Annual Dividend (TTM)
$4.1700
Quarterly
Dividend Yield
2.37%
Last ex-date: Mar 10, 2026
Payout Ratio (TTM)
67.66%
Percentage of earnings paid as dividends
Dividend Growth
7.20%
42 consecutive years

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) Dividend Statistics & Metrics

Comprehensive dividend yields, CAGR growth rates, payout ratios, and payment frequency analysis

Payment Details

Dividend payment schedule and frequency details

FrequencyQuarterly
Last Payment$1.0500
Last Ex-DateMar 10, 2026
Last Payment DateMar 31, 2026

Growth Metrics

Dividend CAGR and consecutive years of growth

Consecutive Years42 years
TTM Growth (YoY)7.20%
3-Year CAGR6.02%
5-Year CAGR5.96%
10-Year CAGR5.68%

Historical Averages

Multi-year dividend averages and payout ratio

Payout Ratio (TTM)67.66%
5-Year Average$3.7034
10-Year Average$3.3122
First PaymentFeb 28, 1973

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) Dividend Payment History

Complete ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, amounts, and frequency

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Complete dividend payment history including ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, declaration dates, amounts, frequency, and type
Ex-Dividend DateRecord DatePayment DateDeclaration DateAmountFrequency
Mar 10, 2026Mar 10, 2026Mar 31, 2026Jan 27, 2026$1.0500Quarterly
Dec 8, 2025Dec 8, 2025Dec 31, 2025Nov 6, 2025$1.0500Quarterly
Sep 8, 2025Sep 8, 2025Sep 30, 2025Jul 22, 2025$1.0400Quarterly
Jun 9, 2025Jun 9, 2025Jun 30, 2025Apr 29, 2025$1.0400Quarterly
Mar 10, 2025Mar 10, 2025Mar 31, 2025Jan 28, 2025$1.0400Quarterly
Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 2024Dec 31, 2024Nov 7, 2024$1.0400Quarterly
Sep 9, 2024Sep 9, 2024Sep 30, 2024Jul 23, 2024$0.9500Quarterly
Jun 10, 2024Jun 10, 2024Jun 28, 2024Apr 30, 2024$0.9500Quarterly
Mar 7, 2024Mar 8, 2024Mar 29, 2024Jan 23, 2024$0.9500Quarterly
Dec 7, 2023Dec 8, 2023Dec 29, 2023Nov 9, 2023$0.9500Quarterly
Sep 7, 2023Sep 8, 2023Sep 29, 2023Jul 25, 2023$0.9100Quarterly
Jun 8, 2023Jun 9, 2023Jun 30, 2023Apr 25, 2023$0.9100Quarterly
Mar 9, 2023Mar 10, 2023Mar 31, 2023Jan 24, 2023$0.9100Quarterly
Dec 8, 2022Dec 9, 2022Dec 30, 2022Nov 10, 2022$0.9100Quarterly
Sep 8, 2022Sep 9, 2022Sep 30, 2022Jul 26, 2022$0.8700Quarterly
Jun 8, 2022Jun 9, 2022Jun 30, 2022Apr 26, 2022$0.8700Quarterly
Mar 9, 2022Mar 10, 2022Mar 31, 2022Jan 25, 2022$0.8488Quarterly
Dec 9, 2021Dec 10, 2021Dec 31, 2021Nov 4, 2021$0.8488Quarterly
Sep 8, 2021Sep 9, 2021Sep 30, 2021Jul 27, 2021$0.8098Quarterly
Jun 8, 2021Jun 9, 2021Jun 30, 2021Apr 27, 2021$0.8098Quarterly
Mar 9, 2021Mar 10, 2021Mar 31, 2021Jan 25, 2021$0.8098Quarterly
Dec 9, 2020-Dec 31, 2020Nov 24, 2020$0.8098Quarterly
Sep 8, 2020-Sep 30, 2020Jul 27, 2020$0.7707Quarterly
Jun 8, 2020-Jun 30, 2020Apr 28, 2020$0.7707Quarterly
Mar 9, 2020-Mar 31, 2020Jan 27, 2020$0.7707Quarterly
Dec 9, 2019-Dec 31, 2019Nov 25, 2019$0.7707Quarterly
Sep 6, 2019-Sep 30, 2019Jul 22, 2019$0.7512Quarterly
Jun 6, 2019-Jun 28, 2019Apr 29, 2019$0.7512Quarterly
Mar 7, 2019-Mar 29, 2019Jan 21, 2019$0.7512Quarterly
Dec 7, 2018-Dec 31, 2018Nov 19, 2018$0.7512Quarterly
Sep 6, 2018-Sep 28, 2018Jul 24, 2018$0.7317Quarterly
Jun 7, 2018-Jun 29, 2018Apr 23, 2018$0.7317Quarterly
Mar 8, 2018-Mar 30, 2018Jan 22, 2018$0.7317Quarterly
Dec 7, 2017-Dec 29, 2017Nov 20, 2017$0.7317Quarterly
Sep 7, 2017-Sep 29, 2017Jul 25, 2017$0.7122Quarterly
Jun 7, 2017-Jun 30, 2017May 24, 2017$0.7122Quarterly
Mar 8, 2017-Mar 31, 2017Jan 23, 2017$0.7122Quarterly
Dec 7, 2016-Dec 30, 2016Nov 21, 2016$0.7122Quarterly
Sep 7, 2016-Sep 30, 2016Jul 26, 2016$0.6439Quarterly
Jun 7, 2016-Jun 30, 2016May 24, 2016$0.6439Quarterly
Mar 8, 2016-Mar 31, 2016Jan 25, 2016$0.6439Quarterly
Dec 8, 2015-Dec 31, 2015Nov 23, 2015$0.6439Quarterly
Sep 4, 2015-Sep 30, 2015Jul 28, 2015$0.5854Quarterly
Jun 5, 2015-Jun 30, 2015May 19, 2015$0.5854Quarterly
Mar 6, 2015-Mar 31, 2015Jan 27, 2015$0.5854Quarterly
Dec 8, 2014-Dec 31, 2014Nov 25, 2014$0.5854Quarterly
Sep 5, 2014-Sep 30, 2014Jul 22, 2014$0.5317Quarterly
Jun 5, 2014-Jun 30, 2014May 20, 2014$0.5317Quarterly
Mar 6, 2014-Mar 31, 2014Jan 28, 2014$0.5317Quarterly
Dec 6, 2013-Dec 31, 2013Nov 26, 2013$0.5317Quarterly
Sep 5, 2013-Sep 30, 2013Jul 23, 2013$0.4829Quarterly
Jun 5, 2013-Jun 28, 2013May 21, 2013$0.4829Quarterly
Mar 6, 2013-Mar 29, 2013Jan 29, 2013$0.4829Quarterly
Dec 6, 2012-Dec 31, 2012Nov 20, 2012$0.4829Quarterly
Sep 5, 2012-Sep 28, 2012Jul 24, 2012$0.4390Quarterly
Jun 6, 2012-Jun 29, 2012May 22, 2012$0.4390Quarterly
Mar 7, 2012-Mar 30, 2012Feb 1, 2012$0.4390Quarterly
Dec 8, 2011-Dec 30, 2011Nov 22, 2011$0.4390Quarterly
Sep 7, 2011-Sep 30, 2011Jul 26, 2011$0.4000Quarterly
Jun 7, 2011-Jun 30, 2011May 24, 2011$0.4000Quarterly
Mar 8, 2011-Mar 31, 2011Feb 1, 2011$0.4000Quarterly
Dec 8, 2010-Dec 31, 2010Nov 23, 2010$0.4000Quarterly
Sep 7, 2010-Sep 30, 2010Jul 27, 2010$0.3610Quarterly
Jun 7, 2010-Jun 30, 2010May 25, 2010$0.3610Quarterly
Mar 8, 2010-Mar 31, 2010Feb 2, 2010$0.3610Quarterly
Dec 10, 2009-Jan 4, 2010Nov 24, 2009$0.3610Quarterly
Sep 4, 2009-Sep 30, 2009Jul 28, 2009$0.3220Quarterly
Jun 5, 2009-Jun 30, 2009May 20, 2009$0.3220Quarterly
Mar 6, 2009-Mar 31, 2009Feb 3, 2009$0.3220Quarterly
Dec 10, 2008-Jan 2, 2009Nov 25, 2008$0.3220Quarterly
Sep 5, 2008-Sep 30, 2008Jul 22, 2008$0.2780Quarterly
Jun 5, 2008-Jun 30, 2008May 20, 2008$0.2780Quarterly
Mar 6, 2008-Mar 31, 2008Jan 29, 2008$0.2780Quarterly
Dec 10, 2007-Jan 2, 2008Nov 20, 2007$0.2780Quarterly
Sep 5, 2007-Sep 28, 2007Jul 24, 2007$0.2390Quarterly
Jun 6, 2007-Jun 29, 2007May 22, 2007$0.2390Quarterly
Mar 7, 2007-Mar 30, 2007Jan 30, 2007$0.2390Quarterly
Dec 8, 2006-Jan 2, 2007Nov 21, 2006$0.2390Quarterly
Sep 6, 2006-Sep 29, 2006Jul 25, 2006$0.2098Quarterly
Jun 7, 2006-Jun 30, 2006May 23, 2006$0.2098Quarterly
Mar 8, 2006-Mar 31, 2006Jan 31, 2006$0.2098Quarterly
Dec 9, 2005-Jan 3, 2006Nov 22, 2005$0.2098Quarterly
Sep 7, 2005-Sep 30, 2005Jul 26, 2005$0.1756Quarterly
Jun 7, 2005-Jun 30, 2005May 24, 2005$0.1756Quarterly
Mar 8, 2005-Mar 31, 2005Feb 1, 2005$0.1756Quarterly
Dec 9, 2004-Jan 3, 2005Nov 23, 2004$0.1756Quarterly
Sep 7, 2004-Sep 30, 2004Jul 27, 2004$0.1463Quarterly
Jun 7, 2004-Jun 30, 2004May 25, 2004$0.1463Quarterly
Mar 8, 2004-Mar 31, 2004Jan 27, 2004$0.1463Quarterly
Dec 10, 2003-Jan 2, 2004Nov 25, 2003$0.1463Quarterly
Sep 5, 2003-Sep 30, 2003Jul 22, 2003$0.0976Quarterly
Jun 5, 2003-Jun 30, 2003May 20, 2003$0.0976Quarterly
Mar 6, 2003-Mar 31, 2003Jan 28, 2003$0.0976Quarterly
Dec 10, 2002-Jan 2, 2003Nov 26, 2002$0.0976Quarterly
Sep 5, 2002-Sep 30, 2002Jul 23, 2002$0.0956Quarterly
Jun 5, 2002-Jun 28, 2002May 21, 2002$0.0956Quarterly
Mar 6, 2002-Mar 29, 2002Jan 22, 2002$0.0956Quarterly
Dec 10, 2001-Jan 2, 2002Nov 27, 2001$0.0956Quarterly
Sep 5, 2001-Sep 28, 2001Jul 24, 2001$0.0927Quarterly
Jun 6, 2001-Jun 29, 2001May 23, 2001$0.0927Quarterly
Mar 7, 2001-Mar 30, 2001Jan 29, 2001$0.0927Quarterly
Dec 8, 2000-Jan 2, 2001Nov 28, 2000$0.0927Quarterly
Sep 6, 2000-Sep 29, 2000Jul 25, 2000$0.0907Quarterly
Jun 7, 2000-Jun 30, 2000May 23, 2000$0.0907Quarterly
Mar 8, 2000-Mar 31, 2000Jan 25, 2000$0.0907Quarterly
Dec 10, 1999-Jan 7, 2000Nov 23, 1999$0.0907Quarterly
Sep 7, 1999-Sep 30, 1999Jul 27, 1999$0.0829Quarterly
Jun 7, 1999-Jun 30, 1999May 25, 1999$0.0829Quarterly
Mar 8, 1999-Mar 31, 1999Jan 26, 1999$0.0829Quarterly
Dec 10, 1998-Jan 4, 1999Nov 23, 1998$0.0829Quarterly
Sep 4, 1998-Sep 30, 1998Jul 28, 1998$0.0702Quarterly
Jun 3, 1998-Jun 30, 1998May 19, 1998$0.0707Quarterly
Mar 4, 1998-Mar 31, 1998Jan 27, 1998$0.0707Quarterly
Dec 12, 1997-Jan 2, 1998Nov 25, 1997$0.0707Quarterly
Sep 5, 1997-Sep 5, 1997-$0.0634-
Sep 4, 1997-Sep 30, 1997Jul 22, 1997$0.0317Quarterly
Jun 4, 1997-Jun 30, 1997May 20, 1997$0.0634Quarterly
Mar 5, 1997-Mar 28, 1997Jan 28, 1997$0.0634Quarterly
Dec 12, 1996-Jan 2, 1997Nov 26, 1996$0.0634Quarterly
Sep 5, 1996-Sep 30, 1996Jul 23, 1996$0.0561Quarterly
Jun 5, 1996-Jun 28, 1996May 21, 1996$0.0561Quarterly
Mar 6, 1996-Mar 29, 1996Jan 23, 1996$0.0561Quarterly
Dec 14, 1995-Jan 2, 1996Nov 28, 1995$0.0561Quarterly
Sep 6, 1995-Sep 29, 1995Jul 25, 1995$0.0500Quarterly
Jun 6, 1995-Jun 30, 1995May 23, 1995$0.0500Quarterly
Mar 6, 1995-Mar 31, 1995-$0.0500Quarterly
Dec 13, 1994-Jan 3, 1995-$0.0500Quarterly
Sep 2, 1994-Sep 30, 1994-$0.0451Quarterly
Jun 3, 1994-Jun 30, 1994-$0.0451Quarterly
Mar 4, 1994-Mar 31, 1994-$0.0451Quarterly
Dec 7, 1993-Jan 3, 1994-$0.0451Quarterly
Sep 2, 1993-Sep 30, 1993-$0.0402Quarterly
Jun 3, 1993-Jun 30, 1993-$0.0402Quarterly
Mar 4, 1993-Mar 31, 1993-$0.0402Quarterly
Dec 8, 1992-Jan 4, 1993-$0.0402Quarterly
Sep 2, 1992-Sep 30, 1992-$0.0366Quarterly
Jun 3, 1992-Jun 30, 1992-$0.0366Quarterly
Mar 4, 1992-Mar 31, 1992-$0.0366Quarterly
Dec 9, 1991-Jan 2, 1992-$0.0366Quarterly
Sep 3, 1991-Sep 30, 1991-$0.0354Quarterly
Jun 3, 1991-Jun 28, 1991-$0.0354Quarterly
Mar 4, 1991-Mar 29, 1991-$0.0354Quarterly
Dec 10, 1990-Jan 2, 1991-$0.0354Quarterly
Aug 31, 1990-Sep 28, 1990Aug 2, 1990$0.0329Quarterly
Jun 4, 1990-Jun 29, 1990May 23, 1990$0.0329Quarterly
Mar 5, 1990-Mar 30, 1990Jan 31, 1990$0.0329Quarterly
Dec 11, 1989-Jan 2, 1990Nov 30, 1989$0.0329Quarterly
Sep 1, 1989-Sep 29, 1989Jul 27, 1989$0.0305Quarterly
Jun 6, 1989-Jun 30, 1989Jun 1, 1989$0.0305-
Mar 6, 1989-Mar 31, 1989Jan 26, 1989$0.0305-
Dec 13, 1988-Jan 3, 1989Dec 1, 1988$0.0305-
Sep 2, 1988-Sep 30, 1988Jul 28, 1988$0.0262-
Jun 7, 1988-Jun 30, 1988Jun 1, 1988$0.0262-
Mar 4, 1988-Mar 31, 1988Jan 27, 1988$0.0262-
Dec 7, 1987-Jan 4, 1988Nov 27, 1987$0.0262-
Sep 2, 1987-Sep 30, 1987Jul 29, 1987$0.0226-
Jun 3, 1987-Jun 30, 1987May 27, 1987$0.0226-
Mar 4, 1987-Mar 31, 1987Feb 10, 1987$0.0226-
Dec 9, 1986-Jan 2, 1987Nov 26, 1986$0.0226-
Sep 3, 1986-Sep 3, 1986-$0.0201-
Jun 3, 1986-Jun 3, 1986-$0.0201-
Mar 10, 1986-Mar 10, 1986-$0.0201-
Dec 10, 1985-Dec 10, 1985-$0.0201-
Sep 3, 1985-Sep 3, 1985-$0.0183-
Jun 4, 1985-Jun 4, 1985-$0.0183-
Mar 4, 1985-Mar 4, 1985-$0.0183-
Dec 11, 1984-Dec 11, 1984-$0.0183-
Aug 31, 1984-Aug 31, 1984-$0.0183-
Jun 5, 1984-Jun 5, 1984-$0.0175-
Mar 5, 1984-Mar 5, 1984-$0.0175-
Dec 5, 1983-Dec 5, 1983-$0.0175-
Sep 2, 1983-Sep 2, 1983-$0.0175-
Jun 7, 1983-Jun 7, 1983-$0.0175-
Feb 28, 1973-Feb 28, 1973-$0.0213-