Becton Dickinson (BDX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Becton Dickinson (BDX) reported Research & Development of $249.0 million for Q1 2026, up 7.33% year-over-year from $232.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.63% quarter-over-quarter from $306.0 million in Q4 2025.

Becton Dickinson (BDX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $249.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $249.0 million, up 7.33% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (changed 0.17% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.3 billion, up 6.3% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development fell to $249.0 million in Q1 2026 per BDX's latest filing, from $306.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $343.0 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $232.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $301.1 million and a median of $302.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Research & Development increased 18.28% in 2024, then declined 22.41% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $313.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 7.35% to $290.0 million in 2023, then rose by 18.28% to $343.0 million in 2024, then declined by 10.79% to $306.0 million in 2025, then declined by 18.63% to $249.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BDX's Research & Development at $249.0 million in Q1 2026, $306.0 million in Q4 2025, and $322.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 361.90 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 249.00 Mn
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn -
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 94.27 Mn
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 15.80 Mn
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 189.00 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 42.50 Mn
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 98.66 Mn
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 139.00 Mn
10 Aptargroup 7.72 Bn 7.52 Bn 351.91 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 249.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 306.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 322.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 297.00 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
Jun 30, 2021 330.00 Mn