Becton Dickinson (BDX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Becton Dickinson's (BDX) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $4.6 billion in Q1 2026, up 12.77% year-on-year from $4.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 1.7% on a QoQ basis from $4.7 billion in Q4 2025.

Becton Dickinson (BDX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $4.6 billion in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 12.77% year-over-year to $4.6 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $19.1 billion, a 6.26% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $19.3 billion, up 8.33% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $4.6 billion, down from $4.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for BDX reached as high as $5.2 billion in Q3 2025 and fell as low as $4.0 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $4.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.3 billion in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses decreased 6.44% in 2022 and advanced 12.77% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $4.0 billion in 2022, then climbed by 6.65% to $4.3 billion in 2023, then increased by 10.5% to $4.7 billion in 2024, then slipped by 0.32% to $4.7 billion in 2025, then fell by 1.7% to $4.6 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $4.6 billion in Q1 2026, $4.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $5.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn -1.13 Bn
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 988.50 Mn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 4.62 Bn
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 1.42 Bn
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 391.17 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 137.30 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 718.70 Mn
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.02 Bn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 594.63 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 867.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 4.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 5.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 4.63 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 4.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 4.72 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.81 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 4.74 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 4.33 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 4.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 4.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 4.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 4.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 4.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 4.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 4.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 4.11 Bn