What is Becton Dickinson and Co's forward P/E?

Becton Dickinson and Co's forward P/E is 16.30: today's price over the analysts' average EPS estimate for the next twelve months, the earnings expected rather than those reported. By fiscal year, it trades at 16.5 times its FY2027 earnings and 15.3 times its FY2028 earnings.

What is Becton Dickinson and Co's PEG ratio?

Becton Dickinson and Co's PEG ratio is 0.61: its P/E of 53.06 over the 86.5% a year the analysts expect its earnings per share to grow from FY2026 to FY2028. Around 1 is often read as a P/E in line with the growth; above it, the price asks for more.

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Fair value334.36Plus-35%251Price 218.07418

Q1 FY2027 · Earnings report

EPS estimate 2.35Revenue estimate 4.50B

Q1 FY2027 · Earnings report

Monday 8 February

EPS estimate 2.35Revenue estimate 4.50B

Fair value334.36Plus-35%251Price 218.07418

Q1 FY2027 · Earnings report

EPS estimate 2.35Revenue estimate 4.50B

Q1 FY2027 · Earnings report

Monday 8 February

EPS estimate 2.35Revenue estimate 4.50B

Overview Financials Forecast Earnings Dividends Company

Becton Dickinson and Co P/E ratioWhat is the P/E ratio? The P/E ratio divides a share's price by its earnings per share over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of profit.

Becton Dickinson and Co's P/E ratio is 53.06: its share price of 218.07 over its earnings per share of 4.11 over the last twelve months.

Today: 53.06
Forward P/E, next 12 months: 16.30
PEG ratio: 0.61
Median, 5 years: 34.84
Low, 5 years: 23.52
High, 5 years: 62.97

P/E ratio = price ÷ EPS (last 12 months) = 218.07 ÷ 4.11 = 53.06

Each day's closing price over the earnings per share of the last four quarters reported by that day (basic EPS, adjusted for splits). The P/E moves with the price every day and with the earnings at each report.

The forward P/E divides the price by the analysts' average EPS estimate for the next twelve months: the fiscal year in progress for the months left in it, the next one for the rest. For past days it uses each year's latest estimate, as the estimates of the time were not recorded (we keep a daily copy from November 2026), so the past line reads the price against the earnings expected by the time each year was reported.

Is Becton Dickinson and Co's P/E high compared with its own history?Is the P/E high or low for this stock? Today's P/E against every daily P/E of the stock's last 5 years, with the growth analysts expect: whether the stock is expensive or cheap compared with itself, and whether its growth explains it.

Becton Dickinson and Co's P/E of 52.5 is near the top of its 5-year range (23.5 to 63.0, median 34.8). Analysts expect faster growth than in recent years, which can explain part of the high P/E.

5-year range of the daily P/E

Median 34.8

Today 52.5

23.5

63.0

The price against its P/E range

At its 5-year high P/E (63.0)At its median P/E (34.8)At its 5-year low P/E (23.5)Price

Each line is the earnings per share of the day times one P/E of the last five years: the price near the top line is near the most it was paid for those earnings, near the bottom line the least.

Growth a year: the past against what analysts expect

EPSFaster
Expected, to FY2028 86.5%Past 5 years -9.8%Past 3 years -6.1%
RevenueFaster
Expected, to FY2029 3.3%Past 5 years 0.3%Past 3 years 0.1%

	Past 5 years	Past 3 years	Expected, to FY2028	Expected against the past
EPS	-9.8%	-6.1%	86.5%	Faster
Revenue	0.3%	0.1%	3.3%	Faster

What changed in 5 years

Debt is lower than in FY2021: 3.1 times EBITDA against 4.2.
Buybacks: EPS grew ⁦-9.8%⁩ a year since FY2021 against ⁦-11.3%⁩ for net income; the falling share count added about 1.5 points a year.
Operating margin is about the same as in FY2021: ⁦11.6%⁩ against ⁦11.8%⁩.
Unusual tax: FY2024 at ⁦15.0%⁩, FY2026 at ⁦21.5%⁩ against a usual ⁦9.6%⁩, which moves that year's profit and the P/E readings that include it.
Life Sciences fell from ⁦32.3%⁩ of revenue in FY2021 to ⁦23.7%⁩ in FY2025.
Since 15 November 2021 the price has changed ⁦+16.7%⁩: earnings per share ⁦−35.4%⁩ and the P/E ⁦+80.6%⁩.

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A P/E is compared with the stock's own last five years, not with other companies. Why the market pays more or less (news, rates, the sector) is not in these figures.

P/E ratio by year and by quarter

Fiscal year	Period ending	P/E ratio	Forward P/E	Market cap	Net income
FY2028 · Estimate	30 Sept 2028	15.33	—	—	—
FY2027 · Estimate	30 Sept 2027	16.45	—	—	—
Today		53.06	16.30	59.40B	1.22B
FY2026	30 Sept 2026	43.54	13.51	49.85B	1.15B
FY2025	30 Sept 2025	25.13	11.61	42.17B	1.68B
FY2024	30 Sept 2024	32.21	16.78	54.92B	1.71B
FY2023	30 Sept 2023	38.03	34.04	58.19B	1.53B
FY2022	30 Sept 2022	28.06	18.24	49.93B	1.78B
FY2021	30 Sept 2021	26.07	21.17	54.54B	2.09B
FY2020	30 Sept 2020	56.96	18.03	49.79B	874.00M
FY2019	30 Sept 2019	42.93	25.51	52.37B	1.22B
FY2018	30 Sept 2018	168.45	19.18	52.39B	311.00M
FY2017	30 Sept 2017	29.91	17.83	32.90B	1.10B
FY2016	30 Sept 2016	30.04	19.02	29.32B	976.00M
FY2015	30 Sept 2015	29.65	15.87	20.61B	695.00M
FY2014	30 Sept 2014	14.24	16.42	16.87B	1.19B
FY2013	30 Sept 2013	16.11	16.45	14.97B	929.00M
FY2012	30 Sept 2012	11.21	14.71	12.44B	1.11B
FY2011	30 Sept 2011	9.83	13.50	12.44B	1.26B
FY2010	30 Sept 2010	11.32	14.56	13.32B	1.18B
FY2009	30 Sept 2009	10.61	14.18	12.87B	1.21B
FY2008	30 Sept 2008	13.35	17.19	15.04B	1.13B
FY2007	30 Sept 2007	17.49	19.83	15.56B	890.03M
FY2006	30 Sept 2006	16.45	18.95	13.41B	815.11M
FY2005	30 Sept 2005	14.61	16.23	10.11B	692.28M
FY2004	30 Sept 2004	17.12	19.15	9.97B	582.50M
FY2003	30 Sept 2003	12.89	14.86	7.05B	547.06M
FY2002	30 Sept 2002	11.71	14.42	5.62B	479.98M
FY2001	30 Sept 2001	18.04	19.90	7.25B	401.65M
FY2000	30 Sept 2000	14.90	—	5.85B	392.90M
FY1999	30 Sept 1999	20.97	—	5.78B	275.70M
FY1998	30 Sept 1998	24.01	—	5.68B	236.60M
FY1997	30 Sept 1997	19.92	—	5.98B	300.10M
FY1996	30 Sept 1996	21.54	—	6.11B	283.60M
FY1995	30 Sept 1995	25.39	—	6.39B	251.70M
FY1994	30 Sept 1994	29.96	—	6.81B	227.20M
FY1993	30 Sept 1993	34.08	—	7.25B	212.80M
FY1992	30 Sept 1992	35.13	—	7.05B	200.80M
FY1991	30 Sept 1991	37.38	—	7.10B	189.80M
FY1990	30 Sept 1990	38.80	—	7.07B	182.30M
FY1989	30 Sept 1989	42.81	—	7.23B	168.90M
FY1988	30 Sept 1988	45.33	—	7.34B	162.00M
FY1987	30 Sept 1987	53.77	—	7.62B	141.80M
FY1986	30 Sept 1986	70.06	—	7.84B	111.90M
FY1985	30 Sept 1985	85.63	—	7.54B	88.00M

Quarter	Period ending	P/E ratio	Forward P/E	Market cap	Net income
Q4 FY2026	30 Sept 2026	40.15	13.51	48.86B	1.22B
Q3 FY2026	30 Jun 2026	41.01	11.54	41.58B	1.01B
Q2 FY2026	31 Mar 2026	39.50	12.13	44.13B	1.12B
Q1 FY2026	31 Dec 2025	24.75	11.91	43.49B	1.76B
Q4 FY2025	30 Sept 2025	25.13	11.61	42.17B	1.68B
Q3 FY2025	30 Jun 2025	24.28	10.99	39.00B	1.61B
Q2 FY2025	31 Mar 2025	33.70	15.03	51.94B	1.54B
Q1 FY2025	31 Dec 2024	29.54	15.32	51.64B	1.75B
Q4 FY2024	30 Sept 2024	31.80	16.78	54.89B	1.73B
Q3 FY2024	30 Jun 2024	35.77	18.52	52.19B	1.46B
Q2 FY2024	31 Mar 2024	40.28	22.69	55.55B	1.38B
Q1 FY2024	31 Dec 2023	42.71	26.40	55.61B	1.30B
Q4 FY2023	30 Sept 2023	38.60	34.04	59.06B	1.53B
Q3 FY2023	30 Jun 2023	32.89	30.14	59.43B	1.81B
Q2 FY2023	31 Mar 2023	34.22	24.98	55.33B	1.62B
Q1 FY2023	31 Dec 2022	35.23	22.98	56.75B	1.61B
Q4 FY2022	30 Sept 2022	28.03	18.24	49.87B	1.78B
Q3 FY2022	30 Jun 2022	34.30	20.56	55.32B	1.61B
Q2 FY2022	31 Mar 2022	30.29	22.04	58.20B	1.92B
Q1 FY2022	31 Dec 2021	31.09	21.24	54.91B	1.77B
Q4 FY2021	30 Sept 2021	25.77	21.17	53.92B	2.09B
Q3 FY2021	30 Jun 2021	27.62	20.37	54.00B	1.96B
Q2 FY2021	31 Mar 2021	31.65	19.83	54.29B	1.72B
Q1 FY2021	31 Dec 2020	34.88	19.90	55.77B	1.60B
Q4 FY2020	30 Sept 2020	59.29	18.03	51.82B	874.00M
Q3 FY2020	30 Jun 2020	57.07	19.69	51.82B	908.00M
Q2 FY2020	31 Mar 2020	44.59	20.16	47.94B	1.08B
Q1 FY2020	31 Dec 2019	62.01	25.49	56.55B	912.00M
Q4 FY2019	30 Sept 2019	42.58	25.51	52.50B	1.23B
Q3 FY2019	30 Jun 2019	56.37	24.29	52.76B	936.00M
Q2 FY2019	31 Mar 2019	45.99	23.11	49.58B	1.08B
Q1 FY2019	31 Dec 2018	44.45	19.18	46.49B	1.05B
Q4 FY2018	30 Sept 2018	175.07	19.18	54.45B	311.00M
Q3 FY2018	30 Jun 2018	63.66	19.18	49.21B	773.00M
Q2 FY2018	31 Mar 2018	930.63	19.18	43.74B	47.00M
Q1 FY2018	31 Dec 2017	93.50	19.18	37.59B	402.00M
Q4 FY2017	30 Sept 2017	31.18	17.83	34.30B	1.10B
Q3 FY2017	30 Jun 2017	41.37	18.40	32.72B	791.00M
Q2 FY2017	31 Mar 2017	22.87	17.94	30.05B	1.31B
Q1 FY2017	31 Dec 2016	20.67	16.83	27.05B	1.31B
Q4 FY2016	30 Sept 2016	30.16	19.02	29.44B	976.00M
Q3 FY2016	30 Jun 2016	24.33	22.53	27.72B	1.14B
Q2 FY2016	31 Mar 2016	30.54	19.46	24.74B	810.00M
Q1 FY2016	31 Dec 2015	36.37	19.07	25.02B	688.00M
Q4 FY2015	30 Sept 2015	30.89	15.87	21.47B	695.00M
Q3 FY2015	30 Jun 2015	28.02	17.71	22.83B	815.00M
Q2 FY2015	31 Mar 2015	20.01	18.79	21.59B	1.08B
Q1 FY2015	31 Dec 2014	17.90	19.09	20.58B	1.15B
Q4 FY2014	30 Sept 2014	14.17	16.42	16.79B	1.19B
Q3 FY2014	30 Jun 2014	17.97	17.61	17.52B	974.75M
Q2 FY2014	31 Mar 2014	18.48	18.00	17.39B	940.63M
Q1 FY2014	31 Dec 2013	17.70	17.55	16.46B	929.75M
Q4 FY2013	30 Sept 2013	16.08	16.45	14.94B	929.00M
Q3 FY2013	30 Jun 2013	13.33	16.78	14.83B	1.11B
Q2 FY2013	31 Mar 2013	12.96	16.77	14.29B	1.10B
Q1 FY2013	31 Dec 2012	10.55	14.15	11.78B	1.12B
Q4 FY2012	30 Sept 2012	10.86	14.71	12.05B	1.11B
Q3 FY2012	30 Jun 2012	10.19	13.94	11.58B	1.14B
Q2 FY2012	31 Mar 2012	10.31	14.42	12.29B	1.19B
Q1 FY2012	31 Dec 2011	10.12	13.82	12.28B	1.21B
Q4 FY2011	30 Sept 2011	9.53	13.50	12.05B	1.26B
Q3 FY2011	30 Jun 2011	11.86	16.12	14.47B	1.22B
Q2 FY2011	31 Mar 2011	11.36	15.14	13.49B	1.19B
Q1 FY2011	31 Dec 2010	12.59	16.33	14.79B	1.17B
Q4 FY2010	30 Sept 2010	11.02	14.56	12.96B	1.18B
Q3 FY2010	30 Jun 2010	9.87	13.40	12.10B	1.23B
Q2 FY2010	31 Mar 2010	11.34	15.73	14.21B	1.25B
Q1 FY2010	31 Dec 2009	11.80	15.89	14.36B	1.22B
Q4 FY2009	30 Sept 2009	10.47	14.18	12.70B	1.21B
Q3 FY2009	30 Jun 2009	11.04	14.68	13.13B	1.19B
Q2 FY2009	31 Mar 2009	10.75	14.02	12.39B	1.15B
Q1 FY2009	31 Dec 2008	10.89	14.45	12.71B	1.17B
Q4 FY2008	30 Sept 2008	13.24	17.19	14.92B	1.13B
Q3 FY2008	30 Jun 2008	70.98	17.92	15.23B	214.60M
Q2 FY2008	31 Mar 2008	99.15	19.49	16.09B	162.32M
Q1 FY2008	31 Dec 2007	121.87	19.56	15.68B	128.67M
Q4 FY2007	30 Sept 2007	—	19.83	15.53B	0.00
Q3 FY2007	30 Jun 2007	269.42	18.46	13.99B	51.92M
Q2 FY2007	31 Mar 2007	1,276.88	19.55	14.45B	11.31M
Q1 FY2007	31 Dec 2006	—	18.31	13.25B	-74.98M
Q4 FY2006	30 Sept 2006	—	18.95	13.35B	0.00
Q3 FY2006	30 Jun 2006	16.46	16.96	11.52B	699.88M
Q2 FY2006	31 Mar 2006	17.12	17.70	11.74B	685.47M
Q1 FY2006	31 Dec 2005	15.96	17.91	11.41B	714.79M
Q4 FY2005	30 Sept 2005	14.38	16.23	9.95B	692.28M
Q3 FY2005	30 Jun 2005	13.51	16.94	10.18B	753.25M
Q2 FY2005	31 Mar 2005	16.93	19.71	11.39B	672.85M
Q1 FY2005	31 Dec 2004	16.69	20.04	10.89B	652.45M
Q4 FY2004	30 Sept 2004	17.02	19.15	9.91B	582.50M
Q3 FY2004	30 Jun 2004	17.92	19.68	10.06B	561.32M
Q2 FY2004	31 Mar 2004	16.18	18.90	9.42B	581.94M
Q1 FY2004	31 Dec 2003	14.10	16.47	7.88B	558.82M
Q4 FY2003	30 Sept 2003	12.64	14.86	6.92B	547.06M
Q3 FY2003	30 Jun 2003	14.63	16.79	7.56B	517.09M
Q2 FY2003	31 Mar 2003	13.17	15.66	6.67B	506.80M
Q1 FY2003	31 Dec 2002	12.24	14.71	6.05B	493.95M
Q4 FY2002	30 Sept 2002	11.66	14.42	5.60B	479.98M
Q3 FY2002	30 Jun 2002	15.01	17.74	6.71B	446.96M
Q2 FY2002	31 Mar 2002	16.15	19.71	7.29B	451.53M
Q1 FY2002	31 Dec 2001	15.04	17.57	6.63B	440.70M
Q4 FY2001	30 Sept 2001	18.26	19.90	7.34B	401.65M
Q3 FY2001	30 Jun 2001	18.29	19.67	7.08B	387.30M
Q2 FY2001	31 Mar 2001	15.67	—	5.91B	377.42M
Q1 FY2001	31 Dec 2000	15.56	—	5.88B	378.22M
Q4 FY2000	30 Sept 2000	14.69	—	5.77B	392.90M
Q3 FY2000	30 Jun 2000	15.16	—	5.84B	385.18M
Q2 FY2000	31 Mar 2000	19.18	—	5.83B	303.87M
Q1 FY2000	31 Dec 1999	20.92	—	5.75B	274.80M
Q4 FY1999	30 Sept 1999	21.05	—	5.80B	275.70M
Q3 FY1999	30 Jun 1999	19.86	—	5.74B	289.30M
Q2 FY1999	31 Mar 1999	23.29	—	5.74B	246.20M
Q1 FY1999	31 Dec 1998	23.38	—	5.81B	248.50M
Q4 FY1998	30 Sept 1998	24.56	—	5.81B	236.60M
Q3 FY1998	30 Jun 1998	26.46	—	6.24B	235.90M
Q2 FY1998	31 Mar 1998	18.09	—	5.72B	316.00M
Q1 FY1998	31 Dec 1997	18.43	—	5.65B	306.30M
Q4 FY1997	30 Sept 1997	18.82	—	5.65B	300.10M
Q3 FY1997	30 Jun 1997	19.42	—	5.79B	298.00M
Q2 FY1997	30 Apr 1997	—	—	5.74B	—
Q1 FY1997	31 Dec 1996	19.35	—	5.75B	297.20M
Q4 FY1996	30 Sept 1996	20.27	—	5.75B	283.60M
Q3 FY1996	30 Jun 1996	21.52	—	6.09B	283.10M
Q2 FY1996	31 Mar 1996	22.39	—	6.10B	272.50M
Q1 FY1996	31 Dec 1995	22.57	—	5.93B	262.70M
Q4 FY1995	30 Sept 1995	23.56	—	5.93B	251.70M
Q3 FY1995	30 Jun 1995	25.18	—	6.33B	251.40M
Q2 FY1995	31 Mar 1995	26.49	—	6.43B	242.90M
Q1 FY1995	31 Dec 1994	26.73	—	6.28B	235.00M
Q4 FY1994	30 Sept 1994	27.64	—	6.28B	227.20M
Q3 FY1994	30 Jun 1994	31.37	—	6.61B	210.80M
Q2 FY1994	31 Mar 1994	32.41	—	6.84B	211.00M
Q1 FY1994	31 Dec 1993	29.94	—	6.37B	212.80M
Q4 FY1993	30 Sept 1993	29.94	—	6.37B	212.80M
Q3 FY1993	30 Jun 1993	32.62	—	7.01B	214.90M
Q2 FY1993	31 Mar 1993	33.50	—	7.11B	212.10M
Q1 FY1993	31 Dec 1992	35.44	—	7.25B	204.70M
Q4 FY1992	30 Sept 1992	36.13	—	7.25B	200.80M
Q3 FY1992	30 Jun 1992	36.90	—	7.05B	191.10M
Q2 FY1992	31 Mar 1992	37.50	—	6.92B	184.60M
Q1 FY1992	31 Dec 1991	38.45	—	7.00B	182.10M
Q4 FY1991	30 Sept 1991	36.89	—	7.00B	189.80M
Q3 FY1991	30 Jun 1991	36.85	—	6.99B	189.80M
Q2 FY1991	31 Mar 1991	37.30	—	6.99B	187.50M
Q1 FY1991	31 Dec 1990	36.29	—	6.68B	184.10M
Q4 FY1990	30 Sept 1990	36.65	—	6.68B	182.30M
Q3 FY1990	30 Jun 1990	—	—	7.11B	—
Q2 FY1990	31 Mar 1990	—	—	6.94B	—
Q1 FY1990	31 Dec 1989	—	—	7.12B	—
Q4 FY1989	30 Sept 1989	—	—	7.12B	—
Q3 FY1989	30 Jun 1989	—	—	7.35B	—
Q2 FY1989	31 Mar 1989	—	—	7.42B	—
Q1 FY1989	31 Dec 1988	—	—	7.45B	—
Q4 FY1988	30 Sept 1988	—	—	7.45B	—
Q3 FY1988	30 Jun 1988	—	—	7.48B	—
Q2 FY1988	31 Mar 1988	—	—	7.48B	—
Q1 FY1988	31 Dec 1987	—	—	7.36B	—
Q4 FY1987	30 Sept 1987	—	—	7.36B	—
Q3 FY1987	30 Jun 1987	—	—	7.72B	—
Q2 FY1987	31 Mar 1987	—	—	7.58B	—
Q1 FY1987	31 Dec 1986	—	—	7.58B	—
Q4 FY1986	30 Sept 1986	—	—	7.58B	—
Q3 FY1986	30 Jun 1986	—	—	7.64B	—
Q2 FY1986	31 Mar 1986	—	—	7.54B	—
Q1 FY1986	31 Dec 1985	—	—	7.45B	—
Q4 FY1985	30 Sept 1985	—	—	7.45B	—

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters. A forecast year's P/E is today's price over the analysts' EPS estimate for that year.

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The price against its P/E range

Growth a year: the past against what analysts expect

What changed in 5 years

P/E ratio by year and by quarter

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