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BDX Financials Becton Dickinson

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 6.3% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown faster than revenue (13.9% vs 6.3% per year).
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 11.8% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 4.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($17.6B) exceeds cash ($567M); net debt is $17.1B.
  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (0.5% vs 6.3% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 4.2× in the latest year, up from 1.7× 5 years ago.
  • Total debt is 3.5× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 71.3% of earnings and 44.8% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has grown 3.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
$0 $11B $22B 2009 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 25% 49% 2009 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $2B $3B 2009 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $9B $19B 2009 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$16B -$2B $11B $0 2009 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $21.8B $1.7B 45.4% 11.8% $2.7B $17.6B $567M
2024 $20.2B $1.7B 45.2% 11.9% $3.1B $17.9B $1.7B
2023 $19.4B $1.5B 42.2% 10.9% $2.1B $14.7B $1.4B
2022 $18.9B $1.8B 44.9% 12.1% $1.5B $13.9B $1.0B
2021 $19.1B $2.1B 45.1% 11.8% $2.9B $17.1B $2.3B
2020 $16.1B $874M 47.1% 5.7% $2.2B $17.2B $2.8B
2019 $17.3B $1.2B 47.9% 10.2% $18.1B $536M
2018 $16.0B $311M 45.4% 9.4% $18.9B $1.1B
2017 $12.1B $1.1B 49.1% 12.6% $18.7B $14.2B
2016 $12.5B $976M 48.0% 11.5% $10.6B $1.5B
2015 $695M $1.1B $12.1B $1.4B
2014 $1.2B $1.2B $3.8B $1.9B
2013 $1.3B $1.2B $3.8B $1.9B
2012 $1.2B $1.2B $4.0B $1.7B
2009 $1.2B $1.1B $1.7B $1.4B

Valuation over time

How the market has priced BDX against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 23.5 46.9 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 2.0 4.1 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 1.5 2.9 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is BDX growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Becton Dickinson's revenue has grown 6.3% per year, and net income grown 13.9% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does BDX have?

As of FY2025, Becton Dickinson reported $17.6B of total debt against $567M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 4.2×.

What is BDX's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 45.4%, operating margin 11.8%, and net margin 7.7%.

What is BDX's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Becton Dickinson traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 24.9× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.