What if you'd invested in Danaher Corporation?

By Alex · Tickerpine · figures from public market data
$1,000 invested in DHR back in 1978 would be worth
$4,438,688
+443,769% total · 19.3% per year

Here's the plain version: if you'd put $1,000 into Danaher Corporation back in 1978-12 and just left it alone, you'd have about $4,438,688 today. That's a gain of 443,769%, or roughly 19.3% a year (dividends reinvested). No hype — just what the prices did.

Growth of $1,000 in DHR since 1978-12, dividends reinvested · hover for detail

$1,000 in DHR over time

If you invested$1,000 would beProfitTotal returnPer year
1 year ago (2025-06) $1,002 +$2 +0% 0.2%
3 years ago (2023-06) $939 $-61 -6% -2.1%
5 years ago (2021-06) $846 $-154 -15% -3.3%
10 years ago (2016-06) $4,739 +$3,739 +374% 16.8%
At the very start (1978-12) $4,438,688 +$4,437,688 +443,769% 19.3%

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Past performance doesn't predict future results. Dividends assumed reinvested via adjusted prices. Informational only — not investment advice.