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Company Profile

  • Business description

    Becton, Dickinson is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical products, such as needles, syringes, and sharps-disposal units. The company also manufactures pre-filled devices, diagnostic instruments and reagents, as well as flow cytometry and cell-imaging systems. BD Medical is nearly half of the total business, while BD Life Sciences (27% of 2023 revenue) and BD Interventional (24%) account for the remainder. International revenue accounts for 43% of the company's business.

  • Contact

    1 Becton Drive
    Franklin Lakes NJ 07417-1880
    USA

    T: +1 201 847-6800

    E: investor.relations@bd.com

    https://www.bd.com

  • Sector

    Healthcare

    Stock type

    Defensive

  • Industry

    Medical Instruments & Supplies

    Fiscal Year End

    30 September 2024

    Employees

    73,000

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FTSE 100 8,275.38 44.33 0.54%
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