Discontinued — last reported Q3 '20
Business Segments · Goodwill
Medical — Goodwill
Becton, Dickinson and Company Medical — Goodwill decreased by 2.5% to $25.96B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.8%, from $26.44B to $25.96B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Medical — Goodwill shows relatively stable performance with a 1.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ3 2020
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
High levels of goodwill relative to total assets indicate a strategy of growth through acquisition, which carries inherent risk of future impairment charges.
Detailed definition
This represents the intangible asset value recorded when the medical segment acquires another business for a price excee...
Peer comparison
A standard balance sheet item for companies that grow through M&A, comparable across all sectors.
Metric ID:
bdx_segment_medical_goodwillHistorical Data
38 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $23.81B | $10.21B | $23.89B | $10.26B | $24.12B | $10.24B | $24.10B | $10.22B | $23.97B | $10.16B | $24.62B | $10.91B | $24.76B | $10.97B | $24.78B | $10.97B | $24.58B | $10.98B | $24.52B | $10.96B | $24.60B | $10.99B | $24.57B | $10.97B | $24.55B | $10.97B | $26.47B | $12.83B | $26.33B | $12.77B | $26.44B | $12.86B | $26.60B | $12.93B | $25.96B | $12.93B | $26.62B | $25.96B |
| QoQ Change | — | -57.1% | +133.9% | -57.1% | +135.2% | -57.5% | +135.3% | -57.6% | +134.5% | -57.6% | +142.4% | -55.7% | +127.0% | -55.7% | +126.0% | -55.7% | +124.1% | -55.3% | +123.3% | -55.3% | +124.5% | -55.3% | +123.6% | -55.3% | +123.7% | -55.3% | +141.3% | -51.5% | +105.2% | -51.5% | +107.1% | -51.4% | +106.9% | -51.4% | +100.8% | -50.2% | +105.8% | -2.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +0.6% | -57.3% | +3.1% | -54.3% | +2.7% | -54.5% | +2.8% | -54.5% | +2.6% | -54.2% | -0.4% | -55.5% | -0.7% | -55.6% | -0.9% | -55.7% | -0.2% | -55.4% | +7.9% | -47.7% | +7.0% | -48.1% | +7.6% | -47.7% | +8.4% | -47.3% | -1.9% | -51.1% | +1.1% | -1.8% |
Range$10.16B – $26.62B
CAGR+0.9%
Avg YoY Growth-23.4%
Median YoY Growth-1.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Becton, Dickinson and Company's medical — goodwill?
- Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) reported medical — goodwill of $25.96B in Q1 2026.
- How has Becton, Dickinson and Company's medical — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Becton, Dickinson and Company's medical — goodwill decreased by 1.8% year-over-year, from $26.44B to $25.96B.
- What is the long-term trend for Becton, Dickinson and Company's medical — goodwill?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Becton, Dickinson and Company's medical — goodwill has grown at a 1.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $23.60B to $25.96B.
- What does medical — goodwill mean?
- The value of intangible assets like brand and customer base recorded on the balance sheet following business acquisitions.