BDX

NYSE

BECTON DICKINSON & CO

Health Care, Health Care Equipment

$176.86

close 7 Aug 2026

+16.87%

52-week change

$48.17B

market cap

$127.59

$187.35

52-week range

Expected price

$103.58 – $126.60

Current price

$176.86

Signal

Could be overvalued

A historical-multiple reference, never a fair-value claim. The band uses only data public at each date and ends at the latest month — no forward estimates.

Current multiples

P/E (TTM)66.54x

P/S (TTM)2.15x

P/B1.97x

EV/EBITDA (TTM)13.49x

FCF yield (TTM)6.65%

PEG (TTM, GAAP)—

Context

P/E, own 5-year average43.54x

P/E, sector median29.65x*

Price at 5-year median P/E$115.50*

Indicated dividend yield2.37%

Forward — analyst consensus

Forward P/E (FY2026)14.03x*

Forward P/E (FY2027)13.27x

Forward PEG2.44*

Consensus EPS FY2026 (14 analysts)$12.61

EPS growth (FY2026→FY2027)5.75%

Revenue growth (FY2026)-11.76%

Street view

Price target (mean)$189.58*

Target upside7.19%

Ratings (buy / hold / sell)7 / 7 / 0

FY2026 EPS revisions, 30d (up / down)1 / 1

5-year history

Dashed line: average of month-end values

P/E (TTM)

P/S (TTM)

P/B

FCF yield (TTM)

Dividend yield

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 6 Aug 2026, close 7 Aug 2026

Discounted cash flow

Ten projected years plus a perpetuity, prefilled from filings — a model to argue with, never a fair-value claim.

Free cash flow, last ten years and TTM

5Y CAGR +4.25%10Y CAGR +8.94%

Assumptions

Growth rate, years 1–10%

Perpetual growth%Discount rate%

Base FCF$M

As filed — not assumptions

Current price$176.86

Cash & equivalents$708.00M

Total debt$16.81B

Shares outstanding272.39M

Result

DCF price per share$192.12

Current price$176.86

Margin of safety+8.63%

PV of years 1–10$26.51B

PV of terminal value$41.92B

Equity value$52.33B

Market-implied growth+3.45%

Projected FCF, years 1–10

Hover for PV and growth

Projection detail

Override growth for any year; blank years use the uniform rate

Year	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	Terminal
Growth, %											2.5
FCF	$3.34B	$3.48B	$3.63B	$3.78B	$3.94B	$4.11B	$4.29B	$4.47B	$4.66B	$4.86B	$90.51B
PV	$3.09B	$2.98B	$2.88B	$2.78B	$2.68B	$2.59B	$2.50B	$2.41B	$2.33B	$2.25B	$41.92B

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 6 Aug 2026, close 7 Aug 2026