BDX Stock — Becton, Dickinson and Company

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BDX is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.19%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.07%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 21988.5% over the past 53.6 years.

Becton, Dickinson and Company develops, manufactures, and sells medical devices, diagnostic products, and laboratory equipment used by healthcare institutions, physicians, life science researchers, and clinical laboratories worldwide, operating through segments focused on medical essentials, connected care, biopharmaceutical systems, and interventional and life sciences. The company pays a modest current distribution rate with quarterly frequency. This stock appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the healthcare medical devices sector with regular dividend payments.

BDX performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 21988.5% over the past 53.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 34.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.1%.

BDX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.10%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/21/1973

Distribution rate

2.19%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.07%

5-year average yield

1.65

Last close

$191.75 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$52,230,168,900

Average volume

1412700.0

Dividend

$1.05

Ex-dividend date

09/09/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.279

Payout ratio

30.6%

P/E ratio

44.59

Forward P/E

13.7174

EPS

$4.30

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.19%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.07%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BDX risks and drawbacks

BDX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.1%.

Who may consider BDX — and who may not

BDX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BDX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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