Becton Dickinson (BDX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Becton Dickinson's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 1.85% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 1.05 percentage points from 2.90% a year earlier and down 0.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Becton Dickinson (BDX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Becton Dickinson's Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.98%, down 0.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +1.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.10% in FY2024 (+0.29 pp), 2.81% in FY2023 (-0.52 pp), 3.33% in FY2022 (-0.55 pp) and 3.88% in FY2021 (+2.23 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q4 2020.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.01 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 3.21 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 1.05 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BDX's Return on Assets [ROA] at 2.15% (Q2 2026), 3.19% (Q1 2026) and 3.04% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 6.17% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 4.94% |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 15.41% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 5.66% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -1.94% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 8.19% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 7.38% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.85% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.58 Bn | 41.47 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 10.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.87% |
API Access
Becton Dickinson Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "BDX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();