Becton Dickinson vs Stryker
Stryker reported revenue of $25.1 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.1 times Becton Dickinson's $21.8 billion in fiscal 2025. Becton Dickinson's revenue grew 8.2% in its latest year, and Stryker's grew 11.2%. Becton Dickinson had an operating margin of 11.8%, against 19.5% at Stryker. Free cash flow was $2.7 billion at Becton Dickinson and $4.3 billion at Stryker. Their fiscal years end in different months (September 30 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Becton Dickinson | Stryker | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $21.8B | $25.1B |
| Revenue growth | 8.2% | 11.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.3% | 11.8% |
| Gross margin | 45.4% | 64.0% |
| Operating margin | 11.8% | 19.5% |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 12.9% |
| Free cash flow | $2.7B | $4.3B |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.2% | 17.1% |
| Return on capital | 5.5% | 11.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.4x | 1.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $2.2B | $1.3B |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.9% | 0.2% |
| Last close | $196.39 | $306.13 |
| P/E at the last close | 59.2× | 31.7× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $2.8 million | sold $586.1 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Revenue
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Becton Dickinson and Stryker pages.