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Becton Dickinson cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Becton Dickinson's operations generated $3.43bn of cash; it spent $760m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $2.67bn. It returned $1.20bn in dividends and $1.00bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Sept 20092010Sept 20102011Sept 20112012Sept 20122013Sept 20132014Sept 20142015Sept 20152016Sept 20162017Sept 20172018Sept 20182019Sept 20192020Sept 20202021Sept 20212022Sept 20222023Sept 20232024Sept 20242025Sept 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations1,6581,5871,6381,6931,7171,7461,7302,5592,5502,8653,3303,5394,6472,4712,9903,8443,4303,956
Depreciation and amortisation4654914945115465628911,1141,0881,9782,2532,1152,2302,2292,2882,2862,4622,497
Stock-based pay87797389100113166196174322261236229233259247258283
Capital spending5855315094875225925966937278959577691,194973874725760753
Free cash flow1,0731,0561,1291,2061,1951,1541,1341,8661,8231,9702,3732,7703,4531,4982,1163,1192,6703,203
Free cash flow after stock pay9879771,0561,1171,0951,0419681,6701,6491,6482,1122,5343,2241,2651,8572,8722,4122,920
Dividends paid3173463613683864214855626779279841,0261,0481,0821,1141,1001,1961,172
Share buybacks5507501,5001,500450400002200001,75050005001,0002,500
Shares issued——————004,827002,91700————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Becton Dickinson's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Becton Dickinson.