Becton Dickinson Cash Flow Statement
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Becton Dickinson free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Becton Dickinson generated $3.43 billion of operating cash flow and spent $760.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $2.67 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 12.2% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 14.4% from the prior year's $3.12 billion.
Becton Dickinson returned $2.20 billion to shareholders: $1.20 billion in dividends and $1.00 billion in share repurchases, equal to 82% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.2 times.
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Becton Dickinson cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-09-30 | FY 20242024-09-30 | FY 20232023-09-30 | FY 20222022-09-30 | FY 20212021-09-30 | FY 20202020-09-30 | FY 20192019-09-30 | FY 20182018-09-30 | FY 20172017-09-30 | FY 20162016-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.68B | 1.71B | 1.48B | 1.78B | 2.09B | 874.00M | 1.23B | 311.00M | 1.10B | 976.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -1.58% | +14.89% | -16.58% | -14.96% | +139.36% | -29.12% | +296.46% | -71.73% | +12.70% | +40.43% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 2.46B | 2.29B | 2.29B | 2.23B | 2.23B | 2.12B | 2.25B | 1.98B | 1.09B | 1.11B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 258.00M | 247.00M | 259.00M | 233.00M | 229.00M | 236.00M | 261.00M | 322.00M | 174.00M | 196.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -800.00M | 293.00M | -630.00M | -1.51B | 332.00M | 85.00M | -371.00M | 897.00M | -371.00M | 399.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.43B | 3.84B | 2.99B | 2.47B | 4.65B | 3.54B | 3.33B | 2.87B | 2.55B | 2.56B |
| Capital Expenditures | -760.00M | -725.00M | -874.00M | -973.00M | -1.19B | -769.00M | -957.00M | -895.00M | -727.00M | -693.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -818.00M | -5.51B | -716.00M | -3.22B | -1.88B | -1.23B | -741.00M | -15.73B | -883.00M | -669.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -1.20B | -1.10B | -1.11B | -1.08B | -1.05B | -1.03B | -984.00M | -927.00M | -677.00M | -562.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -1.00B | -500.00M | 0 | -500.00M | -1.75B | 0 | 0 | 0 | -220.00M | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 0 | 4.52B | 1.66B | 497.00M | 4.87B | 3.39B | 2.22B | 5.09B | 11.46B | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | -1.79B | -1.14B | -2.15B | -805.00M | -5.11B | -4.66B | -4.74B | -4.00B | -3.98B | -752.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.62B | 2.09B | -1.96B | -736.00M | -3.31B | 22.00M | -3.22B | -58.00M | 10.98B | -1.76B |
| Net Change in Cash | -1.00B | 375.00M | 322.00M | -1.23B | -525.00M | 2.33B | -646.00M | -12.94B | 12.64B | 117.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.67B | 3.12B | 2.12B | 1.50B | 3.45B | 2.77B | 2.37B | 1.97B | 1.82B | 1.87B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Becton Dickinson's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow BDX's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?