Financing Cash Flow
Becton, Dickinson and Company Financing Cash Flow increased by 62.7% to -$302.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 84.3%, from -$1.93B to -$302.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a 3.0% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$1.27B | -$1.14B | -$327.00M | $1.13B | -$534.00M | $1.37B | -$1.79B | -$997.00M | -$862.00M | $1.71B | $1.12B | $124.00M | -$1.93B | -$39.00M | -$841.00M | -$809.00M | -$302.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +10.1% | +71.4% | +445.9% | -147.2% | +356.4% | -231.0% | +44.4% | +13.5% | +297.8% | -34.3% | -88.9% | <-999% | +98.0% | <-999% | +3.8% | +62.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -63.3% | +21.0% | — | — | -61.4% | +24.5% | +162.4% | +112.4% | -123.7% | -102.3% | -175.1% | -752.4% | +84.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Becton, Dickinson and Company's financing cash flow?
- Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) reported financing cash flow of -$302.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Becton, Dickinson and Company's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Becton, Dickinson and Company's financing cash flow increased by 84.3% year-over-year, from -$1.93B to -$302.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Becton, Dickinson and Company's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Becton, Dickinson and Company's financing cash flow has grown at a 3.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$3.31B to -$3.62B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.