5113,5233,5233,9663,5913,6113,837
Gross margin61%62%61%60%59%62%56%58%59%60%60%59%59%61%59%58%58%60%58%59%
R&D495441431420453373361362407368391383442379403378438387412433
SG&A2,2942,0922,0852,1492,1901,7721,7941,7282,0351,8071,8692,0602,0231,8582,3601,9912,0261,8602,0722,159
Operating income2,1541,9311,8911,7171,9971,5171,1631,1851,3371,3121,1689581,4251,2747601,1541,5021,3441,1271,245
Operating margin26%30%29%27%28%26%20%21%21%23%20%17%22%22%13%19%22%23%18%19%
Interest expense56.054.051.042.064.066.067.073.0n/a65.065.087.061.072.071.067.055.063.0107135
Pre-tax income2,0852,0992,0691,9312,1931,5231,1421,1471,2321,2711,0839771,3151,1296551,0761,3731,2351,0781,132
Tax rate14%18%19%19%-2%19%19%18%9%14%16%16%17%16%15%16%14%17%19%-7%
Net income1,7881,7251,6801,5722,2101,4501,1061,1291,0791,0889078181,0869545559081,1971,0298701,235
Net margin22%26%26%24%31%24%19%20%17%19%16%14%17%17%9%15%18%17%14%19%
Diluted EPS$2.39$2.31$2.25$2.10$2.99$1.94$1.49$1.51$1.45$1.45$1.22$1.12$1.49$1.32$0.77$1.27$1.68$1.45$1.23$1.75
Operating cash flow2,3331,9682,0002,0102,5411,9471,9261,6721,6191,7391,4171,5132,0191,2991,3381,6622,1171,3221,5341,886
Capital expenditure420250296277329266341365402291287298516245248292371237269255
Free cash flow1,9131,7181,7041,7332,2121,6811,5851,3071,2171,4481,1301,2151,5031,0541,0901,3701,7461,0851,2651,631
Buybacksn/an/an/an/an/an/an/a0.0n/a0.04,5306408091,0780.02,0100.00.08940.0
Dividends paid191191220204203204218199200177200196195194229229226226283281
Shares outstanding715m716m727m728m728m729m738m739m739m741m724m722m719m716m716m706m707m708m703m703m
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-Q10-K10-K10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 26 June 2026, filed 21 July 2026: the filing.