Becton Dickinson and Company
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.8 | 15.8 | 34.6 | 20.5 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 22.3 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 14.6 | 30.4 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 170.3 | 43.2 | 57.7 | 26.3 | 28.3 | 39.5 | 32.4 | 25.2 | |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | |
| 7.3 | 7.2 | 11.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 16.3 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 19.0 | 17.7 | 21.4 | 16.0 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 15.3 | 12.2 | |
| 15.1 | 66.3 | – | – | 22.2 | 18.6 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 23.4 | 24.3 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 16.3 | 18.4 | 26.9 | 22.5 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 30.3 | 27.7 | 18.0 | 15.8 | |
| 6.6% | 1.5% | -2.7% | -4.5% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 9.9% | 8.8% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 5.4% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 6.3% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55.6% | 57.2% | 57.9% | 57.5% | 56.9% | 49.0% | 48.3% | 48.5% | 49.3% | 50.8% | 51.3% | 51.7% | 51.3% | 52.6% | 51.9% | 52.2% | 51.3% | 51.8% | 50.9% | 45.7% | 48.0% | 49.3% | 45.5% | 47.9% | 42.3% | 45.1% | 44.9% | 42.2% | 45.2% | 45.4% | |
| 15.6% | 16.0% | 15.9% | 15.2% | 15.8% | 17.2% | 17.0% | 17.1% | 16.0% | 19.0% | 19.9% | 18.9% | 21.7% | 22.8% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 20.2% | 15.6% | 19.0% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 12.6% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 5.7% | 11.8% | 12.1% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 11.8% | |
| 10.2% | 10.7% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 10.9% | 10.7% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 9.5% | 13.3% | 13.1% | 14.0% | 15.9% | 17.6% | 18.5% | 16.8% | 15.2% | 16.1% | 14.0% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 1.9% | 7.1% | 5.4% | 10.9% | 9.4% | 7.7% | 8.4% | 7.7% | |
| 10.8% | 2.5% | -7.0% | -7.4% | 6.6% | 10.9% | 14.6% | 14.4% | 16.9% | 16.8% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 14.6% | 14.5% | 15.6% | 14.6% | 15.7% | 11.4% | 12.9% | 10.7% | 14.7% | 15.1% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 17.0% | 17.9% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 15.2% | 12.2% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.4% | 21.7% | 14.7% | 15.6% | 20.1% | 17.2% | 19.3% | 18.9% | 15.2% | 22.0% | 19.6% | 20.4% | 22.8% | 23.9% | 24.2% | 26.3% | 28.3% | 25.6% | 23.5% | 9.7% | 12.8% | 8.5% | 1.5% | 5.8% | 3.7% | 8.8% | 7.0% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 6.6% | |
| 9.8% | 9.7% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 9.8% | 8.1% | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 14.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 12.2% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 9.5% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.0% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 92 | 20 | 302 | 571 | 1,368 | 1,155 | 994 | 786 | 501 | 224 | 384 | 652 | 324 | 497 | 482 | 1,544 | 2,495 | 2,080 | 2,110 | 11,398 | 10,010 | 4,691 | 20,355 | 18,854 | 15,105 | 15,344 | 15,024 | 14,580 | 18,396 | 18,330 | |
| 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | |
| 45.9% | 45.0% | 42.0% | 39.9% | 43.4% | 48.5% | 49.4% | 52.0% | 53.3% | 54.1% | 56.2% | 59.5% | 62.4% | 55.3% | 56.3% | 46.3% | 36.4% | 41.5% | 40.6% | 26.7% | 29.8% | 34.3% | 38.9% | 40.7% | 44.0% | 43.9% | 47.8% | 48.9% | 45.2% | 45.9% | |
| 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.07 | 1.16 | 0.91 | 1.05 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.80 | 2.08 | 1.78 | 2.77 | 2.93 | 3.49 | 4.46 | 4.99 | 5.49 | 5.62 | 5.59 | 6.49 | 5.99 | 3.35 | 4.49 | 4.92 | 1.18 | 4.49 | 3.09 | 7.16 | 6.19 | 5.15 | 5.86 | 5.84 | |
| 10.48 | 10.87 | 12.02 | 13.04 | 13.82 | 14.02 | 14.85 | 16.96 | 18.77 | 20.78 | 22.35 | 24.94 | 28.00 | 28.31 | 29.67 | 33.52 | 36.85 | 40.43 | 42.72 | 49.55 | 57.38 | 54.09 | 60.40 | 62.92 | 56.92 | 65.50 | 65.67 | 67.17 | 69.34 | 76.06 | |
| 5.02 | 5.36 | 6.22 | 6.75 | 7.47 | 8.70 | 9.33 | 11.01 | 11.67 | 12.60 | 14.94 | 17.10 | 19.53 | 20.84 | 22.63 | 21.34 | 19.77 | 25.31 | 25.56 | 34.53 | 35.09 | 57.91 | 79.34 | 76.72 | 84.15 | 81.06 | 87.98 | 89.45 | 88.96 | 88.43 | |
| 1.13 | 0.28 | -0.84 | -0.97 | 0.91 | 1.52 | 2.16 | 2.45 | 3.16 | 3.49 | 2.31 | 2.59 | 4.10 | 4.12 | 4.63 | 4.91 | 5.77 | 4.61 | 5.52 | 5.28 | 8.46 | 8.15 | 7.44 | 8.64 | 9.66 | 11.70 | 5.78 | 7.33 | 10.56 | 9.30 | |
Data as of: September 25, 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.