Becton, Dickinson and Company

WBAG:BDX Stock Report

Market Cap: €63.6b

Becton Dickinson Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Becton Dickinson has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11.4%, while the Medical Equipment industry saw earnings growing at 9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.1% per year. Becton Dickinson's return on equity is 6.6%, and it has net margins of 8.4%.

Key information

11.4%

Earnings growth rate

10.5%

EPS growth rate

Medical Equipment Industry Growth12.3%
Revenue growth rate3.1%
Return on equity6.6%
Net Margin8.4%
Next Earnings Update06 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Becton Dickinson makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:BDX Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2420,1781,7054,9221,190
30 Jun 2419,8281,4594,8471,169
31 Mar 2419,7161,3644,8291,175
31 Dec 2319,4921,2654,8431,214
30 Sep 2319,3721,4704,8171,237
30 Jun 2319,0461,5824,8481,256
31 Mar 2318,8091,5564,7911,266
31 Dec 2218,7381,4864,7511,255
30 Sep 2218,8701,5454,7261,256
30 Jun 2218,9581,4124,7741,324
31 Mar 2218,9241,4304,8451,339
31 Dec 2118,5341,0794,7501,302
30 Sep 2119,1311,5144,7201,279
30 Jun 2119,0661,4864,6321,210
31 Mar 2118,3131,3794,4091,142
31 Dec 2018,2071,5074,3461,117
30 Sep 2016,0742454,1781,039
30 Jun 2016,9177864,2161,067
31 Mar 2017,4149234,3131,057
31 Dec 1917,3557604,3791,044
30 Sep 1917,2901,0814,3341,032
30 Jun 1917,1087844,3451,039
31 Mar 1917,0369264,3531,063
31 Dec 1817,0638944,3251,071
30 Sep 1815,9831594,0291,004
30 Jun 1814,7476213,689947
31 Mar 1813,503-993,325857
31 Dec 1712,2512942,991783
30 Sep 1712,0931,0302,953770
30 Jun 1712,1587592,947807
31 Mar 1712,3211,3142,957827
31 Dec 1612,4191,3092,966823
30 Sep 1612,4839763,005828
30 Jun 1612,3121,1392,966771
31 Mar 1612,2348102,988743
31 Dec 1511,2176882,767690
30 Sep 1510,2826952,563632
30 Jun 159,4108152,350570
31 Mar 158,4481,0792,127529
31 Dec 148,4681,1502,141527
30 Sep 148,4461,1852,145524
30 Jun 148,3459742,117522
31 Mar 148,2399412,102506
31 Dec 138,1699302,091502

Quality Earnings: BDX has a large one-off loss of $514.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: BDX's current net profit margins (8.4%) are higher than last year (7.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BDX's earnings have grown by 11.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: BDX's earnings growth over the past year (16%) exceeds its 5-year average (11.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: BDX earnings growth over the past year (16%) exceeded the Medical Equipment industry 11.4%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: BDX's Return on Equity (6.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 18:51
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Becton, Dickinson and Company is covered by 40 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ToungArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Adam FeinsteinBarclays