Becton Dickinson (BDX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Becton Dickinson (BDX) posted Research & Development of $258 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 12.2% from $230 million a year earlier and up 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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Becton Dickinson (BDX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Research & Development at Becton Dickinson was $1.37 billion, up 23.9% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was $1.27 billion, up 6.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Research & Development shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Becton Dickinson's Research & Development was $1.19 billion in FY2024 (-3.8%), $1.24 billion in FY2023 (-1.5%), $1.26 billion in FY2022 (-1.8%) and $1.28 billion in FY2021 (+23.1%).
- Quarterly Research & Development has run from a low of $230 million in fiscal Q3 2025 to a high of $559 million in fiscal Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Research & Development increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Research & Development in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2025, with growth of 85.1%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2025, with a decline of 23.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Research & Development for the three prior fiscal quarters was $249 million (Q2 2026), $306 million (Q1 2026) and $559 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 265.71 Bn | 242.23 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 348.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 189.37 Bn | 163.23 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 920.00 Mn |
| 3 | Danaher | 164.78 Bn | 144.43 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 433.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 157.85 Bn | 138.13 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 408.30 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 129.66 Bn | 94.91 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 771.00 Mn |
| 6 | Stryker | 121.82 Bn | 108.01 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 433.00 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.42 Bn | 58.86 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 520.00 Mn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.49 Bn | 42.69 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 281.40 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 58.38 Bn | 55.53 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 258.00 Mn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.16 Bn | 43.05 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 123.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 258.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 249.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 306.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 559.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 230.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 232.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 343.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 302.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 299.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 299.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 290.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 281.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 306.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 337.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 313.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 300.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 315.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 327.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 314.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 368.00 Mn |
API Access
Becton Dickinson Research & Development API
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