BDX
StockBecton, Dickinson and Company
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Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.
Becton, Dickinson and Company is 9.3% off its high — deeper than its 3.8% average pullback, but it has been through 268 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.
But down is not the same as cheap: Becton, Dickinson and Company's P/S Severity Score is 0.9 — its valuation sits in or above its typical range.
Moderately Elevated
Current Drawdown
-9.3%
Days in Drawdown
1109
Avg Max Drawdown
3.8%
Avg Length
49
Drawdown Severity Score™
2.1
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 August 21, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within BDX's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Becton, Dickinson and Company has been cheaper on this measure only about 51% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
Becton, Dickinson and Company has been cheaper on this measure only about 45% of the time in 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 2026-08-21, the stock is trading at $192.00, which represents a 9.3% decline from its all-time high of $211.63. This drawdown has persisted for 1109 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 2.09. 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 2.0 and 3.0 indicates a moderately elevated drawdown that's starting to exceed this asset's normal range.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-08 | Ongoing | 1109 days | -9.3% | $211.63 | $192.00 | 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 $192.00 as of Aug 21, 2026. It is 9.3% below its high of $211.63. The drawdown has lasted 1,109 days. Severity score: 2.1 (Moderately Elevated).
BDX Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$192.00
High-water mark
$211.63
Current drawdown
-9.3%
Days in drawdown
1,109
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 -9.3% has lasted 1,109 days, which is 1.0x the average duration of 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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