R&D expense · 2011–2025

Becton Dickinson R&D expense

$1.3B+6.3% · FY2025

Becton Dickinson (BDX) reported $1.3B in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +6.3% year on year.

$470M2011$472M2012$494M2013$550M2014$632M2015$828M2016$770M2017$1.0B2018$1.1B2019$1.0B2020$1.3B2021$1.3B2022$1.2B2023$1.2B2024$1.3B2025
Becton Dickinson — R&D expense, 2011–2025
Fiscal yearR&D expenseChangeFiling
FY20252025-09-30$1.3B+6.3%Open →
FY20242024-09-30$1.2B−3.8%Open →
FY20232023-09-30$1.2B−1.5%Open →
FY20222022-09-30$1.3B−1.8%Open →
FY20212021-09-30$1.3B+23.1%Open →
FY20202020-09-30$1.0B−2.2%Open →
FY20192019-09-30$1.1B+5.8%Open →
FY20182018-09-30$1.0B+30.4%Open →
FY20172017-09-30$770M−7.0%Open →
FY20162016-09-30$828M+31.0%Open →
FY20152015-09-30$632M+14.9%Open →
FY20142014-09-30$550M+11.3%Open →
FY20132013-09-30$494M+4.7%Open →
FY20122012-09-30$472M+0.4%Open →
FY20112011-09-30$470M—Open →

R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +7.3%

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