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Danaher (DHR) guidance and outlook

Danaher (DHR) raised some and lowered other parts of its guidance on Oct 21, 2026: Revenue +3% for FY2026; EPS $8.57–$8.62 for FY2026. Danaher's 10-Q filed Oct 21, 2026 makes 13 forward-looking statements, 1 of them new and 1 no longer said since the filing before.

Guidance and outlook

Latest guidance

From the earnings release filed Oct 21, 2026 (8-K on EDGAR).

Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Oct 21, 2026

• Our growth also suffers when the markets into which we sell our products and services decline, do not grow as anticipated or experience cyclicality.
• • From time to time our outstanding debt has increased significantly as a result of acquisitions and other factors, and we expect to incur additional debt.
• The Company intends to pursue any refunds to which it is entitled.
• The acquisition of Masimo has provided, and is expected to provide, additional sales and earnings opportunities for the Company by expanding product line diversity, including new product offerings supporting acute care settings.
• new · • the impact of tariff refunds received by the Company and returned (or expected to be returned) to customers.
• The Company believes that presenting this measure will complement the core sales measure, enhance investors’ understanding of the historical and anticipated performance of the Diagnostics businesses and Danaher as a whole, including with respect to underlying growth trends, and facilitate comparisons of period-to-period performance.
• The Company expects its effective tax rate for the full year of 2026 to be approximately 17.0% based on its projected mix of earnings.
• • The expected rate for the remainder of 2026 includes the anticipated discrete income tax benefits from excess tax deductions related to the Company’s stock compensation programs, which are reflected as a reduction in tax expense, though the actual benefits (if any) will depend on the Company’s stock price and stock option exercise patterns.
• The Company continues to generate substantial cash from operating activities and believes that its operating cash flow, cash on hand and other sources of liquidity will be sufficient to allow it to continue investing in existing businesses (including capital expenditures), consummating strategic acquisitions and investments, paying interest and servicing debt, paying dividends and funding restructuring…
• Subject to any limitations that may result from market disruptions, the Company anticipates following the same approach in the future.
• The Company will continue to have cash requirements to support general corporate purposes, which may include working capital needs, capital expenditures, acquisitions and investments, paying interest and servicing debt, paying taxes and any related interest or penalties, funding its restructuring activities and pension plans as required, paying dividends to shareholders, repurchasing shares of the Company’s…
• The Company generally intends to use available cash and internally generated funds to meet its cash requirements, but in the event that additional liquidity is required, the Company may also borrow under its commercial paper programs (if available) or borrow under the Company’s credit facilities, enter into new credit facilities and either borrow directly thereunder or use such credit facilities to backstop…

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Questions

Did Danaher raise or lower its guidance?

Danaher (DHR) raised some and lowered other parts of its guidance on Oct 21, 2026: Revenue +3% for FY2026; EPS $8.57–$8.62 for FY2026.

What does Danaher expect?

• the impact of tariff refunds received by the Company and returned (or expected to be returned) to customers. With respect to the commercial paper and any other notes scheduled to mature during the next 12 months, the Company expects to repay the principal amounts when due using available cash, proceeds from new issuances of commercial paper (if available), drawing on its credit facilities and/or proceeds from other debt issuances.

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Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.