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) Free cash flow

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Becton, Dickinson and Company's free cash flow for fiscal 2026 was $2.9B, up 9.85% from $2.7B in fiscal 2025. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $1.1B (fiscal 2015) to $3.1B (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. Becton, Dickinson and Company ranks 2nd of 51 Medical Instruments & Supplies companies by free cash flow.

Free cash flow, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow Change
FY2026 $2.9B 9.85%
FY2025 $2.7B (14.40%)
FY2024 $3.1B 47.40%
FY2023 $2.1B 41.26%
FY2022 $1.5B (48.91%)
FY2021 $2.9B 35.24%
FY2020 $2.2B (8.64%)
FY2019 $2.4B 20.46%
FY2018 $2.0B 8.06%
FY2017 $1.8B (2.30%)

Quarterly newest first

Period Free cash flow Change
Sep 2026 $1.2B 90.36%
Jun 2026 $633.0M 15.93%
Mar 2026 $546.0M (0.55%)
Dec 2025 $549.0M (62.78%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low $1.1B High $3.1B
Ten-year median $2.1B
Current reading's percentile 92

Free cash flow against peers

What Free cash flow is

Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.

Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)

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