Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Danaher Corp. (NYSE:DHR)

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Danaher Corp., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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3 months ended: Jun 26, 2026 Mar 27, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 26, 2025 Jun 27, 2025 Mar 28, 2025 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
Net earnings 870 1,029 1,197 908 555 954 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
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — — (14) — — — — — — — 42 (189) (186) (210) — — — — — — (86) —
Net earnings from continuing operations 870 1,029 1,183 908 555 954 1,086 818 907 1,088 1,121 940 920 1,240 2,232 1,572 1,680 1,725 1,788 1,158 1,699 1,702
Depreciation 196 193 195 189 185 181 187 177 178 179 178 166 168 163 201 179 179 179 193 189 178 158
Amortization of intangible assets 463 434 428 433 426 410 408 414 402 407 380 367 372 372 364 361 373 386 394 365 347 344
Amortization of acquisition-related inventory fair value step-up 46 — — — — — — — — 25 8 — — — — — — — 13 17 — 29
Stock-based compensation expense 93 58 63 83 91 61 57 84 87 60 61 79 96 70 66 89 101 80 59 52 53 54
Contract settlement expense — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 542 — —
Pretax loss on early extinguishment of borrowings — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 96 — — —
Investment (gains) losses and pretax gain on sale of product line 7 77 88 15 44 81 64 (103) 59 37 139 48 17 (22) 85 64 98 24 (71) (128) (113) (102)
Impairment charges — — 14 101 432 15 43 222 — — 35 42 — — — — — — — — — —
Noncash items 805 762 788 821 1,178 748 759 794 726 708 801 702 653 583 716 693 751 669 684 1,037 465 483
Change in deferred income taxes — — (440) — — — (483) — — — (1,204) — — — (559) — — — (229) — — —
Change in trade accounts receivable, net 71 66 (151) (199) 45 89 (151) (108) 74 516 (389) (38) 119 630 (343) 11 (225) 80 (459) (81) (130) 59
Change in inventories (46) (132) 184 6 (82) (166) 264 35 (34) (118) 238 91 111 (255) 243 (61) (237) (431) (64) (146) (121) (171)
Change in trade accounts payable (38) (41) 143 (23) (50) (61) 205 (82) (30) (74) 165 (4) (115) (195) 185 (169) 120 (131) 449 170 (32) (38)
Change in prepaid expenses and other assets 121 (40) (2) 46 (67) (32) (25) 84 236 (21) 87 (56) 349 39 26 (5) (77) (22) (106) (41) (96) 239
Change in accrued expenses and other liabilities (249) (322) 412 103 (241) (233) 364 (28) (462) (360) 772 (188) (391) (236) 41 (31) (12) 78 270 (63) 335 (403)
Change in operating capital (141) (469) 146 (67) (395) (403) 174 (99) (216) (57) (331) (195) 73 (17) (407) (255) (431) (426) (139) (161) (44) (314)
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,534 1,322 2,117 1,662 1,338 1,299 2,019 1,513 1,417 1,739 1,591 1,447 1,646 1,806 2,541 2,010 2,000 1,968 2,333 2,034 2,120 1,871
Cash paid for acquisitions (9,843) — — — — — (33) (513) (12) — (5,610) — — — (333) (227) (60) (17) (333) (9,563) (646) (419)
Payments for additions to property, plant and equipment (269) (237) (371) (292) (248) (245) (516) (298) (287) (291) (434) (354) (329) (266) (329) (277) (296) (250) (420) (318) (305) (251)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment — — 23 — 4 6 1 11 1 — 6 4 2 — — — 7 2 — — 1 12
Payments for purchases of investments (47) (20) (48) (29) (32) (18) (143) (61) (74) (53) (20) (8) (101) (43) (169) (26) (54) (274) (150) (232) (132) (420)
Proceeds from sales of investments — — — 2 5 5 2 242 — 9 28 29 3 1 — 1 — 17 22 48 13 43
Proceeds from sale of product line — — — — — 9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 26
All other investing activities 12 8 12 7 13 1 (5) 13 12 14 13 14 4 13 15 14 3 19 2 17 2 16
Cash used in investing activities (10,147) (249) (384) (312) (258) (242) (694) (606) (360) (321) (6,017) (315) (421) (295) (816) (515) (400) (503) (879) (10,048) (1,067) (993)
Proceeds from the issuance of (payments for) common stock in connection with stock-based compensation, net 8 (9) 46 25 19 (5) 19 67 77 (1) 17 55 30 (34) 16 38 23 (46) 23 38 37 (12)
Payment of dividends (283) (226) (226) (229) (229) (194) (195) (196) (200) (177) (200) (199) (218) (204) (203) (204) (220) (191) (191) (191) (191) (169)
Make-whole premiums to redeem borrowings prior to maturity — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — (96) — — —
Net proceeds from (repayments of) borrowings, maturities of 90 days or less 1,930 1,743 (33) 23 2 (3) 4 (14) (53) 68 (997) (2) (3) (4) (4) (50) (679) 10 (1,231) 3,483 14 (1)
Borrowings, maturities longer than 90 days 6,555 — 1,552 — — 4 — — — — (2,605) 2,605 — — — — — — 984 — — —
Repayments of borrowings, maturities longer than 90 days — (1,434) — (500) — — (700) — (974) — (620) — — — (700) — (265) — (907) — — (279)
Payments for repurchase of common stock (894) — — (2,010) — (1,078) (809) (640) (4,530) — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Distribution from discontinued operations — — — — — — — — — — 2,600 — — — — — — — — — — —
All other financing activities (43) (28) (17) (90) (39) 21 (11) (62) (35) (23) (14) (16) (17) (20) (15) (14) (19) (47) (4) (25) 1 12
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities 7,273 46 1,322 (2,781) (247) (1,255) (1,692) (845) (5,715) (133) (1,819) 2,443 (208) (262) (906) (230) (1,160) (274) (1,422) 3,305 (139) (449)
Operating cash provided by discontinued operations — — — — — — — — — — 28 225 280 141 — — — — — — — —
Investing cash used in discontinued operations — — — — — — — — — — — (14) (10) (9) — — — — — — — —
Cash distributions to Veralto Corporation, net — — — — — — — — — — (427) — — — — — — — — — — —
Cash provided by discontinued operations — — — — — — — — — — (399) 211 270 132 — — — — — — — —
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents (13) (33) 32 2 131 113 (182) 191 1 (118) 231 (84) (91) 3 26 (99) (173) (60) 2 (61) 78 (134)
Net change in cash and equivalents (1,353) 1,086 3,087 (1,429) 964 (85) (549) 253 (4,657) 1,167 (6,413) 3,702 1,196 1,384 845 1,166 267 1,131 34 (4,770) 992 295

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-28), 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).


Operational cash flow exhibits a pattern of resilience despite fluctuations in quarterly net earnings. Net earnings peaked in December 2022 at 2,232 million US$ before experiencing a general decline through 2023 and 2024, with a notable low of 555 million US$ in June 2025. Despite this volatility in earnings, net cash provided by operating activities remained consistently positive, generally ranging between 1,300 million US$ and 2,500 million US$ per quarter, indicating strong cash conversion and a significant contribution from non-cash adjustments such as amortization of intangible assets, which grew from 344 million US$ in early 2021 to 463 million US$ by June 2026.

Investment Strategy and Inorganic Growth
The investing activities are characterized by periodic, large-scale capital outlays for acquisitions rather than a steady investment stream. Major acquisition events occurred in October 2021 (9,563 million US$), December 2023 (5,610 million US$), and June 2026 (9,843 million US$). Capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment remained relatively stable, typically fluctuating between 240 million US$ and 516 million US$ per quarter, demonstrating a consistent commitment to maintaining physical infrastructure alongside aggressive growth through acquisition.
Capital Allocation and Shareholder Returns
Shareholder returns are managed through a combination of steady dividends and episodic share repurchases. Dividend payments show a gradual upward trend, increasing from 169 million US$ in April 2021 to 283 million US$ by June 2026. A strategic shift toward aggressive common stock repurchases is evident starting in June 2024, with a significant outlay of 4,530 million US$ in that quarter, followed by continued buyback activity totaling several billion US$ through 2025 and 2026.
Financing and Liquidity Management
Financing activities demonstrate a tactical use of debt to fund large-scale acquisitions. Significant borrowings are synchronized with major investment outflows; for instance, the June 2026 acquisition of 9,843 million US$ was supported by a borrowing of 6,555 million US$ and other short-term credit facilities. The net change in cash and equivalents is highly volatile, reflecting the timing of these large-scale financing and investing cycles rather than operational instability.
Working Capital Dynamics
Changes in operating capital have been predominantly negative across the analyzed period, indicating that cash is frequently absorbed by working capital needs. However, periodic recoveries are noted, such as the 174 million US$ positive impact in December 2024. The fluctuations in trade accounts receivable and inventories suggest active management of the balance sheet to align with operational demands and acquisition integrations.

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