Becton Dickinson (BDX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Becton Dickinson's Interest Coverage Ratio was 5.02 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 3.3% from 4.86 a year earlier and up 704.7% from the prior quarter.
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Becton Dickinson (BDX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Becton Dickinson's Interest Coverage Ratio was 4.21 through Jun 30, 2026, up 17.4% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was 4.21, down 7.3% from FY2024.
- Interest Coverage Ratio has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years.
- In earlier fiscal years, Interest Coverage Ratio was 4.54 in FY2024 (-2.8%), 4.67 in FY2023 (-18.5%), 5.73 in FY2022 (+19.5%) and 4.80 in FY2021 (+177.7%).
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio has moved between 0.62 (fiscal Q2 2026) and 7.57 (fiscal Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Coverage Ratio was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 88.7%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2026 (a decline of 75.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, BDX's Interest Coverage Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.62 (Q2 2026), 3.61 (Q1 2026) and 7.57 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 251.30 Bn | 230.45 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 5.20 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.70 Bn | 145.78 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 4.82 |
| 3 | Danaher | 158.94 Bn | 142.76 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 10.53 |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 145.87 Bn | 125.42 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 111.49 Bn | 77.36 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 9.48 |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.96 Bn | 93.08 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 11.77 |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.62 Bn | 58.63 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 12.27 |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.80 Bn | 34.92 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 49.59 Bn | 46.74 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 5.02 |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.34 Bn | 42.23 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 15.31 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.02 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.61 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.57 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.86 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.55 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.92 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.01 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.39 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.87 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.95 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.09 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.61 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.32 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.74 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.70 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.42 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.81 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.06 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.42 |
API Access
Becton Dickinson Interest Coverage Ratio 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();