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BDX has maintained stable dividend payments over the past 10 years with no cuts over 5%.
BDX's dividend payments have shown moderate growth, growing by 4.286% annually over the last 5 years.
BDX's earnings have shown moderate growth, growing by 3.996% annually over the last 5 years. Moderate growth indicates some stability but also potential uncertainty, suggesting that while dividends can continue, significant increases might be less likely.
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Becton, Dickinson and Company develops, manufactures, and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment, and diagnostic products for healthcare institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical industry, and the general public worldwide...
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BDX paid out 29.76% of its $1B earnings as dividends over the last 12 months.
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BDX's Dividend Payout Ratio of 29.76% is considered safe for the Healthcare sector, indicating that the company retains enough earnings to support business growth.
BDX's Interest Coverage Ratio of 8.823 indicates strong financial health with easy coverage of interest expenses.
BDX shows excellent income quality with a ratio of 1.954. This indicates high-quality earnings and low risk of dividend cuts.
Becton, Dickinson and Company(BDX) offers a dividend yield of 1.61% and pays $3.76 in dividends per share. Explore the historical dividend growth of BDX.
BDX has maintained stable dividend payments over the past 10 years with no cuts over 5%.
BDX's dividend payments have shown moderate growth, growing by 4.286% annually over the last 5 years.
BDX's earnings have shown moderate growth, growing by 3.996% annually over the last 5 years. Moderate growth indicates some stability but also potential uncertainty, suggesting that while dividends can continue, significant increases might be less likely.
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Profit margin ratio of BDX (0.422) is lower than the average of its peers (0.499).
Net profit margin ratio of BDX (0.077) is higher than the average of its peers (0.030).
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Return on Equity ratio of BDX (0.058) is higher than the average of its peers (-0.012).
BDX's Return on Equity has shown poor growth over the past 10 years, increasing by only -13.11%.
See how BDX has grown it's revenue over the past 10 years.
BDX's revenue has grown modestly over the past 10 years, increasing by over 8.66%.