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CapEx
Becton, Dickinson and Company CapEx increased by 15.7% to $125.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.6%, from $114.00M to $125.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows a downward trend with a -10.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $243.00M | $452.00M | $183.00M | $222.00M | $253.00M | $315.00M | $208.00M | $181.00M | $191.00M | $294.00M | $116.00M | $134.00M | $179.00M | $296.00M | $105.00M | $114.00M | $189.00M | $352.00M | $108.00M | $125.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +86.0% | -59.5% | +21.3% | +14.0% | +24.5% | -34.0% | -13.0% | +5.5% | +53.9% | -60.5% | +15.5% | +33.6% | +65.4% | -64.5% | +8.6% | +65.8% | +86.2% | -69.3% | +15.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.1% | -30.3% | +13.7% | -18.5% | -24.5% | -6.7% | -44.2% | -26.0% | -6.3% | +0.7% | -9.5% | -14.9% | +5.6% | +18.9% | +2.9% | +9.6% |
Range$105.00M – $452.00M
CAGR-13.1%
Avg YoY Growth-7.8%
Median YoY Growth-6.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Becton, Dickinson and Company's capex?
- Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) reported capex of $125.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Becton, Dickinson and Company's capex changed year-over-year?
- Becton, Dickinson and Company's capex increased by 9.6% year-over-year, from $114.00M to $125.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Becton, Dickinson and Company's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Becton, Dickinson and Company's capex has grown at a -10.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.19B to $760.00M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.