Danaher (NYSE: DHR) reported quarterly earnings of $2.09 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.89 by 10.58 percent. This is a 17.72 percent decrease over earnings of $2.54 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.41 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $6.09 billion by 5.21 percent. This is a 10.22 percent decrease over sales of $7.13 billion the same period last year.