BECTON DICKINSON & CO financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
BDX on NYSE
Location
Franklin Lakes, NJ
Fiscal year end
30 September
Latest financial report
09 Feb 2026

Latest SEC snapshot (2025-12-31) highlights Return On Equity 7.0%, Return On Assets 4.1%, and Operating Margin 13.3%.

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

46.2/100

Caution Confidence high

Return On Equity

7%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Assets

4.1%

Metric score 26.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.05x
Quick Ratio
0.37x
Debt to Equity
0.77x

Strengths

Current Ratio and Debt-to-equity

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and NetIncomeLoss YoY

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

7%

YoY: +1.8%

Industry median: -18% (n=176)

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Return On Assets

4.1%

YoY: -0.65%

Industry median: -36% (n=175)

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Operating Margin

13%

YoY: +4.6%

Industry median: -17% (n=127)

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Current Ratio

1.05x

YoY: -7.2%

Industry median: 2.36x (n=176)

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Quick Ratio

0.37x

YoY: -15%

Industry median: 1.88x (n=146)

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Debt-to-equity

0.77x

YoY:

Industry median: 0.39x (n=162)

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Revenues YoY

6.2%

YoY:

Industry median: 13% (n=42)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

1.7%

YoY:

Industry median: 0.49% (n=168)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 7% +1.8%
Return On Assets 4.1% -0.65%
Operating Margin 13% +4.6%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.05x -7.2%
Quick Ratio 0.37x -15%
Debt-to-equity 0.77x

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 6.2%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 1.7%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 284,741,809 -0.83%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $371,000,000 0%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 285,582,000 -1.4%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 285,845,000 -1.6%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Research and Development Expense $1,228,000,000 -1.2%
Costs and Expenses $19,246,000,000 +5.6%
Operating Income (Loss) $2,678,000,000 +11%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $1,968,000,000 +0.82%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $211,000,000 -6.6%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 6.12 +2.7%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 6.12 +3%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $740,000,000 +4.1%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $2,508,000,000 -4.9%
Inventory, Net $4,085,000,000 +5.8%
Other Assets, Current $1,560,000,000 +17%
Assets, Current $9,189,000,000 +6.1%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $6,972,000,000 +5.6%
Goodwill $26,620,000,000 +1.1%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $3,035,000,000 +17%
Assets $54,841,000,000 +0.32%
Liabilities, Current $8,761,000,000 +14%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $2,815,000,000 -18%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $1,857,000,000 -11%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $16,704,000,000 +3.5%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $25,282,000,000 +0.3%
Liabilities and Equity $54,841,000,000 +0.32%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $91,000,000 +1.1%
Deferred Income Taxes and Tax Credits $29,000,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $657,000,000 -5.2%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $302,000,000 +84%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $183,000,000 -190%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 640,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 370,594,401 0%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 1 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $174,000,000
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $1,025,000,000 +26%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment $108,000,000 +2.9%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $1,575,000,000 +0.58%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $15,237,000,000 +7.6%
Amortization of Intangible Assets $1,588,000,000 +6%
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $614,000,000 +1.2%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%