Danaher Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Life Sciences Sales Down Y/Y

Danaher Corporation’s (DHR) first-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $1.88 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$1.62. However, the bottom line decreased 2.1% year over year.Danaher reported net sales of $5.74 billion, which beat the consensus estimate of$5.56 billion. However, the metric decreased 1% year over year, owing to the lackluster performance of the Diagnostics and Life Sciences segments.DHR’s core sales were flat in the quarter. Acquisitions had a positive impact of 0.5% on quarterly sa ...