Company: DHR
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000313616-25-000088
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Company: DANAHER CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 1
Chunk 26
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 future developments and other factors.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from the results, developments and business decisions contemplated by our forward-looking statements.  Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements.  Important factors, risks and uncertainties that in the future could cause actual results to differ materially from those envisaged in the forward-looking statements, and that in some cases have affected us in the past, include the following:

Business and Strategic Risks

•Conditions in the global economy, the particular markets we serve and the financial markets can adversely affect our business and financial statements.

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•We face intense competition and if we are unable to compete effectively, we may experience decreased demand and decreased market share.  Even if we compete effectively, we may be required to reduce the prices we charge.

•Our growth depends on the timely development and commercialization, and customer acceptance, of new and enhanced products and services based on technological innovation.  Our growth can also suffer if the markets into which we sell our products and services decline, do not grow as anticipated or experience cyclicality.

•The healthcare industry and related industries that we serve are undergoing significant changes in an effort to reduce (and increase the predictability of) costs, which can adversely affect our business and financial statements.

•Economic, political, geopolitical, legal, compliance, social and business factors (including the impact of military conflicts), both in the U.S. and outside the U.S., can negatively affect our business and financial statements.  For example, elections can result in significant political shifts and/or disruptions, and the change in the U.S. administration as well as recent Supreme Court decisions have resulted in policy, regulatory and economic changes and uncertainty, including with respect to tariffs.   

•Uncertainties with respect to the development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence in our business and products may result in harm to our business and reputation.

•Global heath crises, pandemics, epidemics or other outbreaks can adversely impact certain elements of our business and financial statements. 

•Business partners and other third-parties we rely on for development, supply and/or marketing of certain products, potential products and technologies could fail to perform sufficiently.

Acquisitions, Divestitures and Investment Risks

•Any inability to consummate acquisitions at our historical rate and appropriate prices, realize the economic benefits of consummated acquisitions or, to make appropriate investments that support our long-term strategy, could negatively impact our business.  Our acquisition of businesses