Becton, Dickinson and Company

BDX Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies

Revenue
−10.5%
EPS
+48.5%
Free cash flow
−31.6%
Total debt
−23.8%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

212.21 1.34 −0.63%
Market cap
$58.2B
P/E
51.1×
Fwd P/E
39.2×
Dividend yield
1.87%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
−2.76
Dividend safety
51/100

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) EPS (diluted)

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Becton, Dickinson and Company's EPS (diluted) for fiscal 2026 was $4.09, down 29.7% from $5.82 in fiscal 2025. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $0.60 (fiscal 2018) to $6.85 (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. Becton, Dickinson and Company ranks 8th of 47 Medical Instruments & Supplies companies by EPS (diluted).

EPS (diluted), annual

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Annual newest first

Period EPS (diluted) Change
FY2026 $4.09 (29.72%)
FY2025 $5.82 (1.85%)
FY2024 $5.93 20.04%
FY2023 $4.94 (15.99%)
FY2022 $5.88 (14.16%)
FY2021 $6.85 152.77%
FY2020 $2.71 (30.33%)
FY2019 $3.89 548.33%
FY2018 $0.60 (86.96%)
FY2017 $4.60 2.45%

Quarterly newest first

Period EPS (diluted) Change
Sep 2026 $2.54 85.64%
Jun 2026 $1.37 —
Mar 2026 −$1.11 —
Dec 2025 $1.34 (22.09%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low $0.60 High $6.85
Ten-year median $4.55
Current reading's percentile 42

EPS (diluted) against peers

What EPS (diluted) is

Diluted EPS tells an investor how much profit a company earned for each share, counting the extra shares that options and convertible securities could create.

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