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

Becton Dickinson's (BDX) quarterly Research & Development came in at $249.0 million in Q1 2026, up 7.33% year-on-year from $232.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.63% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 7.33% year-over-year to $249.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion, a 0.17% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.3 billion, up 6.3% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $249.0 million, down from $306.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for BDX reached as high as $343.0 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as $232.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $301.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $302.0 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development climbed 18.28% in 2024 and slipped 22.41% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $313.0 million in 2022, then fell by 7.35% to $290.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 18.28% to $343.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 10.79% to $306.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 18.63% to $249.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $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 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn -245.00 Mn
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 370.60 Mn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 249.00 Mn
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn -
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 94.27 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 19.70 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 42.50 Mn
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 189.00 Mn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 98.66 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 139.00 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