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3.2%0.0pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.7B+5.2%
Gross profit$2.2B+15.7%
Operating income$93.0M-75.7%
Net income-$311.0M-201%
EPS (diluted)-$1.11-204%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.0B+49.1%
Total debt$14.7B-16.8%
Total equity$24.1B-4.4%
Total assets$50.8B-6.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$671.0M
CapEx$125.0M+9.7%
Free cash flow$546.0M

Valuation

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Market cap$39.02B-32.0%
Enterprise value$52.71B-29.4%
P/E34.3×-4.0×
P/S1.8×-1.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin46.8%+2.5pp
Operating margin10.4%+0.1pp
Net margin5.3%-2.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity4.6%-1.3pp
Debt / equity0.6×-0.1×
Current ratio0.9×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Becton, Dickinson and Company’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Becton, Dickinson and Company’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Becton, Dickinson and Company's earnings yield?
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) reported earnings yield of 2.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Becton, Dickinson and Company's earnings yield changed year-over-year?
Becton, Dickinson and Company's earnings yield increased by 11.7% year-over-year, from 2.3% to 2.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Becton, Dickinson and Company's earnings yield?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Becton, Dickinson and Company's earnings yield has grown at a 1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 10.5% to 11.3%.
What does earnings yield mean?
The company's annual profit as a percentage of its market price — the flip side of the P/E.
How do you interpret earnings yield?
Higher means more earnings per dollar invested. Easy to compare directly against bond yields to judge the relative attractiveness of equity.
How does earnings yield compare across companies?
Comparable across profitable companies and against fixed-income yields; undefined when earnings are negative.