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Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX

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198.66 USD +0.06 +0.03%

As of Nov 3, 11:00 AM ET

Bid
198.23 × 1
Ask
198.49 × 2
196.24 Day range 199.02
138.67 52-week range 200.42
YTD
+30.21%
1 year
+42.52%
Open
197.16
Prev close
198.60
Mkt cap
54.03B
Vol
220.27K
Avg vol
1.74M
EPS
4.30
P/E
46.13
Div yield
2.12%
More statistics
Low
196.24
High
199.02
Forward P/E
14.93
Beta
0.28
Short ratio
4.88
Inst. own
99.74%
Dividend
4.20
Ex-div date
Sep 8, 2026
Earnings
Nov 5, 2026
50-d avg
186.60
200-d avg
165.98
1y target
195.57

6M chart

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Interval
1m5m15m30m

Events in this range
  • May 7, 2026Earnings: 2.9; estimate 2.78; surprise 4.32%
  • Jun 9, 2026Dividend: 1.05
  • Aug 6, 2026Earnings: 3.23; estimate 3.14; surprise 2.87%
  • Aug 7, 2026Rating: Piper Sandler · Neutral → Neutral
  • Aug 7, 2026Rating: RBC Capital · Sector Perform → Sector Perform
  • Aug 7, 2026Rating: Citigroup · Buy → Buy
  • Aug 13, 2026Rating: RBC Capital · Sector Perform → Sector Perform
  • Aug 31, 2026Rating: B of A Securities · Neutral → Neutral
  • Sep 9, 2026Dividend: 1.05
  • Oct 7, 2026Rating: Barclays · — → Underweight
Signals (31)
NameDateAgo
RSI: OverboughtOct 22, 20261 week ago
MACD: Buy SignalOct 9, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 8, 20263 weeks ago
SMA: BearishOct 6, 20264 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 5, 20264 weeks ago
SMA: BearishSep 30, 20261 month ago
RSI: OverboughtAug 28, 20262 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalAug 27, 20262 months ago
RSI: OverboughtAug 19, 20262 months ago
RSI: OverboughtAug 6, 20262 months ago
MACD: Buy SignalJul 27, 20263 months ago
SMA: BullishJul 23, 20263 months ago
SMA: BearishJul 22, 20263 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalJul 22, 20263 months ago
SMA: BullishJul 15, 20263 months ago
MACD: Buy SignalJul 15, 20263 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalJul 14, 20263 months ago
SMA: BearishJul 8, 20263 months ago
SMA: BullishJul 7, 20263 months ago
SMA: BearishJul 6, 20264 months ago

Newest 20 of 31.

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

2.24 Grey zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 5
  • Return on Equity 3
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 4

Valuation

P/E 25.2×
FY 2016: 30.0×FY 2017: 32.0×FY 2018: 327×FY 2019: 49.0×FY 2020: 64.9×FY 2021: 27.2×FY 2022: 29.5×FY 2023: 40.9×FY 2024: 32.2×FY 2025: 25.2×
FY 2016 5y median 29.5× FY 2025
P/S 1.9×
FY 2016: 2.3×FY 2017: 2.7×FY 2018: 3.3×FY 2019: 3.0×FY 2020: 3.1×FY 2021: 2.9×FY 2022: 2.6×FY 2023: 3.0×FY 2024: 2.7×FY 2025: 1.9×
FY 2016 5y median 2.7× FY 2025
P/B 1.7×
FY 2016: 3.8×FY 2017: 2.5×FY 2018: 2.5×FY 2019: 2.5×FY 2020: 2.1×FY 2021: 2.3×FY 2022: 2.0×FY 2023: 2.3×FY 2024: 2.1×FY 2025: 1.7×
FY 2016 5y median 2.1× FY 2025
P/FCF 15.8×
FY 2016: 15.9×FY 2017: 18.0×FY 2018: 26.6×FY 2019: 22.1×FY 2020: 18.2×FY 2021: 16.0×FY 2022: 30.1×FY 2023: 27.5×FY 2024: 17.9×FY 2025: 15.8×
FY 2016 5y median 17.9× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 12.2×
FY 2016: 15.3×FY 2017: 14.5×FY 2018: 18.9×FY 2019: 17.5×FY 2020: 21.2×FY 2021: 16.1×FY 2022: 14.9×FY 2023: 16.7×FY 2024: 15.5×FY 2025: 12.2×
FY 2016 5y median 15.5× FY 2025
EV/Sales 2.8×
FY 2016: 3.2×FY 2017: 3.1×FY 2018: 4.6×FY 2019: 4.1×FY 2020: 4.0×FY 2021: 3.7×FY 2022: 3.5×FY 2023: 3.8×FY 2024: 3.7×FY 2025: 2.8×
FY 2016 5y median 3.7× FY 2025
FCF Yield 6.3%
FY 2016: 6.3%FY 2017: 5.5%FY 2018: 3.8%FY 2019: 4.5%FY 2020: 5.5%FY 2021: 6.3%FY 2022: 3.3%FY 2023: 3.6%FY 2024: 5.6%FY 2025: 6.3%
FY 2016 5y median 5.6% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 45.4%
FY 2016: 48.0%FY 2017: 49.3%FY 2018: 45.5%FY 2019: 47.9%FY 2020: 42.3%FY 2021: 45.1%FY 2022: 44.9%FY 2023: 42.2%FY 2024: 45.2%FY 2025: 45.4%
FY 2016 5y median 45.1% FY 2025
Operating Margin 11.8%
FY 2016: 11.5%FY 2017: 12.6%FY 2018: 9.4%FY 2019: 10.2%FY 2020: 5.7%FY 2021: 11.8%FY 2022: 12.1%FY 2023: 10.9%FY 2024: 11.9%FY 2025: 11.8%
FY 2016 5y median 11.8% FY 2025
Net Margin 7.7%
FY 2016: 7.8%FY 2017: 9.1%FY 2018: 1.9%FY 2019: 7.1%FY 2020: 5.4%FY 2021: 10.9%FY 2022: 9.4%FY 2023: 7.7%FY 2024: 8.4%FY 2025: 7.7%
FY 2016 5y median 8.4% FY 2025
ROE 6.6%
FY 2016: 12.8%FY 2017: 8.5%FY 2018: 1.5%FY 2019: 5.8%FY 2020: 3.7%FY 2021: 8.8%FY 2022: 7.0%FY 2023: 5.8%FY 2024: 6.6%FY 2025: 6.6%
FY 2016 5y median 6.6% FY 2025
ROIC 4.7%
FY 2016: 5.9%FY 2017: 4.4%FY 2018: 0.8%FY 2019: 3.7%FY 2020: 1.6%FY 2021: 4.5%FY 2022: 4.4%FY 2023: 4.1%FY 2024: 4.0%FY 2025: 4.7%
FY 2016 5y median 4.4% FY 2025
ROA 3.0%
FY 2016: 3.8%FY 2017: 2.9%FY 2018: 0.6%FY 2019: 2.4%FY 2020: 1.6%FY 2021: 3.9%FY 2022: 3.4%FY 2023: 2.8%FY 2024: 3.0%FY 2025: 3.0%
FY 2016 5y median 3.0% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 8.2%
FY 2016: 21.4%FY 2017: -3.1%FY 2018: 32.2%FY 2019: 8.2%FY 2020: -7.0%FY 2021: 19.0%FY 2022: -1.4%FY 2023: 2.7%FY 2024: 4.2%FY 2025: 8.2%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 7.6%
FY 2016: 33.1%FY 2017: 6.4%FY 2018: -0.9%FY 2019: 16.6%FY 2020: -48.2%FY 2021: 146.7%FY 2022: 1.4%FY 2023: -7.5%FY 2024: 13.5%FY 2025: 7.6%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) -0.5%
FY 2016: 34.0%FY 2017: 2.4%FY 2018: -87.0%FY 2019: 548.3%FY 2020: -30.3%FY 2021: 152.8%FY 2022: -14.2%FY 2023: -16.0%FY 2024: 18.6%FY 2025: -0.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow -13.1%
FY 2016: 68.0%FY 2017: -1.0%FY 2018: 8.1%FY 2019: 20.5%FY 2020: 15.0%FY 2021: 25.2%FY 2022: -51.4%FY 2023: 27.4%FY 2024: 45.2%FY 2025: -13.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.1×
FY 2016: 1.4×FY 2017: 5.6×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 1.5×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 1.3×FY 2024: 1.2×FY 2025: 1.1×
FY 2016 5y median 1.2× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.6×
FY 2016: 1.1×FY 2017: 5.0×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 1.1×FY 2021: 0.9×FY 2022: 0.6×FY 2023: 0.8×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.8×
FY 2016: 1.5×FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 0.9×FY 2020: 0.8×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 0.8×
FY 2016 5y median 0.8× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 3.7×
FY 2016: 3.9×FY 2017: 1.8×FY 2018: 5.3×FY 2019: 4.6×FY 2020: 4.9×FY 2021: 3.7×FY 2022: 3.6×FY 2023: 3.5×FY 2024: 4.1×FY 2025: 3.7×
FY 2016 5y median 3.7× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 4.2×
FY 2016: 3.7×FY 2017: 2.9×FY 2018: 2.1×FY 2019: 2.8×FY 2020: 1.7×FY 2021: 4.8×FY 2022: 5.7×FY 2023: 4.7×FY 2024: 4.5×FY 2025: 4.2×
FY 2016 5y median 4.7× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.8%
FY 2016: 1.9%FY 2017: 2.1%FY 2018: 1.8%FY 2019: 1.9%FY 2020: 2.1%FY 2021: 1.9%FY 2022: 2.2%FY 2023: 1.9%FY 2024: 2.0%FY 2025: 2.8%
FY 2016 5y median 2.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 71.3%
FY 2016: 57.6%FY 2017: 61.5%FY 2018: 298.1%FY 2019: 79.8%FY 2020: 117.4%FY 2021: 50.1%FY 2022: 60.8%FY 2023: 75.1%FY 2024: 64.5%FY 2025: 71.3%
FY 2016 5y median 64.5% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-09-30