P/E ratio for Danaher (DHR)

P/E ratio history for Danaher from 2001 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO	34.1	18.75%	🇺🇸 USA
3M MMM	-9.72	-133.84%	🇺🇸 USA
Agilent Technologies A	35.1	22.14%	🇺🇸 USA
Ametek AME	32.9	14.55%	🇺🇸 USA
Emerson EMR	5.40	-81.20%	🇺🇸 USA
General Electric GE	19.7	-31.60%	🇺🇸 USA
Honeywell HON	28.1	-2.25%	🇺🇸 USA
ABB ABBN.SW	25.5	-11.16%	🇨🇭 Switzerland
Align Technology ALGN	45.1	56.80%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.