2016 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $58 million
BTN estimates Danaher reduced its U.S.-booked air volume by
almost 8 percent percent in 2016. Danaher operates in dental products, life
sciences and diagnostics and environmental products, among other areas, and
owns more than 40 companies. Last year, the company spun off its test and
measurement segment, industrial technologies segment and retail and commercial
petroleum business into a publicly traded company called Fortive. It also
invested almost $5 billion into eight acquisitions, the most significant of
which was its $4 billion buy of Cepheid. The conglomerate's sales increased
almost 17 percent in 2016 to $16.9 billion. It increased its number of
employees from 59,000 in 2015 to 62,000.