Latest headcount
72,000
YoY change
-2.7%
Headcount CAGR
+4.5%
Revenue / employee
$303K
Employee count history for Becton, Dickinson and
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 18,600 |
| 1995 | 18,100 |
| 1997 | 18,900 |
| 1998 | 21,700 |
| 1999 | 24,000 |
| 2001 | 24,800 |
| 2002 | 25,249 |
| 2003 | 24,783 |
| 2004 | 25,005 |
| 2005 | 25,571 |
| 2006 | 26,990 |
| 2007 | 28,018 |
| 2008 | 28,277 |
| 2009 | 29,116 |
| 2010 | 28,803 |
| 2011 | 29,369 |
| 2012 | 29,555 |
| 2013 | 29,979 |
| 2014 | 30,619 |
| 2015 | 49,517 |
| 2016 | 50,928 |
| 2017 | 41,933 |
| 2018 | 76,032 |
| 2019 | 70,093 |
| 2020 | 72,000 |
| 2021 | 75,000 |
| 2022 | 77,000 |
| 2023 | 73,000 |
| 2024 | 74,000 |
| 2025 | 72,000 |
Revenue per employee for Becton, Dickinson and
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $138K |
| 1995 | $150K |
| 1997 | $149K |
| 1998 | $144K |
| 1999 | $142K |
| 2001 | $151K |
| 2002 | $157K |
| 2003 | $180K |
| 2004 | $197K |
| 2005 | $212K |
| 2006 | $213K |
| 2007 | $227K |
| 2008 | $250K |
| 2009 | $240K |
| 2010 | $247K |
| 2011 | $258K |
| 2012 | $261K |
| 2013 | $269K |
| 2014 | $276K |
| 2015 | $208K |
| 2016 | $245K |
| 2017 | $288K |
| 2018 | $210K |
| 2019 | $247K |
| 2020 | $223K |
| 2021 | $255K |
| 2022 | $245K |
| 2023 | $265K |
| 2024 | $273K |
| 2025 | $303K |
Earnings per employee for Becton, Dickinson and
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1994 | $12.2K |
| 1995 | $13.9K |
| 1997 | $15.9K |
| 1998 | $10.9K |
| 1999 | $11.5K |
| 2001 | $16.2K |
| 2002 | $19K |
| 2003 | $22.1K |
| 2004 | $18.7K |
| 2005 | $28.2K |
| 2006 | $27.9K |
| 2007 | $31.8K |
| 2008 | $39.9K |
| 2009 | $42.3K |
| 2010 | $45.7K |
| 2011 | $43.3K |
| 2012 | $39.6K |
| 2013 | $43.1K |
| 2014 | $38.7K |
| 2015 | $14K |
| 2016 | $19.2K |
| 2017 | $26.2K |
| 2018 | $4.09K |
| 2019 | $17.6K |
| 2020 | $12.1K |
| 2021 | $27.9K |
| 2022 | $23.1K |
| 2023 | $20.3K |
| 2024 | $23K |
| 2025 | $23.3K |
Employee count history for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202572,000-2.7%
- 202474,000+1.4%
- 202373,000-5.2%
- 202277,000+2.7%
- 202175,000+4.2%
- 202072,000+2.7%
- 201970,093-7.8%
- 201876,032+81.3%
- 201741,933-17.7%
- 201650,928+2.8%
- 201549,517+61.7%
- 201430,619+2.1%
- 201329,979+1.4%
- 201229,555+0.6%
- 201129,369+2.0%
- 201028,803-1.1%
- 200929,116+3.0%
- 200828,277+0.9%
- 200728,018+3.8%
- 200626,990+5.5%
- 200525,571+2.3%
- 200425,005+0.9%
- 200324,783-1.8%
- 200225,249+1.8%
- 200124,800—
- 200025,000—
- 199924,000+10.6%
- 199821,700+14.8%
- 199718,900—
- 199617,900—
- 199518,100-2.7%
- 199418,600—
About Becton, Dickinson and's employee count
Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) employed 72,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -2,000 (-2.7%) from 74,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1994–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 18,600 to 72,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +4.5% per year.
Becton, Dickinson and generated about $303K of revenue and $23.3K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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