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Neutral signalScored 2026-08-16 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.

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Becton, Dickinson and Company

Nom
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Secteur
Healthcare
Industrie
Medical - Instruments & Supplies
Bourse
NYSE
Capitalisation
$54.3B
Employés
72,000
PDG
Thomas E. Polen Jr.
Site web
https://www.bd.com
Marché
ABTBAXBLFSEMBCICUIMDT

Operating globally, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is a prominent enterprise focused on the development, manufacturing, and distribution of a broad spectrum of medical technology. This includes essential medical supplies, sophisticated devices, advanced laboratory equipment, and critical diagnostic products. Its extensive customer base comprises healthcare providers, clinical institutions, medical researchers, pharmaceutical firms, and the general public around the world. The BD Medical division delivers a comprehensive suite of products primarily focused on medication management and drug delivery. This encompasses a variety of intravenous (IV) access solutions, such as peripheral and advanced catheters, central lines, acute dialysis catheters, and related vascular care items including needle-free connectors and closed-system drug transfer devices. It also provides essential injection equipment like hypodermic syringes, needles, anesthesia trays, enteral syringes, and sharps disposal systems. Additionally, this segment develops integrated systems for IV medication and infusion therapy, medication compounding workflow, automated dispensing, and supply chain optimization. Specialized products for diabetes management, including pen needles, along with prefillable drug delivery systems, are also key offerings. BD Life Sciences focuses on diagnostic and research tools, offering products for specimen and blood collection. This segment supplies automated systems for culturing blood and tuberculosis, molecular testing, microorganism identification, and drug susceptibility analysis. It also provides liquid-based cytology systems, rapid diagnostic assays, microbiology laboratory automation, and plated media. Furthermore, it offers advanced solutions for cell analysis, including fluorescence-activated cell sorters and analyzers, antibodies, kits, and reagent systems. These are crucial for single-cell gene expression analysis, as well as for clinical oncology, immunological, and transplantation diagnostics and monitoring. Finally, the BD Interventional segment delivers specialized products for surgical and interventional procedures. Its portfolio includes solutions for hernia and soft tissue repair, biological and bioresorbable grafts, and biosurgery, alongside other surgical products. This segment also addresses surgical infection prevention, provides a range of surgical and laparoscopic instrumentation, offers peripheral intervention products, and supplies urology and critical care devices. Established in 1897, the company maintains its headquarters in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

Price (1 year)

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VENTE TOTALE: 4 152 titres (~768 120,00 $ US)

Insiders
Polen Thomas E Jr
Total bought
—

Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) —

Total sold
$1,265,855

Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $183.30 vs last close —

Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.

$824,967 of that total is under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. It is shown here and left out of the score.

Last activity
2026-08-13
Last synced
2026-08-21 23:36:53 Synced via automated research pipeline

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Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.

Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.

Recent Form 4

Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.

Date Person Side Shares Price Value Form 4
2026-09-28 Feld Michael Sell · S · 10b5-1 76 $183.70 $13,961 Form 4
2026-08-26 Feld Michael Sell · S · 10b5-1 165 $188.49 $31,101 Form 4
2026-08-13 Polen Thomas E Jr Sell · S · 10b5-1 4,152 $185.00 $768,120 Form 4
2026-08-11 Goette Roland Sell · S 2,438 $180.84 $440,888 Form 4
2026-07-27 Feld Michael Sell · S · 10b5-1 75 $157.13 $11,785 Form 4

Sales marked 10b5-1 are scheduled in advance and don't count toward the Quorum score. Les ventes marquées 10b5-1 sont planifiées à l'avance et ne pèsent pas dans le score Quorum.

Congressional trades

STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)

Amounts are STOCK Act brackets as disclosed. Quorum does not turn a bracket into an exact price or a midpoint.

Date Member Side Amount range Filing
2026-09-11 Ro Khanna Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing

Recent trades

DateRepresentativeTypeAmount
2026-05-21Thomas H. KeanSale$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-17Kevin HernSale$15,001 - $50,000
2025-09-29Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-06-24Lisa McClainSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2025-06-17Lisa McClainPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-15Rob BresnahanPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-13Thomas H. KeanPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-08Rob BresnahanSale$1,001 - $15,000
2025-03-05Jefferson ShreveSale$15,001 - $50,000
2024-09-11William R. KeatingSale$1,001 - $15,000
2024-09-09Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2024-09-04John JamesSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2024-05-24Thomas H. KeanPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-03-25Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-03-21Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-02-13Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-02-13Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-01-11Thomas H. KeanPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2024-01-10Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2024-01-03Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-11-10John JamesPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-10-31Ro KhannaSale$15,001 - $50,000
2023-10-24Greg StantonSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-10-02Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-09-26Greg StantonPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-06-29Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2023-05-25Zoe LofgrenSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-05-23Ro KhannaSale$15,001 - $50,000
2023-04-20Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2023-04-17Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2023-02-10Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-12-06Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-11-03Ro KhannaSale$15,001 - $50,000
2022-10-20Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-10-20Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-09-29Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-09-09Zoe LofgrenPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-09-06Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-08-01Ro KhannaSale$1,001 - $15,000
2022-06-16Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2022-05-10Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2022-05-05Ro KhannaSale$15,001 - $50,000
2022-04-22Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2022-02-17Ro KhannaPurchase$15,001 - $50,000
2022-01-21Ro KhannaPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2021-10-28Kim SchrierSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2021-06-22John CurtisSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2021-05-12Marjorie Taylor GreenePurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2021-04-09Sara JacobsSale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2020-11-30Michael McCaulSale (Full)$50,001 - $100,000
2020-11-30Michael McCaulSale (Full)$50,001 - $100,000
2020-11-27Michael McCaulSale (Full)$50,001 - $100,000
2020-11-27Michael McCaulSale (Full)$50,001 - $100,000
2020-11-19Kevin HernSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2020-09-22Francis RooneyPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-09-10Francis RooneyPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-08-26Francis RooneyPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-08-25David B. McKinleySale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2020-08-20David B. McKinleySale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2020-05-22Robert J. WittmanSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2020-05-19K. Michael ConawaySale (Full)$15,001 - $50,000
2020-04-30David B. McKinleyPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-04-30David B. McKinleyPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-04-09Kevin HernPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-03-27John CurtisPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2020-02-20Mikie SherrillSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2019-10-30Mikie SherrillSale (Full)$50,001 - $100,000
2019-07-09Elizabeth FletcherSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2019-06-12Josh GottheimerSale (Partial)$1,001 - $15,000
2019-04-18K. Michael ConawayPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2019-02-26Elizabeth FletcherSale (Full)$1,001 - $15,000
2019-02-05Josh GottheimerPurchase$1,001 - $15,000
2018-11-21K. Michael ConawayPurchase$1,001 - $15,000

Signal

Neutral signalScored 2026-08-16 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.

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Neutral signal Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.

Factor checklist — research, not advice

A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.

  • Insider Pulls against a bullish reading. Selling cluster — sale value, no purchase value
  • Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
  • Narrative Unavailable or mixed. Stored narrative reading is in the neutral band
  • Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
  • Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 1.11 · operating margin 12%

Market snapshot

Financial ratios

MetricTrend2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-302022-09-302021-09-30
Gross Profit Margin45.4%45.2%42.2%44.9%45.1%
Ebit Margin11.4%12.6%10.9%11.6%11.3%
Ebitda Margin22.7%23.9%22.7%23.4%23.0%
Operating Profit Margin11.8%11.9%10.9%12.1%11.8%
Pretax Profit Margin8.6%9.9%8.6%9.4%8.8%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin7.7%8.4%7.9%8.7%8.4%
Net Profit Margin7.7%8.4%7.7%9.4%10.9%
Bottom Line Profit Margin7.7%8.4%7.4%9.0%10.5%
Current Ratio1.1131.1691.3061.0421.334
Quick Ratio0.6450.7400.8140.6290.920
Solvency Ratio0.1380.1270.1400.1450.143
Cash Ratio0.1020.2070.2130.1480.361
Price To Earnings Ratio25.19732.23540.89529.54127.246
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio-37.0391.761-2.526-2.0650.180
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio-37.0391.761-2.526-2.0650.180
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio25.24032.34541.14429.79327.524
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio-49.3021.737-2.574-2.1040.180
Price To Book Ratio1.6612.1212.2561.9752.304
Price To Sales Ratio1.9312.7223.0042.6462.851
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio15.79617.87827.51130.07715.967
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio12.29614.46119.46718.96211.737
Debt To Assets Ratio0.3470.3770.3190.3200.342
Debt To Equity Ratio0.7550.8340.6520.6700.778
Debt To Capital Ratio0.4300.4550.3950.4010.438
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio0.4100.4180.3700.3610.424
Financial Leverage Ratio2.1792.2132.0462.0942.276
Working Capital Turnover Ratio17.79911.37816.38214.8477.158
Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.4130.4240.4500.3370.701
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio0.1570.1880.1540.1400.243
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio0.7780.8090.7080.6300.735
Debt Service Coverage Ratio2.1871.5912.4971.5813.930
Interest Coverage Ratio4.2064.5404.6705.7344.797
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio2.1991.6432.3761.1467.423
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio0.1790.1760.1780.1550.252
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio4.5135.2393.4202.7063.775
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio1.7542.0811.5041.2812.039
Dividend Payout Ratio0.7130.6450.7510.6080.501
Enterprise Value Multiple12.20615.49116.71814.90216.073

Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).

How the latest year compares

For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower

MetricCurrentvs 1Y agovs 5Y avg
Gross Profit Margin 45.4% ▲0.2% ▲0.9%
Ebit Margin 11.4% ▼-1.1% ▼-0.1%
Ebitda Margin 22.7% ▼-1.2% ▼-0.4%
Operating Profit Margin 11.8% ▼-0.1% ▲0.1%
Pretax Profit Margin 8.6% ▼-1.3% ▼-0.5%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin 7.7% ▼-0.8% ▼-0.5%
Net Profit Margin 7.7% ▼-0.8% ▼-1.1%
Bottom Line Profit Margin 7.7% ▼-0.8% ▼-0.9%
Current Ratio 1.113 ▼-0.056 ▼-0.080
Quick Ratio 0.645 ▼-0.095 ▼-0.105
Solvency Ratio 0.138 ▲0.011 ▼-0.000
Cash Ratio 0.102 ▼-0.105 ▼-0.104
Price To Earnings Ratio 25.197 ▼-7.038 ▼-5.826
Price To Earnings Growth Ratio -37.039 ▼-38.800 ▼-29.101
Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio -37.039 ▼-38.800 ▼-29.101
Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio 25.240 ▼-7.105 ▼-5.969
Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio -49.302 ▼-51.039 ▼-38.890
Price To Book Ratio 1.661 ▼-0.460 ▼-0.402
Price To Sales Ratio 1.931 ▼-0.791 ▼-0.700
Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio 15.796 ▼-2.082 ▼-5.650
Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio 12.296 ▼-2.165 ▼-3.089
Debt To Assets Ratio 0.347 ▼-0.030 ▲0.006
Debt To Equity Ratio 0.755 ▼-0.078 ▲0.017
Debt To Capital Ratio 0.430 ▼-0.024 ▲0.007
Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio 0.410 ▼-0.009 ▲0.013
Financial Leverage Ratio 2.179 ▼-0.034 ▲0.018
Working Capital Turnover Ratio 17.799 ▲6.421 ▲4.286
Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.413 ▼-0.011 ▼-0.052
Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio 0.157 ▼-0.031 ▼-0.019
Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.778 ▼-0.030 ▲0.046
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 2.187 ▲0.596 ▼-0.170
Interest Coverage Ratio 4.205 ▼-0.334 ▼-0.584
Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 2.199 ▲0.556 ▼-0.759
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio 0.179 ▲0.003 ▼-0.009
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio 4.513 ▼-0.726 ▲0.583
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio 1.754 ▼-0.328 ▲0.022
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.713 ▲0.068 ▲0.069
Enterprise Value Multiple 12.206 ▼-3.285 ▼-2.872

Key metrics

MetricTrend20252024202320222021
Market cap$42.17B$54.92B$58.19B$49.93B$54.54B
Enterprise value$60.50B$74.65B$73.59B$65.72B$70.57B
EV / Sales2.77x3.70x3.80x3.48x3.69x
EV / Op. cash flow17.64x19.66x24.62x24.96x15.19x
EV / Free cash flow22.66x24.30x34.80x39.59x20.66x
EV / EBITDA12.21x15.49x16.72x14.90x16.07x
Net debt / EBITDA3.70x4.09x3.50x3.58x3.65x
Current ratio1.11x1.17x1.31x1.04x1.33x
Income quality2.04x2.23x1.95x1.48x2.22x
Graham number$108$109$103$112$115
Graham net-net-$87-$86-$77-$82-$85
Tax burden89.2%85.0%89.3%99.8%123.6%
Interest burden75.4%79.2%78.6%81.8%78.3%
Working capital$942.0M$1.51B$2.04B$330.0M$2.21B
Invested capital$43.96B$45.72B$44.06B$43.27B$44.88B
Return on assets3.0%3.0%2.8%3.4%3.9%
Operating ROA4.6%4.4%4.0%4.3%4.2%
Return on tangible assets8.7%8.6%8.6%11.1%12.2%
Return on equity6.6%6.6%5.8%7.0%8.8%
Return on invested capital4.7%4.0%4.1%4.4%4.5%
Return on capital employed5.5%5.0%4.6%5.1%4.8%
Earnings yield4.0%3.1%2.6%3.6%3.8%
Free cash flow yield6.3%5.6%3.6%3.3%6.3%
Capex / Op. cash flow22.2%19.1%29.2%37.0%26.5%
Capex / Depreciation30.9%31.7%38.2%43.7%54.2%
Capex / Sales3.5%3.6%4.5%5.2%6.4%
SG&A / Sales24.2%24.1%24.4%25.0%24.7%
R&D / Sales5.8%5.9%6.4%6.7%6.7%
Stock comp / Sales1.2%1.2%1.3%1.2%1.2%
Intangibles / Total assets65.1%65.3%67.2%69.8%68.1%
Days sales outstanding50d55d48d42d45d
Days payables outstanding60d63d53d60d60d
Operating cycle169d182d154d156d140d
Cash conversion cycle109d119d101d96d80d

Change by theme

Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.

Change over 1 year

Valuation
Market cap ▼-23.2%EV / Sales ▼-25.1%EV / EBITDA ▼-21.2%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-2.016Earnings yield ▲+0.009Graham number ▼-0.735
Profitability
Return on equity +0.000Return on assets ▲+0.001Return on invested capital ▲+0.007Return on capital employed ▲+0.005Operating ROA ▲+0.002Income quality ▼-0.183Tax burden ▲+0.041
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-4.825Days payables outstanding ▼-2.140Operating cycle ▼-12.443Cash conversion cycle ▼-10.303Capex / Sales ▼-0.001R&D / Sales ▼-0.001
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.056Net debt / EBITDA ▼-0.396Working capital ▼-570000000.000Invested capital ▼-1759000000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.002

Change over 5 years

Valuation
Market cap ▼-22.7%EV / Sales ▼-24.9%EV / EBITDA ▼-24.1%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+2.453Earnings yield ▲+0.001Graham number ▼-7.375
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.022Return on assets ▼-0.008Return on invested capital ▲+0.003Return on capital employed ▲+0.007Operating ROA ▲+0.004Income quality ▼-0.177Tax burden ▼-0.345
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+5.204Days payables outstanding ▲+0.020Operating cycle ▲+29.139Cash conversion cycle ▲+29.119Capex / Sales ▼-0.030R&D / Sales ▼-0.009
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.221Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.047Working capital ▼-1270000000.000Invested capital ▼-929000000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.030

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