"Danaher (NYSE-DHR) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates"
"Danaher (DHR) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.52 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.67 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.05 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 50.90%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this industrial and medical device maker would post earnings of $1.84 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.08, delivering a surprise of 13.04%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times."