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% quarter-over-quarter from $1.17 in Q4 2025.
Becton Dickinson (BDX) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Becton Dickinson (BDX) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.72 in Q1 2026.
- Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $0.72, down 39.99% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.72 (down 39.99% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $0.76, down 25.28% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity slipped to $0.72 in Q1 2026 per BDX's latest filing, from $1.17 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $692.73 in Q1 2024 and troughed at -$36.05 in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of $85.02 and a median of $0.82 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Debt to Equity surged 31220.08% in 2022, then sank 1687.48% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $685.67 in 2022, then plunged by 99.88% to $0.82 in 2023, then plunged by 343.88% to -$1.99 in 2024, then soared by 158.77% to $1.17 in 2025, then plunged by 38.79% to $0.72 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BDX's Debt to Equity at $0.72 in Q1 2026, $1.17 in Q4 2025, and $0.76 in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 148.09 Bn | 143.69 Bn | 1.83 Bn | - |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.00 Bn | 39.99 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 0.72 |
| 3 | Medline | 30.38 Bn | 36.22 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 1.12 |
| 4 | Resmed | 28.22 Bn | 26.56 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 0.04 |
| 5 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 23.72 Bn | 23.19 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 0.07 |
| 6 | Solventum | 13.33 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.02 |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 13.12 Bn | 12.99 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 0.30 |
| 8 | Align Technology | 12.86 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 736.59 Mn | - |
| 9 | Baxter International | 10.51 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 1.57 |
| 10 | Aptargroup | 7.72 Bn | 7.52 Bn | 351.91 Mn | 0.45 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |