Becton Dickinson (BDX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Becton Dickinson's (BDX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.02% in Q1 2026, up 62.0% year-on-year from 3.1% in Q1 2025, and down 7.56% on a QoQ basis from 5.43% in Q4 2025.

Becton Dickinson (BDX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.02% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 62.0% year-over-year to 5.02% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 5.02%, a 62.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 5.37%, up 17.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 5.02%, down from 5.43% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BDX reached as high as 5.43% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 4.37% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 4.79% across 5 years, with a median of 4.81% in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 102 bps in 2022 and sank 48 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.79% in 2022, then slipped by 9 bps to 4.37% in 2023, then grew by 14 bps to 4.99% in 2024, then grew by 9 bps to 5.43% in 2025, then slipped by 8 bps to 5.02% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 5.02% in Q1 2026, 5.43% in Q4 2025, and 5.16% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn 28.56%
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 18.58%
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 5.02%
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn -
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 25.95%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 19.71%
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 4.68%
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 19.44%
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 12.74%
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 13.02%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%