BDXBecton, Dickinson and Company
+1.6% today · +57.8% over a year
9/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 89% of the instruments we score
Stability: among the best of its peers; priced lower than most peers. Dividend yield 1.85%.
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) valuation against sector peers: P/E 62.3 (sector median 30.9), P/B 2.4, EV/EBIT 30.1, free-cash-flow yield 5.5%, P/S 2.5.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Health care companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | BDX | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 62.3 | 30.9 · n=159 | 102% above |
| P/B | 2.4 | 4.0 · n=307 | 39% below |
| P/S | 2.5 | 4.1 · n=299 | 39% below |
| EV/EBIT | 30.1 | 25.6 · n=146 | 18% above |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 5.5% | 1.4% · n=288 | 278% above |
| Dividend yield | 1.85% | 0.00% · n=362 | — |
| Return on equity | 3.8% | −2.1% · n=308 | — |
| Return on invested capital | 5.1% | 0.6% · n=282 | 698% above |
| Gross margin | 46.9% | 63.3% · n=205 | 26% below |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.23 | 1.27 · n=151 | 156% above |
Value factor: 80 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| LLYEli Lilly & Co | 48.2 | 33.0 | — | 1.5% | 0.6% | 6/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNJJohnson & Johnson | 42.2 | 8.3 | — | 3.0% | 1.9% | 8/10 |
| ABBVAbbVie | 50.3 | — | 27.7 | 3.6% | 2.9% | 6/10 |
| MRKMerck | 149.5 | 8.2 | — | 4.0% | 2.3% | 8/10 |
| UNHUnitedHealth | 22.4 | 3.4 | 17.1 | 6.4% | 2.3% | 10/10 |
| TMOThermo Fisher Scientific | 37.8 | 4.9 | 35.7 | 2.8% | 0.3% | 9/10 |
| AMGNAmgen | 26.8 | 17.5 | 23.2 | 3.8% | 2.1% | 8/10 |
| GILDGilead Sciences | — | 16.1 | — | 6.6% | 1.9% | 5/10 |
| ABTAbbott | 40.7 | 3.8 | 32.9 | 3.5% | 2.8% | 6/10 |
| PFEPfizer | 41.3 | 1.9 | — | 7.1% | 7.4% | 1/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Jun 2026 · filed 06 Aug 2026
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