Buyback yield (TTM)
1.70%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.39%
5Y share count change
1.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$750.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$13.32B
Key takeaways
- Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) repurchased about $750.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 1.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.55× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 38% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX)
Latest: $1.00B
Overview
The 2025 reading of Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) buyback spend is $1.00B – surged 100.0% year-over-year.
Becton, Dickinson and buyback spend plunged from $1.75B in 2021 to $1.00B in 2025, a 42.9% drawdown.
The highest annual buyback spend of $1.75B was reported in 2021. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1999.
Becton, Dickinson and Buyback Spend 2025: $1.00B
2025's buyback spend for Becton, Dickinson and came in at $1.00B, surged 100.0% from 2024.
Becton, Dickinson and Buyback Spend 2024: $500.00M
Becton, Dickinson and buyback spend in 2024 was $500.00M.
Becton, Dickinson and Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
In 2023, Becton, Dickinson and reported buyback spend of $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2022.
Becton, Dickinson and Buyback Spend 2022: $500.00M
Becton, Dickinson and buyback spend in 2022 was $500.00M, plunged 71.4% below 2021.
Becton, Dickinson and Buyback Spend 2021: $1.75B
Becton, Dickinson and buyback spend in 2021 was $1.75B.
See more financial history for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.00B | $258.00M | $742.00M | 2.37% | 0.29B | -1.3% | |
| 2024 | $500.00M | $247.00M | $253.00M | 0.91% | 0.29B | +0.9% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $259.00M | −$259.00M | — | 0.29B | +0.4% | |
| 2022 | $500.00M | $233.00M | $267.00M | 1.00% | 0.29B | -1.6% | |
| 2021 | $1.75B | $229.00M | $1.52B | 3.25% | 0.29B | +3.4% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $236.00M | −$236.00M | — | 0.28B | +2.8% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $261.00M | −$261.00M | — | 0.27B | +3.8% | |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $322.00M | −$322.00M | — | 0.26B | +18.4% | |
| 2017 | $220.00M | $174.00M | $46.00M | 0.64% | 0.22B | +2.8% | |
| 2016 | $32.00M | $196.00M | −$164.00M | 0.11% | 0.22B | +4.8% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $166.00M | −$166.00M | — | 0.21B | +5.0% | |
| 2014 | $400.00M | $113.00M | $287.00M | 2.38% | 0.20B | -0.7% | |
| 2013 | $450.00M | $100.00M | $350.00M | 3.01% | 0.20B | -4.8% | |
| 2012 | $1.50B | $89.05M | $1.41B | 12.44% | 0.21B | -7.6% | |
| 2011 | $1.50B | $73.36M | $1.43B | 12.45% | 0.23B | -5.8% | |
| 2010 | $750.00M | $79.37M | $670.63M | 5.79% | 0.24B | -2.7% | |
| 2009 | $550.01M | $86.57M | $463.43M | 4.33% | 0.25B | -2.3% | |
| 2008 | $450.00M | $100.58M | $349.42M | 3.02% | 0.25B | -0.9% | |
| 2007 | $450.12M | $0.00 | $450.12M | 2.90% | 0.26B | -0.7% | |
| 2006 | $448.88M | $0.00 | $448.88M | 3.36% | 0.26B | -1.5% | |
| 2005 | $550.00M | $0.00 | $550.00M | 5.53% | 0.26B | -0.9% | |
| 2004 | $449.93M | $0.00 | $449.93M | 4.54% | 0.26B | -0.1% | |
| 2003 | $350.00M | $0.00 | $350.00M | 5.06% | 0.26B | -1.3% | |
| 2002 | $223.96M | $0.00 | $223.96M | 4.00% | 0.27B | -0.4% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.27B | +2.3% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.26B | -0.1% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.26B | +1.1% | |
| 1998 | $44.50M | $0.00 | $44.50M | — | 0.26B | +0.3% | |
| 1997 | $150.00M | $0.00 | $150.00M | — | 0.26B | -2.1% | |
| 1996 | $325.90M | $0.00 | $325.90M | — | 0.26B | — | |
| 1995 | $299.70M | $0.00 | $299.70M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $210.30M | $0.00 | $210.30M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $64.10M | $0.00 | $64.10M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $3.80M | $0.00 | $3.80M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $10.90M | $0.00 | $10.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $60.00M | $0.00 | $60.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $77.10M | $0.00 | $77.10M | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.00B
- 2024$500.00M
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$500.00M
- 2021$1.75B
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$220.00M
- 2016$32.00M
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$400.00M
- 2013$450.00M
- 2012$1.50B
- 2011$1.50B
- 2010$750.00M
- 2009$550.01M
- 2008$450.00M
- 2007$450.12M
- 2006$448.88M
- 2005$550.00M
- 2004$449.93M
- 2003$350.00M
- 2002$223.96M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$44.50M
- 1997$150.00M
- 1996$325.90M
- 1995$299.70M
- 1994$210.30M
- 1993$64.10M
- 1992$3.80M
- 1991$10.90M
- 1990$60.00M
- 1989$77.10M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.55×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX)
How Becton, Dickinson and splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Becton, Dickinson and, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $5.95B | |
| $5.54B | |
| $5.08B | |
| $4.11B | |
| $980.00M | |
| $216.35M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $5.95B
- $5.54B
- $5.08B
- $4.11B
- $980.00M
- $216.35M
- $0.00
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $1.96B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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