Becton Dickinson (BDX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Becton Dickinson (BDX) reported Free Cash Flow of $546.0 million for Q1 2026, up 271.7% year-over-year from $146.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.55% quarter-over-quarter from $549.0 million in Q4 2025.

Becton Dickinson (BDX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $546.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $546.0 million, up 271.7% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.5 billion (up 53.96% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.7 billion, down 14.4% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to $546.0 million in Q1 2026 per BDX's latest filing, from $549.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.4 billion in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$318.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $597.1 million and a median of $588.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Free Cash Flow jumped 9400.0% in 2024, then sank 183.68% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $191.0 million in 2022, then soared by 286.91% to $739.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 20.43% to $588.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 6.63% to $549.0 million in 2025, then fell by 0.55% to $546.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BDX's Free Cash Flow at $546.0 million in Q1 2026, $549.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.0 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 808.60 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 546.00 Mn
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn 316.00 Mn
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 520.48 Mn
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 63.80 Mn
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn -273.00 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 96.40 Mn
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 120.26 Mn
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 76.00 Mn
10 Aptargroup 7.72 Bn 7.52 Bn 351.91 Mn 53.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 546.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 546.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 549.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 549.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.40 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -318.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -318.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 588.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 588.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 882.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 882.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 380.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 380.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 739.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 739.00 Mn