BDX's Quality Score rose 1 point on Wed, Nov 4, to 14.
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Up 4.6% today with medical device stocks: Neuronetics rose 25.5% after its report; 77 of 85 are up, 6.0% on average; the S&P 500 is up 1.4%; energy and AI power stocks fell.
Beats the market
Up 46% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
| The company | Sales up 17% on the year |
| Its score | Up:Above Average or better for 20 days in a row |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Aug 6 |
TodayWith its group.
After its last 4 reports it closed +2.2% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Above Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
BDX is #14 of 85 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: BDX $941M, SOLV $1.43B, MMSI $146M, TFX -$1.03B.
Reports Thu Nov 5, before the open (tomorrow). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
BDX's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
“Company updates full-year guidance to reflect ongoing momentum, expects revenue growth toward the high end of its range and raises midpoint of adjusted diluted EPS guidance”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Aug 6)
Sales grew 6.3% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $4.20 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +3.1% | +3.8% | +7.6% |
| May 7, 2026 | +4.3% | +5.9% | -0.4% |
| Feb 9, 2026 | -2.9% | -1.3% | -16.3% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $22B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
Its dividends come to 36% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $4.20 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $1.1B a year |
| Free cash flow | $3.2B |
| Record | Raised each of the last 5 years |
One insider sold $441K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
13 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: BDX is 0.3% of DGRO, 0.2% of VIG, and 0.2% of VYM, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026.
Following the separation of the life science segment, Becton Dickinson operates in four business units. Medical essentials (35% of total sales) includes the legacy medical surgical unit, which sells catheters, syringes, and infection prevention products. Connected care (24%) core products include the Alaris infusion pump, Pyxis dispensing system, and pharmacy automation platforms. Biopharma systems (13%) produces prefillable syringes and autoinjectors. Interventional (29%) is composed of the surgery, peripheral vascular, and urology segments. More than 60% of revenue comes from the United States.
“Companies of varying sizes compete in the global medical technology field.”
BDX scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #14 of 85 in Medical Devices by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 46% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
BDX scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #14 of 85 in Medical Devices by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind BDX's 14.
One insider sold $441K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Roland Goette, EVP and President, EMEA, who sold $441K on Aug 11.
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