Becton Dickinson (BDX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Becton Dickinson's (BDX) Debt Ratio stood at 0.33 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 6.0% from 0.35 a year earlier and down 2.5% from the prior quarter.
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Becton Dickinson (BDX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Becton Dickinson's Debt Ratio came in at 0.35, down 1.2% from FY2024.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.35 in FY2024 (+16.7%), 0.30 in FY2023 (-0.9%), 0.30 in FY2022 (-7.2%) and 0.33 in FY2021 (-1.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since fiscal Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 16.7% in fiscal Q4 2024, against a decline of 7.2% in fiscal Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.34 (Q2 2026), 0.36 (Q1 2026) and 0.35 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.84 Bn | 229.99 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 0.38 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.73 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 0.30 |
| 3 | Danaher | 159.85 Bn | 143.67 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 0.29 |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 146.79 Bn | 126.35 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 114.54 Bn | 80.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 0.30 |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.67 Bn | 91.79 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 0.31 |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.93 Bn | 58.94 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 0.28 |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.12 Bn | 47.27 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.33 |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.06 Bn | 34.17 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 0.04 |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.40 Bn | 42.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.02 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.33 |
API Access
Becton Dickinson Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "BDX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();