DANAHER CORP /DE/ (DHR) closed fiscal year 2025 with 707 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.28 USD per share.
DANAHER CORP /DE/ (DHR) closed fiscal year 2025 with 707 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 1.28 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 12.2 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 122.0 %. The dividend per share was 1.28 USD, up 18.5 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 878 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 318M | 645M | 656M | 688M | 688M | 698M | 704M | 687M | 692M | 697M | 702M | 696M | 711M | 715M | 728M | 739M | 719M | 707M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 327M | 10.9M | 31.3M | 0.00M | 10.6M | 6.20M | 0.00M | 5.40M | 4.40M | 4.90M | 0.00M | 15.5M | 4.00M | 13.3M | 10.9M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 50.67 % | 1.66 % | 4.56 % | 0.00 % | 1.52 % | 0.88 % | 0.00 % | 0.78 % | 0.63 % | 0.70 % | 0.00 % | 2.18 % | 0.56 % | 1.83 % | 1.47 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -11.1M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -0.20M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -17.5M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -6.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -20.1M | -12.2M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -3.48 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.03 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -2.55 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.86 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -2.80 % | -1.73 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -11.1M | 327M | 10.9M | 31.3M | -0.20M | 10.6M | 6.20M | -17.5M | 5.40M | 4.40M | 4.90M | -6.00M | 15.5M | 4.00M | 13.3M | 10.9M | -20.1M | -12.2M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -3.48 % | 50.67 % | 1.66 % | 4.56 % | -0.03 % | 1.52 % | 0.88 % | -2.55 % | 0.78 % | 0.63 % | 0.70 % | -0.86 % | 2.18 % | 0.56 % | 1.83 % | 1.47 % | -2.80 % | -1.73 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 0.36 | 25.00 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.85 | 1.21 | 1.08 | 1.28 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 2.90 % | 3.62 % | 2.91 % | 2.82 % | 3.61 % | 1.93 % | 8.76 % | 10.55 % | 15.66 % | 15.18 % | 16.33 % | 17.52 % | 16.87 % | 11.53 % | 11.35 % | 17.23 % | 19.70 % | 24.29 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 38.3M | 41.7M | 52.2M | 61.3M | 86.4M | 52.1M | 228M | 354M | 400M | 378M | 433M | 527M | 615M | 742M | 818M | 821M | 768M | 878M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 0.22 % | 0.12 % | 0.17 % | 0.23 % | 0.18 % | 0.13 % | 0.46 % | 0.58 % | 36.09 % | 0.60 % | 0.63 % | 0.44 % | 0.32 % | 0.19 % | 0.37 % | 0.52 % | 0.47 % | 0.56 % |
Figures in USD
