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) Return on assets
Becton, Dickinson and Company's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 1.78%, down 1.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (2.98%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.35% (fiscal 2018) to 3.75% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median of 0.00% and above the Healthcare sector median of −30.9%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2.98% | (0.12) |
| FY2024 | 3.10% | 0.41 |
| FY2023 | 2.69% | (0.47) |
| FY2022 | 3.16% | (0.55) |
| FY2021 | 3.71% | 2.26 |
| FY2020 | 1.45% | (0.60) |
| FY2019 | 2.05% | 1.70 |
| FY2018 | 0.35% | (2.90) |
| FY2017 | 3.25% | (0.50) |
| FY2016 | 3.75% | 0.18 |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| RMD ResMed Inc. compare | 17.8% |
| ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. compare | 15.3% |
| WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. compare | 14.1% |
| SOLV Solventum Corporation compare | 9.78% |
| MDLN Medline Inc. compare | 3.58% |
| ALC Alcon compare | 2.06% |
| BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company | 1.78% |
| RGEN Repligen Corporation compare | 1.42% |
| BAX Baxter International Inc. compare | −5.21% |
| Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median | 0.00% |
| Healthcare sector median | −30.9% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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