Becton Dickinson BDX
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Becton Dickinson (BDX) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Becton Dickinson (BDX) posted quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) of $280.6 million for Q1 2026, down 2.32% year-over-year from $287.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.73% quarter-over-quarter from $285.6 million in Q4 2025.

Becton Dickinson (BDX) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Becton Dickinson (BDX) has reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) for 18 consecutive years, with $280.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Entity) fell 2.32% year-over-year to $280.6 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $280.6 million (down 2.32% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $287.6 million, down 0.73% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) declined to $280.6 million in Q1 2026 per BDX's latest filing, from $285.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) topped out at $290.1 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $280.6 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has averaged $286.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $286.3 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Shares Outstanding (Entity) increased 2.19% — and 2026, when it fell 2.32%.
  • Becton Dickinson's Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $283.9 million in 2022, then grew by 2.19% to $290.1 million in 2023, then declined by 0.21% to $289.5 million in 2024, then retreated by 1.36% to $285.6 million in 2025, then declined by 1.73% to $280.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BDX's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at $280.6 million in Q1 2026, $285.6 million in Q4 2025, and $287.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 134.13 Bn 128.91 Bn 1.96 Bn 354.10 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 52.76 Bn 51.90 Bn 2.32 Bn 274.79 Mn
3 Alcon 35.81 Bn 34.46 Bn 1.68 Bn 486.70 Mn
4 Resmed 33.72 Bn 32.25 Bn 861.22 Mn 145.52 Mn
5 Medline 29.38 Bn 26.70 Bn 2.22 Bn 857.00 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 25.00 Bn 24.57 Bn 329.20 Mn 70.80 Mn
7 Solventum 15.46 Bn 15.06 Bn 1.29 Bn 172.70 Mn
8 Cooper Companies 14.88 Bn 14.74 Bn 735.40 Mn 195.00 Mn
9 Baxter International 13.58 Bn 11.43 Bn 1.03 Bn 517.00 Mn
10 Align Technology 11.61 Bn 10.51 Bn 757.43 Mn 71.50 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 274.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 280.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 285.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 287.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 287.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 287.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 289.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 289.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 289.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 289.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 290.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 286.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 286.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 284.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 283.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 285.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 285.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 285.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 284.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 289.29 Mn