Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 212 Healthcare companies.
Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX) scores 4.6 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as mixed quality. The reading rests on predictability, and growth is what holds it back.
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On the filings behind it, Becton Dickinson and Co earns 4.6 out of 10 for business quality as of October 19, 2026. That is mixed quality on our scale. A mixed reading means the strengths and weaknesses roughly cancel out, and the case for the business depends on which pillars you care about most. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Among the 212 Healthcare companies with a published score, that ranks at the 54th percentile, in the upper half of the group, short of the top quarter. A typical company in the group scores 4.4, and the best quarter starts from 6.0. Becton Dickinson and Co is in line with that typical reading.
Becton Dickinson and Co’s profitability score is 3.0 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 2.7 among 210 Healthcare companies, that is in line with the group and the 54th percentile. Low margins and returns leave little cushion, so a downturn or a cost increase reaches the bottom line quickly.
On solvency, Becton Dickinson and Co scores 4.7, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.5 across 150 Healthcare companies, which places it well below them, at the 26th percentile. Middling solvency says the balance sheet is neither a strength nor a constraint today.
On growth, Becton Dickinson and Co scores 2.1, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.9 across 107 Healthcare companies, which places it well below them, at the 19th percentile. A low growth score is common for large, established companies and is not a verdict on quality on its own, but it limits how the business can compound.
Becton Dickinson and Co’s efficiency score is 6.4 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 6.0 among 200 Healthcare companies, that is in line with the group and the 56th percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.
Predictability scores 7.4 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 207 Healthcare companies is 3.4, so Becton Dickinson and Co is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 90th percentile. Steady results like these are what make a long term view of the business easier to hold.
This is a lopsided profile. Predictability scores 7.4 but growth only 2.1, a gap of 5.3 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. A predictability lead means consistency is the business’s strongest trait, which makes its other readings easier to trust. A growth shortfall often comes with size or a maturing market, and is less of a concern if the other pillars are strong.
Closing the gap on growth would do the most for the overall. At the median of Healthcare companies, 4.9, Becton Dickinson and Co would score about 5.2 instead of 4.6. All five pillars could be scored, so the overall uses the full set of weights out of 100: profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20.
These are the Healthcare companies closest to Becton Dickinson and Co in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Becton Dickinson and Co scores 4.6 out of 10, which reads as mixed quality. Its strongest pillar is predictability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Becton Dickinson and Co ranks at the 54th percentile of the 212 Healthcare companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.4 and the top quarter starts at 6.0, against Becton Dickinson and Co’s 4.6.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for BDX are in the app.
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