Becton Dickinson (XSWX:BDX) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: CHF73.54 (As of Mar. 2026)


XSWX:BDX Becton Dickinson & Co XSWX:BDX
76 GF Score
Price CHF122.81
GF Value CHF153.01
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What is Becton Dickinson Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Becton Dickinson XSWX:BDX 76 Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is CHF73.54 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates XSWX:BDX with a GF Score™ of 76/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF153.01. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Becton Dickinson's adjusted book value per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF68.952. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is CHF73.54 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Becton Dickinson's average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 8.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 10.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 13.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate was 15.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Book Growth Rate of Becton Dickinson was 17.60% per year. The lowest was 4.20% per year. And the median was 10.20% per year.

As of today (2026-07-02), Becton Dickinson's current stock price is CHF122.81. Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF73.54. Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is 1.67.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Becton Dickinson was 6.16. The lowest was 1.53. And the median was 3.60.


Becton Dickinson  (XSWX:BDX) Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share may underestimate the company's equity. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PB Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, the book value of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/B calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is also called CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=122.81/73.54
=1.67

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of Becton Dickinson was 6.16. The lowest was 1.53. And the median was 3.60.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real book value.


Becton Dickinson Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Related Terms


Becton Dickinson Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Becton Dickinson Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Chart

Becton Dickinson Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 50.71 66.66 64.67 76.00 106.24

Becton Dickinson Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 83.44 113.28 106.24 103.44 73.54

XSWX:BDX vs MDLN, RMD, WST: Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Becton Dickinson Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Becton Dickinson Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Book Value per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the book value per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 book value per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent book value in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's book value is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent book value in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's book value is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 book value in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent book value per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Becton Dickinson's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book= Book Value per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=68.952/330.2130*330.2130
=68.952

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Becton Dickinson Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201606 36.576 241.018 50.112
201609 34.832 241.428 47.641
201612 36.321 241.432 49.677
201703 37.392 243.801 50.645
201706 53.534 244.955 72.167
201709 54.665 246.819 73.135
201712 78.758 246.524 105.494
201803 75.038 249.554 99.291
201806 79.018 251.989 103.547
201809 75.782 252.439 99.130
201812 78.895 251.233 103.697
201903 79.036 254.202 102.669
201906 78.673 256.143 101.423
201909 77.218 256.759 99.309
201912 76.815 256.974 98.708
202003 73.945 258.115 94.600
202006 78.829 257.797 100.972
202009 74.964 260.280 95.106
202012 75.402 260.474 95.590
202103 79.370 264.877 98.948
202106 76.287 271.696 92.717
202109 76.798 274.310 92.449
202112 78.134 278.802 92.542
202203 79.956 287.504 91.834
202206 86.721 296.311 96.643
202209 86.834 296.808 96.607
202212 83.581 296.797 92.991
202303 83.711 301.836 91.581
202306 80.503 305.109 87.127
202309 79.916 307.789 85.738
202312 75.832 306.746 81.633
202403 78.859 312.332 83.374
202406 79.994 314.175 84.078
202409 75.867 315.301 79.455
202412 78.262 315.605 81.884
202503 77.817 319.799 80.351
202506 72.270 322.561 73.984
202509 70.823 324.800 72.003
202512 70.756 324.054 72.101
202603 68.952 330.213 68.952

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of CHF73.54 mean?
Becton Dickinson (XSWX:BDX) has a Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of CHF73.54 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Becton Dickinson and its competitors.
Is Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share too high?
Becton Dickinson's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is CHF73.54. Overall, Becton Dickinson has a GF Score™ of 76/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share compare to MDLN and RMD?
Becton Dickinson's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of CHF73.54 can be compared against companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for a Medical Devices & Instruments company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share depends on the Medical Devices & Instruments industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically adjusted book value per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Becton Dickinson and its competitors. Becton Dickinson's current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is CHF73.54. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Becton Dickinson stock overvalued right now?
Becton Dickinson (XSWX:BDX) has a current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share of CHF73.54. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF153.01, compared to a current price of CHF122.81 — trading 19.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is CHF73.54. Becton Dickinson's overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Becton Dickinson (XSWX:BDX), the current Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is CHF73.54 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Becton Dickinson (XSWX:BDX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Becton Dickinson stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of CHF122.81 is trading 19.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF153.01.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:BDX:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share: CHF73.54
  • GF Value™: CHF153.01 vs. price of CHF122.81 (19.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:BDX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Becton Dickinson Business Description

Address 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA, 07417-1880
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.
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