Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX)
Return on total capital
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 1,640,000 | 2,337,000 | 2,309,000 | 2,553,000 | 2,562,000 | 2,159,000 | 2,112,000 | 2,001,000 | 2,114,000 | 2,244,000 | 2,174,000 | 2,066,000 | 2,181,000 | 2,134,000 | 2,107,000 | 1,997,000 | 2,574,000 | 2,463,000 | 2,353,000 | 2,258,000 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 25,390,000 | 25,390,000 | 25,241,000 | 25,204,000 | 25,889,000 | 25,869,000 | 25,648,000 | 25,333,000 | 25,797,000 | 25,938,000 | 25,691,000 | 25,473,000 | 25,282,000 | 25,494,000 | 24,526,000 | 24,161,000 | 23,677,000 | 24,136,000 | 24,827,000 | 24,663,000 |
| Return on total capital | 6.46% | 9.20% | 9.15% | 10.13% | 9.90% | 8.35% | 8.23% | 7.90% | 8.19% | 8.65% | 8.46% | 8.11% | 8.63% | 8.37% | 8.59% | 8.27% | 10.87% | 10.20% | 9.48% | 9.16% |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $1,640,000K ÷ ($—K + $25,390,000K)
= 6.46%
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Becton Dickinson and Company
BDX
6.46%
Azenta Inc
AZTA
-1.82%
Embecta Corp
EMBC
—
Hologic Inc
HOLX
16.10%