Becton, Dickinson and Company Gross Carrying Amount decreased by 6.1% to $21.29B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 5.6%, from $22.54B to $21.29B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Gross Carrying Amount shows relatively stable performance with a 1.8% CAGR.
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other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_gross| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '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 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $20.00B | $20.11B | $20.30B | $20.29B | $20.23B | $20.99B | $21.06B | $21.11B | $21.09B | $21.07B | $21.12B | $21.12B | $21.13B | $22.53B | $22.49B | $22.54B | $22.64B | $21.58B | $22.67B | $21.29B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.5% | +0.9% | -0.0% | -0.3% | +3.7% | +0.3% | +0.3% | -0.1% | -0.1% | +0.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +6.6% | -0.2% | +0.3% | +0.4% | -4.7% | +5.1% | -6.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.2% | +4.4% | +3.8% | +4.1% | +4.2% | +0.4% | +0.3% | +0.0% | +0.2% | +6.9% | +6.5% | +6.7% | +7.1% | -4.2% | +0.8% | -5.6% |