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CLAIM #20997 · DHR (DHR) · 2026Q1 earnings call · Apr 21, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026

These essentially go away by the end of the year and why we believe we'll exit Q4 in that mid-single-digit range.

Matthew Gugino · CFO

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Look at: Core organic revenue growth rate for Q4

It came true if: Q4 core organic growth in mid-single-digit range (approximately 4%-6%)

Where: Company quarterly earnings release / investor presentation (Q4 core organic revenue growth disclosure)

In context

ouraging. And we saw a broad stabilization in our life science end markets with pockets of improvement. So we're also seeing better funnel activity there as a result. So all in, look, we feel really good about how we started the year, and we believe this momentum continues. Matthew Gugino: And Mike, maybe just to give some details around the numbers and the specifics here on the progression. So the way we're thinking about it is core growth, low single digits in the first half of the year, sequential improvement from Q1 to Q2, you see this reflected in the Q2 guide. Together, the headwinds that we've talked about, China diagnostics, respiratory, some of the comps in Life Sciences, they're collectively about a 300 basis point, maybe a little bit higher impact in the first half of the year. These essentially go away by the end of the year and why we believe we'll exit Q4 in that mid-single-digit range. So for the purpose of the guide, the way we've laid it out is we're not really assuming any improvement in our end markets to exit the year at that mid-single digits, and that's why we feel comfortable about that progression through the year. Michael Ryskin: Okay. That's both those super helpful answers. And let me squeeze a follow-up on the bioprocess specifically. Like you talked about, Rainer, strength in consumables, the 30% or greater than 30% equipment order book. It doesn't sound like you're assuming any of that will come through later this year? Or could you see some benefit in the fourth quarter? Should that inform how we think about equipment growth next year? I mean just sort of how do we take those end points -- those data points of consistent high single-digit consumables and

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SEC filings for DHR · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2026Q1 earnings call.