Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX)
Interest coverage
| 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 |
| Interest expense (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 616,000 | 616,000 | 598,000 | 572,000 | 528,000 | 486,000 | 468,000 | 461,000 | 452,000 | 443,000 | 423,000 | 402,000 | 398,000 | 405,000 | 421,000 | 448,000 | 468,000 | 480,000 | 500,000 | 510,000 |
| Interest coverage | 2.66 | 3.79 | 3.86 | 4.46 | 4.85 | 4.44 | 4.51 | 4.34 | 4.68 | 5.07 | 5.14 | 5.14 | 5.48 | 5.27 | 5.00 | 4.46 | 5.50 | 5.13 | 4.71 | 4.43 |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT (ttm) ÷ Interest expense (ttm)
= $1,640,000K ÷ $616,000K
= 2.66
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Interest coverage
Becton Dickinson and Company
BDX
2.66
Azenta Inc
AZTA
—
Embecta Corp
EMBC
2.27
Hologic Inc
HOLX
7.95
The Cooper Companies, Inc
COO
6.45
See also:
Becton Dickinson and Company Interest Coverage (Quarterly Data)