Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) Stock

About Becton, Dickinson and Company

Becton, Dickinson and Company is led by CEO Thomas E. Polen Jr., employs 70,000 people, headquartered in Franklin Lakes, US, publicly traded since 1973.

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) stock trades at $183.75 with a market capitalization of $50.63B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 55.37, price-to-book of 2.07, price-to-sales of 2.43. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $127.59 and $193.07, and currently trades 4.8% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.28%.

On profitability, Becton, Dickinson and Company generates a return on equity (ROE) of 3.79%, return on capital employed of 4.96%, an operating margin of 11.80%, a net profit margin of 4.52%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Becton, Dickinson and Company reported annual revenue of $21.8B, net profit of $1.7B, revenue has compounded at 6.3% a year over the last five years, profit at 13.9% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.11, total assets of $55.3B, $851.0M in cash and equivalents.

BDX has a beta of 0.26 (less volatile than the overall market).