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Becton, Dickinson (BDX) Dividend History

Becton, Dickinson and Company · every payment since 1973

As of Nov 9, 2026, Becton, Dickinson (BDX) has paid 176 dividends since 1973. The most recent was $1.0500 per share (ex-date Sep 9, 2026, paid Sep 30, 2026). Over the last 12 months BDX paid $3.9755 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.88%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +12.0% versus the 2 before.

Latest dividend

$1.0500

Last ex-date

Sep 9, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$3.98

Trailing yield

1.88%

Frequency

Quarterly

Growth streak

42 yrs

Key facts: BDX dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Nov 9, 2026, SmarterDividends has 176 dividend payments on record for Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), going back to 1973.
  • BDX's most recent dividend was $1.05 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 9, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 30, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, BDX paid $3.98 per share in dividends across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.88%.
  • BDX's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Mar 10, 2026 ex-date, a 27.2% rise to $1.05 per share.
  • No reduction in BDX's regular dividend appears in the 176 payments on record since 1973.
  • BDX paid $3.28 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 7.2% from 2024.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "Becton, Dickinson (BDX) Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BDX/dividend-history

What the record shows

BDX has paid quarterly dividends since 1973, with 176 payments spanning that history. BDX is classified in the Healthcare sector.

In the trailing period, BDX made four payments totaling $3.9755 per share, producing a 2.05% trailing yield. Recent payments averaged $1.05, 12% above the prior average. The latest payment was unchanged from the preceding one, so the recent gain reflects an earlier step-up rather than another sequential increase.

Annual dividend totals rose every year from 2020 through 2025, reaching $3.2783 per share. The final year also posted the period’s largest annual increase at 7.2%. BDX’s annual dividend growth streak stands at 42 consecutive years, with no annual cut. Its dividend safety grade is A.

By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Oct 21, 2026 · editorial policy

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

2.84%

of price a year ago

Price change

+51.5%

$139.81 → $211.88

Approx. total return

+54.4%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

BDX dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

BDX dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date3$3.1500—
20254$3.2783+7.2%
20244$3.0582+5.7%
20234$2.8931+5.2%
20224$2.7506+6.7%
20214$2.5771+5.0%
20204$2.4544+3.2%
20194$2.3777+2.6%
20184$2.3163+2.7%
20174$2.2549+8.5%
20164$2.0785+10.2%
20154$1.8868+10.1%
20144$1.7142+10.1%
20134$1.5570+10.0%
20124$1.4151+9.8%
20114$1.2885+10.5%
20104$1.1658+11.8%
20094$1.0431+14.8%
20084$0.9089+16.2%
20074$0.7823+14.6%
20064$0.6826+17.9%
20054$0.5791+19.8%
20044$0.4832+40.0%
20034$0.3451+14.2%
20024$0.3022+2.9%
20014$0.2938+2.4%
20004$0.2869+7.5%
19994$0.2669+15.2%
19984$0.2316+0.7%
19975timing$0.2301+26.3%
19964$0.1822+12.4%
19954$0.1620+11.2%
19944$0.1457+11.8%
19934$0.1304+10.6%
19924$0.1179+5.1%
19914$0.1122+6.4%
19904$0.1055+7.8%
19894$0.0978+14.0%
19884$0.0858+16.2%
19874$0.0738+13.2%
19864$0.0652+10.6%
19854$0.0590+4.8%
19844$0.0563+36.4%
19833timing$0.0413—
19731timing$0.0168—

Every BDX dividend

44 raises · 0 cuts · 1 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Sep 9, 2026Sep 30, 2026$1.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 9, 2026Jun 30, 2026$1.0500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 10, 2026Mar 31, 2026$1.0500+27.2%Raise
Dec 8, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.8255+1.0%Raise
Sep 8, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.8176+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 9, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.8176+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 10, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.8176+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.8176+9.5%Raise
Sep 9, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.7469+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 10, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.7469+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 7, 2024Mar 29, 2024$0.7469+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 7, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.7469+4.4%Raise
Sep 7, 2023Sep 29, 2023$0.7154+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 8, 2023Jun 30, 2023$0.7154+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 9, 2023Mar 31, 2023$0.7154+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2022Dec 30, 2022$0.7154+4.6%Raise
Sep 8, 2022Sep 30, 2022$0.6840+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 8, 2022Jun 30, 2022$0.6840+2.5%Raise
Mar 9, 2022Mar 31, 2022$0.6673+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 2021Dec 31, 2021$0.6673+4.8%Raise
Sep 8, 2021Sep 30, 2021$0.6366+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 8, 2021Jun 30, 2021$0.6366+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 9, 2021Mar 31, 2021$0.6366+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 2020Dec 31, 2020$0.6366+5.1%Raise
Sep 8, 2020Sep 30, 2020$0.6059+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 8, 2020Jun 30, 2020$0.6059+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 9, 2020Mar 31, 2020$0.6059+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 2019Dec 31, 2019$0.6059+2.6%Raise
Sep 6, 2019Sep 30, 2019$0.5906+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 6, 2019Jun 28, 2019$0.5906+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 7, 2019Mar 29, 2019$0.5906+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 7, 2018Dec 31, 2018$0.5906+2.7%Raise
Sep 6, 2018Sep 28, 2018$0.5752+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2018Jun 29, 2018$0.5752+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2018Mar 30, 2018$0.5752+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 7, 2017Dec 29, 2017$0.5752+2.7%Raise
Sep 7, 2017Sep 29, 2017$0.5599+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2017Jun 30, 2017$0.5599+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2017Mar 31, 2017$0.5599+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 7, 2016Dec 30, 2016$0.5599+10.6%Raise
Sep 7, 2016Sep 30, 2016$0.5062+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2016Jun 30, 2016$0.5062+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2016Mar 31, 2016$0.5062+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2015Dec 31, 2015$0.5062+10.0%Raise
Sep 4, 2015Sep 30, 2015$0.4602+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 5, 2015Jun 30, 2015$0.4602+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 2015Mar 31, 2015$0.4602+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2014Dec 31, 2014$0.4602+10.1%Raise
Sep 5, 2014Sep 30, 2014$0.4180+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 5, 2014Jun 30, 2014$0.4180+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 2014Mar 31, 2014$0.4180+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 6, 2013Dec 31, 2013$0.4180+10.1%Raise
Sep 5, 2013Sep 30, 2013$0.3797+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 5, 2013Jun 28, 2013$0.3797+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 2013Mar 29, 2013$0.3797+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 6, 2012Dec 31, 2012$0.3797+10.0%Raise
Sep 5, 2012Sep 28, 2012$0.3451+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 6, 2012Jun 29, 2012$0.3451+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 7, 2012Mar 30, 2012$0.3451+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2011Dec 30, 2011$0.3451+9.8%Raise
Sep 7, 2011Sep 30, 2011$0.3145+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2011Jun 30, 2011$0.3145+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2011Mar 31, 2011$0.3145+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2010Dec 31, 2010$0.3145+10.8%Raise
Sep 7, 2010Sep 30, 2010$0.2838+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2010Jun 30, 2010$0.2838+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2010Mar 31, 2010$0.2838+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 2009Jan 4, 2010$0.2838+12.1%Raise
Sep 4, 2009Sep 30, 2009$0.2531+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 5, 2009Jun 30, 2009$0.2531+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 2009Mar 31, 2009$0.2531+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 2008Jan 2, 2009$0.2531+15.8%Raise
Sep 5, 2008Sep 30, 2008$0.2186+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 5, 2008Jun 30, 2008$0.2186+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 2008Mar 31, 2008$0.2186+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 2007Jan 2, 2008$0.2186+16.3%Raise
Sep 5, 2007Sep 28, 2007$0.1879+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 6, 2007Jun 29, 2007$0.1879+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 7, 2007Mar 30, 2007$0.1879+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2006Jan 2, 2007$0.1879+14.0%Raise
Sep 6, 2006Sep 29, 2006$0.1649+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2006Jun 30, 2006$0.1649+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2006Mar 31, 2006$0.1649+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 2005Jan 3, 2006$0.1649+19.4%Raise
Sep 7, 2005Sep 30, 2005$0.1381+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2005Jun 30, 2005$0.1381+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2005Mar 31, 2005$0.1381+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 2004Jan 3, 2005$0.1381+20.0%Raise
Sep 7, 2004Sep 30, 2004$0.1150+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2004Jun 30, 2004$0.1150+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2004Mar 31, 2004$0.1150+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 2003Jan 2, 2004$0.1150+50.0%Raise
Sep 5, 2003Sep 30, 2003$0.0767+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 5, 2003Jun 30, 2003$0.0767+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 2003Mar 31, 2003$0.0767+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 2002Jan 2, 2003$0.0767+2.0%Raise
Sep 5, 2002Sep 30, 2002$0.0752+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 5, 2002Jun 28, 2002$0.0752+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 2002Mar 29, 2002$0.0752+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 2001Jan 2, 2002$0.0752+3.2%Raise
Sep 5, 2001Sep 28, 2001$0.0729+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 6, 2001Jun 29, 2001$0.0729+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 7, 2001Mar 30, 2001$0.0729+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 2000Jan 2, 2001$0.0729+2.2%Raise
Sep 6, 2000Sep 29, 2000$0.0713+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 2000Jun 30, 2000$0.0713+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 2000Mar 31, 2000$0.0713+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 1999Jan 7, 2000$0.0713+9.4%Raise
Sep 7, 1999Sep 30, 1999$0.0652+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 1999Jun 30, 1999$0.0652+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 1999Mar 31, 1999$0.0652+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 1998Jan 4, 1999$0.0652+18.1%Raise
Sep 4, 1998Sep 30, 1998$0.0552-0.7%Unchanged
Jun 3, 1998Jun 30, 1998$0.0556+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 4, 1998Mar 31, 1998$0.0556+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 1997Jan 2, 1998$0.0556+11.5%Raise
Sep 5, 1997Sep 30, 1997$0.0499+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 4, 1997—$0.0249—Special
Jun 4, 1997Jun 30, 1997$0.0499+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 5, 1997Mar 28, 1997$0.0499+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 1996Jan 2, 1997$0.0499+13.0%Raise
Sep 5, 1996Sep 30, 1996$0.0441+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 5, 1996Jun 28, 1996$0.0441+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 1996Mar 29, 1996$0.0441+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 14, 1995Jan 2, 1996$0.0441+12.2%Raise
Sep 6, 1995Sep 29, 1995$0.0393+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 6, 1995Jun 30, 1995$0.0393+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 1995Mar 31, 1995$0.0393+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 1994Jan 3, 1995$0.0393+10.8%Raise
Sep 2, 1994Sep 30, 1994$0.0355+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 3, 1994Jun 30, 1994$0.0355+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 4, 1994Mar 31, 1994$0.0355+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 7, 1993Jan 3, 1994$0.0355+12.1%Raise
Sep 2, 1993Sep 30, 1993$0.0316+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 3, 1993Jun 30, 1993$0.0316+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 4, 1993Mar 31, 1993$0.0316+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 8, 1992Jan 4, 1993$0.0316+10.0%Raise
Sep 2, 1992Sep 30, 1992$0.0288+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 3, 1992Jun 30, 1992$0.0288+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 4, 1992Mar 31, 1992$0.0288+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 1991Jan 2, 1992$0.0288+3.4%Raise
Sep 3, 1991Sep 30, 1991$0.0278+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 3, 1991Jun 28, 1991$0.0278+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 4, 1991Mar 29, 1991$0.0278+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 1990Jan 2, 1991$0.0278+7.4%Raise
Aug 31, 1990Sep 28, 1990$0.0259+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 4, 1990Jun 29, 1990$0.0259+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 5, 1990Mar 30, 1990$0.0259+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 1989Jan 2, 1990$0.0259+8.0%Raise
Sep 1, 1989Sep 29, 1989$0.0240+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 6, 1989Jun 30, 1989$0.0240+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 6, 1989Mar 31, 1989$0.0240+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 1988Jan 3, 1989$0.0240+16.3%Raise
Sep 2, 1988Sep 30, 1988$0.0206+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 1988Jun 30, 1988$0.0206+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 4, 1988Mar 31, 1988$0.0206+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 7, 1987Jan 4, 1988$0.0206+16.2%Raise
Sep 2, 1987Sep 30, 1987$0.0177+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 3, 1987Jun 30, 1987$0.0177+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 4, 1987Mar 31, 1987$0.0177+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 1986Jan 2, 1987$0.0177+12.1%Raise
Sep 3, 1986—$0.0158+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 3, 1986—$0.0158+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 10, 1986—$0.0158+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 1985—$0.0158+10.0%Raise
Sep 3, 1985—$0.0144+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 4, 1985—$0.0144+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 4, 1985—$0.0144+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 1984—$0.0144+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 31, 1984—$0.0144+4.5%Raise
Jun 5, 1984—$0.0138+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 5, 1984—$0.0138+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 5, 1983—$0.0138+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 2, 1983—$0.0138+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 7, 1983—$0.0138—First
Feb 28, 1973—$0.0168—First

BDX dividend history — FAQ

How much is BDX's dividend?

As of Nov 9, 2026, BDX's most recent dividend was $1.0500 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 9, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 30, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $3.9755 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.88%.

How often does BDX pay a dividend?

Becton, Dickinson and Company pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is BDX's next dividend?

As of Nov 9, 2026, the next BDX ex-dividend date on record is Dec 10, 2026, payable Dec 31, 2026. Shares must be owned before the ex-dividend date to receive it.

Has BDX ever cut its dividend?

No regular-payment reduction appears in the 176 payments on record since 1973.

How much did BDX pay in dividends in 2025?

BDX paid $3.2783 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 7.2% from 2024.

What was BDX's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Nov 6, 2026, BDX paid $3.9755 per share, 2.84% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +51.5%. That is an approximate total return of +54.4% before taxes and reinvestment.

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Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to BDX