Growth Metrics

Becton Dickinson (BDX) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Becton Dickinson (BDX) reported Debt to Equity of $0.72 for Q1 2026, down 39.99% year-over-year from $1.19 in Q1 2025, and down 38.79% on a QoQ basis from $1.17 in Q4 2025.

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.72 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity fell 39.99% year-over-year to $0.72 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.72 (down 39.99% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $0.76, down 25.28% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity eased to $0.72 in Q1 2026 per BDX's latest filing, from $1.17 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $692.73 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at -$36.05 in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.82 (2023), against an average of $85.02.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt to Equity soared 31220.08%; it then tumbled 1687.48% in 2024.
  • Tracing BDX's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $685.67 in 2022, then slumped by 99.88% to $0.82 in 2023, then slumped by 343.88% to -$1.99 in 2024, then jumped by 158.77% to $1.17 in 2025, then slumped by 38.79% to $0.72 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BDX Debt to Equity figures stand at $0.72 (Q1 2026), $1.17 (Q4 2025), and $0.76 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (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 0.72
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 0.04
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 0.07
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.02
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 0.30
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn -
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 1.57
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn 0.45
10 Repligen 6.39 Bn 5.41 Bn 108.28 Mn 0.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.72
Dec 31, 2025 1.17
Sep 30, 2025 0.76
Jun 30, 2025 0.76
Mar 31, 2025 1.19
Dec 31, 2024 -1.99
Sep 30, 2024 1.01
Jun 30, 2024 -36.05
Mar 31, 2024 692.73
Dec 31, 2023 0.82
Sep 30, 2023 0.81
Jun 30, 2023 -2.02
Mar 31, 2023 49.93
Dec 31, 2022 685.67
Sep 30, 2022 0.82
Jun 30, 2022 -2.09
Mar 31, 2022 51.05
Dec 31, 2021 -2.22
Sep 30, 2021 765.65
Jun 30, 2021 48.58
Mar 31, 2021 -0.16
Dec 31, 2020 -0.33
Sep 30, 2020 -2.92
Jun 30, 2020 7.21
Mar 31, 2020 -3.44
Dec 31, 2019 1.19
Sep 30, 2019 1.19
Jun 30, 2019 0.20
Mar 31, 2019 0.26
Dec 31, 2018 877.96
Sep 30, 2018 1.33
Jun 30, 2018 -0.39
Mar 31, 2018 0.05
Dec 31, 2017 1.79
Sep 30, 2017 1.96
Jun 30, 2017 0.80
Mar 31, 2017 1.29
Dec 31, 2016 0.49
Sep 30, 2016 34.69
Jun 30, 2016 1.48
Mar 31, 2016 1.63
Dec 31, 2015 1.77
Sep 30, 2015 641.10
Jun 30, 2015 1.82
Mar 31, 2015 1.93
Dec 31, 2014 2.00
Sep 30, 2014 209.00
Jun 30, 2014 0.74
Mar 31, 2014 0.75
Dec 31, 2013 0.78
Sep 30, 2013 11.92
Jun 30, 2013 0.84
Mar 31, 2013 0.91
Dec 31, 2012 0.93
Sep 30, 2012 -0.51
Dec 31, 2011 0.88
Sep 30, 2011 143.14
Jun 30, 2011 0.51
Mar 31, 2011 0.53
Dec 31, 2010 0.56
Sep 30, 2010 0.19
Jun 30, 2010 0.33
Mar 31, 2010 0.33
Dec 31, 2009 0.32
Sep 30, 2009 105.63
Jun 30, 2009 0.36