DHR dividend analysis

DHR dividend deep dive

DHR pays a trailing-twelve-month yield of 3.30%, with a payout ratio of 63% of earnings. The yield band reads mid-yield, and the company has compounded the distribution at 3.3% per year over the past five.

On the safety line, DHR scores 63/100. The metric is built from the Quality pillar (68/100) with a payout-ratio adjustment; the band is fair-safety and the practical implication is the distribution is durable on the trailing fundamentals.

On the simple DRIP framework, DHR's 3.30% yield growing at 3.3% per year compounds to roughly 18.2% (5y), 39.8% (10y), and 95.5% (20y) cumulative income return.

Three peers for DHR: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). Average yield 3.13% versus 3.30% on the name. The active question on relative income is whether the gap is justified by the underlying Quality and Risk pillar reads.

DHR dividend schedule: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. The forward path depends on whether management raises the next declaration; the 34-year growth streak makes the directional read straightforward.

Wrap-up on DHR for income allocators: 3.30% TTM yield is the entry, 3.3% the growth, 63/100 the safety. The next 10-Q's free-cash-flow line is the practical leading indicator on the next hike.