DHR
$229.04-1.06%
as of close, Oct 16, 2026
☾ AH $229.04 -1.06%
Danaher CorporationStock · HealthcareS&P 500 Equal Weight 0.2%S&P 500 0.2%Russell 1000 0.2%US Stock Market 0.2%Russell 3000 0.2%MSCI World 0.1%MSCI ACWI 0.1%
Danaher Corporation total returns by year (including dividends)
As of market close, Oct 16, 2026
Danaher Corporation total returns by year (1988–2026)#
Calendar-year returns with each year's path and its dividend contribution (dividend return = total minus price return). Every year has a direct link you can bookmark or share.
| Year | Start price | End price | Path | Dividend | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $228.92 | $229.04 | 0.6% | +0.7% | |
| 2025 | $229.55 | $228.92 | 0.6% | +0.4% | |
| 2024 | $231.34 | $229.55 | 0.4% | -0.3% | |
| 2023 | $235.30 | $231.34 | 0.4% | -1.2% | |
| 2022 | $291.68 | $235.30 | 0.3% | -19.0% | |
| 2021 | $196.93 | $291.68 | 0.5% | +48.6% | |
| 2020 | $136.06 | $196.93 | 0.6% | +45.3% | |
| 2019 | $91.42 | $136.06 | 0.7% | +49.6% | |
| 2018 | $82.29 | $91.42 | 0.7% | +11.8% | |
| 2017 | $69.01 | $82.29 | 0.8% | +20.0% | |
| 2016 | $62.43 | $69.01 | 0.7% | +11.3% | |
| 2015 | $57.61 | $62.43 | 0.7% | +9.0% | |
| 2014 | $51.89 | $57.61 | 0.6% | +11.6% | |
| 2013 | $37.57 | $51.89 | 0.2% | +38.3% | |
| 2012 | $31.62 | $37.57 | 0.2% | +19.1% | |
| 2011 | $31.70 | $31.62 | 0.2% | -0.1% | |
| 2010 | $25.27 | $31.70 | 0.2% | +25.7% | |
| 2009 | $19.02 | $25.27 | 0.3% | +33.1% | |
| 2008 | $29.49 | $19.02 | 0.1% | -35.4% | |
| 2007 | $24.34 | $29.49 | 0.2% | +21.3% | |
| 2006 | $18.75 | $24.34 | 0.1% | +30.0% | |
| 2005 | $19.29 | $18.75 | 0.1% | -2.7% | |
| 2004 | $15.42 | $19.29 | 0.1% | +25.3% | |
| 2003 | $11.04 | $15.42 | 0.2% | +39.8% | |
| 2002 | $10.13 | $11.04 | 0.2% | +9.1% | |
| 2001 | $11.49 | $10.13 | 0.1% | -11.7% | |
| 2000 | $8.11 | $11.49 | 0.2% | +41.9% | |
| 1999 | $9.13 | $8.11 | 0.1% | -11.1% | |
| 1998 | $5.30 | $9.13 | 0.2% | +72.3% | |
| 1997 | $3.92 | $5.30 | 0.3% | +35.6% | |
| 1996 | $2.67 | $3.92 | 0.3% | +47.2% | |
| 1995 | $2.19 | $2.67 | 0.2% | +21.8% | |
| 1994 | $1.60 | $2.19 | 0.0% | +37.1% | |
| 1993 | $1.09 | $1.60 | 0.0% | +46.6% | |
| 1992 | $0.85 | $1.09 | 0.0% | +28.4% | |
| 1991 | $0.67 | $0.85 | 0.0% | +26.6% | |
| 1990 | $0.64 | $0.67 | 0.0% | +4.9% | |
| 1989 | $0.59 | $0.64 | 0.0% | +8.0% | |
| 1988 | $0.36 | $0.59 | 0.0% | +66.2% |
- Annualized
- +18.8%
- 1988–2026
- Average year
- +21.2%
- 38 full years
- Best year
- +72.3%
- 1998
- Worst year
- -35.4%
- 2008
- Positive years
- 30/38
- 79% up
Annualized (CAGR)
+18.8%
1988–2026
Average year
+21.2%
38 full years
Best year
+72.3%
1998
Worst year
-35.4%
2008
Positive years
30/38
79% up
Total return by period#
Annual
-60%-40%-20%0%20%40%60%
1988+66%'88
1989+8.0%
1990+4.9%
1991+27%'91
1992+28%
1993+47%
1994+37%'94
1995+22%
1996+47%
1997+36%'97
1998+72%
1999-11%
2000+42%'00
2001-12%
2002+9.1%
2003+40%'03
2004+25%
2005-2.7%
2006+30%'06
2007+21%
2008-35%
2009+33%'09
2010+26%
2011-0.09%
2012+19%'12
2013+38%
2014+12%
2015+9.0%'15
2016+11%
2017+20%
2018+12%'18
2019+50%
2020+45%
2021+49%'21
2022-19%
2023-1.2%
2024-0.35%'24
2025+0.35%
2026+0.65%
Methodology#
Total returns, dividends reinvested, measured on DHR. Annualized return is the compound annual growth rate; the current year is year-to-date. Past performance does not predict future returns.
FAQ#
- What is Danaher Corporation's average annual return?
- Since 1988, Danaher Corporation (DHR) has returned about 18.8% a year (the compound annual growth rate) and an average calendar-year return of 21.2%.
- What were Danaher Corporation's best and worst years?
- Over 1988–2026, the best year was 1998 (+72.3%) and the worst was 2008 (-35.4%).
- How often is Danaher Corporation up in a year?
- 30 of the 38 full years since 1988 were positive — about 79% of the time.
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