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) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) trades at a price to free cash flow of 15.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 11.3× (June 2026) to 54.9× (April 2022); the current reading is higher than 12% of that period. That is below the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median of 25.7× and below the Healthcare sector median of 19.5×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2025 15.9× (9.97%)
FY2024 17.6× (35.77%)
FY2023 27.4× (17.74%)
FY2022 33.3× 79.17%
FY2021 18.6× (18.99%)
FY2020 23.0× 4.04%
FY2019 22.1× (17.01%)
FY2018 26.6× 47.08%
FY2017 18.1× 15.07%
FY2016 15.7× (0.42%)

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 13.0× 2.83%
Mar 2026 12.6× (23.76%)
Dec 2025 16.6× 4.46%
Sep 2025 15.9× (15.33%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 11.3× High 54.9×
Ten-year median 20.2×
Current reading's percentile 12

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
SOLV Solventum Corporation compare n/m
MDLN Medline Inc. compare 12.9×
BAX Baxter International Inc. compare 14.8×
BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company 15.8×
ALC Alcon compare 19.7×
RMD ResMed Inc. compare 19.9×
ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. compare 43.9×
WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. compare 60.6×
RGEN Repligen Corporation compare 175×
Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median 25.7×
Healthcare sector median 19.5×
Market median 14.0×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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