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
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 |
| 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 |