Danaher Corp vs IQVIA Holdings Inc

Danaher Corp (DHR) is overvalued and IQVIA Holdings Inc (IQV) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. IQV is the closer of the two: -54%, against -137% for DHR.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Danaher Corp (DHR)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $93.43; the price of $221.09 is 137% above that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 45/100 on 10 of 12 signals

IQVIA Holdings Inc (IQV)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $174.89; the price of $270.09 is 54% above that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 50/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricDHRIQV
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$221.09$270.09
Intrinsic value$93.43$174.89
Margin of safety-137%-54%
Leak Score45/100 (10/12)50/100 (10/12)
Market cap$155.4B$44.5B
Revenue growth, 5 years2.0%7.5%
Operating margin21.2%13.9%
Net margin16.0%8.1%
Return on equity7.6%23.0%
Debt to equity0.532.63
P/E39.3x33.5x
Forward P/E23.8x18.7x
P/B3.0x7.2x
Dividend yield0.6%

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