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Operating Margin for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

10.6%

YoY change

−0.07pp

Trough year (2020)

5.7%

Peak year (2009)

22.8%

Operating Margin history chart for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 11.8%

Operating Margin change chart for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: −0.07pp

Operating Margin history table for Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) from 1985 to 2025

  • 202511.8%-0.07pp
  • 202411.9%+0.98pp
  • 202310.9%-1.20pp
  • 202212.1%+0.33pp
  • 202111.8%+6.09pp
  • 20205.7%-4.51pp
  • 201910.2%+0.74pp
  • 20189.4%-3.14pp
  • 201712.6%+1.13pp
  • 201611.5%+1.01pp
  • 201510.4%-8.57pp
  • 201419.0%+3.45pp
  • 201315.6%-4.64pp
  • 201220.2%-1.75pp
  • 201122.0%-0.24pp
  • 201022.2%-0.54pp
  • 200922.8%+1.03pp
  • 200821.7%+2.80pp
  • 200718.9%-0.97pp
  • 200619.9%+0.87pp
  • 200519.0%+3.07pp
  • 200416.0%-1.10pp
  • 200317.1%+0.02pp
  • 200217.0%-0.17pp
  • 200117.2%+1.39pp
  • 200015.8%+0.58pp
  • 199915.2%-0.69pp
  • 199815.9%-0.10pp
  • 199716.0%+0.46pp
  • 199615.6%+0.95pp
  • 199514.6%+1.92pp
  • 199412.7%+1.73pp
  • 199311.0%-2.92pp
  • 199213.9%-0.55pp
  • 199114.4%-0.74pp
  • 199015.2%+1.05pp
  • 198914.1%+0.14pp
  • 198814.0%-0.32pp
  • 198714.3%+0.34pp
  • 198614.0%+1.93pp
  • 198512.0%—

Operating 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 Operating Margin at Becton, Dickinson and (BDX)

According to Becton, Dickinson and's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 10.6%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

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

As of the 2025 fiscal year, Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) reported operating margin of 11.80% – contracted 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.

The highest annual operating margin of 22.75% was reported in 2009. The lowest in the available history was 5.67% in 2020.

Becton, Dickinson and Operating Margin by Year

Becton, Dickinson and Operating Margin 2025: 11.8%

2025's operating margin for Becton, Dickinson and came in at 11.80%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2024.

Becton, Dickinson and Operating Margin 2024: 11.9%

Becton, Dickinson and posted operating margin of 11.88% in 2024, expanded 1.0 percentage points from 2023.

Becton, Dickinson and Operating Margin 2023: 10.9%

In 2023, Becton, Dickinson and reported operating margin of 10.90%, contracted 1.2 percentage points from 2022.

Becton, Dickinson and Operating Margin 2022: 12.1%

Becton, Dickinson and operating margin in 2022 was 12.09%, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2021.

Becton, Dickinson and Operating Margin 2021: 11.8%

Becton, Dickinson and operating margin in 2021 was 11.76%.

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