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Non-GAAP Financial Measures Included in the Financial Tables The unaudited financial information included herein contains certain financial measures that differ from those presented in accordance with generally accepted

Key Takeaway: Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX) has included unaudited non-GAAP financial measures in its financial reports, emphasizing adjustments related to regulatory costs and other operational expenses. The management asserts that these measures provide clearer insights into the company's performance year-over-year, despite the potential for misleading interpretations due to the exclusions. Key adjustments are made to reflect compliance with new EU Medical Device Regulations. Adjustments are provided in the attached financial tables for clarity.

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POSITIVE FACTORS

  • BD's management believes non-GAAP measures provide better insights into operational results.
  • The firm is adapting to new EU Medical Device Regulations to improve compliance.
  • The financial information includes detailed reconciliations for transparency.

CONCERNS & RISKS

  • Exclusion of European regulatory initiative-related costs may limit full financial clarity.
  • Management's reliance on non-GAAP measures may mislead investors due to significant impacts being excluded.
  • The article details complex financial adjustments that may confuse stakeholders.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures Included in the Financial Tables
The unaudited financial information included herein contains certain financial measures that differ from those presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ( non-GAAP measures ). These non-GAAP measures include adjustments to certain line items in the attached recast historical financial information to adjust for purchase accounting adjustments integration, restructuring, and transaction costs financing impacts separation-related items certain regulatory costs certain product, litigation, and other items and the income tax benefit of these items, which affect the comparability of period-over-period calculations of diluted earnings per share. In particular, adjustments for fiscal year 2024 exclude the impact of European regulatory initiative-related costs, which represent costs incurred to develop processes and systems to establish initial compliance with the European Union Medical Device Regulation and the European Union In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation (collectively, the "New EU Medical Devices Regulations"), which represent a significant, unusual change to the existing regulatory framework. We consider the excluded European regulatory initiative-related costs to be duplicative of previously incurred costs and or one-off costs related to establishing initial compliance with such regulatory regimes, and in each case are limited to a specific period of time. These expenses relate to establishing initial compliance with the New EU Medical Devices Regulations and include the cost of labor, other services and consulting (in particular, research and development and clinical trials) and supplies, travel and other miscellaneous costs. These costs were primarily recorded in Cost of products sold and Research and development expense. These adjustments are consistent with the adjustments made by BD when it reported its operating results for the periods presented.
BD management believes that the use of non-GAAP measures to adjust for items that are considered by management to be outside of BD's underlying operational results or that affect period-to-period comparability helps investors to gain a better understanding of our performance year-over-year, to analyze underlying trends in our businesses, to analyze our operating results and to understand future prospects. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to measure and forecast the Company's performance, especially when comparing such results to prior periods or forecasts. We believe presenting such measures provides investors with greater transparency to the information used by BD management for its operational decision-making and for comparison to other companies within the medical technology industry. Although BD's management believes non-GAAP results are useful in evaluating the performance of its business, its reliance on these measures is limited since items excluded from such measures may have a material impact on BD's net income, earnings per share or cash flows calculated in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, management typically uses non-GAAP results in conjunction with GAAP results to address these limitations. BD strongly encourages investors to review its consolidated financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and cautions investors that the non-GAAP measures used by BD may differ from similar measures used by other companies, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures.
Non-GAAP measures should not be considered replacements for, and should be read together with, the most comparable GAAP financial measures.
Reconciliations of these and other non-GAAP measures to the comparable GAAP measures are included in the attached financial tables. Within the attached financial tables presented, certain columns and rows may not add due to the use of rounded numbers. Earnings per share amounts presented are calculated from the underlying amounts.
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(Unaudited Amounts in millions, except share and per share data)
Fiscal Year 2026 Fiscal Year 2025 Fiscal Year 2024
Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2025 Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2024
REVENUES $ 4,486 $ 4,333 $ 4,480 $ 4,726 $ 5,005 $ 18,544 $ 16,820
Cost of products sold 2,434 2,536 2,619 2,490 2,639 10,285 9,372
Selling and administrative expense 1,229 1,155 1,117 1,163 1,208 4,643 4,250
Research and development expense 235 243 232 230 264 970 896
Integration, restructuring and transaction expense 108 89 93 96 125 403 365
Other operating expense, net 13 28 35 7 232 302 223
TOTAL OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES 4,018 4,051 4,097 3,986 4,469 16,603 15,106
OPERATING INCOME 468 282 383 740 536 1,941 1,713
Interest expense (153) (155) (150) (152) (155) (613) (528)
Interest income 4 22 5 4 4 35 162
Other expense, net (7) (13) (36) (23) (33) (105) (20)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES 311 136 201 568 352 1,258 1,327
Income tax provision (benefit) 1 (10) 43 118 7 158 273
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 311 147 158 450 346 1,100 1,054
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax 71 157 150 123 148 577 651
NET INCOME $ 382 $ 303 $ 308 $ 574 $ 493 $ 1,678 $ 1,705
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
Income from Continuing Operations $ 1.09 $ 0.51 $ 0.55 $ 1.57 $ 1.21 $ 3.83 $ 3.64
Income from Discontinued Operations 0.25 0.54 0.52 0.43 0.51 2.01 2.25
Basic Earnings per Share $ 1.34 $ 1.05 $ 1.07 $ 2.00 $ 1.72 $ 5.83 $ 5.88
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
Income from Continuing Operations $ 1.09 $ 0.50 $ 0.55 $ 1.57 $ 1.20 $ 3.81 $ 3.62
Income from Discontinued Operations 0.25 0.54 0.52 0.43 0.51 2.00 2.24
Diluted Earnings per Share $ 1.34 $ 1.04 $ 1.07 $ 2.00 $ 1.72 $ 5.82 $ 5.86
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING (in thousands)
Basic 285,582 289,505 287,293 287,170 286,612 287,648 289,763
Diluted 285,845 290,389 287,737 287,223 287,118 288,509 291,009
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED RESULTS TO ADJUSTED RESULTS
(Unaudited Amounts in millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended December 31, 2025
Reported (GAAP) Purchase accounting adjustments (A) Integration costs (B) Restructuring costs (B) Separation-related items (D) Product, litigation, and other items (E) TSA LSA total Income tax benefit of special items Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
See Footnotes on Page 10
REVENUES $ 4,486 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 4,486
Gross margin 2,052 384 - - - - - - 2,436
Selling and administrative expense 1,229 - - - - (6) - - 1,223
Research and development expense 235 - - - - (3) - - 232
OPERATING INCOME 468 384 36 71 1 19 (2) - 978
Net interest expense (149) (1) - - - - - - (150)
Other (expense) income, net (7) - - - - (11) 2 - (17)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES 311 383 36 71 1 8 - - 811
Income tax provision 1 - - - - - - 95 95
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 311 $ 383 $ 36 $ 71 $ 1 $ 8 $ - $ (95) $ 716
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 1.09 $ 1.34 $ 0.13 $ 0.25 $ 0.01 $ 0.03 $ - $ (0.33) $ 2.50
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED RESULTS TO ADJUSTED RESULTS
(Unaudited Amounts in millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended December 31, 2024
Reported (GAAP) Purchase accounting adjustments (A) Integration costs (B) Restructuring costs (B) Transaction costs (C) Product, litigation, and other items (E) TSA LSA total Income tax benefit of special items Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
See Footnotes on Page 10
REVENUES $ 4,333 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 4,333
Gross margin 1,797 562 - - - 28 - - 2,387
Selling and administrative expense 1,155 (1) - - - (9) - - 1,145
Research and development expense 243 - - - - (8) - - 235
OPERATING INCOME 282 563 24 62 3 75 (3) - 1,005
Net interest expense (133) (1) - - - - - - (134)
Other (expense) income, net (13) - - - - (3) 3 - (14)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES 136 562 24 62 3 72 - - 858
Income tax (benefit) provision (10) - - - - - - 61 51
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 147 $ 562 $ 24 $ 62 $ 3 $ 72 $ - $ (61) $ 808
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 0.50 $ 1.93 $ 0.08 $ 0.21 $ 0.01 $ 0.25 $ - $ (0.21) $ 2.78
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED RESULTS TO ADJUSTED RESULTS
(Unaudited Amounts in millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Reported (GAAP) Purchase accounting adjustments (A) Integration costs (B) Restructuring costs (B) Product, litigation, and other items (E) TSA LSA total Income tax benefit of special items Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
See Footnotes on Page 10
REVENUES $ 4,480 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 4,480
Gross margin 1,861 544 - - 87 - - 2,492
Selling and administrative expense 1,117 - - - 9 - - 1,126
Research and development expense 232 - - - (2) - - 230
OPERATING INCOME 383 544 26 66 115 (3) - 1,133
Net interest expense (146) (1) - - - - - (147)
Other (expense) income, net (36) - - - 24 3 - (9)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES 201 543 26 66 139 - - 977
Income tax provision 43 - - - - - 129 173
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 158 $ 543 $ 26 $ 66 $ 139 $ - $ (129) $ 804
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 0.55 $ 1.89 $ 0.09 $ 0.23 $ 0.48 $ - $ (0.45) $ 2.79
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED RESULTS TO ADJUSTED RESULTS
(Unaudited Amounts in millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Reported (GAAP) Purchase accounting adjustments (A) Integration costs (B) Restructuring costs (B) Transaction costs (C) Product, litigation, and other items (E) TSA LSA total Income tax benefit of special items Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
See Footnotes on Page 10
REVENUES $ 4,726 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 4,726
Gross margin 2,235 377 - - - (1) - - 2,612
Selling and administrative expense 1,163 - - - - (20) - - 1,143
Research and development expense 230 - - - - (2) - - 228
OPERATING INCOME 740 378 37 57 1 26 (3) - 1,237
Net interest expense (148) (1) - - - - - - (149)
Other (expense) income, net (23) - - - - 18 3 - (2)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES 568 376 37 57 1 44 - - 1,085
Income tax provision 118 - - - - - - 83 201
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 450 $ 376 $ 37 $ 57 $ 1 $ 44 $ - $ (83) $ 884
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 1.57 $ 1.31 $ 0.13 $ 0.20 $ 0.01 $ 0.15 $ - $ (0.29) $ 3.08
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED RESULTS TO ADJUSTED RESULTS
(Unaudited Amounts in millions, except per share data)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
Reported (GAAP) Purchase accounting adjustments (A) Integration costs (B) Restructuring costs (B) Separation-related items (D) Product, litigation, and other items (E) TSA LSA total Income tax benefit of special items Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
See Footnotes on Page 10
REVENUES $ 5,005 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 5,005
Gross margin 2,366 384 - - - 1 - - 2,751
Selling and administrative expense 1,208 - - - - (13) - - 1,195
Research and development expense 264 - - - - (3) - - 261
OPERATING INCOME 536 384 41 84 3 247 (4) - 1,292
Net interest expense (151) (1) - - - - - - (152)
Other (expense) income, net (33) - - - - 3 4 - (26)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES 352 383 41 84 3 250 - - 1,114
Income tax provision 7 - - - - - - 170 177
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 346 $ 383 $ 41 $ 84 $ 3 $ 250 $ - $ (170) $ 937
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 1.20 $ 1.33 $ 0.14 $ 0.29 $ 0.01 $ 0.87 $ - $ (0.59) $ 3.26
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED RESULTS TO ADJUSTED RESULTS
(Unaudited Amounts in millions, except per share data)
Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2025
Reported (GAAP) Purchase accounting adjustments (A) Integration costs (B) Restructuring costs (B) Transaction costs (C) Separation-related items (D) Product, litigation, and other items (E) TSA LSA total Income tax benefit of special items Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
See Footnotes on Page 10
REVENUES $ 18,544 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 18,544
Gross margin 8,258 1,867 - - - - 115 - - 10,241
Selling and administrative expense 4,643 (2) - - - - (33) - - 4,609
Research and development expense 970 - - - - - (15) - - 955
OPERATING INCOME 1,941 1,869 127 270 6 3 463 (12) - 4,666
Net interest expense (577) (4) - - - - - - - (582)
Other (expense) income, net (105) - - - - - 43 12 - (50)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES 1,258 1,865 127 270 6 3 506 - - 4,034
Income tax provision 158 - - - - - - - 443 601
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 1,100 $ 1,865 $ 127 $ 270 $ 6 $ 3 $ 506 $ - $ (443) $ 3,433
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 3.81 $ 6.46 $ 0.44 $ 0.93 $ 0.02 $ 0.01 $ 1.75 $ - $ (1.54) $ 11.90
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED RESULTS TO ADJUSTED RESULTS
(Unaudited Amounts in millions, except per share data)
Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2024
Reported (GAAP) Purchase accounting adjustments (A) Integration costs (B) Restructuring costs (B) Transaction costs (C) Financing impacts (C) Separation-related items (D) Product, litigation, and other items (E) European regulatory initiative-related costs (F) TSA LSA total Income tax benefit of special items Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
See Footnotes on Page 10
REVENUES $ 16,820 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 67 $ - $ - $ - $ 16,887
Gross margin 7,448 1,482 - - - - - 115 43 - - 9,088
Selling and administrative expense 4,250 1 - - - - - (56) (1) - - 4,194
Research and development expense 896 - - - - - - (4) (54) - - 838
OPERATING INCOME 1,713 1,481 23 294 48 - 13 393 98 27 - 4,091
Net interest expense (366) (5) - - - (8) - - - - - (379)
Other expense, net (20) - - - - - - (51) - (27) - (98)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES 1,327 1,477 23 294 48 (8) 13 342 98 - - 3,614
Income tax provision 273 - - - - - - - - - 267 540
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 1,054 $ 1,477 $ 23 $ 294 $ 48 $ (8) $ 13 $ 342 $ 98 $ - $ (267) $ 3,074
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 3.62 $ 5.07 $ 0.08 $ 1.01 $ 0.17 $ (0.03) $ 0.05 $ 1.17 $ 0.34 $ - $ (0.92) $ 10.56
The reconciliations of reported results to adjusted results on the previous pages reflect the following adjustments that are considered by management to be outside of BD's underlying operational results or that affect period-to-period comparability
(A)Includes amortization and other adjustments related to the purchase accounting for acquisitions. BD's amortization expense is primarily recorded in Cost of products sold.
(B)Represents costs associated with integration and restructuring activities. These costs are recorded to Integration, restructuring and transaction expense.
(C)Represents transaction costs and financing impacts incurred in connection with the Advanced Patient Monitoring acquisition. The transaction costs are recorded to Integration, restructuring and transaction expense, and the financing impacts are recorded to Interest expense and Interest income.
(D)Amounts in fiscal years 2026 and 2025 represent costs incurred in connection with the separation of BD's former Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business and the combination of the business with Waters Corporation. The amount in fiscal year 2024 represents costs incurred in connection with the separation of BD's former Diabetes Care business. These costs are recorded to Other operating expense, net.
(E)Includes certain (income) expense items which are not part of ordinary operations and affect the comparability of the periods presented. Such items may include certain product remediation costs, certain legal matters, certain investment gains and losses, certain asset impairment charges, and certain pension settlement costs. The amounts presented include the following
Charges of $297 million in fiscal year 2025 related to product liability and certain other legal matters, recorded to Other operating expense, net. The amount in fiscal year 2024 reflects charges related to product liability and certain other legal matters, recorded to Other operating expense, net, including a $175 million charge to accrue an estimated liability for the SEC investigation with respect to, among other things, certain reporting issues involving BD AlarisTM infusion pumps included in SEC disclosures prior to 2021.
Charges to adjust the estimate of future product remediation costs, recorded to Cost of products sold, of $98 million and $38 million in fiscal years 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Charges related to pension settlement costs, recorded to Other expense, net, of $38 million in fiscal year 2025.
The recognition of $67 million in accruals in fiscal year 2024 as an impact to Revenues relating to the Italian government medical device pay back legislation, as well as another legal matter, and which substantially relate to years prior to fiscal year 2024.
(F)Represents costs incurred to develop processes and systems to establish initial compliance with the European Union Medical Device Regulation and the European Union In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation, which represent a significant, unusual change to the existing regulatory framework. We consider these costs to be duplicative of previously incurred costs and or one-off costs, which are limited to a specific period of time. These expenses, which are primarily recorded in Cost of products sold and Research and development expense, include the cost of labor, other services and consulting (in particular, research and development and clinical trials) and supplies, travel and other miscellaneous costs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are non-GAAP financial measures?

Non-GAAP financial measures adjust certain financial items to enhance comparability, excluding unusual impacts on earnings.

Why does BD exclude regulatory costs from non-GAAP measures?

BD excludes these costs as they are deemed duplicative and related to initial compliance with new regulations.

How do non-GAAP measures benefit investors?

They provide insights into underlying business performance and operational trends over time.

Are non-GAAP measures replacements for GAAP measures?

No, non-GAAP measures should be used alongside GAAP measures for a complete financial picture.

What is the significance of exclusions in non-GAAP results?

Exclusions may significantly impact net income and provide clarity about BD's operational results.

Last updated: Apr 2, 2026