Becton Dickinson & Co

NYSE : BDX
USA·Healthcare·Medical Devices & Instruments·Ordinary Shares
$191.75
+2.17 (+1.20%)Oct 16 close
Market Cap
$54.55B
Enterprise Value
$70.65B
P/E (TTM)
57.76
P/B
2.14
Net Cash / (Debt)
−$16.10B
52-Week Range
$139 — $194
5-Year Range
$130 — $223
Avg Volume (3M)
2.44M
ListingsNYSEXTERLTSMEX
Dividend Yield (TTM)
2.19%
vs 5Y avg 2.12% · 10Y avg 1.92%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.19%
4 payments/yr (spacing)
Dividends / Share (TTM)
$4.20
Forward (annualized): $4.20
Payout Ratio (EPS, TTM)
126.2%
Payout Ratio (FCF, TTM)
47.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y / 5Y / 10Y)
3Y5.8%5Y5.4%10Y5.4%
Consecutive Growth Years
40
as of 2025
Years Without a Cut
40
as of 2025
Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
6.84%
Div 2.34% + Net buyback 4.50%

Growth, streak and CAGR figures exclude special dividends.

Dividends per share

Cash dividends, split-adjusted · USD

Payout ratio

Dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS and ÷ free cash flow per share, by fiscal year.

Dividend yield

Trailing-twelve-month dividends ÷ month-end price.

Capital returns

Net buybacks = repurchases − stock issuance, fiscal-year cash flows. SBC shown for dilution context.

Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
6.8%
Dividends 2.3% + Net buybacks 4.5%
Net Buyback (TTM)
$2.25B
Gross $2.25B − Issuance $0
SBC (TTM)
$283M
Share-based compensation, dilution driver
Net share-count change % / yr

Annual dividend growth

Dividend growth is accelerating (7.2% latest vs 5.0% 3-yr avg).

YearDPS (regular sum, USD)ChangeHikes
20254.17+7.2%1
20243.89+5.7%1
20233.68+4.5%1
20223.52+4.8%1
20213.36+5.0%1
20203.20+3.2%1
20193.10+2.6%1
20183.02+2.7%1
20172.94+8.5%1
20162.71+10.2%1
20152.46+10.1%1
20142.24+10.1%1
20132.03+10.0%1
20121.85+9.8%1
20111.68+10.5%1

Special dividends are excluded from these figures. Based on 164 regular payments.

Payment history (164 payments)

As declaredΔ%TypeFrequencyDeclarationRecordPay date
2026-09-09$1.05–0.0%Cashquarterly2026-07-282026-09-092026-09-30
2026-06-09$1.05–0.0%Cashquarterly2026-04-282026-06-092026-06-30
2026-03-10$1.05–0.0%Cashquarterly2026-01-272026-03-102026-03-31
2025-12-08$1.05–+1.0%Cashquarterly2025-11-062025-12-082025-12-31
2025-09-08$1.04–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-07-222025-09-082025-09-30
2025-06-09$1.04–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-04-292025-06-092025-06-30
2025-03-10$1.04–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-01-282025-03-102025-03-31
2024-12-09$1.04–+9.5%Cashquarterly2024-11-072024-12-092024-12-31
2024-09-09$0.95–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-07-232024-09-092024-09-30
2024-06-10$0.95–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-04-302024-06-102024-06-28
2024-03-07$0.95–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-01-232024-03-082024-03-29
2023-12-07$0.95–+4.4%Cashquarterly2023-11-092023-12-082023-12-29
2023-09-07$0.91–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-07-252023-09-082023-09-29
2023-06-08$0.91–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-04-252023-06-092023-06-30
2023-03-09$0.91–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-01-242023-03-102023-03-31
2022-12-08$0.91–+4.6%Cashquarterly2022-11-102022-12-092022-12-30
2022-09-08$0.87–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-07-262022-09-092022-09-30
2022-06-08$0.87–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-04-262022-06-092022-06-30
2022-03-09$0.87–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-01-252022-03-102022-03-31
2021-12-09$0.87–+4.8%Cashquarterly2021-11-042021-12-102021-12-31
2021-09-08$0.83–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-07-272021-09-092021-09-30
2021-06-08$0.83–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-04-282021-06-092021-06-30
2021-03-09$0.83–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-01-252021-03-102021-03-31
2020-12-09$0.83–+5.1%Cashquarterly2020-11-242020-12-102020-12-31
2020-09-08$0.79–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-07-272020-09-092020-09-30
2020-06-08$0.79–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-04-282020-06-092020-06-30
2020-03-09$0.79–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-01-272020-03-102020-03-31
2019-12-09$0.79–+2.6%Cashquarterly2019-11-252019-12-102019-12-31
2019-09-06$0.77–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-07-222019-09-092019-09-30
2019-06-06$0.77–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-04-292019-06-072019-06-28
2019-03-07$0.77–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-01-212019-03-082019-03-29
2018-12-07$0.77–+2.7%Cashquarterly2018-11-192018-12-102018-12-31
2018-09-06$0.75–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-07-242018-09-072018-09-28
2018-06-07$0.75–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-04-232018-06-082018-06-29
2018-03-08$0.75–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-01-222018-03-092018-03-30
2017-12-07$0.75–+2.7%Cashquarterly2017-11-202017-12-082017-12-29
2017-09-07$0.73–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-07-252017-09-082017-09-29
2017-06-07$0.73–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-05-232017-06-092017-06-30
2017-03-08$0.73–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-01-232017-03-102017-03-31
2016-12-07$0.73–+10.6%Cashquarterly2016-11-212016-12-092016-12-30
2016-09-07$0.66–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-08-202016-09-092016-09-30
2016-06-07$0.66–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-05-242016-06-092016-06-30
2016-03-08$0.66–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-01-252016-03-102016-03-31
2015-12-08$0.66–+10.0%Cashquarterly2015-11-232015-12-102015-12-31
2015-09-04$0.6–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-07-282015-09-092015-09-30
2015-06-05$0.6–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-05-192015-06-092015-06-30
2015-03-06$0.6–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-02-272015-03-102015-03-31
2014-12-08$0.6–+10.1%Cashquarterly2014-11-252014-12-102014-12-31
2014-09-05$0.545–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-07-222014-09-092014-09-30
2014-06-05$0.545–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-05-202014-06-092014-06-30
2014-03-06$0.545–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-01-282014-03-102014-03-31
2013-12-06$0.545–+10.1%Cashquarterly2013-11-262013-12-102013-12-31
2013-09-05$0.495–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-07-232013-09-092013-09-30
2013-06-05$0.495–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-05-222013-06-072013-06-28
2013-03-06$0.495–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-01-292013-03-082013-03-29
2012-12-06$0.495–+10.0%Cashquarterly2012-11-202012-12-102012-12-31
2012-09-05$0.45–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-07-252012-09-072012-09-28
2012-06-06$0.45–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-05-232012-06-082012-06-29
2012-03-07$0.45–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-02-012012-03-092012-03-30
2011-12-08$0.45–+9.8%Cashquarterly2011-11-232011-12-122011-12-30
2011-09-07$0.41–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-07-272011-09-092011-09-30
2011-06-07$0.41–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-05-252011-06-092011-06-30
2011-03-08$0.41–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-02-022011-03-102011-03-31
2010-12-08$0.41–+10.8%Cashquarterly2010-11-242010-12-102010-12-31
2010-09-07$0.37–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-07-282010-09-092010-09-30
2010-06-07$0.37–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-05-262010-06-092010-06-30
2010-03-08$0.37–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-02-032010-03-102010-03-31
2009-12-10$0.37–+12.1%Cashquarterly2009-11-252009-12-142010-01-04
2009-09-04$0.33–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-07-292009-09-092009-09-30
2009-06-05$0.33–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-05-212009-06-092009-06-30
2009-03-06$0.33–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-02-032009-03-102009-03-31
2008-12-10$0.33–+15.8%Cashquarterly2008-11-262008-12-122009-01-02
2008-09-05$0.285–0.0%Cashquarterly2008-07-232008-09-092008-09-30
2008-06-05$0.285–0.0%Cashquarterly2008-05-202008-06-092008-06-30
2008-03-06$0.285–0.0%Cashquarterly2008-01-292008-03-102008-03-31
2007-12-10$0.285–+16.3%Cashquarterly2007-11-202007-12-122008-01-02
2007-09-05$0.245–0.0%Cashquarterly2007-07-242007-09-072007-09-28
2007-06-06$0.245–0.0%Cashquarterly2007-05-222007-06-082007-06-29
2007-03-07$0.245–0.0%Cashquarterly2007-01-302007-03-092007-03-30
2006-12-08$0.245–+14.0%Cashquarterly2006-11-212006-12-122007-01-02
2006-09-06$0.215–0.0%Cashquarterly2006-07-252006-09-082006-09-29
2006-06-07$0.215–0.0%Cashquarterly2006-05-232006-06-092006-06-30
2006-03-08$0.215–0.0%Cashquarterly2006-01-312006-03-102006-03-31
2005-12-09$0.215–+19.4%Cashquarterly2005-11-222005-12-132006-01-03
2005-09-07$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2005-07-272005-09-092005-09-30
2005-06-07$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2005-05-252005-06-092005-06-30
2005-03-08$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2005-01-272005-03-102005-03-31
2004-12-09$0.18–+20.0%Cashquarterly2004-11-232004-12-132005-01-03
2004-09-07$0.15–0.0%Cashquarterly2004-07-272004-09-092004-09-30
2004-06-07$0.15–0.0%Cashquarterly2004-05-252004-06-092004-06-30
2004-03-08$0.15–0.0%Cashquarterly2004-01-272004-03-102004-03-31
2003-12-10$0.15–+50.0%Cashquarterly2003-10-312003-12-122004-01-02
2003-09-05$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2003-07-252003-09-092003-09-30
2003-06-05$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2003-05-202003-06-092003-06-30
2003-03-06$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2003-01-282003-03-102003-03-31
2002-12-10$0.1–+2.6%Cashquarterly2002-11-262002-12-122003-01-02
2002-09-05$0.0975–0.0%Cashquarterly2002-07-232002-09-092002-09-30
2002-06-05$0.0975–0.0%Cashquarterly2002-05-212002-06-072002-06-28
2002-03-06$0.0975–0.0%Cashquarterly2002-01-222002-03-082002-03-29
2001-12-10$0.0975–+2.6%Cashquarterly2001-11-272001-12-122002-01-02
2001-09-05$0.095–0.0%Cashquarterly2001-07-242001-09-072001-09-28
2001-06-06$0.095–0.0%Cashquarterly2001-05-222001-06-082001-06-29
2001-03-07$0.095–+2.7%Cashquarterly2001-01-232001-03-092001-03-30
2000-12-08$0.0925–0.0%Cashquarterly2000-11-282000-12-122001-01-02
2000-09-06$0.0925–0.0%Cashquarterly2000-07-252000-09-082000-09-29
2000-06-07$0.0925–0.0%Cashquarterly2000-05-232000-06-092000-06-30
2000-03-08$0.0925–0.0%Cashquarterly2000-01-252000-03-102000-03-31
1999-12-10$0.0925–+8.8%Cashquarterly1999-11-231999-12-142000-01-07
1999-09-07$0.085–0.0%Cashquarterly1999-07-271999-09-091999-09-30
1999-06-07$0.085–0.0%Cashquarterly1999-05-251999-06-091999-06-30
1999-03-08$0.085–0.0%Cashquarterly1999-01-261999-03-101999-03-31
1998-12-10$0.085–+17.2%Cashquarterly1998-11-231998-12-141999-01-04
1998-09-04$0.0725–0.0%Cashquarterly1998-07-281998-09-091998-09-30
1998-06-03$0.0725$0.1450.0%Cashquarterly1998-05-191998-06-061998-06-30
1998-03-04$0.0725$0.1450.0%Cashquarterly1998-01-271998-03-061998-03-31
1997-12-12$0.0725$0.145+11.5%Cashquarterly1997-11-251997-12-161998-01-02
1997-09-04$0.065$0.130.0%Cashquarterly1997-07-221997-09-081997-09-30
1997-06-04$0.065$0.130.0%Cashquarterly1997-05-201997-06-061997-06-30
1997-03-05$0.065$0.130.0%Cashquarterly1997-01-281997-03-071997-03-28
1996-12-12$0.065$0.13+13.0%Cashquarterly1996-11-261996-12-161997-01-02
1996-09-05$0.0575$0.1150.0%Cashquarterly1996-07-231996-09-091996-09-30
1996-06-05$0.0575$0.230.0%Cashquarterly1996-05-211996-06-071996-06-28
1996-03-06$0.0575$0.230.0%Cashquarterly1996-01-231996-03-081996-03-29
1995-12-14$0.0575$0.23+12.1%Cashquarterly1995-11-281995-12-181996-01-02
1995-09-06$0.0513$0.20520.0%Cashquarterly1995-07-251995-09-081995-09-29
1995-06-06$0.0513$0.20520.0%Cashquarterly1995-06-021995-06-091995-06-30
1995-03-06$0.0513$0.20520.0%Cashquarterly1995-01-241995-03-101995-03-31
1994-12-13$0.0513$0.2052+10.8%Cashquarterly1994-11-221994-12-191995-01-03
1994-09-02$0.0463$0.18520.0%Cashquarterly1994-07-261994-09-021994-09-30
1994-06-03$0.0463$0.18520.0%Cashquarterly1994-05-241994-06-091994-06-30
1994-03-04$0.0463$0.18520.0%Cashquarterly1994-01-251994-03-101994-03-31
1993-12-07$0.0463$0.1852+12.1%Cashquarterly1993-11-231993-12-131994-01-03
1993-09-02$0.0413$0.16520.0%Cashquarterly1993-07-271993-09-091993-09-30
1993-06-03$0.0413$0.16520.0%Cashquarterly1993-05-251993-06-091993-06-30
1993-03-04$0.0413$0.16520.0%Cashquarterly1993-01-261993-03-101993-03-31
1992-12-08$0.0413$0.3304+10.1%Cashquarterly1992-11-241992-12-141993-01-04
1992-09-02$0.0375$0.30.0%Cashquarterly1992-07-281992-09-091992-09-30
1992-06-03$0.0375$0.30.0%Cashquarterly1992-05-191992-06-091992-06-30
1992-03-04$0.0375$0.30.0%Cashquarterly1992-01-281992-03-101992-03-31
1991-12-09$0.0375$0.3+3.3%Cashquarterly1991-11-261991-12-131992-01-02
1991-09-03$0.0363$0.29040.0%Cashquarterly1991-07-301991-09-091991-09-30
1991-06-03$0.0363$0.29040.0%Cashquarterly1991-05-211991-06-071991-06-28
1991-03-04$0.0363$0.29040.0%Cashquarterly1991-01-291991-03-081991-03-29
1990-12-10$0.0363$0.2904+7.4%Cashquarterly1990-11-271990-12-141991-01-02
1990-08-31$0.0338$0.27040.0%Cashquarterly1990-07-311990-09-071990-09-28
1990-06-04$0.0338$0.27040.0%Cashquarterly1990-05-221990-06-081990-06-29
1990-03-05$0.0338$0.27040.0%Cashquarterly1990-01-301990-03-091990-03-30
1989-12-11$0.0338$0.2704+8.0%Cashquarterly1989-11-281989-12-151990-01-02
1989-09-01$0.0313$0.25040.0%Cashquarterly1989-07-251989-09-081989-09-29
1989-06-06$0.0313$0.25040.0%Cashquarterly1989-05-301989-06-121989-06-30
1989-03-06$0.0313$0.25040.0%Cashquarterly1989-01-241989-03-101989-03-31
1988-12-13$0.0313$0.2504+16.4%Cashquarterly1988-11-291988-12-191989-01-03
1988-09-02$0.0269$0.21520.0%Cashquarterly1988-07-271988-09-091988-09-30
1988-06-07$0.0269$0.21520.0%Cashquarterly1988-05-311988-06-131988-06-30
1988-03-04$0.0269$0.21520.0%Cashquarterly1988-01-261988-03-101988-03-31
1987-12-07$0.0269$0.2152+15.9%Cashquarterly1987-11-251987-12-111988-01-04
1987-09-02$0.0232$0.18560.0%Cashquarterly1987-07-281987-09-091987-09-30
1987-06-03$0.0232$0.18560.0%Cashquarterly1987-05-261987-06-091987-06-30
1987-03-04$0.0232$0.18560.0%Cashquarterly1987-02-031987-03-101987-03-31
1986-12-09$0.0232$0.1856+12.1%Cashquarterly1986-11-251986-12-151987-01-02
1986-09-03$0.0207$0.16560.0%Cashquarterly1986-07-291986-09-091986-09-30
1986-06-03$0.0207$0.16560.0%Cashquarterly1986-05-271986-06-091986-06-30
1986-03-10$0.0207$0.16560.0%Cashquarterly1986-01-281986-03-141986-03-31
1985-12-10$0.0207$0.3312–Cashquarterly1985-11-261985-12-161986-01-02

Splits (4)

DateRatioCumulative
1986-03-032:1×16 to today
1993-03-012:1×8 to today
1996-08-162:1×4 to today
1998-08-212:1×2 to today