Profitability
Weight: 20%
D+
40
- 5yr Avg ROIC 4.7%
- Operating Margin Trend -0.01 pp/yr
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
C-
50
- 5yr Avg ROE 7.0%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 0.3%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
B+
78
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 6.3%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 16.6%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
A-
84
- 5yr FCF Margin 13.0%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.48x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
D+
43
- Net Debt / EBITDA 3.70x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 4.07x
- Altman Z-Score 1.98
Stability
Weight: 15%
B-
66
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.40
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
- Piotroski F-Score 8
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.3 of 3 gurus held; 1 added; 2 trimmed; 2 full exits.
- Holders
- 3
- Avg Δ position
- +2.0%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 2
- Cooperman sold -100%
- Laffont sold -100%
- Greenblatt increased +107%