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Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX)

Healthcare | Medical Instruments & Supplies | Franklin Lakes, United States | NYSE
150.65 USD -3.18 (-2.067%) ⇩ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:15 a.m. EDT

BDX presents a compelling valuation case with a forward P/E of 11.3x versus a trailing P/E of 26.5x, implying significant earnings growth expectations priced in. Despite a two-year price decline, the nine-year cumulative trajectory remains slightly positive, avoiding the structural deterioration penalty. However, the balance sheet is strained with a current ratio below 1.0, and return on equity sits at just 6.7%. The dividend yield of 2.78% is supported by a growing payout, though the 73% payout ratio leaves limited room for error. Options flow confirms a bullish sentiment, with heavy open interest in calls targeting the 160-170 range. The stock appears undervalued relative to forward earnings, but investors should monitor the liquidity constraints and slower growth trajectory.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_126 ✓0.028226
AutoTheta0.042990
AutoETS0.045630
AutoARIMA0.045630
MSTL0.046388

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 1.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.713
Excess Kurtosis -0.46
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 71.599
Revenue per Share 77.986
Market Cap 41,510,162,432
Trailing P/E 26.34
Forward P/E 11.23
Beta 0.27
Profit Margins 5.12%
Website https://www.bd.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:15 a.m. EDT: Call options display a distinct bullish skew with over-the-money open interest dominating across most expirations, particularly in the 160-to-170 strike range for later months. Put activity concentrates at lower strikes (130-140), indicating a floor expectation rather than a crash bet. Implied volatility is elevated on deep in-the-money puts, suggesting hedging demand, while near-term call implied volatility remains compressed. Speculators are positioning for a recovery toward the 170 level.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.69% 2.43% 1.97% 1.74%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-09 1.050000 0.690608
2026-03-10 1.050000 0.640713
2025-12-08 0.825472 0.554090
2025-09-08 0.817610 0.542854
2025-06-09 0.817610 0.602864
2025-03-10 0.817610 0.457243
2024-12-09 0.817610 0.466347
2024-09-09 0.746855 0.400472
2024-06-10 0.746855 0.396643
2024-03-07 0.746855 0.399798
2023-12-07 0.746855 0.406782
2023-09-07 0.715409 0.340747
2023-06-08 0.715409 0.364730
2023-03-09 0.715409 0.391853
2022-12-08 0.715409 0.366980
2022-09-08 0.683962 0.333973
2022-06-08 0.683962 0.341377
2022-03-09 0.667280 0.328500
2021-12-09 0.667280 0.354943
2021-09-08 0.636601 0.315734
2021-06-08 0.636601 0.346918
2021-03-09 0.636601 0.341775
2020-12-09 0.636601 0.345891
2020-09-08 0.605921 0.337520
2020-06-08 0.605921 0.319528
2020-03-09 0.605921 0.342317
2019-12-09 0.605921 0.306320
2019-09-06 0.590581 0.293356
2019-06-06 0.590581 0.325402
2019-03-07 0.590581 0.312158
2018-12-07 0.590581 0.328442
2018-09-06 0.575242 0.293359
2018-06-07 0.575242 0.326385
2018-03-08 0.575242 0.335661
2017-12-07 0.575242 0.344337
2017-09-07 0.559902 0.365787
2017-06-07 0.559902 0.379044
2017-03-08 0.559902 0.396610
2016-12-07 0.559902 0.445149
2016-09-07 0.506213 0.371287
2016-06-07 0.506213 0.391413
2016-03-08 0.506213 0.448400
2015-12-08 0.506213 0.426633
2015-09-04 0.460193 0.446694
2015-06-05 0.460193 0.428479
2015-03-06 0.460193 0.414136
2014-12-08 0.460193 0.429246
2014-09-05 0.418009 0.468938
2014-06-05 0.418009 0.458870
2014-03-06 0.418009 0.473255
2013-12-06 0.418009 0.503000
2013-09-05 0.379659 0.500910
2013-06-05 0.379659 0.510730
2013-03-06 0.379659 0.561733
2012-12-06 0.379659 0.642023
2012-09-05 0.345145 0.588312
2012-06-06 0.345145 0.618727
2012-03-07 0.345145 0.596422
2011-12-08 0.345145 0.620433
2011-09-07 0.314465 0.512243
2011-06-07 0.314465 0.482523
2011-03-08 0.314465 0.512884
2010-12-08 0.314465 0.505860
2010-09-07 0.283786 0.529859
2010-06-07 0.283786 0.533988
2010-03-08 0.283786 0.474663
2009-12-10 0.283786 0.476436
2009-09-04 0.253106 0.469416
2009-06-05 0.253106 0.490195
2009-03-06 0.253106 0.514419
2008-12-10 0.253106 0.521409
2008-09-05 0.218592 0.335137
2008-06-05 0.218592 0.337159
2008-03-06 0.218592 0.328758
2007-12-10 0.218592 0.338079
2007-09-05 0.187912 0.320764
2007-06-06 0.187912 0.327671
2007-03-07 0.187912 0.330411
2006-12-08 0.187912 0.336169
2006-09-06 0.164903 0.313412
2006-06-07 0.164903 0.357381
2006-03-08 0.164903 0.342358
2005-12-09 0.164903 0.369862
2005-09-07 0.138058 0.335196
2005-06-07 0.138058 0.317404
2005-03-08 0.138058 0.305862
2004-12-09 0.138058 0.317741
2004-09-07 0.115048 0.296676
2004-06-07 0.115048 0.291828
2004-03-08 0.115048 0.300661
2003-12-10 0.115048 0.377168
2003-09-05 0.076699 0.276779
2003-06-05 0.076699 0.247341
2003-03-06 0.076699 0.295858
2002-12-10 0.076699 0.326478
2002-09-05 0.075165 0.326885
2002-06-05 0.075165 0.265511
2002-03-06 0.075165 0.265943
2001-12-10 0.075165 0.306059
2001-09-05 0.072864 0.262431
2001-06-06 0.072864 0.269198
2001-03-07 0.072864 0.271119
2000-12-08 0.072864 0.284112
2000-09-06 0.071330 0.325602
2000-06-07 0.071330 0.330667
2000-03-08 0.071330 0.309356
1999-12-10 0.071330 0.355981
1999-09-07 0.065194 0.291845
1999-06-07 0.065194 0.217949
1999-03-08 0.065194 0.228956
1998-12-10 0.065194 0.207001
1998-09-04 0.055223 0.188543
1998-06-03 0.055607 0.201390
1998-03-04 0.055607 0.229704
1997-12-12 0.055607 0.275536
1997-09-05 0.049854 0.264630
1997-09-04 0.024927 0.130162
1997-06-04 0.049854 0.263958
1997-03-05 0.049854 0.263290
1996-12-12 0.049854 0.304984
1996-09-05 0.044102 0.280489
1996-06-05 0.044102 0.270589
1996-03-06 0.044102 0.274628
1995-12-14 0.044102 0.307180
1995-09-06 0.039308 0.356520
1995-06-06 0.039308 0.357297
1995-03-06 0.039308 0.380509
1994-12-13 0.039308 0.425972
1994-09-02 0.035473 0.427743
1994-06-03 0.035473 0.494980
1994-03-04 0.035473 0.491691
1993-12-07 0.035473 0.519295
1993-09-02 0.031638 0.450508
1993-06-03 0.031638 0.442949
1993-03-04 0.031638 0.466427
1992-12-08 0.031638 0.395799
1992-09-02 0.028762 0.392156
1992-06-03 0.028762 0.424027
1992-03-04 0.028762 0.440366
1991-12-09 0.028762 0.501042
1991-09-03 0.027803 0.420285
1991-06-03 0.027803 0.382834
1991-03-04 0.027803 0.396576
1990-12-10 0.027803 0.381574
1990-08-31 0.025886 0.410648
1990-06-04 0.025886 0.394163
1990-03-05 0.025886 0.459577
1989-12-11 0.025886 0.456662
1989-09-01 0.023968 0.431027
1989-06-06 0.023968 0.440521
1989-03-06 0.023968 0.472805
1988-12-13 0.023968 0.460822
1988-09-02 0.020613 0.397232
1988-06-07 0.020613 0.416468
1988-03-04 0.020613 0.351741
1987-12-07 0.020613 0.487256
1987-09-02 0.017737 0.293657
1987-06-03 0.017737 0.321746
1987-03-04 0.017737 0.297195
1986-12-09 0.017737 0.381452
1986-09-03 0.015819 0.293331
1986-06-03 0.015819 0.307689
1986-03-10 0.015819 0.439996
1985-12-10 0.015819 0.538771
1985-09-03 0.014381 0.536911
1985-06-04 0.014381 0.568719
1985-03-04 0.014381 0.641710
1984-12-11 0.014381 0.757096
1984-08-31 0.014381 0.789472
1984-06-05 0.013758 0.853540
1984-03-05 0.013758 0.825907
1983-12-05 0.013758 0.780960
1983-09-02 0.013758 0.702148
1983-06-07 0.013758 0.610644
1973-02-28 0.016778 0.930239
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.2
dividendYield 2.79
exDividendDate 2026-06-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 4.18
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.027172852
lastDividendValue 1.05
lastDividendDate 2026-06-09
dividendDate 2026-06-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.07492459
Address1 1 Becton Drive
All Time High 225.88051
All Time Low 0.976712
Ask 157.96
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,796,070
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,927,672
Average Volume 2,927,672
Average Volume10Days 1,796,070
Beta 0.271
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 6
Book Value 87.584
City Franklin Lakes
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 150.65
Current Ratio 0.942
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 151.93
Day Low 148.46
Debt To Equity 71.599
Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Dividend Rate 4.2
Dividend Yield 2.79
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,046,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,019,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,019,400
Ebitda 6,157,000,192
Ebitda Margins 0.27701
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.416
Enterprise To Revenue 2.608
Enterprise Value 57,973,166,080
Eps Current Year 12.54451
Eps Forward 13.41276
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.72
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,780,963,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 148.2662
Fifty Day Average Change 2.383789
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.016077764
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 7.492459
Fifty Two Week High 187.35
Fifty Two Week High Change -36.700012
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1958901
Fifty Two Week Low 127.58648
Fifty Two Week Low Change 23.063515
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1807677
Fifty Two Week Range 127.58648 - 187.35
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.66
Float Shares 274,700,029
Forward Eps 13.41276
Forward P E 11.231842
Free Cashflow 4,531,250,176
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 60,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.47090998
Gross Profits 10,467,000,320
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00421
Held Percent Institutions 0.99037004
Implied Shares Outstanding 275,540,427
Industry Medical Instruments & Supplies
Industry Disp Medical Instruments & Supplies
Industry Key medical-instruments-supplies
Ir Website http://www.bd.com/investors/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,963,200
Last Dividend Value 1.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Last Split Date 1,770,681,600
Last Split Factor 1,272:1000
Long Business Summary Becton, Dickinson and Company develops, manufactures, and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment, and diagnostic products for healthcare institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical industry, and the general public worldwide. It operates through Medical Essentials, Connected Care, BioPharma Systems, Interventional and Life Sciences segments. It provides peripheral intravenous (IV) and advanced peripheral catheters, central lines, acute dialysis catheters, vascular access technology, vascular care and preparation products, needle-free IV connectors and extensions sets, closed-system drug transfer devices, hazardous drug detections, hypodermic syringes and needles, anesthesia needles and trays, enteral syringes, and sharps disposal systems; IV medication safety and infusion therapy delivery systems, medication compounding workflow system, automated medication dispensing and supply management systems, informatics and analytics and pharmacy automation system, and medication inventory optimization and tracking system; hemodynamic monitoring system; and prefillable drug delivery systems. It also offers specimen and blood collection products; automated blood and tuberculosis culturing, molecular testing, and microorganism identification and drug susceptibility, as well as rapid diagnostic assays, microbiology laboratory automation products, and plated media products; and fluorescence-activated cell sorters and analyzers, antibodies and kits, reagent system, and solution for single-cell gene expression analysis, as well as clinical oncology, immunological, and transplantation diagnostic/monitoring reagents and analyzers. It provides hernia and soft tissue repair, biological and bioresorbable graft, biosurgery, and other surgical products; surgical infection prevention, peripheral intervention, and urology and critical care products. The company has a strategic collaboration with ChemoGLO for the advancement of hazardous drug contamination testing in health care settings to improve the safety of health care workers. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.
Long Name Becton, Dickinson and Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 41,510,162,432
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_103678
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 1,647,000,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 42,386,383,885
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 151.83
Operating Cashflow 3,828,000,000
Operating Margins 0.14743
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.7295
Peg Ratio 1.11
Phone 201 847 6800
Pre Market Change -0.78001404
Pre Market Change Percent -0.5175595
Pre Market Price 149.93
Pre Market Time 1,784,119,784
Previous Close 153.83
Price Eps Current Year 12.009237
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.720063
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.8675559
Profit Margins 0.05124
Quick Ratio 0.355
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.14286
Region US
Regular Market Change -3.18001
Regular Market Change Percent -2.06722
Regular Market Day High 151.93
Regular Market Day Low 148.46
Regular Market Day Range 148.46 - 151.93
Regular Market Open 151.83
Regular Market Previous Close 153.83
Regular Market Price 150.65
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,202
Regular Market Volume 1,908,089
Return On Assets 0.04383
Return On Equity 0.06672
Revenue Growth 0.052
Revenue Per Share 77.986
Sand P52 Week Change 0.2043345
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 275,540,427
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.040799998
Shares Short 11,236,246
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 7,204,143
Short Name Becton, Dickinson and Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.0464
Short Ratio 3.87
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol BDX
Target High Price 225.0
Target Low Price 150.0
Target Mean Price 176.91667
Target Median Price 175.0
Total Cash 816,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.961
Total Debt 17,279,000,576
Total Revenue 22,226,999,296
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 4.18
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.027172852
Trailing Eps 5.72
Trailing P E 26.337412
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.1074
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 154.35274
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.7027435
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.023988843
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,908,089
Website https://www.bd.com
Zip 07,417-1880