Becton Dickinson & Company risk profile
46 Elevated one input has moved against it
Measured 1 September 2026 from BDX's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
46 (Elevated), driven by Competitive position at 65, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 17 | Contained | Stable | One-year price volatility — 25.9% |
| Operating pressure | 34 | Normal | Worsening | Costs outgrowing revenue — -0.3 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 18 | Contained | Worsening | Capital spending against operating cash — 0.22x |
| Leverage and coverage | 47 | Elevated | Stable | Net debt to EBITDA — 3.69x |
| Competitive position | 65 | Stretched | Stable | Operating-margin gap against peers — -1.7 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.
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