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Becton, Dickinson and Company

BDX

Healthcare · 176.39 -1.9% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Becton, Dickinson and Company's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 20 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 19 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 5.4% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 2.3 percentage points.
Company-1.9% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 20 activeMedical Devices · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • BDX's three-month report links lower Connected Care and Medical Essentials margins to higher labor costs, with tariffs also pressuring Medical Essentials.
  • Tariffs, foreign-currency translation and higher labor costs were cited as primary drivers of lower gross profit margin in Medical Essentials in Q2 2026.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if BDX's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 20 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 19 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 5.4% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Operating margin fell 2.3 percentage points.
  • Net income decreased 34.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 4.6 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • BDX's three-month report links lower Connected Care and Medical Essentials margins to higher labor costs, with tariffs also pressuring Medical Essentials.
  • Tariffs, foreign-currency translation and higher labor costs were cited as primary drivers of lower gross profit margin in Medical Essentials in Q2 2026.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements120
Verified relationships16
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +8.2% year over year.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Labor availability and costs has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Tariffs and trade policy has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Supply chain and availability has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

176.39
6m+8.1%12m-7.4%24m-24.3%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-09-30$19.1B+19.0%$6.85+3.4%
2022-09-30$18.9B-1.4%$5.88-1.6%
2023-09-30$19.4B+2.7%$4.94+0.4%
2024-09-30$20.2B+4.2%$5.86+0.9%
2025-09-30$21.8B+8.2%$5.82-0.9%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Input and raw-material costsnegative · 5 filings
Three months ended June 30, Nine months ended June 30, (Millions of dollars) 2026 2025 2026 2025 Connected Care segment income $ 395 $ 417 $ 1,094 $ 1,106 Segment income as % of Connected Care revenues 32.3 % 35.8 % 31.5 % 33.5 % The Connected Care segment's…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Labor availability and costsnegative · 5 filings
Three months ended June 30, Nine months ended June 30, (Millions of dollars) 2026 2025 2026 2025 Connected Care segment income $ 395 $ 417 $ 1,094 $ 1,106 Segment income as % of Connected Care revenues 32.3 % 35.8 % 31.5 % 33.5 % The Connected Care segment's…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Tariffs and trade policynegative · 4 filings
Operating performance in the three and six-month periods of 2026 compared with the prior-year period primarily reflected tariffs and higher labor costs, partially offset by lower manufacturing costs resulting from our ongoing continuous improvement projects,…
10-Q · May 7, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 3 filings
Research and development expense Research and development expense as a percentage of revenues in the three-month period of 2026 was higher compared with the prior-year period, primarily reflecting the timing of project spending and increased investments in pr…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

176.39-1.9% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for BDX. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-07.

cautious
OperationscautiousEvidence score -1
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Reported investment and cash context

Capital spending YoY
-1.8%
Capital spending / revenue
+2.7%
Stock compensation / revenue
+4.1%
Inventory intensity change
-17.0 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 5.4% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Operating margin fell 2.3 percentage points.
  • Net income decreased 34.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 4.6 percentage points.

Filing receipts

34 Connected Care Segment The following summarizes third quarter Connected Care revenues by organizational unit: Three months ended June 30, (Millions of dollars) 2026 2025 Total Change Estimated FX Impact FXN Change Medication Management Solutions $ 915 $ 888 3.0 % 0.7 % 2.3 % Advanced Patient Monitoring 309 278 10.9 % (0.3) % 11.2 % Total Connected Care Revenues $ 1,224 $ 1,166 4.9 % 0.5 % 4.4 % The Connected Care segment’s revenue growth in the third quarter of 2026 primarily reflected the following: • Strong growth within the Medication Management Solutions unit which was primarily driven by a strong backlog of customer orders, favorable U.S. mix between sales-type and operating leases...

General global, regional or national economic downturns and macroeconomic trends, including heightened inflation, capital market volatility (including volatility resulting from the imposition of (and changing policies around) tariffs and related countermeasures and developments regarding refunds of certain tariffs), import or export licensing requirements, other governmental restrictions, interest rate and currency rate fluctuations, global oil prices and economic slowdowns or recessions, that may result in unfavorable conditions that could negatively affect demand for our products and services, impact the prices we can charge for our products and services, disrupt aspects of our supply cha...

Three months ended June 30, Nine months ended June 30, (Millions of dollars) 2026 2025 2026 2025 BioPharma Systems segment income $ 259 $ 239 $ 623 $ 604 Segment income as % of BioPharma Systems revenues 38.6 % 38.1 % 36.9 % 37.2 % The BioPharma Systems segment's operating income as a percentage of revenues in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the third quarter of 2025 reflected the following: • Gross profit margin in the third quarter of 2026 was higher compared with the third quarter of 2025 and primarily reflected lower manufacturing costs, which resulted from continuous improvement projects in connection with our BD Excellence operating model, partially offset by unfavorable impac...

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Business ecosystem

The relationships behind BDX

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

CAHCardinal Health, Inc.customerFeb 9, 2026

Regulatory Matters Consent Decree with FDA Our U.S.

CAHCardinal Health, Inc.supplierAug 7, 2025

Regulatory Matters Consent Decree with FDA Our U.S.

Depended on by

CDNACareDx, Inc.supplierApr 28, 2026

These sole source suppliers include Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., or Thermo Fisher, which supplies us with instruments, laboratory reagents and consumables; Roche Molecular Systems, which supplies us with laboratory reagents and consumables; Hamilton Roboti…

Filing peers

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What is moving around it

Live connections

BDX is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Medical Devices. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.