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BDX

Becton, Dickinson and Company

BDX

NYSE·Healthcare·Medical - Instruments & Supplies·Mkt cap $55.4B

$158.08

+3.39%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$127.59 - $187.35

P/E

40.02

Fwd P/E

11.80

Beta

0.28

Div Yield

2.45%

Avg Vol

3.0M

Shares Out

362.3M

Mkt Cap

$55.4B

Price action

Price chart

Up 9.7% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive global distribution network
  • Comprehensive medical technology portfolio
  • Strong reputation for quality and innovation
  • Diversified product lines across healthcare sectors

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.3).

Growth

Mild headwinds expected

Increasing global healthcare investments

Value

Undervalued - trading well below Medical Devices peers

Momentum

Stable

-1.0% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

2.45% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 29, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 7, 2026

Reported EPS of $2.90 vs $2.78 consensus (+4.3% surprise). Revenue of $4.7B vs $4.7B expected (+0.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +4.3%
Rev beat +0.9%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+4.3%

Next: Apr 29, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+10%

+4%

+10%

+8%

+2%

-11%

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Q2 26

$5.0B

$5.4B

$5.2B

$5.3B

$5.5B

$5.9B

$5.3B

$4.7B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

45.7%

Operating

2.0%

Profit

-6.6%

Wall Street consensus

11 analysts · 45% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

5

45%

Hold

6

55%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$171.00

+8.2% vs $158.08

Low $159.00
Median $171.00
High $204.00

Latest: Barclays · $204.00 · May 11, 2026

4 analysts covering

vs Industry

How BDX stacks vs Medical - Instruments & Supplies

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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