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$1,000 in Becton, Dickinson and Company in 2025 → $1,089 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) on January 1, 2025 — at the December 2024 month-end close of $172 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $1,089. That's a +8.9% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $1,311.

$1,000 in 2025$1,089Total return+8.9%Multiple1.1×CAGR+5.3%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in BDX in 2025 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) at the month-end close of 2024-12- would be worth $1,089 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +8.9% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in BDX in 2025 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $1,311 — so Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) trailed the index by +16.9%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2024 month-end close (the price entering 2025) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the BDX calculator page.

Is the 2025–2026 return in BDX typical?

No single year is typical. BDX's best calendar-year return since 1973 was about +72.2%, and its worst was -36.2%.

Methodology

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) total-return data from January 2025 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2024 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the BDX calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.