TTM
60.7%
YoY change
+1.43pp
Trough year (1985)
19.6%
Peak year (2021)
61.0%
Latest annual
60.9%
Gross Margin history chart for Danaher (DHR) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 60.9%
Gross Margin change chart for Danaher (DHR) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +1.43pp
Gross Margin history table for Danaher (DHR) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 60.9% | +1.43pp | ||
| 2024 | 59.5% | +0.76pp | ||
| 2023 | 58.7% | -2.01pp | ||
| 2022 | 60.8% | -0.19pp | ||
| 2021 | 61.0% | +4.97pp | ||
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.24pp | ||
| 2019 | 55.7% | -0.01pp | ||
| 2018 | 55.8% | -0.06pp | ||
| 2017 | 55.8% | +0.24pp | ||
| 2016 | 55.6% | +0.75pp | ||
| 2015 | 54.8% | +2.16pp | ||
| 2014 | 52.7% | +0.45pp | ||
| 2013 | 52.2% | +0.48pp | ||
| 2012 | 51.7% | +0.50pp | ||
| 2011 | 51.2% | +1.05pp | ||
| 2010 | 50.2% | +1.90pp | ||
| 2009 | 48.3% | +1.25pp | ||
| 2008 | 47.0% | +1.32pp | ||
| 2007 | 45.7% | +1.50pp | ||
| 2006 | 44.2% | +1.07pp | ||
| 2005 | 43.1% | +1.16pp | ||
| 2004 | 42.0% | +1.58pp | ||
| 2003 | 40.4% | +1.39pp | ||
| 2002 | 39.0% | +0.83pp | ||
| 2001 | 38.2% | -4.48pp | ||
| 2000 | 42.7% | +0.04pp | ||
| 1999 | 42.6% | +1.47pp | ||
| 1998 | 41.2% | +4.85pp | ||
| 1997 | 36.3% | +0.94pp | ||
| 1996 | 35.4% | +1.35pp | ||
| 1995 | 34.0% | +3.05pp | ||
| 1994 | 31.0% | +1.53pp | ||
| 1993 | 29.4% | +0.07pp | ||
| 1992 | 29.4% | +1.75pp | ||
| 1991 | 27.6% | -4.13pp | ||
| 1990 | 31.8% | -1.62pp | ||
| 1989 | 33.4% | -1.98pp | ||
| 1988 | 35.3% | +1.43pp | ||
| 1987 | 33.9% | +10.69pp | ||
| 1986 | 23.2% | +3.66pp | ||
| 1985 | 19.6% | — |
- 202560.9%+1.43pp
- 202459.5%+0.76pp
- 202358.7%-2.01pp
- 202260.8%-0.19pp
- 202161.0%+4.97pp
- 202056.0%+0.24pp
- 201955.7%-0.01pp
- 201855.8%-0.06pp
- 201755.8%+0.24pp
- 201655.6%+0.75pp
- 201554.8%+2.16pp
- 201452.7%+0.45pp
- 201352.2%+0.48pp
- 201251.7%+0.50pp
- 201151.2%+1.05pp
- 201050.2%+1.90pp
- 200948.3%+1.25pp
- 200847.0%+1.32pp
- 200745.7%+1.50pp
- 200644.2%+1.07pp
- 200543.1%+1.16pp
- 200442.0%+1.58pp
- 200340.4%+1.39pp
- 200239.0%+0.83pp
- 200138.2%-4.48pp
- 200042.7%+0.04pp
- 199942.6%+1.47pp
- 199841.2%+4.85pp
- 199736.3%+0.94pp
- 199635.4%+1.35pp
- 199534.0%+3.05pp
- 199431.0%+1.53pp
- 199329.4%+0.07pp
- 199229.4%+1.75pp
- 199127.6%-4.13pp
- 199031.8%-1.62pp
- 198933.4%-1.98pp
- 198835.3%+1.43pp
- 198733.9%+10.69pp
- 198623.2%+3.66pp
- 198519.6%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Danaher's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Danaher (DHR)
According to Danaher's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 60.7%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Danaher (DHR) most recent annual gross margin stands at 60.93% (2025) – expanded 1.4 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual gross margin of 60.95% was reported in 2021. The lowest in the available history was 19.56% in 1985.
Danaher Gross Margin by Year
Danaher Gross Margin 2025: 60.9%
In 2025, Danaher reported gross margin of 60.93%, expanded 1.4 percentage points from 2024.
Danaher Gross Margin 2024: 59.5%
Danaher gross margin in 2024 was 59.50%, expanded 0.8 percentage points from 2023.
Danaher Gross Margin 2023: 58.7%
2023's gross margin for Danaher came in at 58.74%, contracted 2.0 percentage points from 2022.
Danaher Gross Margin 2022: 60.8%
Danaher posted gross margin of 60.76% in 2022, contracted 0.2 percentage points from 2021.
Danaher Gross Margin 2021: 61.0%
Danaher gross margin in 2021 was 60.95%.
See more financial history for Danaher (DHR).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Healthcare peers of Danaher (DHR), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 83.5% | |
| 81.8% | |
| 81.7% | |
| 75.9% | |
| 71.5% | |
| 70.7% | |
| 70.0% | |
| 18.8% |
- 83.5%
- 81.8%
- 81.7%
- 75.9%
- 71.5%
- 70.7%
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