Becton Dickinson (BDX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Becton Dickinson (BDX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 5.02% for Q1 2026, up 62.0% year-over-year from 3.1% in Q1 2025, and down 7.56% on a QoQ basis from 5.43% in Q4 2025.
Becton Dickinson (BDX) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.02% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 62.0% year-over-year to 5.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.02% (up 62.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.37%, up 17.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed eased to 5.02% in Q1 2026 per BDX's latest filing, from 5.43% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 5.43% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 4.37% in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.81% (2023), against an average of 4.79%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed soared 102 bps; it then sank 48 bps in 2023.
- Tracing BDX's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 4.79% in 2022, then dropped by 9 bps to 4.37% in 2023, then increased by 14 bps to 4.99% in 2024, then increased by 9 bps to 5.43% in 2025, then dropped by 8 bps to 5.02% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BDX Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 5.02% (Q1 2026), 5.43% (Q4 2025), and 5.16% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 156.17 Bn | 151.78 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 17.54% |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.51 Bn | 40.49 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 5.02% |
| 3 | Resmed | 30.43 Bn | 28.77 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 25.95% |
| 4 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 22.78 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 18.63% |
| 5 | Solventum | 13.39 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 19.44% |
| 6 | Cooper Companies | 12.33 Bn | 12.20 Bn | 695.20 Mn | 6.60% |
| 7 | Align Technology | 11.65 Bn | 10.59 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 12.74% |
| 8 | Baxter International | 9.81 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 13.02% |
| 9 | Aptargroup | 7.39 Bn | 7.19 Bn | 351.91 Mn | 12.04% |
| 10 | Repligen | 6.39 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 108.28 Mn | 2.29% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.81% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.37% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.95% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.47% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.49% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.89% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.81% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.66% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.04% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.80% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 4.82% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.63% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.67% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.23% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.95% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.36% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.27% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 4.46% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 4.13% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 9.25% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.27% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 6.68% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 7.44% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 5.74% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.96% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 4.80% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 5.10% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 7.88% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 11.80% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 15.83% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 12.53% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 12.25% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 12.28% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 12.88% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 15.80% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 16.52% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 17.00% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 17.58% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 19.69% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 18.32% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 18.46% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 18.98% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 20.63% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 22.07% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 21.90% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 20.90% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 21.78% |