Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Danaher Corp., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Danaher Corp. current ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Danaher Corp. quick ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Danaher Corp. cash ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Current Ratio
Danaher Corp., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 13,937) | 21,205) | 17,461) | 16,532) | 15,883) | 14,250) | 13,229) | 12,670) | 11,648) | 10,776) | 15,392) | 14,012) | 13,802) | 12,541) | 12,344) | 11,143) | 25,597) | 20,354) | 11,604) | 10,080) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 8,274) | 9,367) | 8,404) | 8,730) | 8,389) | 8,002) | 7,556) | 7,547) | 8,140) | 7,257) | 6,825) | 6,824) | 7,402) | 6,038) | 5,600) | 8,466) | 4,932) | 5,934) | 5,008) | 4,633) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.68 | 2.26 | 2.08 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.68 | 1.43 | 1.48 | 2.26 | 2.05 | 1.86 | 2.08 | 2.20 | 1.32 | 5.19 | 3.43 | 2.32 | 2.18 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.64 | 1.74 | 1.64 | 1.68 | 1.63 | 1.86 | 2.01 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.57 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.54 | 1.68 | 1.58 | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.64 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.95 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 1.57 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.64 | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.64 | 1.61 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 1.59 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.52 | 1.35 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.62 | 1.72 | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 1.69 | 1.66 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.75 | 1.65 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 4.76 | 5.31 | 5.22 | 5.26 | 4.40 | 5.10 | 5.36 | 5.22 | 5.08 | 5.58 | 5.99 | 6.71 | 6.86 | 7.04 | 6.38 | 4.96 | 4.53 | 4.64 | 5.04 | 5.44 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 2.39 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.58 | 1.86 | 2.61 | 2.91 | 2.89 | 2.65 | 2.10 | 2.16 | 1.87 | 2.13 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 2.67 | 2.59 | 2.36 | 2.56 | 2.46 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.73 | ||||||
Based on: 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 Q4 2023 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 13,937 ÷ 8,274 = 1.68
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Danaher Corp. current ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Quick Ratio
Danaher Corp., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | 5,864) | 12,277) | 8,575) | 7,379) | 5,995) | 5,150) | 3,984) | 3,717) | 2,586) | 2,552) | 7,322) | 6,330) | 6,035) | 5,688) | 5,539) | 4,368) | 19,912) | 14,252) | 5,434) | 3,910) | ||||||
| Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts | 3,922) | 4,201) | 4,199) | 4,313) | 4,918) | 4,409) | 4,527) | 4,407) | 4,631) | 4,194) | 4,103) | 3,949) | 4,045) | 3,496) | 3,378) | 3,433) | 3,191) | 3,467) | 3,482) | 3,409) | ||||||
| Total quick assets | 9,786) | 16,478) | 12,774) | 11,692) | 10,913) | 9,559) | 8,511) | 8,124) | 7,217) | 6,746) | 11,425) | 10,279) | 10,080) | 9,183) | 8,918) | 7,801) | 23,104) | 17,719) | 8,915) | 7,319) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 8,274) | 9,367) | 8,404) | 8,730) | 8,389) | 8,002) | 7,556) | 7,547) | 8,140) | 7,257) | 6,825) | 6,824) | 7,402) | 6,038) | 5,600) | 8,466) | 4,932) | 5,934) | 5,008) | 4,633) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 1.18 | 1.76 | 1.52 | 1.34 | 1.30 | 1.19 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 1.67 | 1.51 | 1.36 | 1.52 | 1.59 | 0.92 | 4.68 | 2.99 | 1.78 | 1.58 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.22 | 1.33 | 1.21 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.94 | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.53 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.55 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.37 | 1.52 | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.49 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.13 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.36 | 1.32 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 3.83 | 4.44 | 4.36 | 4.30 | 3.56 | 4.19 | 4.49 | 4.40 | 4.34 | 4.66 | 5.12 | 5.76 | 5.96 | 5.93 | 5.40 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 3.80 | 4.15 | 4.53 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 1.54 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.01 | 1.30 | 1.87 | 2.07 | 2.06 | 1.91 | 1.58 | 1.63 | 1.37 | 1.50 | 2.05 | 2.02 | 1.95 | 1.90 | 1.69 | 1.88 | 1.83 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.66 | ||||||
Based on: 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 Q4 2023 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 9,786 ÷ 8,274 = 1.18
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Danaher Corp. quick ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Cash Ratio
Danaher Corp., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | 5,864) | 12,277) | 8,575) | 7,379) | 5,995) | 5,150) | 3,984) | 3,717) | 2,586) | 2,552) | 7,322) | 6,330) | 6,035) | 5,688) | 5,539) | 4,368) | 19,912) | 14,252) | 5,434) | 3,910) | ||||||
| Total cash assets | 5,864) | 12,277) | 8,575) | 7,379) | 5,995) | 5,150) | 3,984) | 3,717) | 2,586) | 2,552) | 7,322) | 6,330) | 6,035) | 5,688) | 5,539) | 4,368) | 19,912) | 14,252) | 5,434) | 3,910) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 8,274) | 9,367) | 8,404) | 8,730) | 8,389) | 8,002) | 7,556) | 7,547) | 8,140) | 7,257) | 6,825) | 6,824) | 7,402) | 6,038) | 5,600) | 8,466) | 4,932) | 5,934) | 5,008) | 4,633) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.71 | 1.31 | 1.02 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 1.07 | 0.93 | 0.82 | 0.94 | 0.99 | 0.52 | 4.04 | 2.40 | 1.08 | 0.84 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.36 | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.20 | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.16 | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.04 | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.20 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 1.22 | 1.16 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.28 | 1.15 | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 3.15 | 3.86 | 3.77 | 3.59 | 2.90 | 3.50 | 3.78 | 3.58 | 3.66 | 3.98 | 4.42 | 5.04 | 5.30 | 5.27 | 4.85 | 3.44 | 3.13 | 3.11 | 3.37 | 3.79 | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.63 | 0.85 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.27 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.33 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.03 | 1.20 | 1.21 | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.32 | ||||||
Based on: 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 Q4 2023 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 5,864 ÷ 8,274 = 0.71
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Danaher Corp. cash ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |