BECTON DICKINSON & CO Reports $5.3 billion Revenue, Increased 5.4%

BECTON DICKINSON & CO reported quarterly results highlighted by Q4 revenue of $5.3 billion increased 5.4% as reported, 5.6% FXN, according to its earnings release filed with an 8-K Thursday.

Q4 GAAP and adjusted diluted EPS of $2.52 and $4.15, respectively. FY26 revenue of $19.5 billion increased 4.9% as reported, 3.9% FXN. FY26 GAAP and adjusted diluted EPS of $5.06 and $12.70, respectively. FY26 cash from continuing operations increased 30.0% to $3.6 billion and free cash flow increased 42.5% to $2.9 billion.

Results detail

Further figures in the release included Company issues FY27 guidance; Revenues $ 5,274 $ 5,005 5.4 % 5.6 %; Reported Diluted Earnings per Share $ 2.52 $ 1.20 110.0 % 109.2 %; Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share 1.

The filing is an Item 2.02 results announcement furnished with Exhibit 99.1. Comparisons use the year-earlier period as presented by BECTON DICKINSON & CO unless the release specifies another baseline. Where both GAAP and non-GAAP metrics appear, both are summarized when the extract includes them.

Segment mix, cash flow and any outlook language in the release are the usual secondary reads after the headline revenue and earnings figures. One-time items—restructuring, impairments, gains on sales or legal settlements—can move GAAP profit without changing the run-rate story, so reconciliations remain essential.

Capital allocation—buybacks, dividends, debt paydown or reinvestment—often decides whether a solid operating quarter becomes a compounding story. If BECTON DICKINSON & CO disclosed repurchase dollars, dividend actions or guidance changes in the release, those items belong next to the revenue and EPS lines in any retail checklist.

Why it matters

For retail investors, the BECTON DICKINSON & CO print is a check on whether growth, margins and cash generation are moving together. The figures above come from the company’s Exhibit 99.1 earnings materials; how they stack up against the prior-year run rate and any guide published with the release will shape the near-term debate.

By the numbers

• Q4 revenue of $5.3 billion increased 5.4% as reported, 5.6% FXN
• Q4 GAAP and adjusted diluted EPS of $2.52 and $4.15, respectively
• FY26 revenue of $19.5 billion increased 4.9% as reported, 3.9% FXN
• FY26 GAAP and adjusted diluted EPS of $5.06 and $12.70, respectively
• FY26 cash from continuing operations increased 30.0% to $3.6 billion and free cash flow increased 42.5% to $2.9 billion
• Company issues FY27 guidance

Sources

1. BECTON DICKINSON & CO Form 8-K with quarterly financial results, filed 2026-11-05 (accession 0001628280-26-070511)

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