Becton Dickinson (BDX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Becton Dickinson (BDX) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.27% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 1.21 percentage points from 4.06% a year earlier and up 0.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Becton Dickinson (BDX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Becton Dickinson posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.08%, up 0.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +3.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 4.65% in FY2024 (-0.03 pp), 4.68% in FY2023 (-0.38 pp), 5.06% in FY2022 (-0.08 pp) and 5.14% in FY2021 (+3.25 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 4.00% in fiscal Q1 2024 and a high of 5.73% in fiscal Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.60 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (a gain of 3.90 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 0.95 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 5.16% (Q2 2026), 5.70% (Q1 2026) and 5.50% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 7.89% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 6.20% |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 5.71% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 6.90% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 10.46% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 10.53% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 8.99% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 5.27% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 47.29 Bn | 40.18 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 18.86% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.47% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.80% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.80% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.73% |
API Access
Becton Dickinson Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();