Becton Dickinson BDX
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:10 PM EDT

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

Becton Dickinson's (BDX) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $4.3 billion in Q2 2026, up 8.38% year-over-year from $4.0 billion in Q2 2025, and down 6.49% quarter-over-quarter from $4.6 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $4.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 8.38% year-over-year to $4.3 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $20.8 billion, a 17.91% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $19.3 billion, up 8.33% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $4.3 billion for Q2 2026 at Becton Dickinson, down from $4.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $7.1 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $4.0 billion in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $4.5 billion and a median of $4.3 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 48.05% in 2025, down 9.16% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $4.0 billion in 2022, then increased by 6.65% to $4.3 billion in 2023, then gained by 10.5% to $4.7 billion in 2024, then declined by 0.32% to $4.7 billion in 2025, then slipped by 8.09% to $4.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $4.3 billion (Q2 2026), $4.6 billion (Q1 2026), and $4.7 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Becton Dickinson 48.31 Bn 47.45 Bn 2.32 Bn 4.32 Bn
2 Medline 28.02 Bn 25.35 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.82 Bn
3 West Pharmaceutical Services 24.18 Bn 23.75 Bn 329.20 Mn 137.30 Mn
4 Baxter International 12.44 Bn 10.29 Bn 1.03 Bn 864.00 Mn
5 Stevanato Group S.p.A 5.69 Bn 5.58 Bn 100.91 Mn 34.66 Mn
6 Acme United 235.50 Mn 230.46 Mn 26.69 Mn 19.86 Mn
7 Rockwell Medical 30.24 Mn 5.45 Mn 3.24 Mn 4.26 Mn
8 Retractable Technologies 21.15 Mn -18.72 Mn 190,852.00 5.34 Mn
9 United Health Products 8.85 Mn 8.82 Mn - 166,850.00
10 Cuprina Holdings (Cayman) 7.88 Mn 4.76 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 4.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 4.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 4.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 7.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.99 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