Danaher Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (DHR)

Danaher reported $5.26B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 0.68% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 21.41%.

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Danaher free cash flow by year

Danaher annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-31$5.26B−$36.0M−0.68%+21.41%
20242024-12-31$5.30B−$485.0M−8.39%+22.18%
20232023-12-31$5.78B−$1.62B−21.89%+24.20%
20222022-12-31$7.40B$283.0M+3.98%+27.78%
20212021-12-31$7.12B$1.70B+31.40%+28.70%
20202020-12-31$5.42B$2.10B+63.36%+24.31%
20192019-12-31$3.32B−$122.0M−3.55%+18.51%
20182018-12-31$3.44B$530.9M+18.26%+20.17%
20172017-12-31$2.91B−$25.1M−0.86%+18.73%
20162016-12-31$2.93B−$356.7M−10.85%+17.37%
20152015-12-31$3.29B−$4.1M−0.12%+22.79%
20142014-12-31$3.29B$245.8M+8.07%+25.59%
20132013-12-31$3.05B$90.5M+3.06%+16.67%
20122012-12-31$2.96B$664.9M+29.01%+16.19%
20112011-12-31$2.29B$398.5M+21.05%+14.24%
20102010-12-31$1.89B$267.9M+16.48%+15.09%
20092009-12-31$1.63B−$39.9M−2.39%+15.46%
20082008-12-31$1.67B$181.5M+12.24%+13.11%
20072007-12-31$1.48B+13.46%

Danaher free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $5.42B to $5.26B, a compound annual decline of 0.59%. Danaher's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $1.26B in free cash flow, an increase of 16.06% year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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