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FCF Margin for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

14.7%

YoY change

−3.00pp

Trough year (1989)

-9.2%

Peak year (2021)

17.9%

FCF Margin history chart for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: 12.2%

FCF Margin change chart for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: −3.00pp

FCF Margin history table for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) from 1989 to 2025

  • 202512.2%-3.00pp
  • 202415.2%+4.31pp
  • 202310.9%+2.12pp
  • 20228.8%-9.06pp
  • 202117.9%+0.88pp
  • 202017.0%+3.25pp
  • 201913.7%+1.40pp
  • 201812.3%-2.75pp
  • 201715.1%+0.33pp
  • 201614.7%+4.09pp
  • 201510.7%-2.26pp
  • 201412.9%+1.51pp
  • 201311.4%-4.24pp
  • 201215.7%+1.01pp
  • 201114.6%-0.96pp
  • 201015.6%+1.06pp
  • 200914.5%-0.10pp
  • 200814.6%+4.24pp
  • 200710.4%+0.05pp
  • 200610.4%-6.42pp
  • 200516.8%-0.08pp
  • 200416.9%+2.41pp
  • 200314.4%-0.11pp
  • 200214.6%+3.69pp
  • 200110.9%+4.26pp
  • 20006.6%+14.04pp
  • 1999-7.4%-0.47pp
  • 1998-7.0%-9.51pp
  • 19972.5%-8.21pp
  • 199610.8%-1.95pp
  • 199512.7%-0.72pp
  • 199413.4%+7.93pp
  • 19935.5%+0.32pp
  • 19925.2%+3.20pp
  • 19912.0%+2.21pp
  • 1990-0.2%+9.02pp
  • 1989-9.2%—

FCF Margin values are taken from Becton, Dickinson and's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About FCF Margin at Becton, Dickinson and (BDX)

According to Becton, Dickinson and's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported free cash flow margin is 14.7%. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar that converts into cash after capital expenditures. Because free cash flow cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting, FCF margin is a clean read on how efficiently a business turns revenue into deployable cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual free cash flow margin for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) came in at 12.23% – contracted 3.0 percentage points year-over-year.

2021 marks the peak free cash flow margin at 17.86%, with the historical low of -9.25% recorded in 1989.

Becton, Dickinson and FCF Margin by Year

Becton, Dickinson and FCF Margin 2025: 12.2%

2025's free cash flow margin for Becton, Dickinson and came in at 12.23%, contracted 3.0 percentage points from 2024.

Becton, Dickinson and FCF Margin 2024: 15.2%

Becton, Dickinson and posted free cash flow margin of 15.22% in 2024, expanded 4.3 percentage points from 2023.

Becton, Dickinson and FCF Margin 2023: 10.9%

In 2023, Becton, Dickinson and reported free cash flow margin of 10.92%, expanded 2.1 percentage points from 2022.

Becton, Dickinson and FCF Margin 2022: 8.8%

Becton, Dickinson and free cash flow margin in 2022 was 8.80%, contracted 9.1 percentage points from 2021.

Becton, Dickinson and FCF Margin 2021: 17.9%

Becton, Dickinson and free cash flow margin in 2021 was 17.86%.

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