BDX
Becton Dickinson and Company
181.40$
-0.3%
vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: Sep 17, 2026
Dividend
Dividend
Dividend history for Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX): every payment, yield, payout ratio and growth at a glance. The most recent distribution was 1.05 $ per share (ex-date 09/09/2026).
Dividend Yield
?Annual dividend divided by the current price: what percentage of your investment comes back as a payout each year.
2.30%
Dividend Per Share (TTM)
?Sum of dividends paid per share over the last 12 months.
3.74$
Payout Ratio
?Share of profit paid out as dividends. Over 100% means the company is paying out more than it earns — not sustainable long-term.
30.6%
Increase Streak
?How many years in a row the dividend has been raised — the gold standard for dividend payers.
42Years
Years Without a Cut
?How many years in a row the dividend hasn't been cut — a measure of reliability.
42Years
Dividend growth (3-yr CAGR)
?Average annual dividend growth over the past three years.
6.0%
Dividend growth (5-yr CAGR)
?Average annual dividend growth over the past five years.
6.0%
Dividend growth (10-yr CAGR)
?Average annual dividend growth over the past ten years.
5.7%
Payment History
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Amount | Change | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2026 | 09/30/2026 | 1.05 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/09/2026 | 06/30/2026 | 1.05 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/10/2026 | 03/31/2026 | 1.05 $ | +27.2% | Quarterly |
| 12/08/2025 | 12/31/2025 | 0.83 $ | +1.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/08/2025 | 09/30/2025 | 0.82 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/09/2025 | 06/30/2025 | 0.82 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/10/2025 | 03/31/2025 | 0.82 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/09/2024 | 12/31/2024 | 0.82 $ | +9.5% | Quarterly |
| 09/09/2024 | 09/30/2024 | 0.75 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/10/2024 | 06/28/2024 | 0.75 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/07/2024 | 03/29/2024 | 0.75 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/07/2023 | 12/29/2023 | 0.75 $ | +4.4% | Quarterly |
| 09/07/2023 | 09/29/2023 | 0.72 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/08/2023 | 06/30/2023 | 0.72 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/09/2023 | 03/31/2023 | 0.72 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/08/2022 | 12/30/2022 | 0.72 $ | +4.6% | Quarterly |
| 09/08/2022 | 09/30/2022 | 0.68 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/08/2022 | 06/30/2022 | 0.68 $ | +2.5% | Quarterly |
| 03/09/2022 | 03/31/2022 | 0.67 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/09/2021 | 12/31/2021 | 0.67 $ | +4.8% | Quarterly |
| 09/08/2021 | 09/30/2021 | 0.64 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/08/2021 | 06/30/2021 | 0.64 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/09/2021 | 03/31/2021 | 0.64 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/09/2020 | 12/31/2020 | 0.64 $ | +5.1% | Quarterly |
| 09/08/2020 | 09/30/2020 | 0.61 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/08/2020 | 06/30/2020 | 0.61 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/09/2020 | 03/31/2020 | 0.61 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/09/2019 | 12/31/2019 | 0.61 $ | +2.6% | Quarterly |
| 09/06/2019 | 09/30/2019 | 0.59 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/06/2019 | 06/28/2019 | 0.59 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/07/2019 | 03/29/2019 | 0.59 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/07/2018 | 12/31/2018 | 0.59 $ | +2.7% | Quarterly |
| 09/06/2018 | 09/28/2018 | 0.58 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/07/2018 | 06/29/2018 | 0.58 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/08/2018 | 03/30/2018 | 0.58 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/07/2017 | 12/29/2017 | 0.58 $ | +2.7% | Quarterly |
| 09/07/2017 | 09/29/2017 | 0.56 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/07/2017 | 06/30/2017 | 0.56 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/08/2017 | 03/31/2017 | 0.56 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/07/2016 | 12/30/2016 | 0.56 $ | +10.6% | Quarterly |
| 09/07/2016 | 09/30/2016 | 0.51 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/07/2016 | 06/30/2016 | 0.51 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/08/2016 | 03/31/2016 | 0.51 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/08/2015 | 12/31/2015 | 0.51 $ | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/04/2015 | 09/30/2015 | 0.46 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/05/2015 | 06/30/2015 | 0.46 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/06/2015 | 03/31/2015 | 0.46 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/08/2014 | 12/31/2014 | 0.46 $ | +10.1% | Quarterly |
| 09/05/2014 | 09/30/2014 | 0.42 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/05/2014 | 06/30/2014 | 0.42 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/06/2014 | 03/31/2014 | 0.42 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/06/2013 | 12/31/2013 | 0.42 $ | +10.1% | Quarterly |
| 09/05/2013 | 09/30/2013 | 0.38 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/05/2013 | 06/28/2013 | 0.38 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/06/2013 | 03/29/2013 | 0.38 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/06/2012 | 12/31/2012 | 0.38 $ | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/05/2012 | 09/28/2012 | 0.35 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/06/2012 | 06/29/2012 | 0.35 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/07/2012 | 03/30/2012 | 0.35 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/08/2011 | 12/30/2011 | 0.35 $ | +9.8% | Quarterly |
| 09/07/2011 | 09/30/2011 | 0.31 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/07/2011 | 06/30/2011 | 0.31 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/08/2011 | 03/31/2011 | 0.31 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/08/2010 | 12/31/2010 | 0.31 $ | +10.8% | Quarterly |
| 09/07/2010 | 09/30/2010 | 0.28 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/07/2010 | 06/30/2010 | 0.28 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/08/2010 | 03/31/2010 | 0.28 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/10/2009 | 01/04/2010 | 0.28 $ | +12.1% | Quarterly |
| 09/04/2009 | 09/30/2009 | 0.25 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/05/2009 | 06/30/2009 | 0.25 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/06/2009 | 03/31/2009 | 0.25 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/10/2008 | 01/02/2009 | 0.25 $ | +15.8% | Quarterly |
| 09/05/2008 | 09/30/2008 | 0.22 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/05/2008 | 06/30/2008 | 0.22 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/06/2008 | 03/31/2008 | 0.22 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/10/2007 | 01/02/2008 | 0.22 $ | +16.3% | Quarterly |
| 09/05/2007 | 09/28/2007 | 0.19 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/06/2007 | 06/29/2007 | 0.19 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/07/2007 | 03/30/2007 | 0.19 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/08/2006 | 01/02/2007 | 0.19 $ | +14.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/06/2006 | 09/29/2006 | 0.16 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/07/2006 | 06/30/2006 | 0.16 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/08/2006 | 03/31/2006 | 0.16 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/09/2005 | 01/03/2006 | 0.16 $ | +19.4% | Quarterly |
| 09/07/2005 | 09/30/2005 | 0.14 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/07/2005 | 06/30/2005 | 0.14 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/08/2005 | 03/31/2005 | 0.14 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/09/2004 | 01/03/2005 | 0.14 $ | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/07/2004 | 09/30/2004 | 0.12 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/07/2004 | 06/30/2004 | 0.12 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/08/2004 | 03/31/2004 | 0.12 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/10/2003 | 01/02/2004 | 0.12 $ | +50.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/05/2003 | 09/30/2003 | 0.0767 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/05/2003 | 06/30/2003 | 0.0767 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/06/2003 | 03/31/2003 | 0.0767 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/10/2002 | 01/02/2003 | 0.0767 $ | +2.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/05/2002 | 09/30/2002 | 0.0752 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/05/2002 | 06/28/2002 | 0.0752 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/06/2002 | 03/29/2002 | 0.0752 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/10/2001 | 01/02/2002 | 0.0752 $ | +3.2% | Quarterly |
| 09/05/2001 | 09/28/2001 | 0.0729 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/06/2001 | 06/29/2001 | 0.0729 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/07/2001 | 03/30/2001 | 0.0729 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/08/2000 | 01/02/2001 | 0.0729 $ | +2.1% | Quarterly |
| 09/06/2000 | 09/29/2000 | 0.0713 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/07/2000 | 06/30/2000 | 0.0713 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/08/2000 | 03/31/2000 | 0.0713 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/10/1999 | 01/07/2000 | 0.0713 $ | +9.4% | Quarterly |
| 09/07/1999 | 09/30/1999 | 0.0652 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/07/1999 | 06/30/1999 | 0.0652 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/08/1999 | 03/31/1999 | 0.0652 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/10/1998 | 01/04/1999 | 0.0652 $ | +18.1% | Quarterly |
| 09/04/1998 | 09/30/1998 | 0.0552 $ | -0.7% | Quarterly |
| 06/03/1998 | 06/30/1998 | 0.0556 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/04/1998 | 03/31/1998 | 0.0556 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/12/1997 | 01/02/1998 | 0.0556 $ | +123.1% | Quarterly |
| 09/05/1997 | 09/30/1997 | 0.0499 $ | – | – |
| 09/04/1997 | 09/30/1997 | 0.0249 $ | -50.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/04/1997 | 06/30/1997 | 0.0499 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/05/1997 | 03/28/1997 | 0.0499 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/12/1996 | 01/02/1997 | 0.0499 $ | +13.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/05/1996 | 09/30/1996 | 0.0441 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/05/1996 | 06/28/1996 | 0.0441 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/06/1996 | 03/29/1996 | 0.0441 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/14/1995 | 01/02/1996 | 0.0441 $ | +12.2% | Quarterly |
| 09/06/1995 | 09/29/1995 | 0.0393 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/06/1995 | 06/30/1995 | 0.0393 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/06/1995 | 03/31/1995 | 0.0393 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/13/1994 | 01/03/1995 | 0.0393 $ | +10.8% | Quarterly |
| 09/02/1994 | 09/30/1994 | 0.0355 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/03/1994 | 06/30/1994 | 0.0355 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/04/1994 | 03/31/1994 | 0.0355 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/07/1993 | 01/03/1994 | 0.0355 $ | +12.1% | Quarterly |
| 09/02/1993 | 09/30/1993 | 0.0316 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/03/1993 | 06/30/1993 | 0.0316 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/04/1993 | 03/31/1993 | 0.0316 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/08/1992 | 01/04/1993 | 0.0316 $ | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/02/1992 | 09/30/1992 | 0.0288 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/03/1992 | 06/30/1992 | 0.0288 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/04/1992 | 03/31/1992 | 0.0288 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/09/1991 | 01/02/1992 | 0.0288 $ | +3.5% | Quarterly |
| 09/03/1991 | 09/30/1991 | 0.0278 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/03/1991 | 06/28/1991 | 0.0278 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/04/1991 | 03/29/1991 | 0.0278 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/10/1990 | 01/02/1991 | 0.0278 $ | +7.4% | Quarterly |
| 08/31/1990 | 09/28/1990 | 0.0259 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 06/04/1990 | 06/29/1990 | 0.0259 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 03/05/1990 | 03/30/1990 | 0.0259 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/11/1989 | 01/02/1990 | 0.0259 $ | +8.0% | Quarterly |
| 09/01/1989 | 09/29/1989 | 0.0240 $ | – | Quarterly |
| 06/06/1989 | 06/30/1989 | 0.0240 $ | – | – |
| 03/06/1989 | 03/31/1989 | 0.0240 $ | – | – |
| 12/13/1988 | 01/03/1989 | 0.0240 $ | – | – |
| 09/02/1988 | 09/30/1988 | 0.0206 $ | – | – |
| 06/07/1988 | 06/30/1988 | 0.0206 $ | – | – |
| 03/04/1988 | 03/31/1988 | 0.0206 $ | – | – |
| 12/07/1987 | 01/04/1988 | 0.0206 $ | – | – |
| 09/02/1987 | 09/30/1987 | 0.0177 $ | – | – |
| 06/03/1987 | 06/30/1987 | 0.0177 $ | – | – |
| 03/04/1987 | 03/31/1987 | 0.0177 $ | – | – |
| 12/09/1986 | 01/02/1987 | 0.0177 $ | – | – |
| 09/03/1986 | – | 0.0158 $ | – | – |
| 06/03/1986 | – | 0.0158 $ | – | – |
| 03/10/1986 | – | 0.0158 $ | – | – |
| 12/10/1985 | – | 0.0158 $ | – | – |
| 09/03/1985 | – | 0.0144 $ | – | – |
| 06/04/1985 | – | 0.0144 $ | – | – |
| 03/04/1985 | – | 0.0144 $ | – | – |
| 12/11/1984 | – | 0.0144 $ | – | – |
| 08/31/1984 | – | 0.0144 $ | – | – |
| 06/05/1984 | – | 0.0138 $ | – | – |
| 03/05/1984 | – | 0.0138 $ | – | – |
| 12/05/1983 | – | 0.0138 $ | – | – |
| 09/02/1983 | – | 0.0138 $ | – | – |
| 06/07/1983 | – | 0.0138 $ | – | – |
| 02/28/1973 | – | 0.0168 $ | – | – |
Data as of: September 17, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.