BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $52.48B
- P/E (TTM)
- 57.6
- Dividend yield
- 2.18%
About Becton Dickinson
Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus, SIC 3841
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is a global medical technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment, and diagnostic products. Its operations encompass five primary business segments: Medical Essentials, Connected Care, BioPharma Systems, Interventional, and Life Sciences. The company provides solutions such as infusion systems, vascular access products, specimen collection devices, diagnostic instruments, cell analysis tools, and surgical and urological implants. BD serves a broad customer base that includes hospitals, clinics, healthcare professionals, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, blood banks, retail pharmacies, and consumers.
The company operates on a worldwide scale, maintaining international business operations organized across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Greater Asia, Latin America, and Canada. BD employs approximately 72,000 associates across 61 countries and maintains manufacturing facilities in the United States as well as 17 other countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, and Singapore. The company maintains its corporate executive offices in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.
Summary of the business section of Becton Dickinson's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- BECTON DICKINSON & CO
- Founded
- 1897
- Headquarters
- Franklin Lakes, NJ
- Address
- One Becton Dr 07417-1880
- Phone
- (201) 847-6800
- Website
- www.bd.com
- Employees
- 72,000, Sep 30, 2025
- Industry
- Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
- Incorporated in
- New Jersey
- Fiscal year ends
- September 30
- Auditor
- ERNST& YOUNG LLP, New York, New York
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- BDX
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 272M, Jun 30, 2026
- Public float
- $65.47B, Mar 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Aug 21, 1998; 2-for-1, Aug 16, 1996; 2-for-1, Mar 1, 1993; 2-for-1, Mar 3, 1986
- SEC CIK
- 10795
- CUSIP
- 075887109
- ISIN
- US0758871091
- LEI
- ICE2EP6D98PQUILVRZ91
- EIN
- 22-0760120
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. Polen Jr | Chairman, CEO and President, Director | 153,441 |
| Michael Feld | EVP, Chief Revenue Officer | 19,644 |
| Vitor Roque | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | 8,041 |
| Roland Goette | EVP and President, EMEA | 16,635 |
| Bilal Muhsin | EVP & President Connected Care | 41,359 |
| Michael David Garrison | EVP & Pres Med.Essntl&BioPharm | 13,172 |
| Manish Sinha | EVP and Chief People Officer | 8,806 |
| Peter Menziuso | EVP and President, BDI | 0 |
| Shana Carol Neal | EVP and Chief People Officer | 23,966 |
| Lanesha Minnix | EVP and General Counsel | 0 |
| Pamela L. Spikner | SVP Controller & CAO | 3,323 |
| Massimiliano Urbini | EVP & Chief ISC Officer | 4,133 |
| David Shan | EVP and Chief ISC Officer | 8,926 |
| Christopher DelOrefice | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | 27,227 |
| Pavan Kumar Mocherla | EVP & President, Greater Asia | 5,055 |
| Richard Byrd | EVP & President Interventional | 13,183 |
| Michelle Quinn | EVP and General Counsel | 7,303 |
| Antoine C. Ezell | EVP, President Americas & CMO | 13,327 |
| Carrie L. Byington | Director | 5,018 |
| Robert Luther Huffines | Director | 1,279 |
| Bertram L. Scott | Director | 36,763 |
| Christopher Ian Montague Jones | Director | 24,304 |
| Timothy M. Ring | Director | 61,445 |
| Joanne Waldstreicher | Director | 3,391 |
| William M. Brown | Director | 4,663 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Thomas E. Polen | $17.13M | $3.48M | $4.26M | $89 | $130 |
| FY2024 Thomas E. Polen | $17.31M | $9.46M | $3.96M | $113 | $127 |
| FY2023 Thomas E. Polen | $17.31M | $29.77M | $4.52M | $119 | $102 |
| FY2022 Thomas E. Polen | $16.71M | $15.04M | $4.19M | $101 | $90 |
| FY2021 Thomas E. Polen | $14.19M | $16.68M | $3.74M | $107 | $127 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“We strive to continually invest in our associates with the goal of being an employer of choice for our approximately 72,000 associates located in 61 countries (as of September 30, 2025).”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings