DHR vs PFE: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Danaher Corporation and Pfizer Inc. โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-23.
Danaher Corporation ยท Healthcare
$221.12
+29.6% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
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Pfizer Inc. ยท Healthcare
$27.64
+12.0% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B
QuantHub Verdict
DHR has more upside to fair value (+29.6%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric DHR PFE
Current Price $221.12 $27.64
Fair Value Estimate $286.52 $30.94
Upside to Fair Value +29.6% +12.0%
Market Cap $155.4B $157.5B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 24.8x 17.4x
Price / Sales 6.2x 2.5x
Price / FCF 28.5x 14.3x
Revenue Growth YoY +5.5% +2.6%
Gross Margin 58.5% 71.3%
Operating Margin 20.4% 25.1%
Return on Equity 7.7% 4.9%
Dividend Yield 0.65% 6.22%
FCF Yield 3.51% 6.97%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Hold
Investment Thesis
DHR โ€” Danaher Corporation
Danaher is a diversified life-sciences and diagnostics platform spanning three segments: Life Sciences (mass spectrometers, flow cytometry, genomics, bioprocess technologies), Diagnostics (chemistry, immunoassay, microbiology, hematology, molecular and pathology systems), and Environmental & Applied Solutions (water quality and product-identification instrumentation). The business quality is highโ€ฆ
PFE โ€” Pfizer Inc.
Pfizer is a global biopharmaceutical leader with a portfolio spanning cardiovascular, oncology, vaccines, immunology, and rare disease, anchored by Eliquis, the Prevnar family, Vyndaqel, Ibrance, Xtandi, Comirnaty, and Paxlovid, and supported by roughly 75,000 employees and a contract manufacturing division. Business quality is medium rather than high: TTM gross margin of 71.3% and TTM operating โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric DHR PFE
Zone Low $214.89 $23.21
Zone High $243.54 $26.30
In Buy Zone? Yes No
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