---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000313616-23-000258"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DHR"
cik: "0000313616"
company_name: "DANAHER CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T14:54:16.266839+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Danaher Q3 revenue $6.9B, down 10.5% YoY; adj. EPS $2.02; guides Q4 core down mid-single digits

## Summary
- Net earnings $1.1B ($1.51 diluted EPS); adjusted diluted EPS $2.02.
- Revenue $6.9B, down 10.5% YoY; non-GAAP core revenue down 11.5%.
- Operating cash flow $1.7B; free cash flow $1.3B.
- Completed Veralto spin-off on Sep 30, 2023; continuing ops guidance: Q4 core down mid-single digits, FY2023 down slightly.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000313616-23-000258
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DHR
- cik: 0000313616
- company_name: DANAHER CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313616/000031361623000258/0000313616-23-000258-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313616/000031361623000258/dhr-20231024.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  DANAHER CORP /DE/ reported the quarter ended September 29, 2023 results: revenue $6.9 billion, net income $1.1 billion, EPS $1.51 per diluted common share and non-GAAP adjusted diluted net earnings per common share were $2.02.
  - Period: the quarter ended September 29, 2023
  - Revenue: $6.9 billion
  - Net income: $1.1 billion
  - EPS: $1.51 per diluted common share and non-GAAP adjusted diluted net earnings per common share were $2.02
  - Result: reported results
  source text: were $1.1 billion, or $1.51 per diluted common share and non-GAAP adjusted diluted net earnings per common share were $2.02. • Revenues decreased 10.5% year-over-year to $6.9 billion. • Non-GAAP core revenue decreased 11.5%, including a 3.0% non-GAAP base business core revenue decline. • Operating cash flow for the third quarter was $1.7 billion and non-GAAP
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313616/000031361623000258/0000313616-23-000258-index.htm

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