Becton Dickinson (BDX) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Becton Dickinson (BDX) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 3.88% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 2.37 percentage points from 6.25% a year earlier and down 0.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Becton Dickinson (BDX) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Becton Dickinson reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 6.54%, down 0.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +2.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 6.60% in FY2024 (+0.79 pp), 5.81% in FY2023 (-1.46 pp), 7.27% in FY2022 (-1.55 pp) and 8.82% in FY2021 (+4.92 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.08 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 7.27 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2021, against a drop of 2.37 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 4.61% (Q2 2026), 6.93% (Q1 2026) and 6.60% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.84 Bn | 229.99 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 13.36% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.73 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 10.39% |
| 3 | Danaher | 159.85 Bn | 143.67 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 7.56% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 146.79 Bn | 126.35 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 17.60% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 114.54 Bn | 80.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 10.44% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.67 Bn | 91.79 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -3.90% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.93 Bn | 58.94 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 14.31% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.12 Bn | 47.27 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 3.88% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.06 Bn | 34.17 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 9.53% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.40 Bn | 42.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 19.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.61% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.93% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.75% |
API Access
Becton Dickinson Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();