BDX
StockBecton, Dickinson and Company
Rare — pay attention.
Becton, Dickinson and Company is 28.7% off its high, 1078 days in — deeper than the vast majority of its 268 recorded drawdowns. This is the kind of decline the severity score exists to flag.
Strong
Current Drawdown
-28.7%
Days in Drawdown
1078
Avg Max Drawdown
3.8%
Avg Length
49
Drawdown Severity Score™
6.5
BDX - Price & High Water Mark
BDX - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of July 8, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within BDX's own multi-year range. A lower percentile means today's ratio is lower than more of its past readings. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
20 years of daily history
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
20 years of daily history
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Becton, Dickinson and Company is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-09, the stock is trading at $150.85, which represents a 28.7% decline from its all-time high of $211.63. This drawdown has persisted for 1078 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Becton, Dickinson and Company typically experiences drawdowns averaging 3.8% in depth, with an average duration of 49 days. Becton, Dickinson and Company has gone through 268 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Becton, Dickinson and Company was 51.2%, beginning in 1998. The longest drawdown duration on record was 1920 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Becton, Dickinson and Company currently stands at 6.47. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 5.0 and 8.0 indicates a rare, significant drawdown: the asset seldom sees declines at this level in its tracked history.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Becton, Dickinson and Company's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 268 tracked pullbacks (66 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-27 | Ongoing | 1078 days | -28.7% | $211.63 | $150.85 | n/a |
| 2023-07-26 | 2023-07-27 | 2 days | -0.2% | $211.42 | $211.04 | $211.63 |
| 2022-04-11 | 2023-07-24 | 470 days | -20.2% | $201.88 | $161.09 | $208.93 |
| 2020-02-06 | 2022-04-07 | 791 days | -29.6% | $198.41 | $139.62 | $200.49 |
| 2020-01-29 | 2020-02-04 | 7 days | -2.5% | $195.82 | $190.91 | $197.34 |
| 2020-01-23 | 2020-01-27 | 5 days | -0.2% | $193.44 | $193.04 | $194.08 |
| 2020-01-16 | 2020-01-21 | 6 days | -0.2% | $192.38 | $192.08 | $192.54 |
| 2020-01-14 | 2020-01-15 | 2 days | -0.1% | $191.62 | $191.45 | $192.38 |
| 2019-12-24 | 2020-01-09 | 17 days | -1.4% | $189.74 | $187.03 | $189.77 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2019-12-20 | 4 days | -1.0% | $187.23 | $185.36 | $188.47 |
| 2019-09-09 | 2019-12-12 | 95 days | -7.7% | $181.55 | $167.63 | $184.15 |
| 2018-10-02 | 2019-09-06 | 340 days | -20.4% | $180.59 | $143.80 | $181.55 |
| 2018-09-25 | 2018-10-01 | 7 days | -0.9% | $179.24 | $177.59 | $180.59 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-09-24 | 4 days | -0.1% | $178.89 | $178.64 | $179.24 |
| 2018-09-05 | 2018-09-20 | 16 days | -2.6% | $178.39 | $173.75 | $178.89 |
| 2018-08-20 | 2018-08-23 | 4 days | -0.7% | $172.39 | $171.19 | $172.88 |
| 2018-08-10 | 2018-08-16 | 7 days | -1.3% | $171.29 | $169.06 | $172.06 |
| 2018-07-27 | 2018-08-08 | 13 days | -2.5% | $171.20 | $166.93 | $171.22 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2018-07-23 | 6 days | -0.6% | $168.74 | $167.65 | $169.05 |
| 2018-07-16 | 2018-07-17 | 2 days | -0.8% | $168.29 | $166.95 | $168.74 |
| 2018-07-10 | 2018-07-12 | 3 days | -0.0% | $166.63 | $166.56 | $168.05 |
| 2018-01-29 | 2018-07-09 | 161 days | -14.2% | $166.62 | $142.97 | $166.63 |
| 2018-01-23 | 2018-01-24 | 2 days | -0.8% | $160.15 | $158.79 | $161.45 |
| 2017-12-01 | 2018-01-12 | 43 days | -5.9% | $153.87 | $144.82 | $154.06 |
| 2017-11-29 | 2017-11-30 | 2 days | -0.1% | $153.15 | $152.97 | $153.87 |
| 2017-11-22 | 2017-11-28 | 7 days | -1.1% | $152.94 | $151.18 | $153.15 |
| 2017-11-10 | 2017-11-21 | 12 days | -2.4% | $151.35 | $147.72 | $152.94 |
| 2017-11-06 | 2017-11-09 | 4 days | -1.4% | $151.30 | $149.19 | $151.35 |
| 2017-10-23 | 2017-11-02 | 11 days | -1.8% | $142.82 | $140.28 | $151.04 |
| 2017-07-25 | 2017-10-18 | 86 days | -6.5% | $138.13 | $129.16 | $140.05 |
| 2017-07-17 | 2017-07-18 | 2 days | -0.3% | $134.77 | $134.35 | $135.03 |
| 2017-07-13 | 2017-07-14 | 2 days | -0.1% | $133.11 | $132.93 | $134.77 |
| 2017-07-10 | 2017-07-12 | 3 days | -0.7% | $132.87 | $131.92 | $133.11 |
| 2017-07-06 | 2017-07-07 | 2 days | -0.8% | $132.32 | $131.22 | $132.87 |
| 2017-06-26 | 2017-07-05 | 10 days | -1.0% | $131.09 | $129.80 | $132.32 |
| 2017-06-21 | 2017-06-22 | 2 days | -0.5% | $130.63 | $129.98 | $131.03 |
| 2017-06-08 | 2017-06-19 | 12 days | -0.8% | $129.37 | $128.31 | $129.97 |
| 2017-06-06 | 2017-06-07 | 2 days | -0.6% | $129.20 | $128.42 | $129.37 |
| 2017-05-25 | 2017-05-30 | 6 days | -0.3% | $125.14 | $124.79 | $125.86 |
| 2017-05-01 | 2017-05-24 | 24 days | -3.9% | $125.12 | $120.30 | $125.14 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2017-04-28 | 8 days | -4.8% | $124.51 | $118.50 | $125.12 |
| 2017-03-13 | 2017-04-20 | 39 days | -2.2% | $124.01 | $121.34 | $124.51 |
| 2017-03-02 | 2017-03-09 | 8 days | -0.8% | $123.54 | $122.60 | $123.85 |
| 2017-02-27 | 2017-03-01 | 3 days | -0.3% | $122.26 | $121.86 | $123.54 |
| 2017-02-22 | 2017-02-23 | 2 days | -0.0% | $121.32 | $121.28 | $121.51 |
| 2016-09-23 | 2017-02-17 | 148 days | -10.3% | $120.48 | $108.03 | $120.58 |
| 2016-09-08 | 2016-09-21 | 14 days | -3.8% | $117.96 | $113.47 | $119.04 |
| 2016-08-31 | 2016-09-06 | 7 days | -0.4% | $117.50 | $117.03 | $117.60 |
| 2016-08-02 | 2016-08-29 | 28 days | -3.0% | $116.87 | $113.40 | $117.19 |
| 2016-07-15 | 2016-08-01 | 18 days | -2.1% | $116.71 | $114.23 | $116.87 |
| 2016-07-12 | 2016-07-14 | 3 days | -0.4% | $116.59 | $116.16 | $116.71 |
| 2015-12-30 | 2016-04-12 | 104 days | -15.1% | $102.63 | $87.12 | $103.84 |
| 2015-08-06 | 2015-12-04 | 121 days | -14.9% | $100.00 | $85.13 | $101.06 |
| 2011-07-08 | 2013-02-05 | 579 days | -20.7% | $53.67 | $42.55 | $54.35 |
| 2008-01-17 | 2011-05-09 | 1208 days | -34.1% | $51.74 | $34.10 | $51.75 |
| 2005-03-04 | 2005-12-16 | 288 days | -15.7% | $32.29 | $27.22 | $32.42 |
| 1998-10-21 | 2004-01-22 | 1920 days | -51.2% | $23.47 | $11.46 | $23.65 |
| 1998-07-20 | 1998-10-16 | 89 days | -23.7% | $21.83 | $16.65 | $22.12 |
| 1997-07-16 | 1998-01-16 | 185 days | -20.7% | $13.66 | $10.82 | $13.68 |
| 1997-02-20 | 1997-06-12 | 112 days | -14.9% | $12.57 | $10.69 | $12.91 |
| 1996-02-09 | 1996-09-16 | 220 days | -19.1% | $10.80 | $8.74 | $10.82 |
| 1992-12-04 | 1994-06-29 | 572 days | -21.2% | $4.82 | $3.80 | $4.83 |
| 1991-04-04 | 1992-11-24 | 601 days | -27.0% | $4.52 | $3.30 | $4.56 |
| 1990-07-20 | 1990-12-04 | 138 days | -16.7% | $4.10 | $3.41 | $4.14 |
| 1987-08-24 | 1990-05-24 | 1005 days | -35.2% | $3.61 | $2.34 | $3.70 |
| 1987-03-23 | 1987-08-11 | 141 days | -23.0% | $3.48 | $2.68 | $3.54 |
| 1986-08-20 | 1987-02-18 | 183 days | -22.6% | $3.16 | $2.45 | $3.30 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) is trading at $150.85 as of Jul 9, 2026. It is 28.7% below its high of $211.63. The drawdown has lasted 1,078 days. Severity score: 6.5 (Strong).
BDX Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$150.85
High-water mark
$211.63
Current drawdown
-28.7%
Days in drawdown
1,078
This BDX page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Becton, Dickinson and Company drawdowns.
What History Says About BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company has dropped 25%+ from its high 5 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 1105 days with an average max drop of -35.4%.
The current drawdown of -28.7% has lasted 1,078 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1998 to Jan 2004 | -51.2% | 1920 days |
| Aug 1987 to May 1990 | -35.2% | 1005 days |
| Jan 2008 to May 2011 | -34.1% | 1208 days |
| Feb 2020 to Apr 2022 | -29.6% | 791 days |
| Apr 1991 to Nov 1992 | -27.0% | 601 days |
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