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DHR Q2 FY2026 earnings: EPS beat by 5.4%, revenue beat by 2.6%

DANAHER CORP /DE/ reported Q2 FY2026. EPS came in at $1.94 against a $1.84 consensus, beat by 5.4%. Revenue was $6.3B versus $6.1B expected, beat by 2.6%. Gross margin was 57.6%, down 270 bps from last quarter.

§ From the call / model-read, verbatim-grounded
Sentiment
0.45
Net tone of the full call — above 0 positive, below 0 negative
Q&A Evasiveness
+63.8
Question-dodging vs this company's own baseline — spikes matter, not the level
Guidance Tone
0.50
Tone of the forward-guidance language
Novelty Share
93%
Language not seen in this company's prior calls
Guidance “The trends we're seeing in the business, together with healthy underlying demand, reinforce our confidence in the high single-digit long-term outlook for Cytiva's bioprocessing franchise.”
Guidance “As end market conditions continue to improve, we expect commercial and go-to-market execution, including autonomous lab-catalyzed demand, to further support growth acceleration across Abcam, IDT, and Aldevron.”

4 more flagged statements from this call are in the Pro read.

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§ The quarter in numbers
Metric Actual Consensus Surprise
EPS $1.94 $1.84 beat by 5.4%
Revenue $6.3B $6.1B beat by 2.6%
Line This quarter QoQ YoY
Revenue $6.3B +5.3% +5.5%
Gross profit $3.6B +0.6% -8.7%
Operating income $1.1B -16.1% -5.5%
Net income $870.0M -15.5% +56.8%
Diluted EPS $1.23 -15.2% +59.7%
Gross margin: 57.6%.
§ The trend

Revenue is up 5.5% from the same quarter last year. Gross margin sits at 57.6%, 900 bps off its 8-quarter high.

§ How it stacks up Pro

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