Becton, Dickinson and Co (XSWX:BDX) Dividend Yield %

: 1.36% (As of Today)

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As of today (2024-04-24), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Becton, Dickinson and Co is 1.36%.

Good Sign:

Becton Dickinson & Co stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Becton, Dickinson and Co's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:BDX' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.14 Med: 1.43 Max: 2.04
Current: 1.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Becton, Dickinson and Co was 2.04%. The lowest was 1.14%. And the median was 1.43%.

XSWX:BDX's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
58.2% of 311 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 1.9 vs XSWX:BDX: 1.36

Becton, Dickinson and Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Becton, Dickinson and Co was 1.71. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 0.52.

As of today (2024-04-24), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Becton, Dickinson and Co is 1.38%.

Becton, Dickinson and Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF0.00.

During the past 12 months, Becton, Dickinson and Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Becton, Dickinson and Co was 29.10% per year. The lowest was 2.60% per year. And the median was 10.30% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Becton, Dickinson and Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Becton, Dickinson and Co's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

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Becton, Dickinson and Co Annual Data

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Sep16

Sep17

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Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

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Sep23

Dividend Yield %

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1.25

1.23

1.25

1.34

Becton, Dickinson and Co Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Dividend Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.37	-	-	-	-

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Becton, Dickinson and Co's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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 and Co Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Becton, Dickinson and Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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Becton, Dickinson and Co Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Becton, Dickinson and Co (XSWX:BDX) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Becton, Dickinson and Co (XSWX:BDX) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

BDX:USA BDX:Mexico 1BDX:Italy BOX:Germany B1DX34:Brazil

Address

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

Website

https://www.bd.com

Becton, Dickinson is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical products, such as needles, syringes, and sharps-disposal units. The company also manufactures pre-filled devices, diagnostic instruments and reagents, as well as flow cytometry and cell-imaging systems. BD Medical is nearly half of the total business, while BD Life Sciences (26% of estimated 2023 revenue) and BD Interventional (25%) account for the remainder. International revenue accounts for 43% of the company's business.