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
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% |