BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Ownership & governance
Executives 5Directors 10Avg age 62Avg tenure 6.9y
TP
Thomas Polen
Chief Executive Officer
Age 53Since 2020-01-27Profile →
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Executives5
TP
Thomas Polen→
Chief Executive Officer
Age 53Since 2020-01-27
VR
Vitor Roque
Director of Finance/CFO
Age 44Since 2025-12-04
CC
Claudia Curtis
Compliance Officer
—Since 2023-01-31
RS
Ronald Silverman
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer
Age 56Since 2023-12-03
JS
Joseph Smith
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer
—Since 2021-11-28
Board of directors10
BS
Bertram Scott→
Director/Board Member
Age 75Since 2002-09-23
CJ
Christopher Jones→
Director/Board Member
Age 71Since 2010-07-25
TP
Thomas Polen→
Chairman
Age 53Since 2021-04-27
AE
Andy Eckert→
Director/Board Member
Age 65Since 2016-09-22
TR
Timothy Ring→
Director/Board Member
Age 68Since 2017-12-28
JH
Jeffrey Henderson→
Director/Board Member
Age 61Since 2018-08-09
CB
Carrie Byington→
Director/Board Member
Age 63Since 2021-10-20
BB
Bill Brown→
Director/Board Member
Age 64Since 2022-02-27
Shareholders4
| Name | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | 6.961 % | 19,180,606 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.711 % | 18,490,610 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.559 % | 15,317,242 |
| STATE STREET CORPORATION | 5.017 % | 13,822,808 |
Catalog · 2026-07-09
Registry officers24
| Name | Role | Since | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Polen | Chairman | 2021-04-27 | - |
| Andy Eckert | Director/Board Member | 2016-09-22 | - |
| Bertram L. Scott | Director or executive officer | 2022-01-01 | 54,214 |
| Bertram Scott | Director/Board Member | 2002-09-23 | - |
| Bill Brown | Director/Board Member | 2022-02-27 | - |
| Carrie Byington | Director/Board Member | 2021-10-20 | - |
| Catherine M. Burzik | Director or executive officer | 2013-01-01 | 14,923 |
| Christopher J. DelOrefice | Director or executive officer | — | 65,666 |
Registry · as of 2026-07-09
Group companies
| Name | Category |
|---|---|
| Becton, Dickinson BV | Medical Specialties |
| Becton, Dickinson BV | Medical Specialties |
| Becton Dickinson India Pvt Ltd. | Information Technology Services |
| Becton Dickinson India Pvt Ltd. | Information Technology Services |
| Becton Dickinson Euro Finance SARL | Finance/Rental/Leasing |
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Street consensus
Consensus buyMean target 194.08Range 165–225Analysts 13
165Mean 194.08225
- Strong buy 1
- Buy 6
- Hold 7
- Strong sell 1
Broker actions40 of 222
| Firm | Action | To | Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Initiated | Underweight | 165 | 2026-10-07 |
| B of A Securities | Maintained | Neutral | 200 | 2026-08-31 |
| RBC Capital | Maintained | Sector Perform | 190 | 2026-08-13 |
| Citigroup | Maintained | Buy | 204 | 2026-08-07 |
| RBC Capital | Maintained | Sector Perform | 180 | 2026-08-07 |
| Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | 175 | 2026-08-07 |
| Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | 170 | 2026-08-07 |
| TD Cowen | Maintained | Hold | 182 | 2026-08-05 |
| UBS | Initiated | Buy | 190 | 2026-07-28 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Maintained | Outperform | 180 | 2026-07-06 |
| Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | 204 | 2026-05-11 |
| Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | 161 | 2026-05-08 |
Firm rows and rating mix from Yahoo Finance; mean target is Yahoo’s aggregate until OpenFilings derives consensus from broker rows.