Becton Dickinson BDX
NYSE BDX
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Becton Dickinson (BDX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Becton Dickinson (BDX) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.62 for Q1 2026, down 75.56% year-over-year from 2.55 in Q1 2025, and down 82.7% quarter-over-quarter from 3.61 in Q4 2025.

Becton Dickinson (BDX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.62 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 75.56% year-over-year to 0.62; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.65 (up 5.83% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.75, down 6.24% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio slipped to 0.62 in Q1 2026 per BDX's latest filing, from 3.61 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 5.87 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.62 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 4.29 across 5 years, with a median of 4.5 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Interest Coverage Ratio jumped 66.13% — and 2026, when it plunged 75.56%.
  • Becton Dickinson's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 5.74 in 2022, then sank by 31.04% to 3.95 in 2023, then decreased by 26.1% to 2.92 in 2024, then advanced by 23.45% to 3.61 in 2025, then tumbled by 82.7% to 0.62 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BDX's Interest Coverage Ratio at 0.62 in Q1 2026, 3.61 in Q4 2025, and 4.5 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 132.71 Bn 127.50 Bn 1.96 Bn -
2 Becton Dickinson 51.57 Bn 50.71 Bn 2.32 Bn 5.02
3 Alcon 35.52 Bn 34.17 Bn 1.68 Bn 0.21
4 Resmed 33.28 Bn 31.81 Bn 861.22 Mn -
5 Medline 27.86 Bn 25.18 Bn 2.22 Bn -
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 25.15 Bn 24.71 Bn 329.20 Mn 68.88
7 Solventum 15.31 Bn 14.91 Bn 1.29 Bn -
8 Cooper Companies 14.86 Bn 14.72 Bn 735.40 Mn -1.48
9 Baxter International 13.63 Bn 11.48 Bn 1.03 Bn -
10 Align Technology 11.37 Bn 10.27 Bn 757.43 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 5.02
Mar 31, 2026 0.62
Dec 31, 2025 3.61
Sep 30, 2025 4.50
Jun 30, 2025 5.80
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 3.28