Becton Dickinson (BDX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Becton Dickinson's Free Cash Flow was $633 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 31.6% from $925 million a year earlier but up 15.9% from the prior quarter.
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Becton Dickinson (BDX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Becton Dickinson's Free Cash Flow was $3.2 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 54.2% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at $2.67 billion, down 14.4% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Free Cash Flow was $3.12 billion in FY2024 (+47.4%), $2.12 billion in FY2023 (+41.3%), $1.5 billion in FY2022 (-48.9%) and $2.93 billion in FY2021 (+35.2%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has moved between -$318 million (fiscal Q2 2025) and $1.48 billion (fiscal Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in 1 of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 3.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 286.9%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 94.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, BDX's Free Cash Flow in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $546 million (Q2 2026), $549 million (Q1 2026) and $1.48 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 948.40 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 585.00 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 633.00 Mn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.58 Bn | 41.47 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 439.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 633.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 546.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 549.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 925.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -318.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 588.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 882.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 380.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 739.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 890.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 191.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 658.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 425.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 68.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 347.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 389.00 Mn |
API Access
Becton Dickinson Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();