BDX vs. BSX: Becton, Dickinson vs. Boston Scientific Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX) are both classified in the Health Care Equipment sub-industry within the broader Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

Company profile comparison for Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Profile Item	BDX	BSX
Name	Becton, Dickinson and Company	Boston Scientific Corp.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Health Care	Health Care
GICS Industry Group	Health Care Equipment & Services	Health Care Equipment & Services
GICS Industry	Health Care Equipment & Supplies	Health Care Equipment & Supplies
GICS Sub-Industry	Health Care Equipment	Health Care Equipment
Market Capitalization	57.71 billion USD	61.96 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	NYSE
Listing Date	February 21, 1973	May 19, 1992
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

BDX

BSX

GSPC

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	BDX	BSX
Total Return (1Y)	57.61%	-55.98%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	7.79%	-5.05%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	4.70%	0.57%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

BDX

BSX

GSPC

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	BDX	BSX
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	26.68%	40.16%
Beta (5Y)	0.19	0.57
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-40.06%	-61.55%
Avg. Volume (3M)	1.77M	19.73M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

BDX and BSX are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	BDX	BSX
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	2.00	-1.50
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	3.59	-1.80

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Both Becton, Dickinson (BDX) at 5.66% and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 14.12% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

BDX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

5.66%

Max: 47.61%
Q3: 14.36%
BDX: 5.66%
Median: 5.45%
Q1: -10.67%
Min: -47.01%

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

14.12%

Max: 47.61%
Q3: 14.36%
BSX: 14.12%
Median: 5.45%
Q1: -10.67%
Min: -47.01%

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their ROE against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

Boston Scientific (BSX) at 16.62% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Becton, Dickinson (BDX) at 5.89%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

BDX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

5.89%

Max: 29.35%
Q3: 9.33%
BDX: 5.89%
Median: 2.18%
Q1: -6.29%
Min: -28.46%

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

16.62%

Max: 29.35%
BSX: 16.62%
Q3: 9.33%
Median: 2.18%
Q1: -6.29%
Min: -28.46%

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their net margin against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Both Becton, Dickinson (BDX) at 21.63% and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 19.05% convert sales into operating profit at a top-quartile rate, pointing to tighter cost discipline before financing and tax.

BDX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

21.63%

Max: 35.43%
BDX: 21.63%
Q3: 14.14%
Median: 6.81%
Q1: -0.28%
Min: -16.29%

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

19.05%

Max: 35.43%
BSX: 19.05%
Q3: 14.14%
Median: 6.81%
Q1: -0.28%
Min: -16.29%

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their operating margin against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	BDX	BSX
ROE (TTM)	5.66%	14.12%
ROA (TTM)	3.59%	5.87%
Net Margin (TTM)	5.89%	16.62%
Operating Margin (TTM)	21.63%	19.05%
Gross Margin (TTM)	47.02%	67.98%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Both Becton, Dickinson (BDX) at 8.24% and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 19.87% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Boston Scientific (BSX) at 55.20% sits in the top EPS growth quartile, while Becton, Dickinson (BDX) at -1.86% is closer to the peer norm — faster per-share earnings growth for BSX.

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	BDX	BSX
Revenue Growth (YoY)	8.24%	19.87%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	4.99%	16.54%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-1.86%	55.20%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	-0.34%	62.75%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both Becton, Dickinson (BDX) at 0.87 and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 1.37 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

BDX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.87

Max: 7.59
Q3: 4.00
Median: 1.98
Q1: 1.37
BDX: 0.87
Min: 0.30

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

1.37

Max: 7.59
Q3: 4.00
Median: 1.98
Q1: 1.37
BSX: 1.37
Min: 0.30

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their current ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Becton, Dickinson (BDX) at 0.66 and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 0.46 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

BDX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.66

Max: 1.88
Q3: 0.91
BDX: 0.66
Median: 0.58
Q1: 0.16
Min: 0.00

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.46

Max: 1.88
Q3: 0.91
Median: 0.58
BSX: 0.46
Q1: 0.16
Min: 0.00

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	BDX	BSX
Current Ratio (MRQ)	0.87	1.37
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.66	0.46
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.95	2.04

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Neither Becton, Dickinson (BDX) nor Boston Scientific (BSX) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

BDX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.00%

BDX: 0.00%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.00%

BSX: 0.00%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Boston Scientific (BSX) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Becton, Dickinson (BDX) reports a payout of 72.49%, ranking against industry peers normally.

BDX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

72.49%

BDX: 72.49%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.00%

BSX: 0.00%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	BDX	BSX
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	72.49%	0.00%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Boston Scientific (BSX) at 18.04 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Becton, Dickinson (BDX) at 41.87 is closer to its industry’s usual earnings multiple — a discount for BSX, though growth and earnings durability still matter.

BDX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

41.87

Max: 80.41
Q3: 47.62
BDX: 41.87
Median: 29.93
Q1: 21.19
Min: 4.21

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

18.04

Max: 80.41
Q3: 47.62
Median: 29.93
Q1: 21.19
BSX: 18.04
Min: 4.21

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

On P/S ratio, both Becton, Dickinson (BDX) at 2.97 and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 2.94 are priced roughly in line with their industries — neither looks cheap nor rich on a sales basis.

BDX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

2.97

Max: 8.80
Q3: 4.32
BDX: 2.97
Median: 2.13
Q1: 1.10
Min: 0.03

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

2.94

Max: 8.80
Q3: 4.32
BSX: 2.94
Median: 2.13
Q1: 1.10
Min: 0.03

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

On P/B ratio, both Becton, Dickinson (BDX) at 2.34 and Boston Scientific (BSX) at 2.42 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

BDX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

2.34

Max: 11.68
Q3: 6.12
Median: 3.00
BDX: 2.34
Q1: 1.73
Min: -1.31

BSX

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

2.42

Max: 11.68
Q3: 6.12
Median: 3.00
BSX: 2.42
Q1: 1.73
Min: -1.31

Becton, Dickinson (BDX) vs. Boston Scientific (BSX): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Health Care Equipment & Services industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Becton, Dickinson (BDX) and Boston Scientific (BSX)
Metric	BDX	BSX
P/E Ratio (TTM)	41.87	18.04
P/S Ratio (TTM)	2.97	2.94
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	2.34	2.42
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	7.18%	4.02%