Danaher Corporation (DHR): analysis and statistics
Return, volatility, Sharpe ratio and risk for Danaher Corporation, an S&P 500 component in the Health Care sector. Data as of 2026-07-30.
| Last close price | $196.29 |
| Sector (GICS) | Health Care |
| Annualized return (3.0 yr) | -4.08% |
| Total return over period | -11.70% |
| Annualized volatility | 28.36% |
| Sharpe ratio | -0.27 |
| Sortino ratio | -0.39 |
| Max drawdown | -41.72% |
| CVaR 95% (avg. loss, worst 5% of days) | -4.08% |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | 0.41 |
| Period range | $161.57 – $277.24 |
| Trading days analyzed | 752 |
Over the last 3.0 years, Danaher Corporation (DHR) has posted an annualized return of -4.08% with annual volatility of 28.36%, a negative Sharpe ratio: over this period it did not beat the risk-free Treasury rate. Its worst stretch (max drawdown from a peak) was -41.72%. Its correlation with the S&P 500 is 0.41, which means it moves moderately in step with the index.
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