Growth Metrics

Becton Dickinson (BDX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Becton Dickinson (BDX) reported Debt Ratio of 0.34 for Q1 2026, down 3.92% year-over-year from 0.35 in Q1 2025, and down 4.59% on a QoQ basis from 0.36 in Q4 2025.

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.34 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 3.92% year-over-year to 0.34 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.34 (down 3.92% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.35, down 1.25% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio eased to 0.34 in Q1 2026 per BDX's latest filing, from 0.36 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.36 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.3 in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.34 (2026), against an average of 0.33.
  • Peak annual rise in Debt Ratio reached 1756.95% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 7.17% in 2022.
  • Tracing BDX's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.31 in 2022, then fell by 0.5% to 0.31 in 2023, then gained by 11.34% to 0.34 in 2024, then rose by 3.83% to 0.36 in 2025, then decreased by 4.59% to 0.34 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BDX Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.34 (Q1 2026), 0.36 (Q4 2025), and 0.35 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn -
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 0.34
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 0.03
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 0.05
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn 0.36
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 0.20
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn -
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 0.48
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn 0.23
10 Repligen 6.39 Bn 5.41 Bn 108.28 Mn 0.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 0.33
Mar 31, 2021 0.02
Dec 31, 2020 0.04
Sep 30, 2020 0.33
Jun 30, 2020 0.05
Mar 31, 2020 0.40
Dec 31, 2019 0.37
Sep 30, 2019 0.37
Jun 30, 2019 0.06
Mar 31, 2019 0.06
Dec 31, 2018 0.40
Sep 30, 2018 0.40
Jun 30, 2018 0.05
Mar 31, 2018 0.01
Dec 31, 2017 0.41
Sep 30, 2017 0.50
Jun 30, 2017 0.27
Mar 31, 2017 0.43
Dec 31, 2016 0.15
Sep 30, 2016 0.45
Jun 30, 2016 0.46
Mar 31, 2016 0.48
Dec 31, 2015 0.49
Sep 30, 2015 0.48
Jun 30, 2015 0.49
Mar 31, 2015 0.49
Dec 31, 2014 0.55
Sep 30, 2014 0.32
Jun 30, 2014 0.32
Mar 31, 2014 0.32
Dec 31, 2013 0.33
Sep 30, 2013 0.33
Jun 30, 2013 0.34
Mar 31, 2013 0.36
Dec 31, 2012 0.36
Sep 30, 2012 0.35
Dec 31, 2011 0.37
Sep 30, 2011 0.26
Jun 30, 2011 0.26
Mar 31, 2011 0.26
Dec 31, 2010 0.27
Sep 30, 2010 0.18
Jun 30, 2010 0.19
Mar 31, 2010 0.19
Dec 31, 2009 0.19
Sep 30, 2009 0.20
Jun 30, 2009 0.21