BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX) closed fiscal year 2025 with 363 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 4.36 USD per share.
BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX) closed fiscal year 2025 with 363 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 4.36 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 4.71 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has grown by 10.2 %. The dividend per share was 4.36 USD, up 9.5 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 1,196 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: September
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 329M | 309M | 300M | 280M | 257M | 253M | 250M | 275M | 278M | 297M | 350M | 353M | 378M | 362M | 360M | 369M | 368M | 363M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 24.5M | 3.38M | 19.1M | 52.5M | 2.87M | 25.5M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 8.95M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 8.92 % | 1.22 % | 6.43 % | 15.02 % | 0.81 % | 6.75 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 2.42 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | -20.3M | -9.47M | -19.6M | -23.3M | -3.80M | -2.75M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -16.3M | -1.42M | 0.00M | -1.64M | -4.71M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | -6.58 % | -3.16 % | -6.98 % | -9.09 % | -1.50 % | -1.10 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -4.50 % | -0.39 % | 0.00 % | -0.45 % | -1.30 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | -20.3M | -9.47M | -19.6M | -23.3M | -3.80M | -2.75M | 24.5M | 3.38M | 19.1M | 52.5M | 2.87M | 25.5M | -16.3M | -1.42M | 8.95M | -1.64M | -4.71M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | -6.58 % | -3.16 % | -6.98 % | -9.09 % | -1.50 % | -1.10 % | 8.92 % | 1.22 % | 6.43 % | 15.02 % | 0.81 % | 6.75 % | -4.50 % | -0.39 % | 2.42 % | -0.45 % | -1.30 % |
Fiscal year end: September
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 1.17 | 1.35 | 1.51 | 1.26 | 1.38 | 2.02 | 2.23 | 2.45 | 2.70 | 2.98 | 3.07 | 3.15 | 3.31 | 3.48 | 3.65 | 3.81 | 3.98 | 4.36 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 24.71 % | 25.73 % | 26.24 % | 28.40 % | 31.45 % | 29.85 % | 35.53 % | 69.78 % | 57.58 % | 61.55 % | 298.07 % | 79.81 % | 117.39 % | 50.10 % | 60.82 % | 75.07 % | 64.52 % | 71.28 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 279M | 317M | 346M | 361M | 368M | 386M | 421M | 485M | 562M | 677M | 927M | 984M | 1,026M | 1,048M | 1,082M | 1,114M | 1,100M | 1,196M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.84 % | 2.50 % | 2.64 % | 2.24 % | 2.29 % | 2.64 % | 2.55 % | 2.45 % | 1.96 % | 2.01 % | 1.53 % | 1.66 % | 1.92 % | 1.82 % | 2.01 % | 1.85 % | 2.10 % | 3.00 % |
Figures in USD
