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Becton Dickinson & Co

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Becton Dickinson & Co cash flow and EPS79

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$2,451M
Becton Dickinson & Co capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2009 Q354.55% · $131.046MUnavailable12.45% · $29.908M32.97% · $79.202M0.04% · $0.097M100% · $240.253M
FY 2009 Q447.92% · $237.035M0% · $0M36.11% · $178.58M15.97% · $78.969M0% · $0.022M100% · $494.606M
FY 2010 Q116.72% · $111.564M41.17% · $274.756M28.64% · $191.133M13.47% · $89.889M0% · $0.028M100% · $667.37M
FY 2010 Q225.23% · $118.033M1.41% · $6.611M55.33% · $258.867M18.03% · $84.343M0% · $0.021M100% · $467.875M
FY 2010 Q335.04% · $100.388M0% · $0M34.9% · $99.999M30.05% · $86.112M0.01% · $0.019M100% · $286.518M
FY 2010 Q442.08% · $207.321M0% · $0M40.59% · $200.001M17.33% · $85.369M0% · $0.008M100% · $492.699M
FY 2011 Q17.91% · $79.842MUnavailable82.91% · $836.891M9.18% · $92.707M0% · $0.007M100% · $1,009.447M
FY 2011 Q226.79% · $113.846MUnavailable51.99% · $220.9M21.22% · $90.159M0% · $0.007M100% · $424.912M
FY 2011 Q329.5% · $127.58M0% · $0M49.72% · $215.037M20.78% · $89.871M0% · $0.013M100% · $432.501M
FY 2011 Q424.36% · $194.117M36.03% · $287.111M28.51% · $227.173M11.1% · $88.462M0% · $0.008M100% · $796.871M
FY 2012 Q116.42% · $103.653MUnavailable63.36% · $399.873M15.24% · $96.154M4.98% · $31.454M100% · $631.134M
FY 2012 Q213.67% · $110.863MUnavailable74.01% · $600.134M11.35% · $92.068M0.97% · $7.846M100% · $810.911M
FY 2012 Q322.29% · $98.965M0% · $0M56.3% · $250.004M20.73% · $92.038M0.68% · $3.037M100% · $444.044M
FY 2012 Q430.85% · $173.949M9.32% · $52.533M44.34% · $249.989M15.49% · $87.351M0% · $0.009M100% · $563.831M
FY 2013 Q113.38% · $80.385M20.59% · $123.738M49.92% · $299.999M16.11% · $96.841M0% · $0.01M100% · $600.973M
FY 2013 Q2UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2013 Q349.22% · $141.691MUnavailable17.37% · $50M33.41% · $96.192M0% · $0.003M100% · $287.886M
FY 2013 Q456.67% · $182.976MUnavailable13.48% · $43.515M29.85% · $96.395MUnavailable100% · $322.886M
FY 2014 Q125.13% · $99MUnavailable47.97% · $189M26.9% · $106MUnavailable100% · $394M
FY 2014 Q247.13% · $115MUnavailable9.84% · $24M43.03% · $105MUnavailable100% · $244M
FY 2014 Q329.98% · $125M0% · $0M44.84% · $187M25.18% · $105MUnavailable100% · $417M
FY 2014 Q470.67% · $253M0% · $0M0% · $0M29.33% · $105MUnavailable100% · $358M
FY 2015 Q132.11% · $105M32.42% · $106MUnavailable35.47% · $116MUnavailable100% · $327M
FY 2015 Q21.74% · $147M96.89% · $8,201MUnavailable1.37% · $116MUnavailable100% · $8,464M
FY 2015 Q346.71% · $135M9.34% · $27MUnavailable43.6% · $126M0.35% · $1M100% · $289M
FY 2015 Q449.88% · $209M19.09% · $80MUnavailable30.31% · $127M0.72% · $3M100% · $419M
FY 2016 Q148.91% · $134M0% · $0M0% · $0M51.09% · $140M0% · $0M100% · $274M
FY 2016 Q246.79% · $124M0% · $0M0% · $0M52.83% · $140M0.38% · $1M100% · $265M
FY 2016 Q314.16% · $147M0% · $0M0% · $0M13.58% · $141M72.25% · $750M100% · $1,038M
FY 2016 Q466.98% · $288M0% · $0M0% · $0M32.79% · $141M0.23% · $1M100% · $430M
FY 2017 Q14.18% · $112M0% · $0M8.22% · $220M5.83% · $156M81.77% · $2,189M100% · $2,677M
FY 2017 Q244.94% · $160M11.24% · $40M0% · $0M43.82% · $156M0% · $0M100% · $356M
FY 2017 Q38.59% · $195M5.2% · $118M0% · $0M7.31% · $166M78.9% · $1,791M100% · $2,270M
FY 2017 Q454.74% · $260M3.37% · $16M0% · $0M41.89% · $199M0% · $0M100% · $475M
FY 2018 Q11.16% · $178M97.48% · $15,013M0% · $0M1.36% · $210M0% · $0M100% · $15,401M
FY 2018 Q28.91% · $213M4.39% · $105M0% · $0M10% · $239M76.69% · $1,833M100% · $2,390M
FY 2018 Q314.87% · $197MUnavailable0% · $0M17.96% · $238M67.17% · $890M100% · $1,325M
FY 2018 Q417.54% · $307M9.71% · $170M0% · $0MUnavailable72.74% · $1,273M100% · $1,750M
FY 2019 Q119.31% · $167M0% · $0MUnavailable28.32% · $245M52.37% · $453M100% · $865M
FY 2019 Q221.84% · $195M0% · $0MUnavailable27.55% · $246M50.62% · $452M100% · $893M
FY 2019 Q36.85% · $237M0% · $0MUnavailable7.11% · $246M86.04% · $2,977M100% · $3,460M
FY 2019 Q429.34% · $358M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable70.66% · $862M100% · $1,220M
FY 2020 Q123.76% · $173M0% · $0MUnavailable34.62% · $252M41.62% · $303M100% · $728M
FY 2020 Q246.54% · $222M0% · $0MUnavailable53.04% · $253M0.42% · $2M100% · $477M
FY 2020 Q35.03% · $202M3.46% · $139MUnavailable6.67% · $268M84.83% · $3,406M100% · $4,015M
FY 2020 Q417.88% · $213M2.1% · $25M0% · $0MUnavailable80.02% · $953M100% · $1,191M
FY 2021 Q129.15% · $246M7.94% · $67MUnavailable31.28% · $264M31.64% · $267M100% · $844M
FY 2021 Q210.72% · $253M4.75% · $112MUnavailable11.19% · $264M73.35% · $1,731M100% · $2,360M
FY 2021 Q342.18% · $267M16.43% · $104MUnavailable41.23% · $261M0.16% · $1M100% · $633M
FY 2021 Q410.21% · $465M4.94% · $225M16.47% · $750MUnavailable68.37% · $3,113M100% · $4,553M
FY 2022 Q121.51% · $188M47.48% · $415MUnavailable31.01% · $271M0% · $0M100% · $874M
FY 2022 Q242.51% · $227M6.55% · $35MUnavailable50.56% · $270M0.37% · $2M100% · $534M
FY 2022 Q329.74% · $243M0% · $0MUnavailable33.17% · $271M37.09% · $303M100% · $817M
FY 2022 Q410.73% · $315M55.2% · $1,620M17.04% · $500MUnavailable17.04% · $500M100% · $2,935M
FY 2023 Q120.45% · $208M0% · $0M0% · $0M27.63% · $281M51.92% · $528M100% · $1,017M
FY 2023 Q239.01% · $181M0% · $0M0% · $0M60.78% · $282M0.22% · $1M100% · $464M
FY 2023 Q311.48% · $191M0% · $0M0% · $0M17.19% · $286M71.33% · $1,187M100% · $1,664M
FY 2023 Q440.11% · $294M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable59.89% · $439M100% · $733M
FY 2024 Q113.02% · $116M0% · $0M56.12% · $500M30.86% · $275M0% · $0M100% · $891M
FY 2024 Q232.76% · $134MUnavailable0% · $0M67.24% · $275M0% · $0M100% · $409M
FY 2024 Q311.22% · $179MUnavailable0% · $0M17.23% · $275M71.55% · $1,142M100% · $1,596M
FY 2024 Q4100% · $296MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $296M
FY 2025 Q15.15% · $105M0.39% · $8M36.76% · $750M14.8% · $302M42.89% · $875M100% · $2,040M
FY 2025 Q230.14% · $129MUnavailable0% · $0M69.63% · $298M0.23% · $1M100% · $428M
FY 2025 Q321.59% · $174M0% · $0M0% · $0M37.1% · $299M41.32% · $333M100% · $806M
FY 2025 Q429.46% · $352M1.09% · $13M20.92% · $250MUnavailable48.54% · $580M100% · $1,195M
FY 2026 Q116.44% · $108M0% · $0M38.05% · $250M45.51% · $299M0% · $0M100% · $657M
FY 2026 Q22.83% · $125M0% · $0M45.3% · $2,000M6.57% · $290M45.3% · $2,000M100% · $4,415M
FY 2026 Q35.83% · $143M0.9% · $22M0% · $0M11.67% · $286M81.6% · $2,000M100% · $2,451M
Jun 30, 2009 through Jun 30, 2026

Percentages cover the five tracked cash uses. SBC is noncash and excluded.

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$776M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$143M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$633M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$55M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

8.69%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

7.09%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$1.37

Quarterly data

Becton Dickinson & Co cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q3Jun 30, 2026776143633558.69%7.09%—$1.37
FY 2026 Q2Mar 31, 2026—125—58———$-1.11
FY 2026 Q1Dec 31, 20256571085499116.58%13.85%—$1.05
FY 2025 Q4Sep 30, 20251,3543521,002555.49%4.06%——
FY 2025 Q3Jun 30, 20251,2191741,045545.17%4.43%—$1.57
FY 2025 Q2Mar 31, 20251641293559168.57%35.98%—$0.84
FY 2025 Q1Dec 31, 20246931055889015.31%12.99%—$0.82
FY 2024 Q4Sep 30, 20241,178296882515.78%4.33%——
FY 2024 Q3Jun 30, 20241,2971791,118534.74%4.09%—$1.32
FY 2024 Q2Mar 31, 20245141343806015.79%11.67%—$1.45
FY 2024 Q1Dec 31, 20238551167398311.23%9.71%—$0.75
FY 2023 Q4Sep 30, 20231,3252941,031585.63%4.38%——
FY 2023 Q3Jun 30, 20231,081191890566.29%5.18%—$1.07
FY 2023 Q2Mar 31, 20231851814561,400%30.27%—$1.2
FY 2023 Q1Dec 31, 20223992081918946.6%22.31%—$1.34
FY 2022 Q4Sep 30, 2022973315658497.45%5.04%——
FY 2022 Q3Jun 30, 20226782434354410.11%6.49%—$0.93
FY 2022 Q2Mar 31, 20224442272175726.27%12.84%—$1.18
FY 2022 Q1Dec 31, 20216741884868317.08%12.31%—$1.75
FY 2021 Q4Sep 30, 2021951465486489.88%5.05%——
FY 2021 Q3Jun 30, 2021975267708517.2%5.23%—$1.32
FY 2021 Q2Mar 31, 20211,188253935555.88%4.63%—$0.72
FY 2021 Q1Dec 31, 20201,5332461,287836.45%5.41%—$2.57
FY 2020 Q4Sep 30, 20201,4812131,268514.02%3.44%—$0.28
FY 2020 Q3Jun 30, 2020862202660527.88%6.03%—$0.74
FY 2020 Q2Mar 31, 20204832222615922.61%12.22%—$0.41
FY 2020 Q1Dec 31, 20197131735408215.19%11.5%—$0.67
FY 2019 Q4Sep 30, 20191,3713581,013535.23%3.87%—$0.35
FY 2019 Q3Jun 30, 2019932237695568.06%6.01%—$1.16
FY 2019 Q2Mar 31, 20197821955875910.05%7.54%—$-0.05
FY 2019 Q1Dec 31, 20182451677893119.23%37.96%—$1.57
FY 2018 Q4Sep 30, 20181,306307999616.11%4.67%—$-0.49
FY 2018 Q3Jun 30, 20185421973455415.65%9.96%—$1.56
FY 2018 Q2Mar 31, 20186972134846613.64%9.47%—$-0.15
FY 2018 Q1Dec 31, 201732017814214199.3%44.06%—$-0.58
FY 2017 Q4Sep 30, 20171,126260866364.16%3.2%—$0.95
FY 2017 Q3Jun 30, 20173841951893920.63%10.16%—$-0.58
FY 2017 Q2Mar 31, 2017725160565386.73%5.24%—$1.21
FY 2017 Q1Dec 31, 20163151122036130.05%19.37%—$1.98
FY 2016 Q4Sep 30, 2016705288417389.11%5.39%—$0.07
FY 2016 Q3Jun 30, 2016834147687395.68%4.68%—$1.38
FY 2016 Q2Mar 31, 2016557124433439.93%7.72%—$1.2
FY 2016 Q1Dec 31, 20154631343297623.1%16.41%—$0.81
FY 2015 Q4Sep 30, 2015678209469285.97%4.13%—$0.64
FY 2015 Q3Jun 30, 20155381354034611.41%8.55%—$0.22
FY 2015 Q2Mar 31, 2015228147814454.32%19.3%—$0.83
FY 2015 Q1Dec 31, 20142861051814826.52%16.78%—$0.92
FY 2014 Q4Sep 30, 2014539253286227.69%4.08%—$1.17
FY 2014 Q3Jun 30, 2014439125314247.64%5.47%—$1.27
FY 2014 Q2Mar 31, 2014413115298258.39%6.05%—$1.11
FY 2014 Q1Dec 31, 2013355992564216.41%11.83%—$1.05
FY 2013 Q4Sep 30, 2013727.71182.98544.7421.263.9%2.92%——
FY 2013 Q3Jun 30, 2013446.34141.69304.6520.486.72%4.59%—$1.17
FY 2013 Q2Mar 31, 2013———————$1.07
FY 2013 Q1Dec 31, 2012225.9180.39145.5236.8425.31%16.31%—$2.4
FY 2012 Q4Sep 30, 2012557.43173.95383.48160.7341.91%28.83%——
FY 2012 Q3Jun 30, 2012525.5298.97426.55-18.06-4.23%-3.44%—$1.22
FY 2012 Q2Mar 31, 2012297.4110.86186.54-87.98-47.17%-29.58%—$1.07
FY 2012 Q1Dec 31, 2011313.02103.65209.3734.3616.41%10.98%—$0.93
FY 2011 Q4Sep 30, 2011538.04194.12343.921.160.34%0.22%——
FY 2011 Q3Jun 30, 2011467.6127.58340.0218.485.44%3.95%—$1.17
FY 2011 Q2Mar 31, 2011237.15113.85123.319.6415.93%8.28%—$1.06
FY 2011 Q1Dec 31, 2010469.7479.84389.934.088.74%7.26%—$1.04
FY 2010 Q4Sep 30, 2010464.67207.32257.3510.263.99%2.21%——
FY 2010 Q3Jun 30, 2010506.75100.39406.3616.654.1%3.29%—$0.99
FY 2010 Q2Mar 31, 2010292.97118.03174.9417.159.8%5.85%—$0.95
FY 2010 Q1Dec 31, 2009394.63111.56283.0635.3212.48%8.95%—$1
FY 2009 Q4Sep 30, 2009643.37237.04406.347.591.87%1.18%——
FY 2009 Q3Jun 30, 2009525.6131.05394.5622.515.71%4.28%—$1.07
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · BDX, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.