Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX

183.82 4.59 2.56% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$48.8B
P/E
55.4×
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Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) Current ratio

Becton, Dickinson and Company's current ratio at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 0.9×, down 0.2× from fiscal 2025 (1.1×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.0× (fiscal 2018) to 5.6× (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is below the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median of 2.5× and below the Healthcare sector median of 3.0×.

Current ratio, annual

Annual

Period Current ratio Change
FY2025 1.1× (4.75%)
FY2024 1.2× (10.53%)
FY2023 1.3× 25.35%
FY2022 1.0× (21.86%)
FY2021 1.3× (13.21%)
FY2020 1.5× 30.41%
FY2019 1.2× 14.74%
FY2018 1.0× (81.58%)
FY2017 5.6× 285.31%
FY2016 1.4× 12.02%

Quarterly

Period Current ratio Change
Jun 2026 0.9× (8.10%)
Mar 2026 0.9× (10.21%)
Dec 2025 1.0× (5.78%)
Sep 2025 1.1× 0.97%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.0× High 5.6×
Ten-year median 1.3×
Current reading's percentile 27

Current ratio against peers

Company Current ratio
RGEN Repligen Corporation compare 9.1×
ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. compare 5.0×
MDLN Medline Inc. compare 4.3×
RMD ResMed Inc. compare 3.1×
WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. compare 2.8×
ALC Alcon compare 2.1×
BAX Baxter International Inc. compare 1.9×
SOLV Solventum Corporation compare 1.0×
BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company 0.9×
Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median 2.5×
Healthcare sector median 3.0×
Market median 1.6×

What Current ratio is

Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.

Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)

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