BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company Common Stock

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$147.80
Price · May 22, 2026
Fundamentals as of May 7, 2026

BDX Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$147.80
Market Cap
P/E (TTM)
25.3
EPS (TTM)
$5.82
Revenue (TTM)
$21.84B
Div Yield
ROE
6.5%
Debt/Equity
0.7
52W Range
$128 – $187

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10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $21.84B
10-point trend, +75.0%
2016-09-30 2025-09-30
EPS $5.82
10-point trend, +29.6%
2016-09-30 2025-09-30
Free Cash Flow $2.67B
10-point trend, +43.1%
2016-09-30 2025-09-30
Margins 7.7%
5-point trend, -7.8%
2016-09-30 2020-09-30

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
BDX
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
5-point trend, -8.1%
25.3
26.3

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
BDX
Peer Median
Operating Margin
5-point trend, -14.5%
11.8%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, -25.7%
7.7%
13.7%
ROA
5-point trend, -23.2%
3.0%
9.0%
ROE
5-point trend, -25.9%
6.5%
15.8%
ROIC
5-point trend, -16.4%
5.3%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
BDX
Peer Median
Debt / Equity
5-point trend, -4.0%
0.7
82.5
Current Ratio
5-point trend, -16.5%
1.1
1.8
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, -39.4%
0.4

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
BDX
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, +14.2%
8.2%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, +14.2%
5.0%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, +14.2%
6.3%
EPS YoY
5-point trend, -15.0%
-0.68%
Net Income YoY
5-point trend, -19.8%
-1.6%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
BDX
Peer Median
EPS (Diluted)
5-point trend, -15.0%
$5.82

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
BDX
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
5-point trend, +42.3%
71.3%

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
71.3%
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
March 10, 2026$1.0500
Dec. 8, 2025$0.8255
Sept. 8, 2025$0.8176
June 9, 2025$0.8176
March 10, 2025$0.8176
Dec. 9, 2024$0.8176
Sept. 9, 2024$0.7469
June 10, 2024$0.7469
March 7, 2024$0.7469
Dec. 7, 2023$0.7469
Sept. 7, 2023$0.7154
June 8, 2023$0.7154
March 9, 2023$0.7154
Dec. 8, 2022$0.7154
Sept. 8, 2022$0.6840
June 8, 2022$0.6840
March 9, 2022$0.6673
Dec. 9, 2021$0.6673
Sept. 8, 2021$0.6366
June 8, 2021$0.6366

BDX Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

BUY 21 analysts
  • Strong Buy 5 23.8%
  • Buy 5 23.8%
  • Hold 11 52.4%
  • Sell 0 0.0%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

12-Month Price Target

14 analysts · 2026-05-21
Median target $176.00 +19.1%
Mean target $183.29 +24.0%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
0.09%
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $2.90 $2.80 0.10%
Dec. 31, 2025 $2.91 $2.84 0.07%
Sept. 30, 2025 $3.96 $3.96 -0.00%
June 30, 2025 $3.68 $3.44 0.24%
March 31, 2025 $3.35 $3.31 0.04%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
BDX 25.3 8.2% 7.7% 6.5%
ABT $250.18B 33.7 5.7% 14.7% 13.1%
SYK $134.44B 41.8 11.2% 12.9% 15.1% 64.0%
BSX 49.1 19.9% 14.4% 12.6% 69.0%
EW $49.50B 46.6 11.6% 17.7% 10.6% 78.0%
IDXX $53.93B 51.7 10.4% 24.6% 69.2% 61.8%
RMD $37.77B 27.1 9.8% 27.2% 25.0% 59.4%
GEHC 18.0 4.8% 10.1% 22.1% 40.0%
DXCM $25.54B 31.8 15.6% 17.9% 31.4% 60.1%
ZBH $28.66B 25.3 7.2% 8.6% 5.6%
PEN $12.20B 68.8 17.5% 12.7% 13.1% 67.1%

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 18
Annual Income Statement data for BDX
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue 12-point trend, +158.6% $21.84B $20.18B $19.37B $18.87B $19.13B $16.07B $17.29B $15.98B $12.09B $12.48B $10.28B $8.45B
Cost of Revenue 12-point trend, +187.5% $11.91B $11.05B $11.20B $10.39B $10.50B $9.28B $9.00B $8.71B $6.13B $6.49B $5.59B $4.14B
Gross Profit 7-point trend, +76.2% · · · · · $7.58B $8.29B $7.27B $5.94B $5.99B $4.70B $4.30B
R&D Expense 12-point trend, +130.0% $1.26B $1.19B $1.24B $1.26B $1.28B $1.04B $1.06B $1.00B $770M $828M $632M $550M
SG&A Expense 12-point trend, +146.1% $5.28B $4.86B $4.72B $4.71B $4.72B $4.18B $4.33B $4.02B $2.91B $3.00B $2.56B $2.15B
Operating Expenses 12-point trend, +181.6% $19.26B $17.78B $17.26B $16.59B $16.88B $15.16B $15.53B $14.47B $10.57B $11.05B $9.21B $6.84B
Operating Income 12-point trend, +60.6% $2.58B $2.40B $2.11B $2.28B $2.25B $912M $1.76B $1.51B $1.52B $1.43B $1.07B $1.61B
Interest Expense 12-point trend, +354.1% $613M $528M $452M $398M $469M $528M $639M $706M $521M $388M $371M $135M
Interest Income 12-point trend, -17.4% $38M $163M $49M $16M $9M $7M $12M $65M $76M $21M $15M $46M
Other Non-op 12-point trend, -2560.0% $-123M $-28M $-46M $-117M $-99M $23M $43M $305M $-101M $11M $21M $5M
Pretax Income 12-point trend, +23.6% $1.88B $2.00B $1.66B $1.78B $1.69B $414M $1.18B $1.17B $976M $1.07B $739M $1.52B
Income Tax 12-point trend, -39.8% $203M $300M $132M $148M $88M $62M $-57M $862M $-124M $97M $44M $337M
Net Income 12-point trend, +41.6% $1.68B $1.71B $1.48B $1.78B $2.09B $874M $1.23B $311M $1.10B $976M $695M $1.19B
EPS (Basic) 12-point trend, -4.9% $5.83 $5.88 $4.97 $5.93 $6.92 $2.75 $4.01 $0.62 $4.70 $4.59 $3.43 $6.13
EPS (Diluted) 12-point trend, -2.8% $5.82 $5.86 $4.94 $5.88 $6.85 $2.71 $3.94 $0.60 $4.60 $4.49 $3.35 $5.99
Shares (Basic) 12-point trend, +48.8% 287,648,000 289,763,000 286,282,000 285,005,000 289,288,000 278,971,000 269,943,000 258,354,000 218,943,000 212,702,000 202,537,000 193,299,000
Shares (Diluted) 12-point trend, +45.9% 288,509,000 291,009,000 288,392,000 287,364,000 292,089,000 282,402,000 274,775,000 264,621,000 223,588,000 217,536,000 207,509,000 197,709,000
EBITDA 12-point trend, +132.5% $5.04B $4.68B $4.40B $4.51B $5.07B $3.64B $4.01B $3.48B $2.57B $2.54B $1.97B $2.17B
Balance Sheet 26
Annual Balance Sheet data for BDX
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Cash & Equivalents 12-point trend, -69.5% $567M $1.72B $1.42B $1.01B $2.28B $2.83B $536M $1.14B $14.18B $1.54B $1.42B $1.86B
Receivables 12-point trend, +101.9% $2.40B $3.03B $2.53B $2.19B $2.35B $2.40B $2.35B $2.32B $1.74B $1.62B $1.62B $1.19B
Inventory 12-point trend, +110.6% $3.15B $3.84B $3.27B $3.22B $2.74B $2.74B $2.58B $2.45B $1.82B $1.72B $1.96B $1.50B
Other Current Assets 12-point trend, +97.6% $1.38B $1.29B $1.38B $1.56B $1.05B $891M $1.12B $1.25B $871M $480M $563M $698M
Current Assets 12-point trend, +51.0% $9.26B $10.47B $8.68B $8.14B $8.84B $8.97B $6.66B $7.41B $18.63B $6.37B $5.66B $6.13B
PP&E (Net) 12-point trend, +77.1% $6.38B $6.82B $6.56B $6.01B $6.00B $5.92B $5.66B $5.38B $4.64B $3.90B $4.06B $3.60B
PP&E (Gross) 12-point trend, +75.9% $13.66B $14.38B $13.58B $12.41B $12.09B $11.92B $11.13B $10.48B $9.39B $8.42B $8.28B $7.76B
Accum. Depreciation 12-point trend, +74.8% $7.27B $7.56B $7.02B $6.40B $6.09B $6.00B $5.47B $5.11B $4.75B $4.52B $4.22B $4.16B
Goodwill 12-point trend, +2282.0% $25.96B $26.46B $24.52B $24.62B $23.89B $23.60B $23.38B $23.60B $7.56B $7.42B $7.54B $1.09B
Intangibles 6-point trend, -33.0% $9.23B $10.87B $10.90B $12.26B $12.73B $13.77B · · · · · ·
Other Non-current Assets 12-point trend, +388.3% $2.38B $2.62B $2.08B $1.85B $1.95B $1.69B $1.09B $1.08B $1.01B $824M $717M $488M
Total Assets 12-point trend, +346.7% $55.33B $57.29B $52.78B $52.93B $53.87B $54.01B $51.77B $53.90B $37.73B $25.59B $26.48B $12.38B
Accounts Payable 12-point trend, +1422.7% $6.11B $1.90B $1.64B $1.70B $1.74B $1.35B $1.09B $1.11B $797M $665M $631M $401M
Accrued Liabilities 12-point trend, +194.7% $3.10B $3.48B $2.60B $2.60B $2.87B $2.64B $2.13B $2.25B $1.39B $1.57B $1.62B $1.05B
Current Liabilities 12-point trend, +271.9% $8.31B $8.96B $6.64B $7.81B $6.63B $5.84B $5.66B $7.22B $3.34B $4.40B $4.38B $2.23B
Capital Leases 6-point trend, +109.5% $704M $667M $414M $384M $344M $336M · · · · · ·
Deferred Tax 2-point trend, +1400.8% · · · · · · · · · · $1.95B $130M
Other Non-current Liabilities 12-point trend, +587.2% $2.63B $3.56B $4.58B $5.05B $5.21B $5.75B $5.68B $5.74B $1.61B $1.68B $2.43B $383M
Long-term Debt 2-point trend, +221.7% · · · · · · · · · · $12.12B $3.77B
Total Debt 12-point trend, +367.6% $17.62B $17.94B $14.74B $13.89B $17.11B $17.22B $18.08B $18.89B $18.67B $10.55B $12.12B $3.77B
Common Stock 12-point trend, +11.4% $371M $371M $371M $365M $365M $365M $347M $347M $347M $333M $333M $333M
Retained Earnings 12-point trend, +37.3% $16.62B $16.14B $15.54B $15.16B $13.83B $12.79B $12.91B $12.60B $13.11B $12.73B $12.31B $12.11B
Treasury Stock 12-point trend, +14.0% $9.81B $8.81B $8.30B $8.33B $7.72B $6.14B $6.19B $6.24B $8.43B $8.21B $8.24B $8.60B
AOCI 12-point trend, -89.3% $-1.90B $-1.73B $-1.55B $-1.49B $-2.09B $-2.55B $-2.28B $-1.91B $-1.72B $-1.93B $-1.74B $-1.00B
Stockholders' Equity 12-point trend, +402.5% $25.39B $25.89B $25.80B $25.28B $23.68B $23.77B $21.08B $20.99B $12.95B $7.63B $7.16B $5.05B
Liabilities + Equity 12-point trend, +344.5% $55.33B $57.29B $52.78B $52.93B $53.87B $54.01B $51.77B $53.90B $37.73B $25.59B $26.48B $12.45B
Cash Flow 19
Annual Cash Flow data for BDX
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
D&A 12-point trend, +338.1% $2.46B $2.29B $2.29B $2.23B $2.23B $2.12B $2.25B $1.98B $1.09B $1.11B $891M $562M
Stock-based Comp 12-point trend, +128.3% $258M $247M $259M $233M $229M $236M $261M $322M $174M $196M $166M $113M
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, -404.3% $-474M $-211M $-622M $-129M $-280M $-285M $-633M $-262M $-74M $-519M $-274M $-94M
Amort. of Intangibles 12-point trend, +1788.1% $1.59B $1.47B $1.47B $1.43B $1.40B $1.38B $1.50B $1.25B $553M $552M $346M $84M
Restructuring 9-point trend, +1.5% $275M $387M $239M $123M $44M $84M · · $85M $526M $271M ·
Other Non-cash 12-point trend, -2370.0% $-494M $-183M $-419M $-1.64B $333M $553M $216M $516M $262M $792M $252M $-20M
Operating Cash Flow 12-point trend, +96.4% $3.43B $3.84B $2.99B $2.47B $4.13B $2.94B $3.33B $2.87B $2.55B $2.56B $1.73B $1.75B
CapEx 12-point trend, +28.4% $760M $725M $874M $973M $1.19B $769M $957M $895M $727M $693M $596M $592M
Investing Cash Flow 11-point trend, +13.7% $-818M $-5.51B $-716M · $-1.88B $-1.23B $-741M $-15.73B $-883M $-669M $-8.32B $-948M
Debt Issued 12-point trend, +0.00 $0 $4.52B $1.66B $497M $4.87B $3.39B $2.22B $5.09B $11.46B $0 $6.16B $0
Net Debt Issued 11-point trend, -129.1% $-1.79B $3.38B $-493M $-308M $-243M $-1.27B $-2.52B $1.09B $7.48B $-752M $6.16B ·
Stock Repurchased 12-point trend, +150.0% $1.00B $500M $0 $500M $1.75B $0 $0 $0 $220M $0 $0 $400M
Net Stock Activity 11-point trend, -150.0% $-1.00B $-500M $0 $-500M $-1.75B · $0 $0 $-220M $0 $0 $-400M
Dividends Paid 12-point trend, +184.1% $1.20B $1.10B $1.11B $1.08B $1.05B $1.03B $984M $927M $677M $562M $485M $421M
Financing Cash Flow 11-point trend, -348.2% $-3.62B $2.09B $-1.96B · $-3.31B $22M $-3.22B $-58M $10.98B $-1.76B $6.19B $-807M
Net Change in Cash 12-point trend, -3365.5% $-1.00B $375M $322M $-1.23B $-525M $2.33B $-646M $-12.94B $12.64B $117M $-436M $-29M
Taxes Paid 12-point trend, +81.5% $599M $653M $629M $532M $671M $523M $536M $235M $265M $218M $240M $330M
Free Cash Flow 12-point trend, +131.4% $2.67B $3.12B $2.12B $1.50B $3.42B $2.73B $2.37B $1.97B $1.82B $1.87B $1.13B $1.15B
Levered FCF 12-point trend, +102.4% $2.12B $2.67B $1.70B $1.13B $2.98B $2.26B $1.70B $1.78B $1.24B $1.51B $785M $1.05B
Profitability 8
Annual Profitability data for BDX
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Gross Margin 6-point trend, -3.0% · · · · · 44.3% 47.9% 45.4% 49.1% 48.0% 45.7% ·
Operating Margin 12-point trend, -37.9% 11.8% 11.9% 10.9% 12.1% 13.8% 8.7% 10.2% 9.4% 12.2% 11.5% 10.4% 19.0%
Net Margin 12-point trend, -45.3% 7.7% 8.5% 7.7% 9.4% 10.3% 5.1% 7.1% 1.9% 9.1% 7.8% 6.8% 14.0%
Pretax Margin 12-point trend, -52.2% 8.6% 9.9% 8.6% 9.4% 11.1% 5.8% 6.8% 7.3% 8.1% 8.6% 7.2% 18.0%
EBITDA Margin 12-point trend, -10.1% 23.1% 23.2% 22.7% 23.9% 25.1% 21.2% 23.2% 21.7% 21.2% 20.4% 19.1% 25.7%
ROA 12-point trend, -69.1% 3.0% 3.1% 2.8% 3.3% 3.9% 1.7% 2.3% 0.68% 3.5% 3.8% 3.5% 9.6%
ROE 12-point trend, -72.1% 6.5% 6.6% 5.8% 7.3% 8.8% 3.9% 5.9% 1.8% 10.7% 13.2% 11.4% 23.5%
ROIC 12-point trend, -62.3% 5.3% 4.7% 4.8% 5.3% 6.4% 3.2% 4.7% 1.0% 5.3% 7.1% 5.2% 14.2%
Liquidity & Solvency 5
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for BDX
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Current Ratio 12-point trend, -59.4% 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.0 5.6 1.4 1.4 2.7
Quick Ratio 12-point trend, -67.9% 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.5 4.8 0.7 0.7 1.4
Debt / Equity 12-point trend, -6.9% 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.7 0.7
LT Debt / Equity 12-point trend, -6.9% 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.6 0.7
Interest Coverage 12-point trend, -64.6% 4.2 4.5 4.7 5.7 6.0 2.8 2.8 2.1 2.8 3.7 2.9 11.9
Efficiency 3
Annual Efficiency data for BDX
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Asset Turnover 12-point trend, -43.5% 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7
Inventory Turnover 12-point trend, +7.6% 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.6 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.2 2.9
Receivables Turnover 12-point trend, +4.1% 7.2 7.2 8.2 8.3 8.3 7.2 7.4 7.9 7.2 7.7 7.3 7.0
Per Share 4
Annual Per Share data for BDX
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue / Share 12-point trend, +77.2% $75.70 $69.34 $67.17 $65.67 $69.32 $60.61 $62.92 $60.40 $54.09 $57.38 $49.55 $42.72
Cash Flow / Share 12-point trend, +34.6% $11.89 $13.21 $10.37 $8.60 $15.91 $12.53 $12.12 $10.83 $11.40 $11.76 $8.34 $8.83
Dividend Paid / Share 12-point trend, +90.8% $4 $4 $4 $3 $3 $3 $3 $3 $3 $3 $2 $2
EPS (TTM) 12-point trend, -2.8% $5.82 $5.86 $4.94 $5.88 $6.85 $2.71 $3.94 $0.60 $4.60 $4.49 $3.35 $5.99
Growth Rates 10
Annual Growth Rates data for BDX
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, -56.7% 8.2% 4.2% 2.7% -1.4% 19.0% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -22.3% 5.0% 1.8% 6.4% · · · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y 6.3% · · · · · · · · · · ·
EPS YoY 5-point trend, -100.4% -0.68% 18.6% -16.0% -14.2% 152.8% · · · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -101.5% -0.34% -5.1% 22.2% · · · · · · · · ·
EPS CAGR 5Y 16.5% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income YoY 5-point trend, -101.1% -1.6% 14.9% -16.6% -15.0% 139.4% · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -110.0% -1.9% -6.6% 19.3% · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 5Y 13.9% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Dividend CAGR 5Y 3.1% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 6
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for BDX
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue TTM 12-point trend, +158.6% $21.84B $20.18B $19.37B $18.87B $19.13B $16.07B $17.29B $15.98B $12.09B $12.48B $10.28B $8.45B
Net Income TTM 12-point trend, +41.6% $1.68B $1.71B $1.48B $1.78B $2.09B $874M $1.23B $311M $1.10B $976M $695M $1.19B
P/E 12-point trend, +73.5% 25.3 32.3 41.1 29.8 27.5 65.9 49.2 333.6 32.7 30.7 30.4 14.6
Earnings Yield 12-point trend, -42.3% 4.0% 3.1% 2.4% 3.4% 3.6% 1.5% 2.0% 0.30% 3.1% 3.3% 3.3% 6.9%
Payout Ratio 12-point trend, +100.6% 71.3% 64.5% 75.1% 60.8% 50.1% 117.4% 79.8% 298.1% 61.6% 57.6% 69.8% 35.5%
Annual Payout 12-point trend, +184.1% $1.20B $1.10B $1.11B $1.08B $1.05B $1.03B $984M $927M $677M $562M $485M $421M

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Revenue $21.84B$20.18B$19.37B$18.87B$19.13B
Operating Margin % 11.8%11.9%10.9%12.1%13.8%
Net Income $1.68B$1.71B$1.48B$1.78B$2.09B
Diluted EPS $5.82$5.86$4.94$5.88$6.85
Balance Sheet
2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Debt / Equity 0.70.70.60.50.7
Current Ratio 1.11.21.31.01.3
Quick Ratio 0.40.50.60.40.7
Cash Flow
2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Free Cash Flow $2.67B$3.12B$2.12B$1.50B$3.42B

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