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.
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Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) Operating margin
Becton, Dickinson and Company's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 10.3%, down 1.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.67% (fiscal 2020) to 12.6% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median of 1.07% and above the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.8% | (0.08) |
| FY2024 | 11.9% | 0.98 |
| FY2023 | 10.9% | (1.20) |
| FY2022 | 12.1% | 0.33 |
| FY2021 | 11.8% | 6.10 |
| FY2020 | 5.67% | (4.51) |
| FY2019 | 10.2% | 0.74 |
| FY2018 | 9.44% | (3.15) |
| FY2017 | 12.6% | 1.13 |
| FY2016 | 11.5% | 1.01 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 13.3% | 11.34 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.97% | (8.52) |
| Dec 2025 | 10.5% | (2.92) |
| Sep 2025 | 13.4% | (2.23) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| RMD ResMed Inc. compare | 33.4% |
| ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. compare | 31.3% |
| MDLN Medline Inc. compare | 31.1% |
| SOLV Solventum Corporation compare | 25.0% |
| WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. compare | 20.5% |
| BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company | 10.3% |
| ALC Alcon compare | 8.73% |
| RGEN Repligen Corporation compare | 8.23% |
| BAX Baxter International Inc. compare | −2.39% |
| Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median | 1.07% |
| Healthcare sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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