Becton Dickinson (BDX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Becton Dickinson (BDX) posted Tax Rate of 18.41% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 2.33 percentage points from 20.74% a year earlier and down 176.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Becton Dickinson (BDX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Becton Dickinson was 12.29%, down 5.19 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 10.79%, down 4.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -4.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Becton Dickinson's Tax Rate was 14.96% in FY2024 (+7.02 pp), 7.94% in FY2023 (-0.36 pp), 8.30% in FY2022 (+3.10 pp) and 5.20% in FY2021 (-9.77 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of -5.82% in fiscal Q1 2023 to a high of 194.87% in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +20.84 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2026, with a gain of 173.48 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2025, with a drop of 20.47 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior fiscal quarters was 194.87% (Q2 2026), 2.80% (Q1 2026) and 5.33% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.84 Bn | 229.99 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 8.68% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.73 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 39.11% |
| 3 | Danaher | 159.85 Bn | 143.67 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 19.29% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 146.79 Bn | 126.35 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 21.94% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 114.54 Bn | 80.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 16.34% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.67 Bn | 91.79 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 18.41% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.93 Bn | 58.94 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 14.62% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.12 Bn | 47.27 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 18.41% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.06 Bn | 34.17 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 53.56% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.40 Bn | 42.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 18.47% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 194.87% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.59% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.33% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.97% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 13.31% |
Becton Dickinson Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=BDX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();