Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Danaher Corp., long-term (investment) activity 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).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Danaher Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Danaher Corp. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Danaher Corp. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
Danaher Corp., net fixed asset turnover 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 2,693) | 6,873) | 7,157) | 7,167) | 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) | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 4,553) | 4,302) | 4,176) | 4,065) | 3,956) | 3,719) | 3,794) | 3,815) | 3,790) | 3,640) | 3,410) | 3,266) | 3,262) | 3,052) | 2,973) | 2,989) | 2,302) | 2,520) | 2,542) | 2,504) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 5.25 | 6.87 | 7.27 | 7.61 | 7.96 | 8.40 | 8.12 | 7.94 | 7.77 | 7.71 | 7.84 | 7.59 | 6.83 | 6.68 | 6.35 | 6.03 | 7.78 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 3.95 | 4.18 | 4.26 | 4.47 | 4.76 | 5.18 | 5.17 | 5.00 | 4.81 | 4.79 | 4.56 | 4.23 | 3.83 | 3.74 | 3.77 | 4.06 | 3.97 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 52.53 | 48.12 | 47.67 | 47.44 | 47.53 | 47.84 | 48.61 | 47.95 | 46.73 | 41.42 | 40.56 | 39.29 | 37.85 | 37.05 | 36.02 | 35.37 | 34.45 | — | — | — | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 27.05 | 26.62 | 26.00 | 25.63 | 24.98 | 24.90 | 24.05 | 23.26 | 22.56 | 22.24 | 21.90 | 21.42 | 21.25 | 21.48 | 21.52 | 21.49 | 21.24 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 39.05 | 39.41 | 36.19 | 36.14 | 36.07 | 36.22 | 36.17 | 35.81 | 34.94 | 34.54 | 34.17 | 34.94 | 34.69 | 34.61 | 32.74 | 32.30 | 32.92 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 34.75 | 30.35 | 29.59 | 29.40 | 28.71 | 28.37 | 28.64 | 27.05 | 26.97 | 27.83 | 29.47 | 31.04 | 32.05 | 32.90 | 33.07 | 33.20 | 32.93 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 2.01 | 2.23 | 2.35 | 2.49 | 2.62 | 2.73 | 2.83 | 3.00 | 3.04 | 3.16 | 3.13 | 2.86 | 2.76 | 2.85 | 3.00 | 3.36 | 3.52 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 5.61 | 5.66 | 5.82 | 5.88 | 5.85 | 6.05 | 6.13 | 6.12 | 5.77 | 5.56 | 5.64 | 5.72 | 5.99 | 6.52 | 6.50 | 6.51 | 6.54 | 6.65 | 6.70 | 6.62 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 10.59 | 10.82 | 10.31 | 10.31 | 10.17 | 10.95 | 11.28 | 10.72 | 9.73 | 7.61 | 6.06 | 4.18 | 4.14 | 4.47 | 3.85 | 3.89 | 8.74 | — | — | — | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 32.10 | 32.18 | 31.60 | 31.35 | 31.81 | 33.07 | 32.33 | 32.16 | 31.81 | 31.77 | 30.94 | 30.76 | 29.64 | 30.80 | 30.30 | 29.91 | 27.60 | — | — | — | ||||||
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
Net fixed asset turnover
= (SalesQ4 2023
+ SalesQ3 2023
+ SalesQ2 2023
+ SalesQ1 2023)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
= (2,693 + 6,873 + 7,157 + 7,167)
÷ 4,553 = 5.25
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Danaher Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Total Asset Turnover
Danaher Corp., total asset turnover 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 2,693) | 6,873) | 7,157) | 7,167) | 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) | ||||||
| Total assets | 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) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.29 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.47 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 1.27 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.99 | 0.98 | — | — | — | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 1.43 | 1.38 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.41 | 1.36 | 1.33 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.15 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 1.56 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.33 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 2.24 | 1.81 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 2.15 | 1.80 | 1.91 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.78 | 2.08 | 2.08 | 2.17 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.94 | 2.21 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.46 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.78 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.19 | — | — | — | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 1.34 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.18 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.38 | — | — | — | ||||||
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
Total asset turnover
= (SalesQ4 2023
+ SalesQ3 2023
+ SalesQ2 2023
+ SalesQ1 2023)
÷ Total assets
= (2,693 + 6,873 + 7,157 + 7,167)
÷ 84,488 = 0.28
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Danaher Corp. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Equity Turnover
Danaher Corp., equity turnover 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 2,693) | 6,873) | 7,157) | 7,167) | 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) | ||||||
| Total Danaher stockholders’ equity | 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) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.59 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.19 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.03 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cigna Group | 4.20 | 4.13 | 4.07 | 4.09 | 4.00 | 3.98 | 3.88 | 3.81 | 3.66 | 3.56 | 3.40 | 3.36 | 3.16 | 3.24 | 3.24 | 3.39 | 3.36 | — | — | — | ||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 4.66 | 4.66 | 4.65 | 4.62 | 4.53 | 4.45 | 4.08 | 4.05 | 3.87 | 3.82 | 3.79 | 3.81 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.87 | 4.01 | 4.00 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 4.33 | 4.36 | 4.31 | 4.27 | 4.29 | 4.22 | 4.13 | 3.97 | 3.80 | 3.71 | 3.65 | 3.65 | 3.64 | 3.43 | 3.26 | 3.41 | 3.25 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Humana Inc. | 6.48 | 5.98 | 5.82 | 5.74 | 6.04 | 5.62 | 5.77 | 5.63 | 5.15 | 4.96 | 5.34 | 5.48 | 5.54 | 4.65 | 4.86 | 5.44 | 5.35 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.54 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.60 | ||||||
| Shockwave Medical Inc. | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.12 | 0.98 | 0.80 | 0.62 | 0.41 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.22 | — | — | — | ||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 4.14 | 4.22 | 4.19 | 4.10 | 4.14 | 4.19 | 4.18 | 4.06 | 3.98 | 3.95 | 3.92 | 3.94 | 3.90 | 3.85 | 3.87 | 4.29 | 4.17 | — | — | — | ||||||
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
Equity turnover
= (SalesQ4 2023
+ SalesQ3 2023
+ SalesQ2 2023
+ SalesQ1 2023)
÷ Total Danaher stockholders’ equity
= (2,693 + 6,873 + 7,157 + 7,167)
÷ 53,486 = 0.45
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Danaher Corp. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |