Shipping and Handling — Selling and administrative expense
Becton, Dickinson and Company Shipping and Handling — Selling and administrative expense decreased by 12.9% to $1.21B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.6%, from $1.12B to $1.21B. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase may suggest rising logistical overhead or inefficiencies in distribution, while a decrease could indicate successful cost-optimization initiatives or improved supply chain automation.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the aggregate selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) costs specifically allocated to the shi...
Peer comparison
Peers in the medical device and distribution sector typically report these as part of broader SG&A or logistics-related operating expenses, often benchmarked against total segment revenue to determine distribution margin impact.
bdx_segment_shipping_and_handling_selling_and_administrative_expenseHistorical Data
| 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 | $1.20B | $164.00M | $1.22B | $164.00M | $1.19B | $187.75M | $1.19B | $187.75M | $1.15B | $187.75M | $1.18B | $187.75M | $1.19B | $183.25M | $1.21B | $183.25M | $1.19B | $183.25M | $1.14B | $183.25M | $1.21B | $175.50M | $1.19B | $175.50M | $1.20B | $175.50M | $1.26B | $175.50M | $1.32B | $184.00M | $1.12B | $184.00M | $1.32B | $184.00M | $1.52B | $184.00M | $1.39B | $1.21B |
| QoQ Change | — | -86.3% | +645.1% | -86.6% | +622.6% | -84.2% | +534.9% | -84.2% | +512.0% | -83.7% | +530.1% | -84.1% | +532.2% | -84.6% | +557.6% | -84.8% | +549.4% | -84.6% | +520.5% | -83.9% | +561.9% | -85.5% | +579.8% | -85.3% | +581.5% | -85.3% | +615.1% | -86.0% | +651.0% | -86.0% | +507.1% | -83.5% | +617.4% | -86.1% | +727.7% | -87.9% | +657.1% | -12.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -4.3% | -84.4% | -3.2% | -84.6% | +0.2% | -84.5% | +1.1% | -84.6% | +3.6% | -84.1% | -3.9% | -84.5% | +2.2% | -85.2% | -1.0% | -85.4% | +0.5% | -85.3% | +10.4% | -84.6% | +8.7% | -84.8% | -6.4% | -84.6% | +10.4% | -84.6% | +21.4% | -85.3% | +5.7% | +8.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Becton, Dickinson and Company's shipping and handling — selling and administrative expense?
- Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) reported shipping and handling — selling and administrative expense of $1.21B in Q1 2026.
- How has Becton, Dickinson and Company's shipping and handling — selling and administrative expense changed year-over-year?
- Becton, Dickinson and Company's shipping and handling — selling and administrative expense increased by 8.6% year-over-year, from $1.12B to $1.21B.
- What does shipping and handling — selling and administrative expense mean?
- The total administrative and selling costs incurred to manage the shipping and distribution of products.