Company: DHR
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000313616-25-000043
Chunk: 298

Company: DANAHER CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 298
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 cash flows provided by continuing operations$6,688 $6,490 $7,613 Cash paid for acquisitions$(558)$(5,610)$(582)Payments for additions to property, plant and equipment(1,392)(1,383)(1,118)Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment13 12 9 Payments for purchases of investments(331)(172)(523)Proceeds from sales of investments253 61 18 All other investing activities34 44 51 Total cash used in investing activities from continuing operations(1,981)(7,048)(2,145)Total investing cash used in discontinued operations— (33)(89)Net cash used in investing activities$(1,981)$(7,081)$(2,234)Proceeds from the issuance of common stock in connection with stock-based compensation$162 $68 $31 Payment of dividends(768)(821)(818)Net proceeds from (repayments of) borrowings (maturities of 90 days or less)5 (1,006)(723)Repayments of borrowings (maturities longer than 90 days)(1,674)(620)(965)Distribution from discontinued operations— 2,600 — Payments for repurchase of common stock(5,979)— — All other financing activities(131)(67)(95)Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities for continuing operations(8,385)154 (2,570)Cash distributions to Veralto Corporation, net— (427)— Net cash used in financing activities$(8,385)$(273)$(2,570) 

As of December 31, 2024, the Company held approximately $2.1 billion of cash and cash equivalents.  

Operating Activities

Cash flows from operating activities can fluctuate significantly from period-to-period as working capital needs and the timing of payments for income taxes, restructuring activities and productivity improvement initiatives, pension funding and other items impact reported cash flows.

Operating cash flows from continuing operations were approximately $6.7 billion for 2024, an increase of $198 million, or 3%, as compared to 2023.  The year-over-year change in operating cash flows from 2023 to 2024 was primarily attributable to the following factors:

•2024 operating cash flows from continuing operations reflected a decrease of $322 million in net earnings from continuing operations in 2024 as compared