Becton, Dickinson and Company

BDX

$185.69

-1.03%

2026-09-04 09:55:17 EDT-$1.93

Healthcare

Medical - Instruments & Supplies

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Operating globally, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is a prominent enterprise focused on the development, manufacturing, and distribution of a broad spectrum ...

Financial Highlights of BDX

Profitability trend

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Gross Margin

46.1%

Net Margin

4.5%

P/E Ratio

56.51x

n/a

Debt / Equity

0.69

n/a

Current Ratio

0.87

Dividend Yield

2.0%

Understanding

TTM —

Current ratio below 1.0

Financial highlights

Latest / TTM · 6 periods

Snapshot

Latest / TTM: 2026-09-04

Gross Margin

46.1%

Net Margin

4.5%

P/E Ratio

56.51x

Debt / Equity

0.69

Profitability

Profitability table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Gross MarginGross profit as a percentage of revenue.	45.1%	44.9%	42.2%	45.2%	45.4%	—
Operating MarginOperating income as a percentage of revenue.	11.8%	12.1%	10.9%	11.9%	11.8%	—
Net MarginNet income as a percentage of revenue.	10.9%	9.4%	7.7%	8.4%	7.7%	—
EBITDA MarginEBITDA divided by revenue.	23.0%	23.4%	22.7%	23.9%	22.7%	—
Pre-tax MarginPre-tax profit as a percentage of revenue.	8.8%	9.4%	8.6%	9.9%	8.6%	—

Liquidity & leverage

Liquidity & leverage table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Current RatioCurrent assets divided by current liabilities.	1.33	1.04	1.31	1.17	1.11	—
Quick RatioLiquid assets divided by current liabilities.	0.92	0.63	0.81	0.74	0.64	—
Cash RatioCash and equivalents divided by current liabilities.	0.36	0.15	0.21	0.21	0.10	—
Debt / AssetsDebt as a share of total assets.	34.2%	32.0%	31.9%	37.7%	34.7%	—
Debt / EquityDebt compared with shareholder equity.	0.78	0.67	0.65	0.83	0.76	—

Operating efficiency

Operating efficiency table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Receivables TurnoverHow often receivables are collected in a year.	8.14x	8.61x	7.64x	6.65x	7.29x	—
Inventory TurnoverHow often inventory is sold in a year.	3.83x	3.22x	3.42x	2.88x	3.06x	—
Payables TurnoverHow often payables are paid in a year.	6.04x	6.12x	6.83x	5.83x	6.04x	—
Asset TurnoverRevenue generated per dollar of assets.	0.36x	0.36x	0.37x	0.35x	0.39x	—
Working Capital TurnoverRevenue generated per dollar of working capital.	7.16x	14.85x	16.38x	11.38x	17.80x	—

Valuation ratios

Valuation ratios table

Metric	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
P/E RatioPrice paid for each dollar of earnings.	27.25x	29.54x	40.90x	32.23x	25.20x	—
P/B RatioPrice paid for each dollar of book value.	2.30x	1.97x	2.26x	2.12x	1.66x	—
P/S RatioPrice paid for each dollar of sales.	2.85x	2.65x	3.00x	2.72x	1.93x	—
P/FCF RatioPrice paid for each dollar of free cash flow.	15.97x	30.08x	27.51x	17.88x	15.80x	—
Dividend YieldAnnual dividend divided by current share price.	1.9%	2.2%	1.9%	2.0%	2.8%	—

Supply Chain of BDX

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