Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) stock
BDXNYSESurgical & Medical Instruments & ApparatusFiscal year ends September 30
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 13/3015% above fair value
$215.71+1.19 (+0.55%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $58.76BP/E 65.2Yield 1.93%
Becton Dickinson statistics
113 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 8, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 9, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 14.85
- 22.12
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.22
- 2.70
- EV / EBIT
- 30.16
- 24.04
- EV / FCF
- 23.37
- 27.78
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -2.35%
- 3.22%
- Float
- 272M
- 37M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.19%
- 10.5%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 102.0%
- 60.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 8M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -9.01%
- -2.57%
- Short % of Float
- 2.98%
- 5.12%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.98%
- 3.98%
- Days to Cover
- 5.20
- 3.94
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $216.85
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $140.11
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $202.11
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $190.32
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $169.95
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $4.65
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.01%
- 2.01%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 14.2%
- -0.57%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 17.6%
- -7.91%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 49.3%
- -0.90%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 11.2%
- -0.82%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 14.1%
- -1.18%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -8.54%
- 6.56%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -11.6%
- -49.8%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 26.6%
- 57.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.97
- 0.82
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 73.8
- 47.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 31.1%
- 64.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.50
- 1.05
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 8.43%
- -2.55%
- EBITDA Margin
- 21.4%
- -2.82%
- FCF Margin
- 13.8%
- 0.40%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 3.77%
- -17.1%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.78%
- -12.2%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 5.15%
- -3.22%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 6.01%
- -8.13%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.87
- 2.45
- Quick Ratio
- 0.33
- 1.53
- Debt / Equity
- 0.69
- 0.42
- Debt / EBITDA
- 3.38
- 2.19
- Debt / FCF
- 5.25
- 3.62
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 3.23
- 1.53
- Interest Coverage
- 4.21
- -1.68
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 17.4%
- 9.24%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -40.6%
- 13.4%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -39.6%
- 15.1%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 54.2%
- 7.64%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 4.99%
- 7.08%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 6.32%
- 11.8%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -0.34%
- 3.11%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 16.5%
- 7.64%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.44
- 0.59
- Inventory Turnover
- 3.40
- 2.20
- Revenue Per Employee
- $322.92K
- $330.60K
- Profits Per Employee
- $13.07K
- -$41.39K
- Employee Count
- 72,000
- 186
- WACC
- 6.69%
- 9.71%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $1.96B
- -$1.69M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$16.10B
- $3.73M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$59.11
- $0.24
- Equity (Book Value)
- $24.42B
- $63.44M
- Book Value Per Share
- $89.64
- $3.26
- Tangible Book Value
- -$9.55B
- $11.04M
- Working Capital
- -$1.27B
- $56.85M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$753.00M
- -$3.69M
- FCF Per Share
- $11.76
- -$0.01
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 1.60%
- -4.70%
- FCF Yield
- 5.45%
- 0.24%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.93%
- 0.80%
- Buyback Yield
- 4.25%
- 0.79%
- Shareholder Yield
- 6.18%
- 1.05%
- Dividend Per Share
- $4.16
- $0.72
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 9.47%
- 4.88%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 15
- 0
- Payout Ratio
- 124.5%
- 24.3%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 36.6%
- 22.0%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $589.00M
- $5.33M
- Income Tax
- $241.00M
- $1.63M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 12.3%
- 18.3%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $81.71
- $38.11
- Graham Upside
- -62.1%
- -56.3%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.41
- 2.44
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.81
- -2.64
- Lynch Fair Value
- $54.67
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -74.7%
- -45.1%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | BDX | S&P 500 | Difference | BDX per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +14.2% | -2.7% | +16.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | +18.2% | -1.7% | +19.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +44.1% | +11.9% | +32.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | +46.4% | +12.0% | +34.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +24.4% | +78.2% | −53.8 pts | +7.5% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +26.1% | +73.2% | −47.2 pts | +4.7% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +93.3% | +309.6% | −216.4 pts | +6.8% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
8M BDX shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 9.0% from the previous report, or 2.98% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 38.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 8,105,536 | -9.0% | 1,557,358 | 5.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 8,907,876 | -8.9% | 1,624,702 | 5.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9,775,719 | -13.6% | 2,002,996 | 4.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 11,316,237 | +6.0% | 1,574,524 | 7.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 10,672,859 | +13.9% | 1,744,334 | 6.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 9,368,149 | -6.5% | 1,951,725 | 4.8 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 10,015,223 | -3.5% | 1,747,386 | 5.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 10,381,615 | -7.6% | 1,784,461 | 5.8 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11,236,246 | +54.4% | 3,874,971 | 2.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7,277,932 | +1.0% | 2,024,125 | 3.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 7,204,143 | -14.4% | 2,983,849 | 2.4 |
| May 15, 2026 | 8,414,123 | +31.9% | 3,695,263 | 2.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
See a number that looks wrong?