Becton, Dickinson and Company

Becton, Dickinson and Company

BDX

$182.52

Updated: 24/09/2026, 11:05:46

Market Cap
$50.29B
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Medical - Instruments & Supplies
Country
US
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Company Profile

Operating globally, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is a prominent enterprise focused on the development, manufacturing, and distribution of a broad spectrum of medical technology. This includes essential medical supplies, sophisticated devices, advanced laboratory equipment, and critical diagnostic products. Its extensive customer base comprises healthcare providers, clinical institutions, medical researchers, pharmaceutical firms, and the general public around the world. The BD Medical division delivers a comprehensive suite of products primarily focused on medication management and drug delivery. This encompasses a variety of intravenous (IV) access solutions, such as peripheral and advanced catheters, central lines, acute dialysis catheters, and related vascular care items including needle-free connectors and closed-system drug transfer devices. It also provides essential injection equipment like hypodermic syringes, needles, anesthesia trays, enteral syringes, and sharps disposal systems. Additionally, this segment develops integrated systems for IV medication and infusion therapy, medication compounding workflow, automated dispensing, and supply chain optimization. Specialized products for diabetes management, including pen needles, along with prefillable drug delivery systems, are also key offerings. BD Life Sciences focuses on diagnostic and research tools, offering products for specimen and blood collection. This segment supplies automated systems for culturing blood and tuberculosis, molecular testing, microorganism identification, and drug susceptibility analysis. It also provides liquid-based cytology systems, rapid diagnostic assays, microbiology laboratory automation, and plated media. Furthermore, it offers advanced solutions for cell analysis, including fluorescence-activated cell sorters and analyzers, antibodies, kits, and reagent systems. These are crucial for single-cell gene expression analysis, as well as for clinical oncology, immunological, and transplantation diagnostics and monitoring. Finally, the BD Interventional segment delivers specialized products for surgical and interventional procedures. Its portfolio includes solutions for hernia and soft tissue repair, biological and bioresorbable grafts, and biosurgery, alongside other surgical products. This segment also addresses surgical infection prevention, provides a range of surgical and laparoscopic instrumentation, offers peripheral intervention products, and supplies urology and critical care devices. Established in 1897, the company maintains its headquarters in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

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CEO: Thomas E. Polen Jr.
Employees: 72,000
https://www.bd.com
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Detailed business
Evidence-backed facts extracted from the latest official annual filing.
BDX-10-k-fy2025.html2.9 MBtext/htmlENFiled 25/11/2025Period ended 30/09/2025

Business monitoring

Reported and calculated KPIs plus operational exposure disclosed in the FY 2025 filing.

Evidence-backed · 27 KPI observations

Revenue

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Net income

$1.7B

FY 2025 · Reported

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Free cash flow

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R&D intensity

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Share repurchases

$1.0B

FY 2025 · Reported

Earnings and cash generation
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Top products and services
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Other offerings mentioned without separate sales

BD Interventional organizational units and product lines
BD Medical organizational units and product lines
BD Life Sciences organizational units and product lines

Area-level product sales are displayed only when the filing reports a product × geography breakdown. Regional totals are not allocated across products by estimation.

Geographic footprint
What the filing identifies, separated by location role so partner manufacturing is not presented as Apple-owned factories.
1 named headquarters
0 manufacturing countries
0 individually named factories

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Named headquarters Manufacturing partner country

Only locations and quantities explicitly supported by the filing are displayed. A country-level manufacturing percentage or product allocation is shown only when the source discloses it; materiality scores are never presented as production shares.

How the business makes money

Company overview

Global medical technology company; incorporated NJ 1906; HQ Franklin Lakes, NJ

99%
Source evidence
“BD is a global medical technology company engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products”

Three worldwide business segments (FY2025)

BD Medical, BD Life Sciences, BD Interventional; reorganized to five segments (Medical Essentials, Connected Care, BioPharma Systems, Interventional, Life Sciences) effective Oct 1, 2025

98%
Source evidence
“As of September 30, 2025, BD’s operations consisted of three worldwide business segments: BD Medical, BD Life Sciences and BD Interventional.”

BD Medical primary customers

Hospitals/clinics, physician offices, consumers/retail pharmacies, public health agencies, pharma companies, healthcare workers

96%
Source evidence
“The primary customers served by BD Medical are hospitals and clinics; physicians’ office practices; consumers and retail pharmacies; governmental and nonprofit public health agencies; pharmaceutical companies; and healthcare workers.”

BD Life Sciences primary customers

Hospitals/labs/clinics, blood banks, healthcare workers, physician offices, academic/government institutions, pharma and biotech companies

96%
Source evidence
“The primary customers served by BD Life Sciences are hospitals, laboratories and clinics; blood banks; healthcare workers; physicians’ office practices; academic and government institutions; and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.”

BD Interventional primary customers

Hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, healthcare professionals, extended care facilities, alternate site facilities, patients via Homecare

95%
Source evidence
“The primary customers served by BD Interventional are hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities, alternate site facilities, and patients via our Homecare business.”

Sales and distribution model

Marketed in the US and internationally through independent distributors and directly to end-users by BD and independent sales reps

95%
Source evidence
“Our products are marketed in the United States and internationally through independent distribution channels and directly to end-users by BD and independent sales representatives.”

BD Interventional organizational units and product lines

Surgery; Peripheral Intervention; Urology and Critical Care

97%
Source evidence
“Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (“PTA”) balloon catheters, radio frequency ablation catheters, peripheral vascular stents, self-expanding and balloon-expandable stent grafts”

BD Medical organizational units and product lines

Medication Delivery Solutions; Medication Management Solutions; Pharmaceutical Systems; Advanced Patient Monitoring

97%
Source evidence
“Prefillable drug delivery systems - prefillable syringes, safety, shielding and self-injection systems and support services”

BD Life Sciences organizational units and product lines

Diagnostic Solutions; Biosciences; Specimen Management

97%
Source evidence
“Fluorescence-activated cell sorters and analyzers; antibodies and kits for performing cell analysis; reagents for life science research”

Revenues by geographic area (millions of dollars)

FY2025: US $12,790M; EMEA $4,729M; Greater Asia $3,093M; Other (Latin America + Canada) $1,227M

97%
Source evidence
“United States$12,790 $11,663 $11,113 EMEA4,729 4,402 4,244 Greater Asia3,093 2,906 2,913 Other1,227 1,207 1,102”

Long-lived assets by geographic area (millions of dollars)

FY2025 long-lived assets: US $34,778M; EMEA $6,759M; Greater Asia $1,586M; Other $2,447M; Corporate $500M

94%
Source evidence
“Long-Lived Assets United States$34,778 $35,526 $35,732 EMEA6,759 6,706 5,317 Greater Asia1,586 1,580 1,521 Other2,447 2,548 1,116”

Segment revenues FY2025-2023 (millions of dollars)

FY2025: Medical $11,456M; Life Sciences $5,167M; Interventional $5,217M; Total $21,840M (US $12,790M, International $9,049M)

98%
Source evidence
“Total Company revenues from continuing operations$12,790 $9,049 $21,840 $11,663 $8,515 $20,178 $11,113 $8,258 $19,372”

Operations and dependencies

Foreign currency hedging and sensitivity

Hedges substantially all transactional FX exposure; 10% USD appreciation = $(42)M, depreciation = $68M pre-tax derivative impact (2025)

95%
Source evidence
“10% appreciation in U.S. dollar$(42)$(143) 10% depreciation in U.S. dollar$68 $147”

Positioning and strategy

Acquisition of Edwards Lifesciences' Critical Care product group

Acquired Edwards' Critical Care group for $3.914B (Sept 3, 2024), renamed BD Advanced Patient Monitoring

98%
Source evidence
“On September 3, 2024, BD completed the acquisition of Edwards Lifesciences’ Critical Care product group, which was renamed as BD Advanced Patient Monitoring. The fair value of consideration transferred in connection with the acquisition was $3.914 billion.”

Capital expenditures

CapEx of $760M (2025), $725M (2024), $874M (2023), primarily manufacturing capacity expansions

96%
Source evidence
“Capital expenditures of $760 million, $725 million and $874 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, primarily related to manufacturing capacity expansions.”

Competitive landscape

Competition from large medtech companies, specialized firms, and nontraditional entrants (technology companies) on features, outcomes, quality, price

94%
Source evidence
“These include large medical device companies with multiple product lines, some of which may have greater financial and other resources than we do, as well as firms which are more specialized than we are with respect to particular markets or product lines.”

China market dynamics

Adverse impact from China VoBP programs and government compliance focus on healthcare practitioners

94%
Source evidence
“We have been experiencing, and may continue to experience, some adverse impact to our results of operations due to market dynamics in China, such as volume-based procurement programs (“VoBP”) and the government’s focus to improve compliance of healthcare practitioners.”

Other demand headwinds

Government research funding cuts delay instrument purchases; lower vaccine demand; higher rates and strained healthcare budgets may impact demand

93%
Source evidence
“Also, reductions or delays in governmental research funding has caused customers for certain of our instruments to delay or forgo purchases of these products. Lower demand for vaccines has also adversely impacted our results of operations.”

Proposed combination of Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions with Waters Corporation

RMT transaction with Waters announced July 13, 2025; BD shareholders ~39.2% of combined company; ~$4B cash distribution to BD; expected close around end of Q1 CY2026

97%
Source evidence
“On July 13, 2025, BD entered into a definitive agreement to combine its Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business with Waters Corporation (“Waters”) in a Reverse Morris Trust (“RMT”) transaction.”

Past divestitures

Surgical Instrumentation platform sale (Aug 2023, $540M inflow); Embecta (Diabetes Care) spin-off (April 2022)

95%
Source evidence
“In August 2023, we completed the sale of the Interventional segment's Surgical Instrumentation platform. The historical financial results for this platform have not been classified as a discontinued operation.”

Advanced Patient Monitoring market position

Advanced Patient Monitoring is a global leader in advanced monitoring solutions

94%
Source evidence
“Advanced Patient Monitoring is a global leader in advanced monitoring solutions that expands BD’s portfolio of smart connected care solutions with its growing set of leading monitoring technologies, advanced AI-enabled clinical decision tools”

R&D expense

FY2025 R&D $1,092M total; focus on category leadership, smart devices, robotics, analytics, AI

95%
Source evidence
“Research and development expense523 315 255 1,092”

Strategic pillars

Strategy anchored in grow, simplify, empower: smart device/AI/robotics innovation, R&D, acquisitions, BD Excellence margin expansion, renewable energy strategy

95%
Source evidence
“Our strategy is anchored in three key pillars: grow, simplify and empower.”

Risks, financing, and outlook

Inflation and supply chain costs

Inflation persisted in FY2025 and is expected to persist; supply shortages and component price increases; tariff-driven cost pressure

94%
Source evidence
“Both domestic and international markets experienced inflationary pressures in fiscal year 2025 and we expect inflation to persist in the future.”

SEC investigation payment

Paid $175 million in 2025 relating to SEC investigation (accrued in 2024)

93%
Source evidence
“The decrease in accrued expenses included our payment of $175 million relating to the SEC investigation as further discussed in Note 6”

Interest rate risk management

Balances fixed/floating instruments with interest rate swaps; 10% rate increase = $(1)M earnings impact (2025)

90%
Source evidence
“10% increase in interest rates$(11)$(12)$(1)$5”

Waters transaction outlook and post-close structure

Waters RMT expected to close around end of Q1 CY2026; post-close Life Sciences segment eliminated, four reportable segments remain

95%
Source evidence
“The proposed combination of the Company’s Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business with Waters is expected to close around the end of the first quarter of calendar year 2026, as further discussed in Note 1. Post-closing, the Life Sciences segment will be eliminated”

Italian medical device payback legislation

$67M FY2024 accrual related to Italian government medical device pay back legislation and another legal matter

92%
Source evidence
“The amount in 2024 included $67 million of accruals recorded to Revenues relating to the Italian government medical device pay back legislation, as well as another legal matter”

FDA and international regulatory requirements

Subject to extensive FDA/Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act regulation and foreign counterparts; government shutdowns/staffing cuts could delay product authorizations

95%
Source evidence
“We are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, by comparable agencies in foreign countries, and by other regulatory agencies and governing bodies.”

Tariffs and trade policy risk

Tariffs expected to adversely impact FY2026 operating expense; Section 232 investigation into medical imports creates policy uncertainty; mitigation via sourcing optimization and exemptions

96%
Source evidence
“Based upon the latest published tariffs that are currently in effect, we expect tariffs to adversely impact our operating expense for fiscal year 2026 and potentially beyond, primarily relating to any products (or components) imported from countries across our global supply chain”

Litigation exposure

Product liability (ethylene oxide, hernia mesh, vena cava filters, ports), antitrust, securities, patent suits; SEC investigation accrual of $175M with $175M payment in 2025

94%
Source evidence
“(including pending claims relating to ethylene oxide, our hernia repair implant products, surgical continence and pelvic organ prolapse products for women, vena cava filter products and implantable ports”

Sterilization ethylene oxide regulatory focus

Increased regulatory focus on ethylene oxide use/emissions in sterilization; new requirements could impact BD or third-party sterilization providers

93%
Source evidence
“In particular, there has been increased regulatory focus on the use and emission of ethylene oxide in sterilization processes, and additional regulatory requirements may be imposed in the future that could adversely impact us or our third-party sterilization providers.”

Cybersecurity/IT systems risk

IT system disruption/cyberattack risk could impair operations, compromise patient and company data, cause regulatory and litigation exposure

93%
Source evidence
“IT system disruptions, breaches or breakdowns, including through cyberattacks, ransom attacks or cyber-intrusion, which could impair our ability or that of our customers, suppliers and other business partners to conduct business”

Climate change and sustainability regulation

Climate-related regulation (GHG disclosure, renewable energy mandates, energy taxes) increases compliance cost; shifting customer demand toward sustainable products

92%
Source evidence
“There has also been shifting focus by federal, international, state and local regulatory and legislative bodies on combating and limiting climate change and to promote sustainability and related efforts”

Anti-corruption compliance risk

FCPA and anti-corruption/sanctions compliance risk from international operations and government customers

92%
Source evidence
“such international operations are governed by the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar foreign anti-corruption laws”

Material exposure graph

Hospitals and clinics
Revenue Exposure

Hospitals and clinics are primary customers across BD Medical and BD Interventional segments; healthcare budget deterioration is a demand risk.

Relevance 95·Dependency 85·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“The primary customers served by BD Medical are hospitals and clinics; physicians’ office practices; consumers and retail pharmacies; governmental and nonprofit public health agencies; pharmaceutical companies; and healthcare workers.”
United States
Revenue Exposure

US is largest geography with $12,790M of $21,840M FY2025 continuing-operations revenue.

Relevance 95·Dependency 85·Confidence 98
Source evidence
“United States$12,790 $11,663 $11,113”
FDA regulation
Regulatory Exposure

Most products require FDA or counterpart authorization; government shutdowns and staffing reductions could delay approvals.

Relevance 90·Dependency 85·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“Most of our products must receive authorization from the FDA or counterpart regulatory agencies in other countries before they can be marketed or sold.”
Pharmaceutical companies
Revenue Exposure

Pharmaceutical companies are key customers for Pharmaceutical Systems prefillable drug delivery and Biosciences; demand subject to pharma funding constraints and consolidation.

Relevance 80·Dependency 65·Confidence 94
Source evidence
“Prefillable drug delivery systems - prefillable syringes, safety, shielding and self-injection systems and support services (combination product testing, technical and regulatory) - provided to pharmaceutical companies for use as containers for injectable pharmaceutical products”
Tariffs and trade policy
Cost Driver

Tariffs expected to adversely impact FY2026 operating expense for imported products/components with limited mitigation; Section 232 investigation adds policy uncertainty.

Relevance 75·Dependency 60·Confidence 94
Source evidence
“we expect tariffs to adversely impact our operating expense for fiscal year 2026 and potentially beyond, primarily relating to any products (or components) imported from countries across our global supply chain, for which there are limited mitigation opportunities”
EMEA region
Revenue Exposure

EMEA generated $4,729M of FY2025 revenue, second largest geography.

Relevance 70·Dependency 60·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“EMEA4,729 4,402 4,244”
US dollar
Currency Exposure

Substantial international sales; translation and transactional FX exposure hedged with forwards; 10% USD appreciation = $(42)M pre-tax derivative impact in 2025.

Relevance 70·Dependency 55·Confidence 94
Source evidence
“10% appreciation in U.S. dollar$(42)$(143)”
Independent distributors
Revenue Exposure

Products marketed in the US and internationally through independent distribution channels and directly to end-users; events impacting key distributors are a supply/distribution risk.

Relevance 70·Dependency 55·Confidence 93
Source evidence
“Our products are marketed in the United States and internationally through independent distribution channels and directly to end-users by BD and independent sales representatives.”
Inflation
Cost Driver

Inflationary pressures in FY2025 both domestically and internationally expected to persist, affecting prices and costs.

Relevance 70·Dependency 55·Confidence 93
Source evidence
“Both domestic and international markets experienced inflationary pressures in fiscal year 2025 and we expect inflation to persist in the future.”
Greater Asia
Revenue Exposure

Greater Asia generated $3,093M of FY2025 revenue.

Relevance 65·Dependency 55·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“Greater Asia3,093 2,906 2,913”
Ethylene oxide sterilization regulation
Regulatory Exposure

Increased regulatory focus on ethylene oxide use and emissions in sterilization may impact BD or its third-party sterilization providers.

Relevance 60·Dependency 55·Confidence 92
Source evidence
“there has been increased regulatory focus on the use and emission of ethylene oxide in sterilization processes”
Healthcare system budgets
Demand Driver

Deterioration of healthcare systems' budgets and reduced capital spending could impact demand for products.

Relevance 60·Dependency 50·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“general economic conditions have adversely impacted, and may continue to adversely impact, the healthcare industry, including reductions in capital spending and U.S. federal funding and changes in the delivery of healthcare services”
China
Revenue Exposure

China VoBP programs and healthcare compliance focus have adversely impacted results; China is within Greater Asia ($3,093M FY2025 revenue).

Relevance 60·Dependency 45·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“some adverse impact to our results of operations due to market dynamics in China, such as volume-based procurement programs (“VoBP”)”
Geopolitical conditions
Geopolitical Exposure

Foreign markets exposed to continuation/escalation of situations in Ukraine, the Middle East and Asia, including war, terrorism, and civil unrest.

Relevance 60·Dependency 45·Confidence 92
Source evidence
“such as the continuation and/or escalation of the situation in Ukraine, the Middle East and Asia”
Governmental research funding
Demand Driver

Reductions or delays in governmental research funding caused instrument customers to delay or forgo purchases.

Relevance 55·Dependency 40·Confidence 92
Source evidence
“reductions or delays in governmental research funding has caused customers for certain of our instruments to delay or forgo purchases of these products”
Artificial intelligence
Demand Driver

AI is a strategic innovation priority and also creates risk related to development, deployment and use of AI in products and operations; AI-enabled clinical decision tools via Advanced Patient Monitoring.

Relevance 55·Dependency 40·Confidence 88
Source evidence
“Accelerating innovation in smart devices, robotics, analytics, and artificial intelligence in order to enable new care settings, improve outcomes, streamline care workflows, and reduce costs within healthcare settings”
Technology companies entering healthcare
Competitive Exposure

Nontraditional entrants such as technology companies are entering healthcare, some with greater financial resources.

Relevance 50·Dependency 40·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“Nontraditional entrants, such as technology companies, are also entering into the healthcare industry and some may have greater financial and other resources than we do.”
Interest rates
Demand Driver

Higher interest rates could impact future product demand; rate changes affect interest income and debt servicing costs.

Relevance 50·Dependency 35·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“The future demand for our products and services could be impacted by other factors including higher interest rates and the deterioration of healthcare systems’ budgets.”
Ethylene oxide
Supplier Dependency

Increased regulatory focus on ethylene oxide in sterilization processes may impact BD or third-party sterilization providers.

Relevance 45·Dependency 40·Confidence 88
Source evidence
“there has been increased regulatory focus on the use and emission of ethylene oxide in sterilization processes, and additional regulatory requirements may be imposed in the future that could adversely impact us or our third-party sterilization providers”
Italy
Revenue Exposure

Italian government medical device pay back legislation led to $67M revenue accruals in FY2024.

Relevance 40·Dependency 30·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“$67 million of accruals recorded to Revenues relating to the Italian government medical device pay back legislation”
Full company information
Latest profile, trading, valuation, and identifier data stored for BDX.
Share price
$182.52
Market cap
$50.29B
Exchange
NYSE
Currency
USD
CEO
Thomas E. Polen Jr.
Employees
72,000
IPO date
21/02/1973
Beta
0.258
Last dividend
$0.00
Day range
$181.31 – $184.36
52-week range
$127.59 – $193.07
1-day performance
-0.26%
1-year performance
43.06%
Current drawdown (1Y)
-5.46%
CIK
0000010795
CUSIP
075887109
ISIN
US0758871091
Created
07/12/2025, 02:57:47
Last update
24/09/2026, 11:05:46

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