Becton Dickinson (BDX) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Becton Dickinson (BDX) reported Shares Outstanding of 274.79 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 4.3% from 287.17 million a year earlier and down 2.1% from the prior quarter.
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Becton Dickinson (BDX) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Becton Dickinson posted Shares Outstanding of 287.65 million, down 0.7% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Shares Outstanding came in at 289.76 million in FY2024 (+1.2%), 286.28 million in FY2023 (+0.4%), 285.01 million in FY2022 (-1.5%) and 289.29 million in FY2021 (+3.7%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since fiscal Q2 2020.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 1.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding in five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (growth of 3.7%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 4.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 280.64 million (Q2 2026), 285.58 million (Q1 2026) and 287.65 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.84 Bn | 229.99 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 371.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.73 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 159.85 Bn | 143.67 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 705.30 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 146.79 Bn | 126.35 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 354.10 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 114.54 Bn | 80.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.67 Bn | 91.79 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 383.50 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.93 Bn | 58.94 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.47 Bn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.12 Bn | 47.27 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 274.79 Mn |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.06 Bn | 34.17 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 576.40 Mn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.40 Bn | 42.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 282.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Becton Dickinson Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();