Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX Loss Contingency Accrual
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Becton, Dickinson and Company in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue.
The source filing: Becton, Dickinson and Company’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026.
- Filed
- May 7, 2026, 4:34 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q2 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q1 2026
- Accession
- 0000010795-26-000026
Accruals for the Company’s product liability claims and certain other legal matters, which are discussed above, as well as legal defense costs for certain of these matters, amounted to approximately $1.7 billion and $1.8 billion at March 31, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively. A substantial portion of these accruals are recorded within Deferred Income Taxes and Other Liabilities and the remainder are recorded within Total Current Liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s accruals for product liability and certain other legal matters as of March 31, 2026, as compared with September 30, 2025, primarily reflected payments of settlements and legal fees, partially offset by an increase in accruals for certain matters.
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
FAQ
- What is Becton, Dickinson and Company's loss contingency accrual?
- Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) reported loss contingency accrual of $1.7B in Q1 2026.
- What is the long-term trend for Becton, Dickinson and Company's loss contingency accrual?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Becton, Dickinson and Company's loss contingency accrual has grown at a -10.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.5B to $1.8B.
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