Becton Dickinson (BDX) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Becton Dickinson's (BDX) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$1.8 billion in Q1 2026, down 110.92% year-on-year from $16.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 5.01% on a QoQ basis from -$1.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Becton Dickinson (BDX) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$1.8 billion in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 110.92% year-over-year to -$1.8 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$1.8 billion, a 110.92% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $16.6 billion, up 1059.7% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.8 billion, up from -$1.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for BDX reached as high as $16.6 billion in Q3 2025 and fell as low as -$1.9 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $1.5 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.6 billion in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings soared 1162.71% in 2024 and sank 111.32% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at -$1.6 billion in 2022, then increased by 2.82% to -$1.5 billion in 2023, then declined by 10.63% to -$1.7 billion in 2024, then dropped by 10.8% to -$1.9 billion in 2025, then grew by 5.01% to -$1.8 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were -$1.8 billion in Q1 2026, -$1.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $16.6 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn 22.11 Bn
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 6.84 Bn
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn -1.76 Bn
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 122.00 Mn
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn -24.91 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 4.62 Bn
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 1.98 Bn
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.81 Bn
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 2.55 Bn
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 13.69 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 16.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.81 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 16.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.68 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 16.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -1.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -1.51 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -1.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -1.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -1.66 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -2.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -2.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 -2.33 Bn