Becton, Dickinson and Company

BDX Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies

In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 5.44%, EPS fell 31.5%, free cash flow fell 31.6% and total debt fell 22.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for three.

191.75 2.01 −1.04%
Market cap
$52.8B
P/E
57.8×
Fwd P/E
37.7×
Dividend yield
2.07%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
1.84
Beneish M
−2.64
Dividend safety
67/100
Sep '16 Sep '17 Sep '18 Sep '19 Sep '20 Sep '21 Sep '22 Sep '23 Sep '24 Sep '25
P/E ratio
30.03 31.56 413.84 48.99 64.89 27.29 29.59 40.61 31.86 25.20
Piotroski F-Score
— 5 4 7 5 7 5 5 6 7
Altman Z-Score
2.44 2.22 1.66 1.84 1.74 1.99 1.99 2.25 1.97 1.84
P/S ratio
2.35 2.73 3.28 3.03 3.10 2.85 2.65 2.99 2.72 1.94
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers)
2.95 4.61 1.64 1.89 2.09 2.21 2.22 2.49 2.24 2.29
P/FCF ratio
15.71 18.08 26.59 22.07 22.96 18.60 33.33 27.42 17.61 15.85
P/Operating CF
41.59 29.27 40.11 38.20 56.64 64.85 51.31 43.78 46.62 22.86
Beneish M-Score
(2.80) (2.72) (1.95) (2.67) (2.60) (2.73) (2.59) (2.43) (2.57) (2.64)
Dividend Safety Score
— — — — — — — — — 67
P/B ratio
3.84 2.55 2.50 2.48 2.10 2.30 1.98 2.25 2.12 1.67
EV/Sales
3.04 3.10 4.38 4.04 3.99 3.62 3.32 3.68 3.50 2.71
EV/EBITDA
14.92 14.34 20.08 17.40 21.17 15.45 13.88 16.20 15.06 11.74
EV/FCF
20.35 20.53 35.55 29.43 29.55 23.62 41.82 33.68 22.62 22.16
Current Ratio
1.45 5.58 1.03 1.18 1.54 1.33 1.04 1.31 1.17 1.11
Net Debt/EBITDA
3.40 1.71 5.06 4.35 4.72 3.28 2.82 3.01 3.34 3.33
Debt/Equity
1.38 1.44 0.90 0.86 0.72 0.72 0.55 0.57 0.69 0.69
ROE
13.19% 10.01% 0.94% 5.14% 3.42% 8.44% 6.90% 5.58% 6.60% 6.54%
ROA
3.75% 3.25% 0.35% 2.05% 1.45% 3.71% 3.16% 2.69% 3.10% 2.98%
ROIC
5.49% 5.46% 2.44% 2.85% 1.50% 3.67% 3.75% 3.38% 3.61% 3.82%
Return on Tangible Assets
16.63% 5.17% 2.85% 16.23% 8.47% 24.37% 26.63% 16.57% 20.46% 21.14%
Average Days of Receivables
47.31 52.64 52.96 49.50 54.45 44.84 42.38 47.74 54.86 50.04
Earnings Yield
3.33% 3.17% 0.24% 2.04% 1.54% 3.67% 3.38% 2.46% 3.14% 3.97%
Free Cash Flow Yield
6.36% 5.53% 3.76% 4.53% 4.35% 5.38% 3.00% 3.65% 5.68% 6.31%
Free Cash Flow per Share
8.77 8.33 7.63 8.79 7.77 10.14 5.26 7.39 10.76 9.28
Book value per Share
35.89 59.14 81.26 78.09 85.19 81.85 88.71 90.11 89.35 88.27
Free Cash Flow
1,866.00 1,823.00 1,970.00 2,373.00 2,168.00 2,932.00 1,498.00 2,116.00 3,119.00 2,670.00
EV/EBIT
26.55 24.59 46.41 39.68 70.25 30.76 27.44 33.76 29.42 22.95
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