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% quarter-over-quarter 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.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 5.02%, up 62.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.02% (up 62.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.37%, up 17.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 5.02% in Q1 2026 per BDX's latest filing, from 5.43% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 5.43% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 4.37% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 4.79% and a median of 4.81% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 102 bps in 2022, then tumbled 48 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 4.79% in 2022, then fell by 9 bps to 4.37% in 2023, then gained by 14 bps to 4.99% in 2024, then gained by 9 bps to 5.43% in 2025, then fell by 8 bps to 5.02% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BDX's Return on Capital Employed at 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 | Intuitive Surgical | 148.09 Bn | 143.69 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 17.54% |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.00 Bn | 39.99 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 5.02% |
| 3 | Medline | 30.38 Bn | 36.22 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
| 4 | Resmed | 28.22 Bn | 26.56 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 25.95% |
| 5 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 23.72 Bn | 23.19 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 18.63% |
| 6 | Solventum | 13.33 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 19.44% |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 13.12 Bn | 12.99 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 4.68% |
| 8 | Align Technology | 12.86 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 12.74% |
| 9 | Baxter International | 10.51 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 13.02% |
| 10 | Aptargroup | 7.72 Bn | 7.52 Bn | 351.91 Mn | 12.04% |
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% |