DHR
StockDanaher Corporation
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Danaher Corporation is 25.3% off its high, 1803 days in — deeper than the vast majority of its 378 recorded drawdowns. This is the kind of decline the severity score exists to flag.
But down is not the same as cheap: Danaher Corporation's P/S Severity Score is 0.0 — its valuation sits in or above its typical range.
Strong
Current Drawdown
-25.3%
Days in Drawdown
1803
Avg Max Drawdown
4.3%
Avg Length
33
Drawdown Severity Score™
5.4
DHR - Price & High Water Mark
DHR - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of August 28, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within DHR's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Danaher Corporation has been cheaper on this measure only about 81% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
Danaher Corporation has been cheaper on this measure only about 88% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Danaher Corporation (DHR) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Danaher Corporation is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-08-28, the stock is trading at $216.07, which represents a 25.3% decline from its all-time high of $289.21. This drawdown has persisted for 1803 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Danaher Corporation typically experiences drawdowns averaging 4.3% in depth, with an average duration of 33 days. Danaher Corporation has gone through 378 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Danaher Corporation was 60.9%, beginning in 1987. The longest drawdown duration on record was 1044 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Danaher Corporation currently stands at 5.40. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 5.0 and 8.0 indicates a rare, significant drawdown: the asset seldom sees declines at this level in its tracked history.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Danaher Corporation's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 378 tracked pullbacks (69 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-20 | Ongoing | 1803 days | -25.3% | $289.21 | $216.07 | n/a |
| 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2 days | -0.9% | $284.50 | $282.02 | $285.01 |
| 2021-08-23 | 2021-08-30 | 8 days | -1.0% | $279.74 | $276.95 | $284.50 |
| 2021-08-18 | 2021-08-20 | 3 days | -1.9% | $279.22 | $274.02 | $279.74 |
| 2021-07-30 | 2021-08-03 | 5 days | -0.2% | $258.94 | $258.42 | $263.02 |
| 2021-07-26 | 2021-07-28 | 3 days | -0.4% | $253.40 | $252.45 | $254.80 |
| 2021-07-19 | 2021-07-22 | 4 days | -1.8% | $247.76 | $243.42 | $251.39 |
| 2021-07-07 | 2021-07-15 | 9 days | -0.9% | $242.48 | $240.22 | $244.42 |
| 2021-06-29 | 2021-07-01 | 3 days | -1.2% | $236.37 | $233.47 | $236.82 |
| 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-28 | 5 days | -0.7% | $233.54 | $231.90 | $236.37 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2021-06-21 | 57 days | -7.5% | $225.83 | $208.81 | $228.27 |
| 2021-02-16 | 2021-04-22 | 65 days | -13.6% | $213.56 | $184.45 | $219.87 |
| 2020-11-09 | 2021-02-12 | 96 days | -11.7% | $213.00 | $188.12 | $213.56 |
| 2020-11-05 | 2020-11-06 | 2 days | -0.1% | $208.72 | $208.56 | $213.00 |
| 2020-10-28 | 2020-11-04 | 8 days | -4.3% | $208.07 | $199.19 | $208.72 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2020-10-26 | 4 days | -0.6% | $203.04 | $201.90 | $203.85 |
| 2020-10-19 | 2020-10-22 | 4 days | -1.6% | $197.37 | $194.23 | $203.04 |
| 2020-10-15 | 2020-10-16 | 2 days | -0.5% | $196.59 | $195.61 | $197.37 |
| 2020-10-12 | 2020-10-14 | 3 days | -0.2% | $196.17 | $195.79 | $196.59 |
| 2020-10-08 | 2020-10-09 | 2 days | -0.6% | $192.67 | $191.53 | $196.17 |
| 2020-10-06 | 2020-10-07 | 2 days | -0.1% | $189.48 | $189.38 | $192.67 |
| 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-05 | 5 days | -1.3% | $186.86 | $184.40 | $189.48 |
| 2020-09-03 | 2020-09-28 | 26 days | -6.6% | $182.04 | $170.06 | $182.05 |
| 2020-08-27 | 2020-09-01 | 6 days | -1.8% | $180.50 | $177.21 | $180.67 |
| 2020-08-24 | 2020-08-26 | 3 days | -1.1% | $180.16 | $178.22 | $180.50 |
| 2020-08-19 | 2020-08-21 | 3 days | -1.0% | $180.06 | $178.31 | $180.16 |
| 2020-08-14 | 2020-08-18 | 5 days | -1.1% | $179.63 | $177.61 | $180.06 |
| 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-13 | 10 days | -3.3% | $179.32 | $173.41 | $179.63 |
| 2020-07-24 | 2020-07-29 | 6 days | -2.0% | $172.72 | $169.30 | $175.25 |
| 2020-07-10 | 2020-07-15 | 6 days | -1.6% | $160.80 | $158.15 | $163.29 |
| 2020-07-07 | 2020-07-08 | 2 days | -0.5% | $158.66 | $157.83 | $159.89 |
| 2020-06-18 | 2020-06-30 | 13 days | -2.8% | $152.72 | $148.50 | $153.31 |
| 2020-06-08 | 2020-06-16 | 9 days | -4.8% | $150.03 | $142.82 | $151.48 |
| 2020-06-04 | 2020-06-05 | 2 days | -0.5% | $146.92 | $146.19 | $150.03 |
| 2020-04-28 | 2020-06-03 | 37 days | -7.0% | $146.81 | $136.55 | $146.92 |
| 2020-01-31 | 2020-04-27 | 87 days | -28.2% | $146.21 | $104.99 | $146.81 |
| 2020-01-23 | 2020-01-29 | 7 days | -1.6% | $141.64 | $139.42 | $142.90 |
| 2020-01-15 | 2020-01-16 | 2 days | -0.4% | $139.58 | $139.07 | $139.69 |
| 2020-01-03 | 2020-01-07 | 5 days | -0.6% | $134.15 | $133.32 | $135.03 |
| 2019-12-26 | 2019-12-31 | 6 days | -0.2% | $132.47 | $132.17 | $132.74 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2019-12-20 | 4 days | -0.9% | $130.83 | $129.60 | $132.05 |
| 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-16 | 4 days | -1.8% | $130.71 | $128.31 | $130.83 |
| 2019-12-09 | 2019-12-10 | 2 days | -0.5% | $128.05 | $127.46 | $128.59 |
| 2019-12-05 | 2019-12-06 | 2 days | -0.1% | $127.27 | $127.16 | $128.05 |
| 2019-11-29 | 2019-12-03 | 5 days | -0.6% | $126.64 | $125.87 | $126.73 |
| 2019-09-23 | 2019-11-27 | 66 days | -8.8% | $126.39 | $115.31 | $126.64 |
| 2019-07-05 | 2019-09-19 | 77 days | -6.8% | $125.39 | $116.84 | $125.77 |
| 2019-06-24 | 2019-07-01 | 8 days | -2.0% | $123.88 | $121.45 | $124.26 |
| 2019-06-17 | 2019-06-18 | 2 days | -0.2% | $120.34 | $120.10 | $121.53 |
| 2019-06-11 | 2019-06-12 | 2 days | -0.0% | $118.91 | $118.86 | $119.60 |
| 2019-05-06 | 2019-06-06 | 32 days | -3.8% | $115.99 | $111.58 | $116.28 |
| 2011-04-29 | 2012-03-30 | 337 days | -27.5% | $22.58 | $16.38 | $22.72 |
| 2007-12-26 | 2010-11-04 | 1044 days | -45.7% | $17.83 | $9.68 | $18.09 |
| 2004-11-19 | 2006-02-16 | 455 days | -17.1% | $11.75 | $9.74 | $11.94 |
| 2002-04-17 | 2003-08-14 | 485 days | -29.3% | $7.52 | $5.32 | $7.60 |
| 2000-12-29 | 2002-02-22 | 421 days | -33.7% | $6.85 | $4.54 | $6.94 |
| 1999-04-28 | 2000-12-11 | 594 days | -45.8% | $6.82 | $3.70 | $6.84 |
| 1998-07-20 | 1998-11-16 | 120 days | -35.8% | $4.55 | $2.92 | $4.57 |
| 1997-02-03 | 1997-06-13 | 130 days | -20.7% | $2.48 | $1.97 | $2.49 |
| 1996-07-01 | 1996-11-20 | 143 days | -17.0% | $2.15 | $1.79 | $2.17 |
| 1995-09-18 | 1996-02-15 | 151 days | -14.1% | $1.70 | $1.46 | $1.72 |
| 1993-01-13 | 1993-04-20 | 97 days | -15.9% | $0.71 | $0.60 | $0.71 |
| 1992-08-04 | 1992-12-11 | 130 days | -17.9% | $0.63 | $0.52 | $0.64 |
| 1991-07-22 | 1992-02-06 | 200 days | -22.6% | $0.57 | $0.44 | $0.58 |
| 1990-07-31 | 1991-06-06 | 311 days | -38.6% | $0.56 | $0.35 | $0.56 |
| 1988-07-06 | 1990-05-15 | 679 days | -36.3% | $0.49 | $0.31 | $0.49 |
| 1987-09-29 | 1988-06-08 | 254 days | -60.9% | $0.41 | $0.16 | $0.42 |
| 1987-08-10 | 1987-09-25 | 47 days | -16.4% | $0.37 | $0.31 | $0.38 |
| 1987-04-07 | 1987-07-30 | 115 days | -16.9% | $0.32 | $0.26 | $0.32 |
| 1986-06-20 | 1987-01-05 | 200 days | -26.9% | $0.16 | $0.12 | $0.17 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Danaher Corporation (DHR) is trading at $216.07 as of Aug 28, 2026. It is 25.3% below its high of $289.21. The drawdown has lasted 1,803 days. Severity score: 5.4 (Strong).
DHR Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$216.07
High-water mark
$289.21
Current drawdown
-25.3%
Days in drawdown
1,803
This DHR page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Danaher Corporation drawdowns.
What History Says About DHR
Danaher Corporation has dropped 30%+ from its high 7 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 489 days with an average max drop of -42.4%.
The current drawdown of -25.3% has lasted 1,803 days, which is 3.7x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1987 to Jun 1988 | -60.9% | 254 days |
| Apr 1999 to Dec 2000 | -45.8% | 594 days |
| Dec 2007 to Nov 2010 | -45.7% | 1044 days |
| Jul 1990 to Jun 1991 | -38.6% | 311 days |
| Jul 1988 to May 1990 | -36.3% | 679 days |
| Jul 1998 to Nov 1998 | -35.8% | 120 days |
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