BDX Becton Dickinson
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Healthcare · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
Becton Dickinson (BDX) is a healthcare company in the Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus industry, with a market capitalization of $54.0 billion. Shares last traded at $198.20, 7.0% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 10.9%. BDX trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.37, above the Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus median of 28.35. Net profit margin is 4.5%, above the peer median of -6.3%. Revenue grew 8.2% year over year. The shares yield 2.1% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
BDX Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | $1.20B | $4.15 | 71% |
| 2024-09-30 | $1.10B | $3.78 | 65% |
| 2023-09-30 | $1.11B | $3.86 | 75% |
| 2022-09-30 | $1.08B | $3.77 | 61% |
| 2021-09-30 | $1.05B | $3.59 | 50% |
| 2020-09-30 | $1.03B | $3.63 | 117% |
| 2019-09-30 | $984M | $3.58 | 80% |
| 2018-09-30 | $927M | $3.50 | 298% |
| 2017-09-30 | $677M | $3.03 | 62% |
| 2016-09-30 | $562M | $2.58 | 58% |
| 2015-09-30 | $485M | $2.34 | 70% |
| 2014-09-30 | $421M | $2.13 | 36% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
BDX is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.37 | 2026-08-06 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.11 | 2026-05-07 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.34 | 2026-02-09 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $1.71 | 2025-11-25 |
| FY 2025 | $5.82 | 2025-11-25 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.00 | 2025-08-07 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus peers
BDX vs 14 industry peers (Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus), by market cap. Data as of close
| SYK | Stryker Corporation | $118.2B | 32.63 | 4.50 | 13.8% | +1.18% |
| MMM | 3M | $90.8B | 25.67 | 3.60 | 14.0% | -1.54% |
| BSX | Boston Scientific | $63.2B | 18.07 | 3.00 | 16.6% | -1.71% |
| BDX | Becton Dickinson | $54.0B | 57.37 | 2.59 | 4.5% | -0.20% |
| RMD | ResMed | $31.9B | 20.05 | 5.57 | 27.8% | -2.48% |
| DXCM | DexCom | $30.9B | 31.23 | 6.06 | 19.4% | -2.11% |
| MDLN | Medline Inc. | $29.9B | — | 1.05 | — | +1.40% |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | $28.4B | 44.39 | 8.35 | 18.8% | -0.17% |
| SOLV | Solventum | $14.4B | 10.06 | 1.74 | 17.3% | +0.02% |
| GKOS | Glaukos Corp | $13.8B | — | 19.98 | -24.6% | -2.42% |
| BAX | Baxter International | $13.2B | — | 1.14 | -6.2% | +5.27% |
| PEN | Penumbra Inc | $12.6B | 80.34 | 8.99 | 11.2% | -0.41% |
| PODD | Insulet Corporation | $10.7B | 28.62 | 3.52 | 12.3% | +0.78% |
| GMED | Globus Medical Inc | $10.7B | 19.95 | 3.40 | 17.0% | +0.14% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.