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BDX

Becton Dickinson and Company

US$176.80-0.71% (-US$1.27)
Day's range
US$175.71 – US$178.13
Day's volume
US$328.5m
52-week range
US$135.29 – US$190.87

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BDX in numbers

Market cap
US$48.2bn
P/E
51.18
P/B
1.97
Dividend yield (12m)
2.25%
Net debt/EBITDA
2.57

The 12-month dividend yield of BDX is 2.25%, above its 5-year average of 1.62%.

BDX price history

06/10/202502/10/2026
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BDX risk and return

Monthly closes adjusted for splits and distributions.

Metric12 months36 months60 months
Return+18.81%+1.27%+6.33%
Volatility (annualised)24.25%22.06%21.12%
Largest drawdown-16.10%-29.98%-36.43%
Positive months6/1218/3631/60

How much did investing in BDX return?

US$1,000.00 invested on 01/11/2021 would be worth US$1,063.33 today.

Value today in BDX
US$1,063.33
Return over the period
+6.33%
Return per year
+1.26%
In the S&P 500
US$1,690.98

With dividends reinvested, before taxes and costs, at month-end closes. Past returns do not guarantee future ones.

BDX fundamentals

Valuation

  • P/E
    51.18
  • P/B
    1.97
  • EV/EBITDA
    12.24
  • EV/EBIT
    24.56
  • EV/Revenue
    2.62
  • P/EBIT
    19.40
  • P/S
    2.07
  • P/OCF
    —
  • P/FCF
    —
  • Earnings yield
    4.07%
  • PEG ratio
    —
  • Earnings per share
    US$3.45
  • Book value per share
    US$89.64

Debt

  • Net debt
    US$12.8bn
  • Net debt/EBITDA
    2.57
  • Net debt/Equity
    0.52
  • Debt/Equity
    0.55
  • Current ratio
    0.87
  • Quick ratio
    0.51
  • Cash ratio
    0.08

Efficiency

  • Gross margin
    46.93%
  • EBITDA margin
    21.42%
  • Operating margin
    10.68%
  • Net margin
    4.05%
  • Asset turnover
    0.46

Profitability

  • ROE
    3.85%
  • ROA
    1.85%
  • ROIC
    5.85%
  • Payout
    115.08%

Growth

  • Revenue CAGR (5 years)
    3.46%
  • Earnings CAGR (5 years)
    -13.61%
  • Revenue growth (year)
    —
  • Earnings growth (year)
    —
  • Revenue growth (quarter)
    —
  • Earnings growth (quarter)
    —

What is BDX's fair price?

Two classic value formulas, with today's numbers. The current price is US$176.80.

Graham's fair price
US$83.47
52.79% below the price

√(22.50 × US$3.45 × US$89.64)

Benjamin Graham paid no more than a P/E of 15 and a P/B of 1.5. Their product, 22.5, times earnings (EPS) and book value per share gives the fair price.

Bazin's ceiling price
US$48.52
72.55% below the price

US$2.91 (5-year average) ÷ 6%

Décio Bazin only bought shares yielding at least 6% a year in distributions. The ceiling price is the average dividend per share of recent years divided by 6%.

Graham ignores growth and debt; Bazin assumes past distributions will repeat. They are reference points for comparison, not a buy recommendation.

BDX indicators by year

Multiples at each year's closing price; margins and returns from that year's accounts.

Indicator20252024202320222021202020192018
P/E33.0138.4747.7240.5134.1483.0359.66194.35
P/B2.182.532.742.853.023.053.492.88
EV/EBITDA14.3717.4719.1318.8319.2528.7322.7022.43
Dividend yield2.15%1.71%1.51%1.38%1.34%1.28%1.14%1.34%
Earnings per shareUS$5.88US$5.90US$5.11US$6.28US$7.37US$3.01US$4.56US$1.16
Book value per shareUS$88.96US$89.55US$88.83US$89.22US$83.36US$81.94US$77.95US$78.26
ROE6.61%6.59%5.75%7.04%8.84%3.68%5.85%1.48%
ROIC5.42%4.84%4.97%5.48%5.54%2.03%4.56%1.03%
Gross margin45.44%45.22%42.17%44.92%45.12%47.14%47.94%45.48%
EBITDA margin23.08%23.21%22.71%23.91%23.42%18.83%23.21%21.82%
Net margin7.68%8.45%7.66%9.43%10.94%5.44%7.13%1.95%
Net debt/EBITDA3.383.463.032.863.314.764.375.09

BDX financial statements

Line202520242023202220212020
Net revenueUS$21.8bnUS$20.2bnUS$19.4bnUS$18.9bnUS$19.1bnUS$16.1bn
Cost of sales-US$11.9bn-US$11.1bn-US$11.2bn-US$10.4bn-US$10.5bn-US$9.3bn
Gross profitUS$9.9bnUS$9.1bnUS$8.2bnUS$8.5bnUS$8.6bnUS$7.6bn
EBITDAUS$5bnUS$4.7bnUS$4.4bnUS$4.5bnUS$4.5bnUS$3bn
EBITUS$2.6bnUS$2.4bnUS$2.1bnUS$2.3bnUS$2.3bnUS$912m
Net finance result——————
Profit before taxUS$1.9bnUS$2bnUS$1.7bnUS$1.8bnUS$1.7bnUS$414m
Income tax-US$203m-US$300m-US$132m-US$148m-US$88m-US$62m
Net incomeUS$1.7bnUS$1.7bnUS$1.5bnUS$1.8bnUS$2.1bnUS$874m

Figures the company filed with the CVM. Debt excludes leases; each quarter is that quarter alone.

Does BDX pay dividends?

Dividend yield per year

  • 1.37%2017
  • 1.34%2018
  • 1.14%2019
  • 1.28%2020
  • 1.34%2021
  • 1.38%2022
  • 1.51%2023
  • 1.71%2024
  • 2.15%2025
  • 1.78%2026
Payment history
TypeLast day to ownPaymentPer share
Dividend08/09/202630/09/2026US$1.05
Dividend08/06/202630/06/2026US$1.05
Dividend09/03/202631/03/2026US$1.05
Dividend05/12/202531/12/2025US$0.83
Dividend05/09/202530/09/2025US$0.82
Dividend06/06/202530/06/2025US$0.82
Dividend07/03/202531/03/2025US$0.82
Dividend06/12/202431/12/2024US$0.82
Dividend06/09/202430/09/2024US$0.75
Dividend07/06/202428/06/2024US$0.75
Dividend06/03/202429/03/2024US$0.75
Dividend06/12/202329/12/2023US$0.75
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Earlier distributions
TypeLast day to ownPaymentPer share
Dividend06/09/202329/09/2023US$0.72
Dividend07/06/202330/06/2023US$0.72
Dividend08/03/202331/03/2023US$0.72
Dividend07/12/202230/12/2022US$0.72
Dividend07/09/202230/09/2022US$0.68
Dividend07/06/202230/06/2022US$0.68
Dividend08/03/202231/03/2022US$0.67
Dividend08/12/202131/12/2021US$0.67
Dividend07/09/202130/09/2021US$0.64
Dividend07/06/202130/06/2021US$0.64
Dividend08/03/202131/03/2021US$0.64
Dividend08/12/202031/12/2020US$0.64
Dividend07/09/202030/09/2020US$0.61
Dividend05/06/202030/06/2020US$0.61
Dividend06/03/202031/03/2020US$0.61
Dividend06/12/201931/12/2019US$0.61
Dividend05/09/201930/09/2019US$0.59
Dividend05/06/201928/06/2019US$0.59
Dividend06/03/201929/03/2019US$0.59
Dividend06/12/201831/12/2018US$0.59
Dividend05/09/201828/09/2018US$0.58
Dividend06/06/201829/06/2018US$0.58
Dividend07/03/201830/03/2018US$0.58
Dividend06/12/201729/12/2017US$0.58
Dividend06/09/201729/09/2017US$0.56
Dividend06/06/201730/06/2017US$0.56
Dividend07/03/201731/03/2017US$0.56
Dividend06/12/201630/12/2016US$0.56

About Becton Dickinson And Company

Sector
Manufacturing

Questions about BDX

How much is BDX today?

BDX is at US$176.80 (-0.71% on the day), last traded on 02/10/2026.

How much did BDX pay in dividends in 2025?

BDX paid US$3.28 per share in 2025, a dividend yield of 2.15%.

What are the P/E and P/B of BDX?

BDX trades at a P/E of 51.18 and a P/B of 1.97.

How much did BDX return in 12 months?

BDX returned 18.81% in 12 months, with annualised volatility of 24.25% and a largest drawdown of -16.10%.