CLAIM #20921 · DHR (DHR) · 2025Q3 earnings call · Oct 21, 2025 · due Dec 31, 2026
“Yes. I mean, well, first, I would just kind of anchor on this is -- I believe that a 35% to 45% fall-through and the impact of just the 250 I talked about, that's north of 100 basis points.”
Matt McGrew · CFO
How to check this claim
Look at: Operating margin expansion (basis points, year-over-year) for fiscal 2026
It came true if: Margin expansion > 100 basis points
Where: Company income statement / management commentary on FY2026 results (10-K and Q4 2026 earnings call)
In context
“have invested, I think it's about $300 million in productivity enhancements in 2025. And unlike a lot of your peers, you don't onetime those out. So that actually depressed margin this year by over 100 basis points. So as we think about next year and the benefits of those initiatives rolling through, is there an argument that even though you talked about 100 basis points of margin expansion potential next year, if we think about kind of adjusting the base up this year and you guys getting maybe low single digits to even mid-single-digit top line growth that all in all, the error bar is probably skewed to the upside as we think about margins for next year, again, just rolling through the benefits of all the productivity enhancements that you're putting into place as we speak. Matt McGrew: Yes. I mean, well, first, I would just kind of anchor on this is -- I believe that a 35% to 45% fall-through and the impact of just the 250 I talked about, that's north of 100 basis points. Just want to -- because I think when you go to do your math, it's not going to be 100. So I think you're right on that point. As far as is there more than what we have sort of offered up here, this is a net number so that we can continue to invest in the business. We think this is the right balance of investing in the business, making sure that we're also delivering high single-digit or better EPS growth as we head into 2026, but we do want to leave ourselves some room for that investment. But as the year plays out, we can always kind of -- we always tweak and work with that. So -- but I think the frame that you've laid out of north of 100 basis points of margin expansion is very fair. And like I said, that $250 million of net savings gets us that $0.30 tailwind. And I feel pretty comfort”
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SEC filings for DHR ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q3 earnings call.