Becton, Dickinson and Company

NYSE:BDX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$64.7b

Becton Dickinson Valuation

Is BDX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BDX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BDX ($224) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($327.57)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BDX is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BDX?

Key metric: As BDX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BDX. This is calculated by dividing BDX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BDX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio44.4x
EarningsUS$1.46b
Market CapUS$64.75b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does BDX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for BDX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average28.6x
MDT Medtronic
25.8x10.1%US$110.6b
EW Edwards Lifesciences
26.5x1.9%US$41.6b
GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies
22.5x11.4%US$37.7b
IDXX IDEXX Laboratories
39.4x9.8%US$34.2b
BDX Becton Dickinson
44.4x15.3%US$64.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BDX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (44.4x) compared to the peer average (28.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BDX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Medical Equipment Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MHUA Meihua International Medical Technologies
2xn/aUS$17.92m
PAVM PAVmed
0.7x-77.8%US$10.99m
RTSL Rapid Therapeutic Science Laboratories
0.3xn/aUS$18.99k
UTRS Minerva Surgical
n/an/aUS$8.00
BDX 44.4xIndustry Avg. 37.2xNo. of Companies10PE020406080100+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BDX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (44.4x) compared to the US Medical Equipment industry average (37.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BDX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BDX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio44.4x
Fair PE Ratio36x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BDX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (44.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst BDX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$224.00
US$281.10
+25.5%
8.5%US$327.54US$249.98n/a16
Nov ’25US$235.24
US$281.51
+19.7%
8.4%US$325.00US$240.00n/a16
Oct ’25US$241.67
US$280.82
+16.2%
8.6%US$325.00US$240.00n/a16
Sep ’25US$242.41
US$276.65
+14.1%
7.9%US$325.00US$240.00n/a16
Aug ’25US$236.01
US$276.94
+17.3%
7.9%US$325.00US$240.00n/a16
Jul ’25US$229.27
US$279.19
+21.8%
8.1%US$325.00US$240.00n/a16
Jun ’25US$231.97
US$278.69
+20.1%
8.1%US$325.00US$240.00n/a16
May ’25US$233.72
US$278.96
+19.4%
8.2%US$325.00US$240.00n/a14
Apr ’25US$244.05
US$281.86
+15.5%
7.6%US$325.00US$240.00n/a14
Mar ’25US$235.31
US$283.07
+20.3%
7.5%US$325.00US$240.00n/a15
Feb ’25US$242.35
US$285.47
+17.8%
7.4%US$325.00US$240.00n/a15
Jan ’25US$243.83
US$284.07
+16.5%
7.5%US$325.00US$240.00n/a15
Dec ’24US$238.25
US$286.07
+20.1%
7.7%US$325.00US$240.00n/a15
Nov ’24US$253.78
US$301.27
+18.7%
5.2%US$325.00US$271.00US$235.2415
Oct ’24US$258.53
US$301.67
+16.7%
5.2%US$325.00US$271.00US$241.6715
Sep ’24US$278.46
US$300.43
+7.9%
5.3%US$325.00US$271.00US$242.4116
Aug ’24US$278.54
US$291.93
+4.8%
6.5%US$325.00US$260.00US$236.0116
Jul ’24US$264.01
US$286.39
+8.5%
4.8%US$306.00US$260.00US$229.2715
Jun ’24US$248.11
US$285.73
+15.2%
4.9%US$306.00US$260.00US$231.9715
May ’24US$265.32
US$278.87
+5.1%
6.8%US$306.00US$245.00US$233.7215
Apr ’24US$247.54
US$276.46
+11.7%
6.7%US$306.00US$245.00US$244.0513
Mar ’24US$232.16
US$276.46
+19.1%
6.7%US$306.00US$245.00US$235.3113
Feb ’24US$254.17
US$272.15
+7.1%
6.6%US$306.00US$245.00US$242.3513
Jan ’24US$254.30
US$268.00
+5.4%
6.5%US$306.00US$245.00US$243.8313
Dec ’23US$250.83
US$264.42
+5.4%
8.1%US$306.00US$220.00US$238.2512
Nov ’23US$233.88
US$277.67
+18.7%
8.1%US$319.00US$227.00US$253.7812

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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