Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX

183.82 4.59 2.56% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$48.8B
P/E
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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

Annual

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

Low 0.35% High 3.75%
Ten-year median 3.10%
Current reading's percentile 45

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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