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Financial profile · Q3 FY2026

A diversified MedTech platform with durable cash generation and recurring restructuring noise

BDX has historically combined steady medical-device revenue growth with operating leverage and substantial operating cash generation. The model requires ongoing manufacturing investment, while acquisition, restructuring, remediation, and separation-related items make GAAP earnings more variable than cash flow.

What is developing

The latest supplied quarter shows softer revenue, operating margin, and common earnings, but the comparison is affected by the 2026 portfolio separation and trailing cash generation remains positive. That points to a meaningful reporting and earnings-quality development rather than a demonstrated break in the underlying cash model.

What matters next

Whether post-separation comparable revenue and operating margin stabilize while TTM operating cash flow remains positive.

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Metric FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
1.5B 14.2B 1.1B 536m 2.8B 2.3B 1B 1.4B 1.7B 641m
1.5B 14.2B 1.1B 536m 2.8B 2.3B 1B 1.4B 1.7B 641m
27m 21m 17m 30m 20m 12m 8m 8m 445m 8m
1.6B 1.7B 2.3B 2.3B 2.4B 2.5B 2.2B 2.5B 3B 3B
1.6B 1.7B 2.3B 2.3B 2.4B 2.5B 2.2B 2.5B 3B 3B
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.7B 1.8B 2.5B 2.6B 2.7B 2.9B 3.2B 3.3B 3.8B 3.9B
1.5B 871m 1.5B 1.2B 983m 1.2B 1.7B 1.4B 1.4B 1.7B
6.4B 18.6B 7.4B 6.7B 9B 8.8B 8.1B 8.7B 10.5B 9.3B
3.9B 4.6B 5.4B 5.7B 5.9B 6.4B 6B 6.6B 7.7B 7.9B
3.9B 4.6B 5.4B 5.7B 5.9B 6.4B 6B 6.6B 7.7B 7.9B
(4.5B) (4.8B) (5.1B) (5.5B) (6B) (6.5B) (6.4B) (7B) (7.6B) (8.1B)
6.4B 5.9B 16.4B 15B 13.8B 12.8B 12.3B 10.9B 10.9B 9.4B
7.4B 7.6B 23.6B 23.4B 23.6B 23.9B 24.6B 24.5B 26.5B 26.6B
1.5B 1B 1.1B 1.1B 1.7B 2B 1.9B 2.1B 1.7B 2.2B
7.4B 7.6B 23.6B 23.4B 23.6B 23.9B 24.6B 24.5B 26.5B 26.6B
25.6B 37.7B 53.9B 51.8B 54B 53.9B 52.9B 52.8B 57.3B 55.3B
3.2B 797m 1.1B 1.1B 1.4B 1.8B 1.7B 1.6B 1.9B 2B
— 2.2B 3.2B 3.1B 3.6B 4.2B 3.8B 3.7B 4.7B 4.4B
201m 3m 10m 10m 5m 500m 230m 0 400m 855m
800m 200m 2.6B 1.3B 702m 0 1.9B 1.1B 1.8B 705m
220m 183m 344m 140m 143m 176m 157m 140m 168m 330m
4.4B 3.3B 7.2B 5.7B 5.8B 6.6B 7.8B 6.6B 9B 8.3B
10.6B 18.7B 18.9B 18.1B 17.2B 17.1B 13.9B 14.7B 17.9B 17.6B
1.7B 1.6B 5.7B 5.7B 5.8B 5.2B 5.1B 2.5B 2.1B 1.8B
1.3B 1.2B 1.1B 1.3B 1.4B 1.2B 903m 3.2B 2.4B 2.2B
18B 24.8B 32.9B 30.7B 30.2B 30.2B 27.7B 27B 31.4B 29.9B
333m 349m 349m 349m 367m 367m 367m 371m 371m 371m
12.7B 13.1B 12.6B 12.9B 12.8B 13.8B 15.2B 15.5B 16.1B 16.6B
4.7B 9.6B 16.2B 16.3B 19.3B 19.3B 19.6B 19.7B 19.9B 20.1B
— — — — — — — — (1m) 0
(8.2B) (8.4B) (6.2B) (6.2B) (6.1B) (7.7B) (8.3B) (8.3B) (8.8B) (9.8B)
(1.9B) (1.7B) (1.9B) (2.3B) (2.5B) (2.1B) (1.5B) (1.5B) (1.7B) (1.9B)
7.6B 12.9B 21B 21.1B 23.8B 23.7B 25.3B 25.8B 25.9B 25.4B
25.6B 37.7B 53.9B 51.8B 54B 53.9B 52.9B 52.8B 57.3B 55.3B
213.3m 227.9m 268.2m 270.4m 290m 284.5m 283.4m 290.4m 289.1m 285.4m