Becton, Dickinson and Co (XSWX:BDX) Forward Dividend Yield % : 1.38% (As of May. 06, 2024)

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What is Becton, Dickinson and Co Forward Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-06), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Becton, Dickinson and Co is 1.38%.

As of today (2024-05-06), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Becton, Dickinson and Co is 1.36%.

XSWX:BDX's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
56.91% of 311 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 1.94 vs XSWX:BDX: 1.38

Becton, Dickinson and Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was CHF0.00.

During the past 12 months, Becton, Dickinson and Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Becton, Dickinson and Co was 29.10% per year. The lowest was 2.60% per year. And the median was 10.30% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Competitive Comparison of Becton, Dickinson and Co's Forward Dividend Yield %

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Becton, Dickinson and Co's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Becton, Dickinson and Co's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Becton, Dickinson and Co's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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Becton, Dickinson and Co Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Becton, Dickinson and Co (XSWX:BDX) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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Becton, Dickinson and Co (XSWX:BDX) Business Description

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA, 07417-1880

Website

https://www.bd.com

Becton, Dickinson is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical products, such as needles, syringes, and sharps-disposal units. The company also manufactures pre-filled devices, diagnostic instruments and reagents, as well as flow cytometry and cell-imaging systems. BD Medical is nearly half of the total business, while BD Life Sciences (26% of estimated 2023 revenue) and BD Interventional (25%) account for the remainder. International revenue accounts for 43% of the company's business.