Becton Dickinson falls after lowering 2026 profit forecast

Becton Dickinson and

09/02/2026 12:23

** Shares of medical device maker Becton Dickinson BDX.N fall 4.7% to $200.24 premarket

** Co lowers forecast for 2026 adj. profit per share to between $12.35 and $12.65, compared with prior forecast of $14.75 to $15.05

** Analysts were expecting annual adj. profit per share of $14.72, according to data compiled by LSEG

** BDX reports Q1 adj. profit per share of $2.91, slightly below analysts' estimates of $2.81

** Posts quarterly revenue of $5.25 billion, beating estimates of $5.15 billion

** BDX down 8.51% in the last 12 months

(Reporting by Siddhi Mahatole and Sahil Pandey in Bengaluru)

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