Becton Dickinson (BDX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Becton Dickinson (BDX) reported Operating Expenses of $4.6 billion for Q1 2026, up 12.77% year-over-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) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $4.6 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 12.77% year-over-year to $4.6 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $19.1 billion (up 6.26% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $19.3 billion, up 8.33% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $4.6 billion in Q1 2026 per BDX's latest filing, from $4.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $5.2 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $4.0 billion in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $4.3 billion (2023), against an average of $4.4 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses decreased 6.44%; it then advanced 12.77% in 2026.
- Tracing BDX's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $4.0 billion in 2022, then grew by 6.65% to $4.3 billion in 2023, then rose by 10.5% to $4.7 billion in 2024, then dropped by 0.32% to $4.7 billion in 2025, then retreated by 1.7% to $4.6 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BDX Operating Expenses figures stand at $4.6 billion (Q1 2026), $4.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $5.2 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 156.17 Bn | 151.78 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 975.20 Mn |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.51 Bn | 40.49 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 3 | Resmed | 30.43 Bn | 28.77 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 391.17 Mn |
| 4 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 22.78 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 115.30 Mn |
| 5 | Solventum | 13.39 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Cooper Companies | 12.33 Bn | 12.20 Bn | 695.20 Mn | 434.50 Mn |
| 7 | Align Technology | 11.65 Bn | 10.59 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 594.63 Mn |
| 8 | Baxter International | 9.81 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 867.00 Mn |
| 9 | Aptargroup | 7.39 Bn | 7.19 Bn | 351.91 Mn | 875.37 Mn |
| 10 | Repligen | 6.39 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 108.28 Mn | 178.32 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 4.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 3.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 4.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 3.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 3.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 4.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 3.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 2.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 2.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 2.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 2.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 2.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 1.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 1.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 1.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 1.34 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 1.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 1.36 Bn |