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6.5%-0.2pp
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14%+1.1pp
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DanaherDHR
4.5%-0.1pp
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MedtronicMDT
5.2%+0.1pp
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FortiveFTV
3.8%-0.8pp

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 return on assets?
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) reported return on assets of 2.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Becton, Dickinson and Company's return on assets changed year-over-year?
Becton, Dickinson and Company's return on assets decreased by 21.6% year-over-year, from 2.8% to 2.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Becton, Dickinson and Company's return on assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Becton, Dickinson and Company's return on assets has grown at a -3.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 13.7% to 11.8%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.