Becton Dickinson (BDX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Becton Dickinson (BDX) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 13.31% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 2.33 percentage points from 15.64% a year earlier but up 11.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Becton Dickinson (BDX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Becton Dickinson was 10.68%, down 0.41 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was 11.81%, down 0.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +6.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Becton Dickinson's Return on Sales [ROS] was 11.88% in FY2024 (+0.98 pp), 10.90% in FY2023 (-1.20 pp), 12.09% in FY2022 (+0.33 pp) and 11.76% in FY2021 (+6.09 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of 1.97% in fiscal Q2 2026 to a high of 15.64% in fiscal Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.36 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2021, with a gain of 14.46 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2022, with a drop of 8.68 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 1.97% (Q2 2026), 10.51% (Q1 2026) and 14.14% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 248.22 Bn | 227.25 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 17.40% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 178.33 Bn | 148.76 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 13.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 159.74 Bn | 143.54 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 17.99% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 158.45 Bn | 138.74 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.44% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 122.77 Bn | 88.02 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 118.25 Bn | 104.37 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 25.18% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 66.98 Bn | 61.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 21.65% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 54.49 Bn | 51.64 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 13.31% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.67 Bn | 35.68 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 29.48% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.39 Bn | 41.28 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 23.64% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.14% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.57% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.84% |
Becton Dickinson Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();