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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |