Becton Dickinson vs 3M
BDX and MMM side by side, both in surgical, medical, and dental instruments and supplies. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BDX and MMM compare
3M is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Becton Dickinson ($89.9B against $54.0B).
On earnings, 3M is cheaper: it trades at 31.0× trailing earnings, against 59.9× for Becton Dickinson.
Becton Dickinson grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.4% versus 2.3% for 3M).
3M keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.9% compared with 4.0% at Becton Dickinson.
Both pay dividends: Becton Dickinson yields 2.1% and 3M 1.8%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BDX | MMM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $54.0B | $89.9B |
| Share price | $198.34 | $174.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 7.7% | 5.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −18.6% | −4.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.51 | 1.03 |
| Employees | 72K | 61K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 13 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 59.9× | 31.0× (better) |
| P/S | 2.3× (better) | 3.6× |
| P/B | 2.2× (better) | 30.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.1× (better) | 16.6× |
| P/FCF | 16.9× (better) | 22.6× |
| FCF yield | 5.9% (better) | 4.4% |
| Fair value | $183.90 | $124.05 |
| Margin of safety | −7.9% (better) | −40.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.4% (better) | 2.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.3% (better) | −5.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −40.6% | −23.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −39.6% | −21.7% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 16.5% (better) | −8.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 46.9% (better) | 39.4% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 18.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 11.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 13.8% | 15.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 3.8% | 82.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.1% | 27.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.69 (better) | 4.25 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.23 | 1.60 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 4.2× | 5.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.87 | 1.24 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.30 | 4.49 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.1% (better) | 1.8% |
| Payout ratio | 125% | 53.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 12 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.7% (better) | −13.1% |
| Buyback yield | 4.6% (better) | 4.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 6.7% (better) | 6.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 75.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.21% | 0.09% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.8M (better) | −$21.3M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.6% | 1.9% |
Go deeper
- BDX stock overview
- BDX income statement
- BDX valuation and score
- MMM stock overview
- MMM income statement
- MMM valuation and score
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