Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX Ratios & Valuation
| Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 46.8%+0.9pp | 45.9%+0.7pp | 45.3%+0.5pp | 44.8%+0.5pp | 44.3%-0.9pp | |
| Operating margin | 10.4%-1.5pp | 11.9%+0.4pp | 11.5%+0.1pp | 11.4%+1.1pp | 10.3%-1.4pp | |
| Net margin | 5.3%-3.0pp | 8.3%+0.3pp | 8%+0.3pp | 7.7%+0.2pp | 7.5%-0.9pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 22.1%-1.6pp | 23.8%+0.4pp | 23.4%+0.1pp | 23.3%+1.5pp | 21.9%-1.1pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.4%— | —— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 4.6%-2.4pp | 7%+0.4pp | 6.5%+0.4pp | 6.2%+0.3pp | 5.9%-0.9pp | |
| Return on assets | 2.2%-1.0pp | 3.2%+0.2pp | 3%+0.1pp | 2.9%+0.1pp | 2.8%-0.5pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 4.8%-0.6pp | 5.4%+0.4pp | 5%+0.2pp | 4.8%+0.3pp | 4.5%-0.8pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 3.2×+0.3× | 2.9×-0.4× | 3.3×+0.1× | 3.2×-0.1× | 3.2×+0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 0.9×-0.1× | 1×-0.1× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.5×0.0× | 0.6×-0.2× | 0.7×+0.1× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×0.0× | 0.7×0.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.9×-0.3× | 3.2×-0.4× | 3.6×+0.1× | 3.5×-0.4× | 3.9×+0.4× | |
| Interest coverage | 3.7×-0.5× | 4.1×+0.2× | 3.9×+0.1× | 3.8×+0.4× | 3.5×-0.8× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $44.73B-19.1% | $55.29B+3.1% | $53.65B+9.1% | $49.17B-25.2% | $65.77B0.0% | |
| Enterprise value | $58.42B-17.9% | $71.18B-0.2% | $71.33B+8.2% | $65.91B-20.4% | $82.76B+0.4% | |
| Price / earnings | 39.3×+7.8× | 31.5×-0.5× | 32×+0.9× | 31×-12.9× | 43.9×+5.8× | |
| Price / sales | 2.1×-0.5× | 2.6×+0.1× | 2.5×+0.2× | 2.4×-0.9× | 3.3×+0.1× | |
| Price / book | 1.9×-0.3× | 2.2×+0.1× | 2.1×+0.2× | 1.9×-0.7× | 2.6×0.0× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.3×-1.8× | 14.2×-0.3× | 14.5×+0.8× | 13.7×-5.1× | 18.9×+1.5× | |
| EV / sales | 2.7×-0.6× | 3.4×0.0× | 3.4×+0.2× | 3.2×-0.9× | 4.1×+0.1× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 7.8%— | —— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Earnings yield | 2.5%-0.6pp | 3.2%0.0pp | 3.1%-0.1pp | 3.2%+0.9pp | 2.3%-0.3pp | |
| Dividend yield | 2.6%+0.5pp | 2.2%-0.1pp | 2.2%-0.2pp | 2.4%+0.6pp | 1.7%0.0pp |
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- What are Becton, Dickinson and Company's profit margins?
- Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) runs a 46.8% gross margin and a 10.4% operating margin, with a 5.3% net margin.
- Where do Becton, Dickinson and Company's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Becton, Dickinson and Company's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
